26 Best universities for Physical chemistry in Iraq

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 194K citations received by 16.4K 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

#298 in Asia

#774 in the World

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

2. University of Technology - Baghdad

For Physical chemistry

#475 in Asia

#1121 in the World

Founded: 1960

3. University of Babylon

For Physical chemistry

#631 in Asia

#1415 in the World

Founded: 1991

4. University of Mustansiriyah

For Physical chemistry

#790 in Asia

#1728 in the World

Founded: 1963

5. University of Mosul

For Physical chemistry

#798 in Asia

#1740 in the World

Founded: 1967

6. University of Basrah

For Physical chemistry

#891 in Asia

#1923 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1964

7. Al Nahrain University

For Physical chemistry

#1031 in Asia

#2177 in the World

Enrollment: 1,171
Founded: 1987

8. University of Sulaimani

Iraq | Sulaymaniyah

For Physical chemistry

#1068 in Asia

#2236 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1967

9. University of Anbar

For Physical chemistry

#1108 in Asia

#2309 in the World

Enrollment: 24,970
Founded: 1970

10. University of Diyala

For Physical chemistry

#1120 in Asia

#2333 in the World

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

11. University of Kufa

For Physical chemistry

#1144 in Asia

#2382 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1987

12. University of Tikrit

For Physical chemistry

#1150 in Asia

#2396 in the World

Founded: 1987

13. Salahaddin University - Erbil

For Physical chemistry

#1233 in Asia

#2563 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1968

14. University of Wasit

For Physical chemistry

#1307 in Asia

#2728 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 2003

15. University of Thi-Qar

Iraq | Nasiriyah

For Physical chemistry

#1352 in Asia

#2824 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 2002

16. Al Muthanna University

For Physical chemistry

#1457 in Asia

#3054 in the World

Founded: 2007

17. Soran University

For Physical chemistry

#1504 in Asia

#3149 in the World

Enrollment: 4,992
Founded: 2009

18. Komar University of Science and Technology

Iraq | Sulaymaniyah

For Physical chemistry

#1582 in Asia

#3321 in the World

Enrollment: 2,500
Founded: 2009

19. Koya University

For Physical chemistry

#1601 in Asia

#3358 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 2003

20. University of Duhok

For Physical chemistry

#1615 in Asia

#3382 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1992

21. University of Zakho

For Physical chemistry

#1657 in Asia

#3485 in the World

Enrollment: 10,058
Founded: 2010

22. University of Kirkuk

For Physical chemistry

#1704 in Asia

#3585 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 2003

23. Tishk International University

For Physical chemistry

#1724 in Asia

#3650 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 2008

24. University of Misan

For Physical chemistry

#1802 in Asia

#3836 in the World

Founded: 2007

25. Cihan University

For Physical chemistry

#1876 in Asia

#3991 in the World

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

26. Hawler Medical University

For Physical chemistry

#1987 in Asia

#4239 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 Engineering6

Chemical Engineering28

Computational Chemistry16

Environmental Chemistry25

Inorganic Chemistry19

Materials Science28

Nanotechnology28

Nutrition and Food Science25

Organic Chemistry28

Petrology and Geochemistry19

Polymer science and Plastics engineering2

Radiochemistry25