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The University of Baghdad ranked 1st in Iraq, 1775th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 147 research topics. The University of Baghdad ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 36,774 academic publications and 207,053 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 105 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1775 of 14,131 In the World
#518 of 5,830 In Asia
#1 of 62 In Iraq
#1 of 10 In Baghdad
#178 of 1,388 For Petroleum Engineering
#246 of 2,913 For Radiochemistry
#275 of 1,035 For Cosmetology
#474 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#4379 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 144 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of Baghdad ranked 1st for Biology in Iraq and 1016th in the World with 22,763 publications made and 142,059 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#1 of 28 In Iraq
#343 of 2,834 In Asia
#1016 of 6,833 In the World

University of Baghdad
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 27 219
1993 18 219
1994 31 226
1995 20 245
1996 27 202
1997 13 237
1998 14 249
1999 26 220
2000 48 313
2001 36 328
2002 51 354
2003 34 390
2004 31 441
2005 132 546
2006 108 606
2007 138 640
2008 195 674
2009 275 759
2010 334 912
2011 370 997
2012 507 1287
2013 571 1661
2014 604 2108
2015 674 2535
2016 782 2942
2017 1153 3843
2018 1220 4758
2019 1627 6955
2020 1841 10560
2021 2377 15269
2022 2800 18501
2023 3414 25911
2024 2308 26445

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 1 121 490
Microbiology 1 153 559
Toxicology 1 204 686
Horticulture 1 242 709
Agricultural Science 1 246 746
Nutrition and Food Science 1 297 794
Virology 1 234 824
Paleontology 1 235 835
Immunology 1 275 846
Biotechnology 1 299 864
Nanotechnology 2 368 873
Botany 1 270 875
Zoology 1 207 891
Pharmacology 1 346 913
Oncology and Cancer research 1 377 990
Entomology 2 289 1024
Genetics 1 365 1040
Astrobiology 1 309 1069
Biochemistry 1 427 1133
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 2 352 1165
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 442 1245
Forestry 1 403 1277
Evolutionary Biology 1 374 1295
Neuroscience 1 453 1437
Molecular Biology 1 603 1546

Chemistry rankings

The University of Baghdad ranked 1st for Chemistry in Iraq and 1008th in the World with 20,787 publications made and 139,479 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#1 of 28 In Iraq
#361 of 2,781 In Asia
#1008 of 6,545 In the World

University of Baghdad
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 25 174
1993 22 198
1994 31 216
1995 19 235
1996 23 202
1997 13 217
1998 14 240
1999 20 202
2000 33 255
2001 28 308
2002 39 317
2003 28 349
2004 22 376
2005 108 495
2006 95 531
2007 126 549
2008 199 624
2009 277 669
2010 330 846
2011 360 875
2012 442 1254
2013 512 1497
2014 525 1998
2015 576 2371
2016 686 2825
2017 1033 3741
2018 1130 4804
2019 1631 7017
2020 1685 10699
2021 2147 15217
2022 2446 18379
2023 3168 26260
2024 2094 27557

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 1 136 246
Petrology and Geochemistry 1 155 605
Environmental Chemistry 1 208 650
Physical chemistry 1 298 774
Nutrition and Food Science 1 297 794
Chemical Engineering 1 348 826
Materials Science 1 313 863
Nanotechnology 2 368 873
Inorganic Chemistry 1 346 876
Biochemical Engineering 1 286 901
Pharmacy 1 333 926
Organic Chemistry 1 349 953
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 1 337 959
Biochemistry 1 427 1133
Computational Chemistry 2 509 1317

Engineering rankings

The University of Baghdad ranked 1st for Engineering in Iraq and 941st in the World with 19,971 publications made and 138,815 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#1 of 28 In Iraq
#320 of 2,835 In Asia
#941 of 6,782 In the World

University of Baghdad
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 13 143
1993 20 155
1994 27 169
1995 17 189
1996 18 168
1997 12 167
1998 16 189
1999 10 155
2000 32 208
2001 22 217
2002 47 226
2003 29 257
2004 23 265
2005 64 324
2006 94 340
2007 129 390
2008 183 410
2009 239 475
2010 286 619
2011 303 666
2012 358 972
2013 454 1273
2014 477 1794
2015 579 2108
2016 664 2670
2017 913 3471
2018 1159 4705
2019 1682 7098
2020 1730 10587
2021 2289 15405
2022 2332 18543
2023 2966 26599
2024 2025 28164

