Universities by Research h-index in Iraq
Universities and colleges ranked by OpenAlex's institutional h-index, which combines publication volume and citation impact. This is a research metric, not a measure of teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.
1University of Baghdad63,747 works
183
2University of Sulaimani11,731 works
158
3University of Technology - Iraq20,091 works
149
4University of Basrah18,340 works
128
5University of Babylon17,460 works
123
6University of Anbar13,997 works
119
7Salahaddin University-Erbil10,683 works
112
8University of Human Development1,359 works
112
9Mustansiriyah University27,837 works
110
10University of Diyala11,116 works
110
11Nahrain University12,436 works
106
12University of Mosul29,128 works
106
13Soran University2,835 works
104
14University of Duhok7,542 works
104
15Duhok Polytechnic University1,941 works
94
16University of Al-Qadisiyah10,756 works
92
17University of Wasit8,821 works
92
18University of Kufa17,611 works
91
19Tishk International University3,732 works
90
20Komar University of Science and Technology1,286 works
89
21University of Kerbala9,539 works
89
22University of Tikrit15,872 works
87
23Middle Technical University7,828 works
86
24Al-Furat Al-Awsat Technical University5,850 works
82
25Al-Muthanna University3,890 works
80
26University of Raparin2,196 works
80
27Northern Technical University5,240 works
78
28Al-Ayen Iraqi University3,629 works
76
29Erbil Polytechnic University2,866 works
76
30Cihan University-Erbil2,673 works
75
31Hawler Medical University4,249 works
75
32University of Zakho4,197 works
75
33Islamic University of Najaf8,404 works
74
34Thi Qar University7,489 works
74
35University of Misan3,252 works
74
36Sulaimani Polytechnic University2,596 works
73
37Nawroz University1,196 works
72
38Koya University3,187 works
71
39Al-Qasim Green University3,211 works
69
40Lebanese French University1,620 works
69
41University of Halabja1,219 works
69
42University of Kurdistan Hewler1,354 works
69
43Iraqi University6,682 works
68
44Southern Technical University2,701 works
67
45University of Al Maarif2,092 works
63
46Dijlah University College1,268 works
62
47Knowledge University1,801 works
59
48University of Information Technology and Communications1,407 works
59
49University of Kirkuk5,876 works
56
50Al-Nisour University College1,852 works
55
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