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The University of Baghdad ranked 1st in Iraq, 1471st in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 151 research topics. The University of Baghdad ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 38,182 academic publications and 236,485 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 108 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1471 of 14,131 In the World
#375 of 5,830 In Asia
#1 of 62 In Iraq
#1 of 10 In Baghdad
#174 of 1,420 For Petroleum Engineering
#239 of 2,928 For Radiochemistry
#263 of 1,026 For Cosmetology
#482 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#3386 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 148 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of Baghdad ranked 1st for Biology in Iraq and 1017th in the World with 23,616 publications made and 161,876 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Botany, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#1 of 28 In Iraq
#350 of 2,838 In Asia
#1017 of 6,841 In the World

University of Baghdad
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 18 219
1994 31 226
1995 20 245
1996 27 203
1997 13 241
1998 14 250
1999 26 221
2000 48 314
2001 36 328
2002 51 354
2003 34 391
2004 31 442
2005 138 546
2006 108 606
2007 137 643
2008 203 677
2009 287 759
2010 340 913
2011 371 997
2012 509 1287
2013 571 1659
2014 606 2110
2015 674 2535
2016 783 2940
2017 1150 3841
2018 1221 4760
2019 1630 6953
2020 1840 10521
2021 2381 15255
2022 2799 18478
2023 3415 25909
2024 2345 26767
2025 991 23153

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

Biology subfield Iraq ranking Asia ranking World rank
Animal Science 1 122 490
Microbiology 1 143 535
Toxicology 1 205 681
Horticulture 1 242 701
Agricultural Science 1 242 739
Nutrition and Food Science 1 299 792
Virology 1 235 816
Paleontology 1 233 821
Immunology 1 277 849
Nanotechnology 2 363 852
Biotechnology 1 298 859
Botany 1 271 874
Zoology 1 211 892
Pharmacology 1 354 919
Oncology and Cancer research 1 374 982
Entomology 2 293 1013
Genetics 1 370 1040
Astrobiology 1 312 1073
Biochemistry 1 427 1122
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 2 369 1181
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 455 1256
Forestry 1 405 1280
Evolutionary Biology 1 381 1300
Neuroscience 1 459 1433
Molecular Biology 1 604 1543

Chemistry rankings

The University of Baghdad ranked 1st for Chemistry in Iraq and 997th in the World with 21,501 publications made and 160,063 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#1 of 28 In Iraq
#362 of 2,785 In Asia
#997 of 6,561 In the World

University of Baghdad
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 22 198
1994 31 216
1995 19 235
1996 23 202
1997 13 222
1998 14 241
1999 20 203
2000 33 256
2001 28 308
2002 39 318
2003 28 350
2004 22 377
2005 113 499
2006 95 531
2007 127 550
2008 204 625
2009 283 668
2010 331 845
2011 360 871
2012 443 1255
2013 513 1495
2014 527 2000
2015 575 2372
2016 686 2825
2017 1034 3739
2018 1133 4806
2019 1631 7010
2020 1687 10689
2021 2145 15192
2022 2446 18343
2023 3164 26228
2024 2125 27812
2025 839 25134

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

Chemistry subfield Iraq ranking Asia ranking World rank
Radiochemistry 1 136 239
Petrology and Geochemistry 1 154 596
Environmental Chemistry 1 211 648
Physical chemistry 1 299 767
Nutrition and Food Science 1 299 792
Chemical Engineering 1 342 802
Biochemical Engineering 1 263 825
Materials Science 1 310 839
Nanotechnology 2 363 852
Inorganic Chemistry 1 350 877
Pharmacy 1 337 925
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 1 337 941
Organic Chemistry 1 349 944
Biochemistry 1 427 1122
Computational Chemistry 2 516 1320

Engineering rankings

The University of Baghdad ranked 1st for Engineering in Iraq and 928th in the World with 20,613 publications made and 159,141 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#1 of 28 In Iraq
#318 of 2,841 In Asia
#928 of 6,795 In the World

