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The University of Babylon ranked 6th in Iraq, 3538th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 70 research topics. The University of Babylon ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 10,910 academic publications and 81,153 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#3538 of 14,131 In the World
#1180 of 5,830 In Asia
#6 of 62 In Iraq
#462 of 1,010 For Firefighting and Fire Science
#690 of 1,106 For Landscape Architecture
#720 of 1,008 For Forensic Science
#6769 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#6081 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 67 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The University of Babylon ranked 4th for Engineering in Iraq and 1674th in the World with 7,018 publications made and 66,423 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Optical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#4 of 28 In Iraq
#681 of 2,835 In Asia
#1674 of 6,782 In the World

University of Babylon
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 1 0
1993 2 3
1994 0 0
1995 0 1
1996 1 1
1997 0 2
1998 1 0
1999 1 1
2000 3 2
2001 2 2
2002 5 4
2003 4 12
2004 4 17
2005 7 13
2006 9 18
2007 10 29
2008 6 41
2009 15 67
2010 17 59
2011 31 73
2012 67 171
2013 89 167
2014 132 272
2015 166 449
2016 158 760
2017 244 1131
2018 369 1833
2019 491 3189
2020 694 5267
2021 1048 9596
2022 1153 9483
2023 1170 14055
2024 1074 16475

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

Chemistry rankings

The University of Babylon ranked 5th for Chemistry in Iraq and 1825th in the World with 6,610 publications made and 61,614 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#5 of 28 In Iraq
#781 of 2,781 In Asia
#1825 of 6,545 In the World

University of Babylon
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 1 0
1993 2 3
1994 0 0
1995 0 2
1996 1 2
1997 0 0
1998 1 0
1999 1 1
2000 3 4
2001 1 2
2002 5 4
2003 4 14
2004 4 18
2005 4 13
2006 5 19
2007 10 27
2008 4 40
2009 15 66
2010 14 61
2011 35 76
2012 67 150
2013 76 159
2014 123 285
2015 183 559
2016 150 809
2017 228 1118
2018 371 1707
2019 468 2949
2020 622 4808
2021 872 8772
2022 1077 8878
2023 1128 12944
2024 1088 16165

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

Chemistry subfield Iraq ranking Asia ranking World rank
Radiochemistry 3 485 965
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 2 367 1005
Nanotechnology 3 474 1068
Chemical Engineering 3 510 1125
Computational Chemistry 1 496 1295
Biochemical Engineering 6 531 1324
Physical chemistry 3 631 1415
Materials Science 4 637 1493
Environmental Chemistry 5 732 1703
Inorganic Chemistry 6 800 1750
Organic Chemistry 5 780 1762
Petrology and Geochemistry 8 651 1810
Pharmacy 8 876 1996
Biochemistry 6 905 2048
Nutrition and Food Science 9 1158 2496

Biology rankings

The University of Babylon ranked 6th for Biology in Iraq and 2034th in the World with 6,420 publications made and 49,994 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Paleontology, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#6 of 28 In Iraq
#836 of 2,834 In Asia
#2034 of 6,833 In the World

University of Babylon
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 1 1
1993 2 3
1994 0 0
1995 0 2
1996 1 2
1997 0 1
1998 1 0
1999 2 1
2000 2 5
2001 2 3
2002 5 3
2003 3 8
2004 2 2
2005 5 4
2006 4 13
2007 9 17
2008 2 33
2009 12 33
2010 13 40
2011 29 54
2012 55 123
2013 61 134
2014 102 237
2015 168 501
2016 146 657
2017 240 898
2018 351 1404
2019 403 2400
2020 577 3814
2021 813 6725
2022 1126 7590
2023 1167 11472
2024 1068 13623

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

Biology subfield Iraq ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 3 474 1068
Microbiology 6 594 1488
Virology 6 585 1618
Immunology 9 759 1891
Oncology and Cancer research 9 823 1941
Paleontology 6 779 2030
Biochemistry 6 905 2048
Genetics 7 942 2200
Animal Science 16 857 2283
Evolutionary Biology 4 877 2293
Botany 7 968 2304
Pharmacology 10 1034 2310
Molecular Biology 4 982 2324
Biotechnology 11 1045 2331
Horticulture 13 1057 2381
Nutrition and Food Science 9 1158 2496
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 8 1118 2573
Agricultural Science 14 1158 2710
Neuroscience 5 1035 2760
Zoology 14 1153 3045
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 13 1287 3211

Physics rankings

The University of Babylon ranked 4th for Physics in Iraq and 1752nd in the World with 6,070 publications made and 60,067 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Nanotechnology, Optical Engineering, Condensed Matter Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#4 of 28 In Iraq
#720 of 2,817 In Asia
#1752 of 6,713 In the World

University of Babylon
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 1 2
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 1
1997 0 0
1998 1 0
1999 1 1
2000 3 1
2001 3 2
2002 4 3
2003 4 11
2004 4 13
2005 3 7
2006 6 17
2007 7 24
2008 3 40
2009 16 60
2010 15 54
2011 32 70
2012 62 145
2013 76 145
2014 116 247
2015 159 475
2016 143 705
2017 215 1033
2018 326 1646
2019 439 2936
2020 595 4591
2021 890 8157
2022 978 8415
2023 1007 12391
2024 920 14959