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 64 178
Environmental Engineering 1 139 404
Geotechnical Engineering 1 138 424
Agricultural Engineering 1 183 446
Mining Engineering 1 159 447
Construction Management 1 131 510
Nuclear Engineering 1 203 557
Landscape Architecture 2 179 628
Architectural Engineering 1 194 646
Civil Engineering 1 189 654
Structural Engineering 1 195 666
Applied/Engineering Physics 1 229 698
Remote Sensing 1 192 704
Metallurgical Engineering 1 276 756
Architecture 1 194 789
Robotics 2 303 821
Chemical Engineering 1 348 826
Automation and Control engineering 2 327 857
Materials Science 1 313 863
Biotechnology 1 299 864
Nanotechnology 2 368 873
Aviation 2 243 892
Biochemical Engineering 1 286 901
Firefighting and Fire Science 2 376 909
Optical Engineering 1 325 952
Industrial Engineering 1 311 956
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 1 337 959
Marine Engineering 2 358 965
Renewable Energy Engineering 2 371 970
Transportation Engineering 2 310 971
Engineering Management 1 252 975
Mechanical Engineering 2 323 999
Acoustical Engineering 1 327 1014
Technical Drawing 2 414 1017
Telecommunications 1 383 1053
Aerospace Engineering 2 340 1072
Systems Engineering 1 296 1078
Electronic Engineering 1 423 1088
Computer Engineering 3 434 1098
Electrical Engineering 2 430 1118
Automotive Engineering 2 439 1119
Operations Research 1 407 1122
Computer Networking 2 399 1129
Reliability and Quality Engineering 1 455 1216
Biomedical Engineering 1 532 1353
Human-Computer Interaction 2 668 1852

Physics rankings

The University of Baghdad ranked 1st for Physics in Iraq and 1002nd in the World with 17,668 publications made and 125,984 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
#331 of 2,817 In Asia
#1002 of 6,713 In the World

University of Baghdad
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 15 130
1993 20 145
1994 23 168
1995 15 186
1996 17 168
1997 11 170
1998 11 185
1999 12 144
2000 26 197
2001 20 203
2002 38 225
2003 28 220
2004 18 241
2005 65 313
2006 80 326
2007 106 375
2008 163 368
2009 212 441
2010 245 561
2011 276 598
2012 317 904
2013 400 1118
2014 406 1605
2015 509 1882
2016 606 2369
2017 821 3099
2018 1018 4158
2019 1533 6205
2020 1559 9360
2021 2029 13359
2022 2051 16073
2023 2556 22957
2024 1708 23758

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 1 229 698
Materials Science 1 313 863
Medical Physics 1 244 872
Nanotechnology 2 368 873
Atomic and Molecular physics 1 285 936
Optical Engineering 1 325 952
Nuclear Physics 1 333 1012
Acoustical Engineering 1 327 1014
Astrophysics and Astronomy 1 292 1045
Condensed Matter Physics 1 410 1049
Quantum and Particle physics 1 368 1064
Astrobiology 1 309 1069
Theoretical Physics 1 853 2180

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Baghdad ranked 1st for Environmental Science in Iraq and 901st in the World with 17,655 publications made and 118,874 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Geography and Cartography, Geotechnical Engineering.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#1 of 28 In Iraq
#258 of 2,838 In Asia
#901 of 6,876 In the World

University of Baghdad
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 18 174
1993 14 179
1994 23 159
1995 14 180
1996 24 156
1997 11 185
1998 12 182
1999 25 149
2000 35 226
2001 22 252
2002 29 223
2003 22 303
2004 24 311
2005 76 386
2006 81 454
2007 106 414
2008 148 495
2009 192 572
2010 225 678
2011 270 751
2012 320 982
2013 408 1249
2014 413 1629
2015 491 1895
2016 605 2273
2017 833 3022
2018 995 3813
2019 1422 5577
2020 1587 8786
2021 2085 13181
2022 2119 15378
2023 2690 21860
2024 1618 21272

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 1003rd in the World with 15,373 publications made and 83,386 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Immunology, Psychiatry, Anatomy and Physiology.