University of Baghdad
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 20 155
1994 27 169
1995 17 189
1996 18 168
1997 12 170
1998 16 189
1999 10 156
2000 32 209
2001 22 217
2002 47 228
2003 29 257
2004 23 265
2005 68 328
2006 93 340
2007 129 390
2008 186 415
2009 244 475
2010 291 618
2011 303 669
2012 360 971
2013 454 1273
2014 478 1797
2015 579 2105
2016 664 2669
2017 913 3469
2018 1159 4712
2019 1684 7083
2020 1726 10563
2021 2287 15371
2022 2336 18540
2023 2969 26608
2024 2056 28449
2025 751 25020

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

Engineering subfield Iraq ranking Asia ranking World rank
Petroleum Engineering 1 65 174
Environmental Engineering 1 136 391
Geotechnical Engineering 1 139 414
Mining Engineering 1 158 439
Agricultural Engineering 1 189 451
Construction Management 1 125 478
Nuclear Engineering 1 203 551
Landscape Architecture 2 168 596
Structural Engineering 1 191 638
Civil Engineering 1 185 638
Architectural Engineering 1 198 656
Applied/Engineering Physics 1 233 694
Remote Sensing 1 199 711
Metallurgical Engineering 1 272 736
Architecture 1 193 778
Chemical Engineering 1 342 802
Robotics 2 309 814
Biochemical Engineering 1 263 825
Materials Science 1 310 839
Nanotechnology 2 363 852
Automation and Control engineering 2 327 854
Biotechnology 1 298 859
Aviation 2 252 891
Firefighting and Fire Science 2 382 921
Industrial Engineering 1 305 933
Optical Engineering 1 322 936
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 1 337 941
Engineering Management 1 247 952
Renewable Energy Engineering 2 369 962
Transportation Engineering 2 313 976
Marine Engineering 2 367 976
Mechanical Engineering 2 321 984
Product and Industrial Design 1 365 1008
Acoustical Engineering 1 329 1014
Technical Drawing 2 407 1020
Telecommunications 1 381 1038
Systems Engineering 1 289 1053
Aerospace Engineering 2 336 1062
Electronic Engineering 1 426 1074
Electrical Engineering 2 430 1098
Computer Engineering 3 439 1103
Operations Research 1 407 1114
Automotive Engineering 2 442 1116
Computer Networking 2 398 1121
Reliability and Quality Engineering 1 436 1177
Biomedical Engineering 1 504 1283
Human-Computer Interaction 2 696 1883

Physics rankings

The University of Baghdad ranked 1st for Physics in Iraq and 992nd in the World with 18,218 publications made and 144,239 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#1 of 28 In Iraq
#328 of 2,822 In Asia
#992 of 6,729 In the World

University of Baghdad
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 20 145
1994 23 168
1995 15 186
1996 17 168
1997 11 172
1998 11 185
1999 12 145
2000 26 198
2001 20 203
2002 38 226
2003 28 220
2004 18 241
2005 67 317
2006 79 326
2007 106 376
2008 167 371
2009 218 441
2010 249 561
2011 276 599
2012 319 904
2013 399 1119
2014 407 1608
2015 508 1880
2016 606 2365
2017 822 3096
2018 1020 4161
2019 1536 6200
2020 1556 9355
2021 2027 13366
2022 2056 16056
2023 2554 22955
2024 1736 23991
2025 641 21461

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

Physics subfield Iraq ranking Asia ranking World rank
Applied/Engineering Physics 1 233 694
Medical Physics 1 243 836
Materials Science 1 310 839
Nanotechnology 2 363 852
Atomic and Molecular physics 1 272 908
Optical Engineering 1 322 936
Nuclear Physics 1 318 980
Acoustical Engineering 1 329 1014
Condensed Matter Physics 1 408 1032
Astrophysics and Astronomy 1 291 1036
Quantum and Particle physics 1 359 1040
Astrobiology 1 312 1073
Theoretical Physics 1 844 2156