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

Physics subfield Iraq ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 3 474 1068
Applied/Engineering Physics 3 475 1202
Condensed Matter Physics 3 500 1215
Materials Science 4 637 1493
Optical Engineering 4 651 1573
Atomic and Molecular physics 3 645 1694
Quantum and Particle physics 3 702 1717
Acoustical Engineering 6 726 1838
Nuclear Physics 6 767 1840
Astrophysics and Astronomy 7 1020 2577

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Babylon ranked 6th for Environmental Science in Iraq and 2160th in the World with 4,686 publications made and 41,325 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#6 of 28 In Iraq
#848 of 2,838 In Asia
#2160 of 6,876 In the World

University of Babylon
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 0 0
1993 2 3
1994 0 0
1995 0 2
1996 1 1
1997 0 1
1998 1 0
1999 3 1
2000 4 5
2001 3 3
2002 5 3
2003 4 8
2004 3 10
2005 7 4
2006 6 17
2007 5 19
2008 4 30
2009 12 50
2010 17 53
2011 32 52
2012 38 108
2013 58 134
2014 98 194
2015 124 352
2016 119 571
2017 170 873
2018 282 1302
2019 308 2052
2020 487 3501
2021 655 6807
2022 798 6398
2023 755 8652
2024 660 9082

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

Environmental Science subfield Iraq ranking Asia ranking World rank
Hydrology and Water resources management 6 338 869
Environmental Engineering 4 461 1191
Geotechnical Engineering 7 561 1415
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 5 546 1459
Environmental Management 4 631 1599
Environmental Chemistry 5 732 1703
Earth science and Geophysics 7 685 1753
Petrology and Geochemistry 8 651 1810
Paleontology 6 779 2030
Geology 6 827 2129
Ecology 6 876 2246
Geography and Cartography 7 822 2258
Oceanography 7 970 2408
Agricultural Science 14 1158 2710
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 13 1287 3211

Medicine rankings

The University of Babylon ranked 7th for Medicine in Iraq and 2270th in the World with 3,713 publications made and 19,879 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Immunology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Anatomy and Physiology.

Medicine ranking Location
#7 of 28 In Iraq
#878 of 2,809 In Asia
#2270 of 6,775 In the World

University of Babylon
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 1 1
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 1
1998 0 0
1999 1 1
2000 2 4
2001 1 1
2002 3 1
2003 3 1
2004 1 0
2005 3 3
2006 2 1
2007 2 5
2008 1 5
2009 8 3
2010 10 12
2011 21 15
2012 30 53
2013 35 36
2014 59 117
2015 77 210
2016 93 264
2017 141 372
2018 187 474
2019 197 821
2020 412 1563
2021 433 2912
2022 717 3013
2023 628 4032
2024 618 5411

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

Medicine subfield Iraq ranking Asia ranking World rank
Forensic Science 2 189 720
Cosmetology 6 421 1015
Urology 4 466 1259
Pediatrics 8 420 1328
Dermatology 10 550 1453
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 11 591 1477
Ophthalmology 3 553 1506
Virology 6 585 1618
Critical Care Nursing 3 511 1622
Radiation Therapy 9 738 1689
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 9 506 1704
Dentistry 6 604 1753
Biomedical Engineering 6 761 1772
Surgery 10 639 1791
Orthodontics 6 643 1883
Immunology 9 759 1891
Healthcare Management (MHA) 3 567 1900
Veterinary 15 833 1938
Oncology and Cancer research 9 823 1941
Anatomy and Physiology 7 726 1954
Family medicine 9 614 1956
Pharmacy 8 876 1996
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 8 757 2014
Cardiology 9 773 2095
Anesthesiology 9 790 2120
Pathology 9 844 2146
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 9 696 2189
Nursing 6 726 2304
Pharmacology 10 1034 2310
Public Health 6 816 2317
Psychiatry 9 940 2553
Sports Medicine 6 1030 2643
Health Science 6 866 2758
Physical Therapy 7 1074 2813
Clinical Psychology 5 1053 2957

Computer Science rankings

The University of Babylon ranked 5th for Computer Science in Iraq and 2043rd in the World with 3,633 publications made and 24,783 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Cyber Security.

Computer Science ranking Location
#5 of 28 In Iraq
#816 of 2,840 In Asia
#2043 of 6,845 In the World

University of Babylon
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1997 0 2
1998 1 0
1999 1 0
2000 1 0
2001 0 0
2002 2 0
2003 1 0
2004 0 2
2005 3 1
2006 5 0
2007 3 3
2008 2 9
2009 6 11
2010 8 16
2011 13 17
2012 32 81
2013 48 67
2014 66 130
2015 71 191
2016 87 316
2017 136 475
2018 175 672
2019 247 1355
2020 373 2268
2021 577 3754
2022 643 3907
2023 570 5566
2024 547 5523