Medicine ranking Location
#1 of 28 In Iraq
#304 of 2,809 In Asia
#1003 of 6,775 In the World

University of Baghdad
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 21 160
1993 12 181
1994 20 175
1995 12 197
1996 19 153
1997 6 181
1998 9 196
1999 20 170
2000 37 247
2001 22 238
2002 34 236
2003 22 324
2004 22 355
2005 121 404
2006 113 464
2007 94 470
2008 141 596
2009 200 627
2010 235 736
2011 291 761
2012 387 957
2013 400 1084
2014 469 1409
2015 464 1558
2016 549 1741
2017 787 2293
2018 792 2634
2019 895 3729
2020 1216 5818
2021 1456 8231
2022 1996 10503
2023 2174 13940
2024 1644 14493

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 66 275
Veterinary 1 70 310
Dentistry 1 127 465
Dermatology 1 137 497
Orthodontics 1 129 503
Forensic Science 1 139 554
Pediatrics 1 137 560
Neurosurgery 1 226 613
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 1 218 628
Plastic Surgery 1 196 654
Urology 1 224 673
Toxicology 1 204 686
Family medicine 1 147 703
Epidemiology 1 191 753
Virology 1 234 824
Surgery 1 276 828
Immunology 1 275 846
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 1 219 863
Medical Physics 1 244 872
Respiratory Therapy 1 265 882
Sonography and Ultrasound 1 333 899
Radiation Therapy 1 350 912
Pharmacology 1 346 913
Pharmacy 1 333 926
Pathology 1 298 931
Anatomy and Physiology 1 293 934
Anesthesiology 1 317 938
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 1 200 955
Optometry 1 299 959
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 1 328 979
Oncology and Cancer research 1 377 990
Cardiology 1 349 1030
Critical Care Nursing 1 308 1043
Healthcare Management (MHA) 1 222 1091
Occupational Therapy 1 302 1114
Public Health 1 285 1127
Sports Medicine 1 280 1147
Ophthalmology 1 388 1165
Physical Therapy 1 332 1170
Health Science 1 280 1176
Psychiatry 1 347 1182
Sports / Exercise science 1 290 1207
Nursing 1 278 1236
Biomedical Engineering 1 532 1353
Audiology 1 464 1475
Clinical Psychology 1 438 1609
Gerontology 1 387 1658

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Baghdad ranked 1st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Iraq and 1491st in the World with 10,709 publications made and 55,189 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#1 of 28 In Iraq
#362 of 2,864 In Asia
#1491 of 7,081 In the World

University of Baghdad
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 6 47
1993 9 61
1994 5 69
1995 6 85
1996 5 79
1997 5 87
1998 4 79
1999 7 57
2000 13 99
2001 5 153
2002 9 123
2003 12 173
2004 8 223
2005 34 260
2006 49 316
2007 57 273
2008 58 350
2009 66 376
2010 87 419
2011 133 438
2012 160 520
2013 201 667
2014 222 881
2015 300 913
2016 382 1053
2017 448 1482
2018 558 1718
2019 845 2897
2020 1113 4232
2021 1406 6612
2022 1481 8161
2023 1637 11364
2024 1039 10743

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 1 139 554
Publishing 1 143 856
Radio and Television broadcasting 1 193 885
Urban and Regional planning 1 189 897
International Relations and Diplomacy 2 195 902
Occupational Safety and Health 1 192 926
Broadcast Journalism 1 226 950
Aesthetics 1 210 976
Classics and Ancient History 1 175 1015
Archaeology 1 305 1116
History 1 292 1165
Linguistics 1 342 1180
Demography 1 314 1193
Sports / Exercise science 1 290 1207
Political Economy 1 181 1247
Art History 1 159 1309
Criminology and Criminal Justice 1 183 1365
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 1 297 1370
Library and Information science 1 305 1440
Media Studies 1 228 1479
Sociology 1 358 1526
Education Majors 1 407 1568
Law 1 429 1607
Journalism and Digital Media 2 563 1634
Philosophy 1 421 1698
Anthropology 1 413 1708
Public Policy / Administration 1 386 1730
Political Science 1 413 1748
Gender Studies 1 313 1802
Communications and Public Relations 1 574 2104

Computer Science rankings

The University of Baghdad ranked 1st for Computer Science in Iraq and 1285th in the World with 9,823 publications made and 59,183 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#1 of 28 In Iraq
#426 of 2,840 In Asia
#1285 of 6,845 In the World

University of Baghdad
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 4 70
1993 10 55
1994 12 78
1995 5 85
1996 2 69
1997 3 76
1998 5 78
1999 5 59
2000 6 94
2001 8 97
2002 16 108
2003 13 123
2004 6 110
2005 25 139
2006 39 143
2007 55 165
2008 82 182
2009 96 231
2010 94 254
2011 126 294
2012 166 416
2013 193 520
2014 241 753
2015 277 891
2016 303 1151
2017 444 1451
2018 534 2023
2019 756 3039
2020 918 4624
2021 1194 7256
2022 1227 8694
2023 1520 12752
2024 1100 12322

