Al Nahrain University: Rankings

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Al Nahrain University ranked 11th in Iraq, 4864th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 49 research topics. Al Nahrain University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 7,654 academic publications and 50,031 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 2 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#4864 of 14,131 In the World
#1745 of 5,830 In Asia
#11 of 62 In Iraq
#4 of 10 In Baghdad
#725 of 1,008 For Forensic Science
#982 of 1,000 For Neurosurgery
#1069 of 1,772 For Urology
#5559 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#8729 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 46 other topics

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Chemistry rankings

Al Nahrain University ranked 7th for Chemistry in Iraq and 2246th in the World with 4,683 publications made and 33,483 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#7 of 28 In Iraq
#1010 of 2,781 In Asia
#2246 of 6,545 In the World

Al Nahrain University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 3 0
1993 0 2
1994 0 2
1995 2 3
1996 0 1
1997 0 2
1998 0 1
1999 1 0
2000 1 4
2001 3 0
2002 5 3
2003 2 3
2004 4 10
2005 18 9
2006 14 14
2007 38 20
2008 44 24
2009 64 39
2010 97 76
2011 96 143
2012 102 222
2013 140 338
2014 124 447
2015 138 613
2016 186 712
2017 272 936
2018 320 1260
2019 294 1827
2020 480 2806
2021 525 4359
2022 558 4964
2023 624 6239
2024 503 6806

The following table provides academic rankings for Al Nahrain University in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Iraq ranking Asia ranking World rank
Radiochemistry 6 652 1285
Pharmacy 7 761 1782
Materials Science 7 855 1903
Inorganic Chemistry 7 892 1905
Biochemistry 5 895 2031
Chemical Engineering 8 1007 2035
Organic Chemistry 7 958 2082
Petrology and Geochemistry 11 799 2093
Nanotechnology 12 1088 2169
Physical chemistry 7 1031 2177
Computational Chemistry 11 1036 2250
Environmental Chemistry 12 1039 2263
Nutrition and Food Science 11 1230 2630

Engineering rankings

Al Nahrain University ranked 7th for Engineering in Iraq and 2170th in the World with 4,590 publications made and 36,728 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications.

Engineering ranking Location
#7 of 28 In Iraq
#947 of 2,835 In Asia
#2170 of 6,782 In the World

Al Nahrain University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 1 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 2
1995 2 1
1996 1 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 1
1999 1 0
2000 4 4
2001 4 0
2002 6 2
2003 2 2
2004 4 9
2005 13 7
2006 20 14
2007 37 18
2008 55 26
2009 58 38
2010 84 69
2011 78 137
2012 120 214
2013 121 325
2014 107 417
2015 116 556
2016 159 626
2017 245 884
2018 300 1190
2019 296 1841
2020 532 2802
2021 542 4636
2022 536 6024
2023 615 7269
2024 507 7510

The following table provides academic rankings for Al Nahrain University in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Iraq ranking Asia ranking World rank
Computer Engineering 4 493 1225
Architecture 4 394 1247
Petroleum Engineering 9 494 1281
Architectural Engineering 4 504 1325
Structural Engineering 6 548 1374
Computer Networking 6 639 1576
Civil Engineering 8 615 1615
Telecommunications 6 692 1627
Automation and Control engineering 7 725 1630
Electronic Engineering 5 741 1671
Biomedical Engineering 4 704 1681
Geotechnical Engineering 11 692 1691
Biotechnology 6 771 1828
Materials Science 7 855 1903
Renewable Energy Engineering 10 876 1958
Electrical Engineering 7 913 2014
Metallurgical Engineering 9 928 2024
Chemical Engineering 8 1007 2035
Environmental Engineering 14 915 2061
Optical Engineering 7 914 2066
Remote Sensing 9 855 2093
Nanotechnology 12 1088 2169
Acoustical Engineering 7 936 2232
Mechanical Engineering 7 940 2281
Automotive Engineering 10 1058 2295
Aerospace Engineering 10 1064 2484
Systems Engineering 10 1000 2562
Human-Computer Interaction 8 1210 2905

Biology rankings

Al Nahrain University ranked 8th for Biology in Iraq and 2418th in the World with 4,539 publications made and 30,813 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Immunology, Nanotechnology.