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Baghdad ranked 1st for Environmental Science in Iraq and 895th in the World with 18,160 publications made and 133,972 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Geography and Cartography, Geotechnical Engineering.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#1 of 28 In Iraq
#257 of 2,841 In Asia
#895 of 6,888 In the World

University of Baghdad
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 14 179
1994 23 159
1995 14 180
1996 24 156
1997 11 186
1998 12 182
1999 25 150
2000 35 226
2001 22 252
2002 29 224
2003 22 303
2004 24 312
2005 76 390
2006 81 454
2007 106 414
2008 150 498
2009 196 572
2010 229 679
2011 270 752
2012 321 981
2013 406 1249
2014 415 1633
2015 491 1891
2016 606 2273
2017 833 3023
2018 996 3806
2019 1420 5581
2020 1578 8769
2021 2085 13169
2022 2119 15361
2023 2688 21841
2024 1630 21473
2025 622 18133

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

Medicine rankings

The University of Baghdad ranked 1st for Medicine in Iraq and 1001st in the World with 16,154 publications made and 94,370 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Immunology, Psychiatry, Anatomy and Physiology.

Medicine ranking Location
#1 of 28 In Iraq
#305 of 2,817 In Asia
#1001 of 6,793 In the World

University of Baghdad
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 12 181
1994 20 175
1995 12 198
1996 19 154
1997 6 185
1998 9 197
1999 20 171
2000 37 248
2001 22 238
2002 34 238
2003 22 324
2004 22 356
2005 127 409
2006 117 466
2007 96 473
2008 154 599
2009 220 627
2010 247 737
2011 294 753
2012 388 955
2013 400 1082
2014 472 1411
2015 464 1558
2016 550 1741
2017 787 2290
2018 791 2629
2019 898 3729
2020 1213 5814
2021 1452 8207
2022 1993 10498
2023 2173 13923
2024 1668 14670
2025 895 13127

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

Medicine subfield Iraq ranking Asia ranking World rank
Cosmetology 1 66 263
Veterinary 1 73 314
Dentistry 1 124 452
Orthodontics 1 127 489
Dermatology 1 138 497
Forensic Science 1 139 558
Pediatrics 1 141 570
Neurosurgery 1 217 597
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 1 218 621
Urology 1 221 661
Plastic Surgery 1 205 669
Toxicology 1 205 681
Family medicine 1 145 694
Epidemiology 1 191 750
Virology 1 235 816
Surgery 1 273 821
Medical Physics 1 243 836
Immunology 1 277 849
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 1 222 861
Respiratory Therapy 1 269 885
Radiation Therapy 1 346 901
Pharmacology 1 354 919
Anatomy and Physiology 1 289 920
Sonography and Ultrasound 1 344 921
Pathology 1 298 924
Pharmacy 1 337 925
Anesthesiology 1 317 929
Optometry 1 294 939
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 1 328 968
Oncology and Cancer research 1 374 982
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 1 213 986
Cardiology 1 349 1022
Critical Care Nursing 1 308 1026
Healthcare Management (MHA) 1 216 1056
Public Health 1 281 1105
Occupational Therapy 1 318 1139
Ophthalmology 1 386 1144
Sports Medicine 1 286 1145
Physical Therapy 1 329 1161
Health Science 1 281 1166
Psychiatry 1 349 1171
Nursing 1 277 1209
Sports / Exercise science 1 311 1249
Biomedical Engineering 1 504 1283
Audiology 1 458 1464
Clinical Psychology 1 439 1591
Gerontology 1 399 1661

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Baghdad ranked 1st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Iraq and 1476th in the World with 11,081 publications made and 63,177 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#1 of 28 In Iraq
#360 of 2,867 In Asia
#1476 of 7,088 In the World