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

Computer Science subfield Iraq ranking Asia ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 2 301 818
Cyber Security 1 384 1141
Computer Networking 3 430 1185
Computer Engineering 6 581 1393
Telecommunications 5 608 1478
Computer Vision 5 746 1748
Computational Linguistics 7 748 1796
Machine Learning 4 765 1809
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 5 738 1819
Data Science 6 693 1978
Computer Graphics 6 879 2055
Cognitive Science 6 840 2060
Multimedia 4 812 2127
Library and Information science 3 661 2358
Software Engineering 6 953 2468
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 8 1118 2573
Neuroscience 5 1035 2760
Management Information Systems 6 994 2786
Human-Computer Interaction 6 1180 2856

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Babylon ranked 5th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Iraq and 3055th in the World with 3,173 publications made and 17,314 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Linguistics, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#5 of 28 In Iraq
#1025 of 2,864 In Asia
#3055 of 7,081 In the World

University of Babylon
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 0
1998 1 0
1999 2 1
2000 3 4
2001 3 0
2002 7 2
2003 2 2
2004 2 3
2005 6 6
2006 2 1
2007 2 5
2008 1 8
2009 7 6
2010 8 16
2011 21 14
2012 22 63
2013 46 44
2014 49 92
2015 56 126
2016 96 206
2017 112 308
2018 166 481
2019 187 915
2020 365 1589
2021 459 3212
2022 597 3096
2023 512 4184
2024 423 3876

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Iraq ranking Asia ranking World rank
Forensic Science 2 189 720
Journalism and Digital Media 1 497 1499
Linguistics 5 836 2198
Library and Information science 3 661 2358
Aesthetics 7 880 2566
Demography 8 933 2589
Classics and Ancient History 9 818 2621
Archaeology 10 1023 2653
History 10 1035 2831
Law 3 1034 2936
Philosophy 7 1043 3109
Sociology 4 1032 3119
Political Science 5 1086 3287
Communications and Public Relations 9 1158 3372
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 12 1147 3400
Education Majors 7 1248 3486
Anthropology 11 1293 3671

Mathematics rankings

The University of Babylon ranked 5th for Mathematics in Iraq and 2116th in the World with 2,103 publications made and 13,240 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#5 of 28 In Iraq
#836 of 2,718 In Asia
#2116 of 6,418 In the World

University of Babylon
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
2003 0 2
2004 1 1
2005 2 0
2006 2 1
2007 1 2
2008 3 5
2009 4 3
2010 6 5
2011 6 5
2012 16 13
2013 32 25
2014 34 46
2015 40 65
2016 51 128
2017 71 225
2018 106 370
2019 129 716
2020 259 1277
2021 346 2329
2022 438 2148
2023 327 2906
2024 219 2097

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

Mathematics subfield Iraq ranking Asia ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 2 301 818
Applied Mathematics 8 736 1820
Operations Research 5 819 1889
Statistics 5 866 2156
Math Teachers 7 929 2666
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 7 1139 2831

Psychology rankings

The University of Babylon ranked 5th for Psychology in Iraq and 2766th in the World with 1,623 publications made and 7,945 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#5 of 28 In Iraq
#1060 of 2,755 In Asia
#2766 of 6,645 In the World

University of Babylon
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 1
1998 0 0
1999 2 0
2000 1 0
2001 1 0
2002 4 1
2003 2 0
2004 1 0
2005 3 1
2006 2 0
2007 2 1
2008 0 6
2009 6 1
2010 1 11
2011 8 10
2012 14 25
2013 19 24
2014 25 68
2015 29 88
2016 59 127
2017 62 176
2018 73 202
2019 98 413
2020 186 651
2021 188 1217
2022 339 1298
2023 246 1936
2024 243 1746

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

Psychology subfield Iraq ranking Asia ranking World rank
Cognitive Science 6 840 2060
Psychiatry 9 940 2553
Child Psychology 2 864 2617
Neuroscience 5 1035 2760
Social Psychology 6 1014 2838
Clinical Psychology 5 1053 2957
Education Majors 7 1248 3486

Art & Design rankings

The University of Babylon ranked 7th for Art & Design in Iraq and 2530th in the World with 635 publications made and 3,305 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Multimedia, Computer Graphics.

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
#7 of 26 In Iraq
#866 of 2,428 In Asia
#2530 of 5,966 In the World

University of Babylon
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
2004 0 1
2005 2 1
2006 1 0
2007 0 0
2008 0 1
2009 1 1
2010 2 1
2011 4 1
2012 11 30
2013 9 10
2014 10 16
2015 9 34
2016 13 47
2017 18 50
2018 35 85
2019 31 141
2020 67 241
2021 85 392
2022 115 440
2023 127 724
2024 93 651

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

Art & Design subfield Iraq ranking Asia ranking World rank
Interior Design 4 219 668
Landscape Architecture 3 211 690
Computer Graphics 6 879 2055
Multimedia 4 812 2127
Fashion Design 5 776 2238
Aesthetics 7 880 2566
Literature 9 992 2903

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Babylon

Speciality Iraq Asia World Rank
Advertising 6 1034 2790
Development Studies 4 998 2801
Management 6 1150 2859
Finance 7 1119 2890
Economics 6 1141 3060
Business 6 1206 3082
Marketing 10 1441 3585