Biology ranking Location
#8 of 28 In Iraq
#1040 of 2,834 In Asia
#2418 of 6,833 In the World

Al Nahrain University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 3 0
1993 0 2
1994 1 2
1995 1 3
1996 0 2
1997 0 2
1998 0 1
1999 1 0
2000 0 3
2001 2 1
2002 3 3
2003 5 3
2004 2 6
2005 23 7
2006 16 12
2007 35 25
2008 48 26
2009 58 44
2010 101 88
2011 92 131
2012 99 228
2013 137 333
2014 102 419
2015 127 555
2016 175 639
2017 242 849
2018 310 1113
2019 287 1636
2020 459 2497
2021 491 3884
2022 593 4900
2023 584 5875
2024 514 6253

The following table provides academic rankings for Al Nahrain University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Iraq ranking Asia ranking World rank
Oncology and Cancer research 3 658 1599
Virology 7 587 1622
Immunology 7 661 1700
Microbiology 9 721 1727
Biotechnology 6 771 1828
Biochemistry 5 895 2031
Genetics 6 898 2109
Nanotechnology 12 1088 2169
Molecular Biology 3 955 2272
Pharmacology 8 1017 2278
Botany 6 957 2284
Horticulture 14 1096 2452
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 7 950 2466
Nutrition and Food Science 11 1230 2630
Paleontology 12 1136 2732
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 12 1286 2896
Agricultural Science 16 1302 2981
Neuroscience 7 1211 3124
Evolutionary Biology 15 1433 3351
Zoology 15 1329 3364

Physics rankings

Al Nahrain University ranked 7th for Physics in Iraq and 2309th in the World with 3,880 publications made and 30,579 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#7 of 28 In Iraq
#1006 of 2,817 In Asia
#2309 of 6,713 In the World

Al Nahrain University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 1 0
1993 0 1
1994 0 2
1995 2 2
1996 0 0
1997 0 1
1998 0 1
1999 2 0
2000 3 2
2001 4 0
2002 6 2
2003 1 2
2004 3 9
2005 10 7
2006 12 13
2007 32 15
2008 44 21
2009 50 34
2010 69 58
2011 81 123
2012 99 190
2013 114 290
2014 91 362
2015 110 491
2016 147 552
2017 204 779
2018 263 1059
2019 259 1672
2020 442 2468
2021 458 3985
2022 441 4818
2023 508 5905
2024 408 6198

The following table provides academic rankings for Al Nahrain University in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Iraq ranking Asia ranking World rank
Materials Science 7 855 1903
Condensed Matter Physics 7 963 2044
Optical Engineering 7 914 2066
Nanotechnology 12 1088 2169
Nuclear Physics 8 947 2189
Acoustical Engineering 7 936 2232
Atomic and Molecular physics 12 1001 2318
Quantum and Particle physics 7 1069 2433
Astrophysics and Astronomy 8 1041 2613

Medicine rankings

Al Nahrain University ranked 9th for Medicine in Iraq and 2394th in the World with 3,216 publications made and 17,150 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Immunology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Anatomy and Physiology.

Medicine ranking Location
#9 of 28 In Iraq
#936 of 2,809 In Asia
#2394 of 6,775 In the World

Al Nahrain University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 1 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 2
1995 2 2
1996 0 2
1997 0 1
1998 0 1
1999 1 1
2000 1 0
2001 1 1
2002 2 2
2003 5 1
2004 2 5
2005 19 5
2006 15 9
2007 29 14
2008 41 16
2009 34 41
2010 64 75
2011 60 76
2012 69 126
2013 71 163
2014 70 222
2015 63 279
2016 132 315
2017 160 432
2018 238 596
2019 197 849
2020 319 1338
2021 354 2292
2022 434 3033
2023 433 3142
2024 378 3276