University of Baghdad
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 9 61
1994 5 69
1995 6 86
1996 5 79
1997 5 89
1998 4 79
1999 7 57
2000 13 99
2001 5 153
2002 9 124
2003 12 173
2004 8 224
2005 33 261
2006 49 317
2007 57 275
2008 59 352
2009 68 376
2010 90 421
2011 133 439
2012 162 520
2013 201 668
2014 224 884
2015 301 912
2016 383 1053
2017 444 1477
2018 561 1718
2019 844 2894
2020 1111 4217
2021 1404 6598
2022 1481 8140
2023 1636 11335
2024 1041 10852
2025 476 9018

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Iraq ranking Asia ranking World rank
Forensic Science 1 139 558
Publishing 1 146 859
Radio and Television broadcasting 1 187 875
Urban and Regional planning 1 191 892
International Relations and Diplomacy 2 199 922
Occupational Safety and Health 1 202 925
Broadcast Journalism 1 239 971
Aesthetics 1 213 974
Classics and Ancient History 1 182 1015
Archaeology 1 309 1108
Linguistics 1 339 1159
History 1 298 1161
Demography 1 309 1171
Sports / Exercise science 1 311 1249
Political Economy 1 185 1264
Art History 1 161 1311
Criminology and Criminal Justice 1 177 1346
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 1 299 1360
Library and Information science 1 306 1428
Sociology 1 353 1500
Media Studies 1 243 1506
Law 1 424 1581
Education Majors 1 421 1584
Journalism and Digital Media 2 579 1666
Philosophy 1 429 1690
Anthropology 1 415 1694
Political Science 1 418 1735
Public Policy / Administration 1 399 1764
Gender Studies 1 315 1789
Communications and Public Relations 1 577 2092

Computer Science rankings

The University of Baghdad ranked 1st for Computer Science in Iraq and 1276th in the World with 10,173 publications made and 67,649 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Neuroscience.

Computer Science ranking Location
#1 of 28 In Iraq
#428 of 2,842 In Asia
#1276 of 6,855 In the World

University of Baghdad
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 10 55
1994 12 78
1995 5 85
1996 2 69
1997 3 76
1998 5 78
1999 5 60
2000 6 95
2001 8 97
2002 16 108
2003 13 124
2004 6 111
2005 27 143
2006 39 143
2007 54 165
2008 83 185
2009 100 231
2010 94 254
2011 126 293
2012 167 415
2013 193 517
2014 243 753
2015 276 896
2016 303 1150
2017 441 1446
2018 534 2023
2019 755 3040
2020 910 4612
2021 1188 7216
2022 1226 8664
2023 1518 12716
2024 1126 12537
2025 439 10418

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

Computer Science subfield Iraq ranking Asia ranking World rank
Animation 1 277 807
Robotics 2 309 814
Blockchain and Cryptography 3 361 934
Computational Linguistics 1 313 946
Telecommunications 1 381 1038
Computer Vision 1 383 1070
Computer Engineering 3 439 1103
Computer Networking 2 398 1121
Cyber Security 3 410 1174
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 1 419 1181
Machine Learning 1 440 1182
Computer Graphics 1 402 1237
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 455 1256
Cognitive Science 1 445 1281
Multimedia 1 387 1299
Library and Information science 1 306 1428
Neuroscience 1 459 1433
Data Science 2 505 1577
Software Engineering 2 607 1812
Management Information Systems 2 569 1834
Human-Computer Interaction 2 696 1883

Mathematics rankings

The University of Baghdad ranked 1st for Mathematics in Iraq and 1137th in the World with 6,345 publications made and 39,054 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#1 of 28 In Iraq
#346 of 2,725 In Asia
#1137 of 6,434 In the World

