top-cited scientists

Top-cited scientists in Iraq

2025 single-year list · 348 listed authors · 44th of 170 countries

348 researchers whose current affiliation is in Iraq are in the 2025 list of top-cited scientists, the annual ranking often called the top 2% scientists list. 99 of them rank in the global top 100,000 by composite citation score (c, excluding self-citations). Iraq has 0.1% of everyone on the list, 44th of 170 countries.

Listed authors
348
0.1% of the list
In the global top 100,000
99
28.4% of its listed authors
Country rank
#44
of 170 countries by listed authors
Highest-ranked
#2,398
Hassan, Qusay

Top institutions in Iraq

  1. University of Technology- Iraq329%
  2. University of Baghdad206%
  3. University of Babylon165%
  4. University of Sulaimani154%
  5. University of Mosul134%
  6. Mustansiriyah University123%
  7. University of Al-Qadisiyah123%
  8. University of Basrah103%
  9. University of Diyala93%
  10. Al-Nahrain University93%

Top fields

  1. Enabling & Strategic Technologies7522%
  2. Information & Communication Technologies5215%
  3. Physics & Astronomy5115%
  4. Clinical Medicine4714%
  5. Engineering4513%
  6. Chemistry4312%
  7. Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry123%
  8. Built Environment & Design93%
  9. Mathematics & Statistics82%
  10. Earth & Environmental Sciences41%

348 listed scientists in Iraq

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