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 1 278 818
Robotics 2 303 821
Blockchain and Cryptography 3 356 933
Computational Linguistics 1 307 946
Telecommunications 1 383 1053
Computer Vision 1 383 1076
Computer Engineering 3 434 1098
Computer Networking 2 399 1129
Cyber Security 3 403 1174
Machine Learning 1 431 1183
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 1 416 1187
Computer Graphics 1 403 1243
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 442 1245
Cognitive Science 1 442 1287
Multimedia 1 389 1302
Neuroscience 1 453 1437
Library and Information science 1 305 1440
Data Science 2 519 1636
Software Engineering 2 596 1801
Human-Computer Interaction 2 668 1852
Management Information Systems 2 571 1864

Mathematics rankings

The University of Baghdad ranked 1st for Mathematics in Iraq and 1149th in the World with 6,177 publications made and 35,771 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Math Teachers, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#1 of 28 In Iraq
#348 of 2,718 In Asia
#1149 of 6,418 In the World

University of Baghdad
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 1 31
1993 5 31
1994 4 30
1995 3 26
1996 8 32
1997 4 38
1998 3 42
1999 2 22
2000 2 54
2001 2 32
2002 14 43
2003 4 54
2004 3 65
2005 16 69
2006 23 68
2007 28 53
2008 39 84
2009 46 105
2010 64 126
2011 73 161
2012 111 225
2013 138 279
2014 143 391
2015 178 505
2016 210 594
2017 248 814
2018 365 1115
2019 456 1614
2020 645 2716
2021 793 4003
2022 904 4897
2023 991 7262
2024 515 5361

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 1 262 878
Math Teachers 1 218 932
Blockchain and Cryptography 3 356 933
Operations Research 1 407 1122
Statistics 1 344 1156
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 625 1801

Psychology rankings

The University of Baghdad ranked 1st for Psychology in Iraq and 1362nd in the World with 5,845 publications made and 27,524 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#1 of 28 In Iraq
#421 of 2,755 In Asia
#1362 of 6,645 In the World

University of Baghdad
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 3 52
1993 6 38
1994 6 55
1995 3 59
1996 3 35
1997 1 49
1998 2 65
1999 4 59
2000 9 90
2001 8 59
2002 11 65
2003 2 90
2004 7 93
2005 28 95
2006 28 96
2007 32 133
2008 37 130
2009 44 172
2010 50 175
2011 100 211
2012 109 253
2013 130 325
2014 163 418
2015 177 474
2016 196 560
2017 270 822
2018 291 991
2019 366 1465
2020 557 2135
2021 658 3380
2022 897 4145
2023 847 5738
2024 610 5253

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 1 302 1114
Psychiatry 1 347 1182
Cognitive Science 1 442 1287
Neuroscience 1 453 1437
Education Majors 1 407 1568
Social Psychology 1 441 1595
Clinical Psychology 1 438 1609
Child Psychology 1 424 1637

Art & Design rankings

The University of Baghdad ranked 1st for Art & Design in Iraq and 1132nd in the World with 2,393 publications made and 7,087 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 26 In Iraq
#263 of 2,428 In Asia
#1132 of 5,966 In the World

University of Baghdad
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 0 5
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 27
2006 12 35
2007 12 15
2008 13 26
2009 11 38
2010 19 39
2011 19 48
2012 29 69
2013 37 81
2014 40 108
2015 70 126
2016 115 153
2017 94 190
2018 148 264
2019 226 424
2020 234 509
2021 297 734
2022 314 1026
2023 399 1501
2024 224 1549

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 57 314
Painting and Drawing 1 73 381
Sculpture 1 73 381
Landscape Architecture 2 179 628
Creative Writing 1 77 722
Architecture 1 194 789
Animation 1 278 818
Cinematography 1 102 827
Performing arts 1 139 828
Graphic Design 1 223 866
Entertainment Industry Business 1 209 956
Aesthetics 1 210 976
Literature 1 199 986
Singing and Vocal Performance 1 297 1063
Fashion Design 1 295 1152
Computer Graphics 1 403 1243
Multimedia 1 389 1302
Art History 1 159 1309

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Baghdad

Speciality Iraq Asia World Rank
Agricultural Economics 1 338 928
Risk Management 1 261 984
Project Management 1 265 1193
Management 1 410 1321
Accounting 1 364 1382
Development Studies 1 387 1434
Finance 1 435 1477
Human Resource Management 1 450 1485
Business 1 457 1504
Advertising 1 433 1520
Economics 1 429 1541
Environmental Economics 3 628 1581
International Trade 1 408 1595
International Business 1 419 1651
Marketing 1 559 1713
Investment Banking and Stock trading 1 722 1888