University of Baghdad
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 5 31
1994 4 30
1995 3 27
1996 8 32
1997 4 38
1998 3 42
1999 2 22
2000 2 54
2001 2 32
2002 14 41
2003 4 54
2004 3 66
2005 16 69
2006 23 68
2007 27 53
2008 40 86
2009 47 105
2010 65 126
2011 73 161
2012 111 226
2013 137 276
2014 143 393
2015 177 505
2016 211 590
2017 247 805
2018 365 1103
2019 458 1603
2020 637 2685
2021 785 3952
2022 901 4864
2023 985 7219
2024 520 5441
2025 233 4020

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

Mathematics subfield Iraq ranking Asia ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 1 262 867
Blockchain and Cryptography 3 361 934
Math Teachers 1 226 951
Operations Research 1 407 1114
Statistics 1 347 1147
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 615 1770

Psychology rankings

The University of Baghdad ranked 1st for Psychology in Iraq and 1350th in the World with 6,136 publications made and 31,694 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#1 of 28 In Iraq
#420 of 2,766 In Asia
#1350 of 6,663 In the World

University of Baghdad
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 6 38
1994 6 55
1995 3 60
1996 3 35
1997 1 49
1998 2 66
1999 4 60
2000 9 90
2001 8 59
2002 11 65
2003 2 91
2004 7 93
2005 30 95
2006 28 96
2007 31 134
2008 38 131
2009 50 171
2010 51 175
2011 101 215
2012 110 253
2013 131 322
2014 166 417
2015 177 475
2016 196 557
2017 272 822
2018 293 984
2019 365 1461
2020 553 2111
2021 660 3365
2022 893 4109
2023 845 5704
2024 623 5338
2025 346 4862

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

Psychology subfield Iraq ranking Asia ranking World rank
Occupational Therapy 1 318 1139
Psychiatry 1 349 1171
Cognitive Science 1 445 1281
Neuroscience 1 459 1433
Social Psychology 1 439 1575
Education Majors 1 421 1584
Clinical Psychology 1 439 1591
Child Psychology 1 416 1597

Art & Design rankings

The University of Baghdad ranked 1st for Art & Design in Iraq and 1125th in the World with 2,454 publications made and 8,051 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Creative Writing, Art History.

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
#1 of 27 In Iraq
#264 of 2,450 In Asia
#1125 of 6,010 In the World

University of Baghdad
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 2 7
1994 1 14
1995 0 13
1996 1 9
1997 0 13
1998 2 4
1999 0 2
2000 3 6
2001 1 18
2002 1 15
2003 4 17
2004 1 31
2005 7 31
2006 12 35
2007 12 15
2008 13 26
2009 12 38
2010 19 39
2011 19 49
2012 29 70
2013 37 81
2014 40 109
2015 70 124
2016 115 151
2017 94 189
2018 149 267
2019 229 426
2020 234 510
2021 297 730
2022 313 1021
2023 399 1493
2024 224 1572
2025 73 1333

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

Art & Design subfield Iraq ranking Asia ranking World rank
Interior Design 1 36 118
Illustration and Concept Art 1 63 318
Painting and Drawing 1 78 388
Sculpture 1 78 388
Landscape Architecture 2 168 596
Creative Writing 1 77 711
Architecture 1 193 778
Animation 1 277 807
Performing arts 1 137 818
Cinematography 1 106 826
Graphic Design 1 230 878
Entertainment Industry Business 1 216 969
Aesthetics 1 213 974
Literature 1 210 1000
Fashion Design 1 290 1127
Computer Graphics 1 402 1237
Multimedia 1 387 1299
Art History 1 161 1311

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Baghdad

Speciality Iraq Asia World Rank
Agricultural Economics 1 356 963
Risk Management 1 259 972
Project Management 1 259 1172
Management 1 406 1302
Accounting 1 362 1363
Development Studies 1 375 1391
Finance 1 432 1458
Business 1 457 1486
Advertising 1 421 1486
Human Resource Management 1 454 1501
Economics 1 427 1520
Environmental Economics 3 616 1556
International Trade 1 423 1638
International Business 1 434 1689
Marketing 1 554 1693
Investment Banking and Stock trading 1 727 1902