26 Best universities for Physical chemistry in Iraq

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Iraq ranked based on their research performance in Physical chemistry. A graph of 229K citations received by 16.8K academic papers made by 26 universities in Iraq was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Baghdad

For Physical chemistry

#299 in Asia

#767 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 70,614
Founded: 1957

2. University of Technology - Baghdad

For Physical chemistry

#466 in Asia

#1088 in the World

Founded: 1960

3. University of Babylon

For Physical chemistry

#620 in Asia

#1381 in the World

Founded: 1991

4. University of Mustansiriyah

For Physical chemistry

#787 in Asia

#1711 in the World

Founded: 1963

5. University of Mosul

For Physical chemistry

#815 in Asia

#1763 in the World

Founded: 1967

6. University of Basrah

For Physical chemistry

#889 in Asia

#1909 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1964

7. Al Nahrain University

For Physical chemistry

#1026 in Asia

#2157 in the World

Enrollment: 1,171
Founded: 1987

8. University of Sulaimani

Iraq | Sulaymaniyah

For Physical chemistry

#1027 in Asia

#2159 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1967

9. University of Anbar

For Physical chemistry

#1101 in Asia

#2291 in the World

Enrollment: 24,970
Founded: 1970

10. University of Diyala

For Physical chemistry

#1110 in Asia

#2307 in the World

Enrollment: 26,887
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1999

11. University of Kufa

For Physical chemistry

#1134 in Asia

#2344 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1987

12. University of Tikrit

For Physical chemistry

#1137 in Asia

#2352 in the World

Founded: 1987

13. Salahaddin University - Erbil

For Physical chemistry

#1216 in Asia

#2514 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1968

14. University of Wasit

For Physical chemistry

#1288 in Asia

#2677 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 2003

15. University of Thi-Qar

Iraq | Nasiriyah

For Physical chemistry

#1327 in Asia

#2757 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 2002

16. Al Muthanna University

For Physical chemistry

#1457 in Asia

#3032 in the World

Founded: 2007

17. Soran University

For Physical chemistry

#1496 in Asia

#3117 in the World

Enrollment: 4,992
Founded: 2009

18. Komar University of Science and Technology

Iraq | Sulaymaniyah

For Physical chemistry

#1557 in Asia

#3253 in the World

Enrollment: 2,500
Founded: 2009

19. Koya University

For Physical chemistry

#1563 in Asia

#3261 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 4,500
Founded: 2003

20. University of Duhok

For Physical chemistry

#1599 in Asia

#3345 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1992

21. University of Zakho

For Physical chemistry

#1620 in Asia

#3386 in the World

Enrollment: 10,058
Founded: 2010

22. University of Kirkuk

For Physical chemistry

#1673 in Asia

#3493 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 2003

23. Tishk International University

For Physical chemistry

#1712 in Asia

#3593 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 2008

24. University of Misan

For Physical chemistry

#1795 in Asia

#3805 in the World

Founded: 2007

25. Cihan University

For Physical chemistry

#1831 in Asia

#3892 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 2007

26. Hawler Medical University

For Physical chemistry

#1972 in Asia

#4201 in the World

Enrollment: 4,000
Founded: 2005

The best cities to study Physical chemistry in Iraq based on the number of universities and their ranks are Baghdad, Hillah, Mosul, and Basra.

Chemistry subfields in Iraq

Biochemical Engineering7

Chemical Engineering28

Computational Chemistry17

Environmental Chemistry25

Inorganic Chemistry19

Materials Science28

Nanotechnology28

Nutrition and Food Science26

Organic Chemistry28

Petrology and Geochemistry19

Polymer science and Plastics engineering2

Radiochemistry25