The following table provides academic rankings for Al Nahrain University in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Iraq ranking Asia ranking World rank
Forensic Science 3 191 725
Neurosurgery 2 370 982
Urology 3 383 1069
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 7 453 1157
Dermatology 9 543 1441
Pediatrics 10 478 1487
Radiation Therapy 7 670 1568
Oncology and Cancer research 3 658 1599
Virology 7 587 1622
Biomedical Engineering 4 704 1681
Immunology 7 661 1700
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 8 505 1702
Pharmacy 7 761 1782
Surgery 9 636 1783
Cardiology 7 670 1833
Sports Medicine 2 607 1908
Anatomy and Physiology 5 716 1932
Orthodontics 10 692 1969
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 7 741 1979
Anesthesiology 8 732 1995
Critical Care Nursing 10 691 2038
Veterinary 17 885 2042
Pathology 7 833 2119
Family medicine 10 702 2172
Pharmacology 8 1017 2278
Dentistry 14 945 2388
Physical Therapy 5 985 2646
Psychiatry 10 1006 2717
Public Health 10 1177 3108
Nursing 14 1542 4080

Environmental Science rankings

Al Nahrain University ranked 12th for Environmental Science in Iraq and 2817th in the World with 3,188 publications made and 22,702 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Environmental Management.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#12 of 28 In Iraq
#1160 of 2,838 In Asia
#2817 of 6,876 In the World

Al Nahrain University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 2 0
1993 0 1
1994 1 0
1995 1 1
1996 0 1
1997 0 0
1998 0 1
1999 1 0
2000 1 4
2001 2 1
2002 4 2
2003 5 1
2004 3 7
2005 7 6
2006 10 8
2007 25 10
2008 30 20
2009 37 23
2010 60 44
2011 57 93
2012 89 135
2013 94 248
2014 73 263
2015 84 327
2016 110 402
2017 180 578
2018 208 691
2019 199 1187
2020 377 1775
2021 375 3015
2022 380 4140
2023 428 4850
2024 330 4602

The following table provides academic rankings for Al Nahrain University in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Iraq ranking Asia ranking World rank
Geotechnical Engineering 11 692 1691
Environmental Engineering 14 915 2061
Earth science and Geophysics 10 841 2079
Petrology and Geochemistry 11 799 2093
Environmental Management 11 904 2119
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 11 943 2197
Environmental Chemistry 12 1039 2263
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 7 950 2466
Geology 11 1105 2663
Oceanography 11 1117 2724
Paleontology 12 1136 2732
Ecology 12 1224 2927
Agricultural Science 16 1302 2981
Geography and Cartography 12 1193 3062

Computer Science rankings

Al Nahrain University ranked 8th for Computer Science in Iraq and 2515th in the World with 2,718 publications made and 20,178 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Machine Learning, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#8 of 28 In Iraq
#1065 of 2,840 In Asia
#2515 of 6,845 In the World

Al Nahrain University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 1 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 1 0
1996 1 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 1
1999 0 0
2000 0 1
2001 2 0
2002 3 1
2003 1 1
2004 3 2
2005 4 2
2006 12 5
2007 12 3
2008 30 16
2009 22 21
2010 34 32
2011 31 51
2012 63 62
2013 47 117
2014 45 132
2015 50 176
2016 79 201
2017 122 292
2018 177 504
2019 181 828
2020 289 1274
2021 356 2586
2022 370 4515
2023 431 4859
2024 334 4733

The following table provides academic rankings for Al Nahrain University in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Iraq ranking Asia ranking World rank
Computer Engineering 4 493 1225
Blockchain and Cryptography 7 508 1265
Computer Networking 6 639 1576
Telecommunications 6 692 1627
Cyber Security 8 636 1648
Computer Graphics 5 785 1917
Computer Vision 8 832 1922
Data Science 8 739 2067
Cognitive Science 7 887 2146
Computational Linguistics 11 1009 2273
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 10 996 2294
Machine Learning 10 1119 2464
Software Engineering 7 1019 2577
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 12 1286 2896
Human-Computer Interaction 8 1210 2905
Library and Information science 9 919 3034
Neuroscience 7 1211 3124

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Al Nahrain University ranked 13th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Iraq and 3926th in the World with 1,929 publications made and 12,106 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#13 of 28 In Iraq
#1433 of 2,864 In Asia
#3926 of 7,081 In the World

