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🎓 Top Research Universities in Iraq

Universities and colleges in Iraq ranked by the total citations their research has received (OpenAlex).

📅 2026📏 citations50 entries🇮🇶 See all of this country’s rankings →
Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (citations); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.
1
University of Baghdad63,687 papers
519,656
2
University of Technology - Iraq20,079 papers
388,712
3
University of Sulaimani11,706 papers
230,508
4
Mustansiriyah University27,782 papers
215,263
5
University of Basrah18,305 papers
210,405
6
University of Babylon17,441 papers
206,146
7
University of Mosul29,094 papers
157,535
8
University of Anbar13,953 papers
132,127
9
Nahrain University12,422 papers
121,402
10
Salahaddin University-Erbil10,664 papers
110,558
11
University of Kufa17,594 papers
105,702
12
University of Al-Qadisiyah10,736 papers
95,866
13
University of Diyala11,100 papers
90,511
14
University of Tikrit15,826 papers
84,973
15
Middle Technical University7,794 papers
80,885
16
University of Duhok7,528 papers
76,714
17
University of Kerbala9,524 papers
75,341
18
University of Human Development1,361 papers
72,646
19
Tishk International University3,725 papers
65,902
20
University of Wasit8,799 papers
57,048
21
Islamic University of Najaf8,397 papers
55,384
22
Duhok Polytechnic University1,935 papers
54,107
23
Soran University2,829 papers
52,035
24
University of Zakho4,189 papers
47,462
25
Thi Qar University7,482 papers
47,056
26
Al-Ayen Iraqi University3,618 papers
46,906
27
Northern Technical University5,219 papers
46,169
28
Al-Furat Al-Awsat Technical University5,814 papers
45,355
29
University of Raparin2,194 papers
45,242
30
Cihan University-Erbil2,671 papers
44,500
31
Hawler Medical University4,228 papers
42,369
32
Sulaimani Polytechnic University2,594 papers
35,215
33
Koya University3,175 papers
34,710
34
University of Information Technology and Communications1,404 papers
34,035
35
Al-Muthanna University3,884 papers
33,678
36
Komar University of Science and Technology1,285 papers
33,233
37
Erbil Polytechnic University2,839 papers
32,128
38
University of Misan3,244 papers
31,350
39
Iraqi University6,682 papers
30,198
40
University of Kirkuk5,860 papers
28,885
41
Al-Qasim Green University3,197 papers
28,604
42
Southern Technical University2,695 papers
27,165
43
University of Kurdistan Hewler1,356 papers
25,419
44
Lebanese French University1,617 papers
24,363
45
University of Al Maarif2,082 papers
21,805
46
Nawroz University1,196 papers
21,625
47
Knowledge University1,796 papers
21,408
48
University of Halabja1,212 papers
20,045
49
Alrafidain University College1,566 papers
17,235
50
Dijlah University College1,266 papers
17,139

Highlights

Within Iraq, University of Baghdad ranks first in 2026 with 519,656, followed by University of Technology - Iraq (388,712) and University of Sulaimani (230,508).

Across 50 entries, values run from 519,656 (University of Baghdad) to 17,139 (Dijlah University College), with a median of 46,981.

Source: OpenAlex, citations received by each institution's papers, 2026. Unit: citations.

Source: OpenAlex, citations received by each institution's papers · CC0 1.0 (OpenAlex) · fetched Oct 13, 2026 — Counts every citation to papers by authors affiliated with the institution, so large and old universities score high. It measures research impact, not teaching quality.