Al Nahrain University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 1
1997 0 1
1998 0 0
1999 0 0
2000 0 0
2001 0 0
2002 0 0
2003 2 0
2004 2 4
2005 8 3
2006 9 2
2007 13 4
2008 19 8
2009 13 18
2010 26 35
2011 30 43
2012 44 59
2013 30 118
2014 35 141
2015 30 151
2016 58 180
2017 86 242
2018 118 360
2019 137 570
2020 227 842
2021 213 1769
2022 251 3012
2023 342 3051
2024 223 2743

The following table provides academic rankings for Al Nahrain University in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Iraq ranking Asia ranking World rank
Forensic Science 3 191 725
Aesthetics 10 1033 2887
Library and Information science 9 919 3034
Demography 12 1160 3087
Archaeology 13 1274 3215
Linguistics 15 1405 3342
History 13 1307 3426
Law 13 1456 3839
Sociology 15 1498 4063
Political Science 13 1475 4118
Philosophy 16 1557 4171
Anthropology 15 1582 4223
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 22 1593 4328
Education Majors 20 1678 4390

Mathematics rankings

Al Nahrain University ranked 9th for Mathematics in Iraq and 2816th in the World with 1,244 publications made and 9,292 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#9 of 28 In Iraq
#1184 of 2,718 In Asia
#2816 of 6,418 In the World

Al Nahrain University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
2002 3 1
2003 1 0
2004 1 0
2005 3 1
2006 6 1
2007 12 3
2008 15 6
2009 11 12
2010 21 23
2011 23 30
2012 30 44
2013 24 60
2014 25 74
2015 22 93
2016 41 89
2017 63 149
2018 96 224
2019 92 340
2020 133 536
2021 167 1232
2022 168 1979
2023 168 2047
2024 109 1432

The following table provides academic rankings for Al Nahrain University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Iraq ranking Asia ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 7 508 1265
Applied Mathematics 12 907 2121
Statistics 10 1231 2892

Psychology rankings

Al Nahrain University ranked 9th for Psychology in Iraq and 3123rd in the World with 1,204 publications made and 6,571 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Cognitive Science, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#9 of 28 In Iraq
#1229 of 2,755 In Asia
#3123 of 6,645 In the World

Al Nahrain University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 2 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 0
2000 1 2
2001 1 0
2002 0 1
2003 1 0
2004 1 2
2005 5 2
2006 5 3
2007 6 3
2008 14 8
2009 8 12
2010 10 27
2011 19 21
2012 22 35
2013 27 54
2014 16 60
2015 17 86
2016 40 74
2017 52 103
2018 96 205
2019 78 337
2020 142 505
2021 151 936
2022 155 1476
2023 200 1530
2024 124 1277

The following table provides academic rankings for Al Nahrain University in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Iraq ranking Asia ranking World rank
Cognitive Science 7 887 2146
Psychiatry 10 1006 2717
Neuroscience 7 1211 3124
Social Psychology 16 1571 4000
Education Majors 20 1678 4390

Art & Design rankings

Al Nahrain University ranked 12th for Art & Design in Iraq and 3271st in the World with 419 publications made and 2,112 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Aesthetics, Literature, Computer Graphics, Architecture.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#12 of 26 In Iraq
#1227 of 2,428 In Asia
#3271 of 5,966 In the World

Al Nahrain University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
2004 1 2
2005 4 1
2006 3 0
2007 5 0
2008 5 2
2009 3 3
2010 8 9
2011 6 16
2012 7 11
2013 9 30
2014 7 22
2015 2 38
2016 18 32
2017 25 41
2018 27 96
2019 29 116
2020 53 178
2021 51 349
2022 42 581
2023 64 473
2024 47 494

The following table provides academic rankings for Al Nahrain University in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Iraq ranking Asia ranking World rank
Architecture 4 394 1247
Computer Graphics 5 785 1917
Aesthetics 10 1033 2887
Fashion Design 11 1178 3061
Literature 16 1379 3731

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Al Nahrain University

Speciality Iraq Asia World Rank
Management 12 1316 3210
Finance 10 1285 3248
Development Studies 11 1321 3460
Economics 11 1410 3631
Business 12 1489 3689
Marketing 17 1819 4332