Universities by Research Publications in Iraq

Universities and colleges ranked by the number of scholarly works indexed by OpenAlex. This measures research volume, not teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.

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Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (works); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.

University of Baghdad522,263 citations

63,747

University of Mosul158,389 citations

29,128

Mustansiriyah University216,488 citations

27,837

University of Technology - Iraq391,200 citations

20,091

University of Basrah211,695 citations

18,340

University of Kufa106,447 citations

17,611

University of Babylon207,502 citations

17,460

University of Tikrit85,483 citations

15,872

University of Anbar133,065 citations

13,997

Nahrain University122,122 citations

12,436

University of Sulaimani231,907 citations

11,731

University of Diyala91,495 citations

11,116

University of Al-Qadisiyah96,581 citations

10,756

Salahaddin University-Erbil111,215 citations

10,683

University of Kerbala75,932 citations

9,539

University of Wasit57,436 citations

8,821

Islamic University of Najaf55,979 citations

8,404

Middle Technical University81,475 citations

7,828

University of Duhok77,318 citations

7,542

Thi Qar University47,405 citations

7,489

Iraqi University30,373 citations

6,682

University of Kirkuk29,104 citations

5,876

Al-Furat Al-Awsat Technical University45,730 citations

5,850

Northern Technical University46,548 citations

5,240

Hawler Medical University42,667 citations

4,249

University of Zakho47,826 citations

4,197

Al-Muthanna University33,879 citations

3,890

Tishk International University66,283 citations

3,732

Al-Ayen Iraqi University47,249 citations

3,629

University of Misan31,565 citations

3,252

Al-Qasim Green University28,775 citations

3,211

Koya University34,956 citations

3,187

Erbil Polytechnic University32,557 citations

2,866

Soran University52,211 citations

2,835

Southern Technical University27,416 citations

2,701

Cihan University-Erbil44,848 citations

2,673

Sulaimani Polytechnic University35,454 citations

2,596

National University of Science and Technology16,244 citations

2,579

University Of Fallujah9,254 citations

2,405

University of Raparin45,532 citations

2,196

University of Al Maarif22,273 citations

2,092

University of Samarra6,625 citations

2,061

Duhok Polytechnic University54,446 citations

1,941

Al-Nisour University College16,394 citations

1,852

Knowledge University21,570 citations

1,801

Al-Turath University15,674 citations

1,746

Ninevah University13,049 citations

1,675

Lebanese French University24,576 citations

1,620

Alrafidain University College17,345 citations

1,558

University of Information Technology and Communications34,321 citations

1,407

Highlights

Within Iraq, University of Baghdad ranks first in 2026 with 63,747, followed by University of Mosul (29,128) and Mustansiriyah University (27,837).

University of Baghdad is 2.2 times higher than University of Mosul, the runner-up.

Across 50 entries, values run from 63,747 (University of Baghdad) to 1,407 (University of Information Technology and Communications), with a median of 4,223.

Source: OpenAlex, institutional Publications, 2026. Unit: works.

Source: OpenAlex, institutional Publications · CC0 1.0 (OpenAlex) · fetched Oct 17, 2026 — OpenAlex indexes scholarly works and citations. Coverage and citation practices vary by institution and field; this is a research measure, not a ranking of teaching quality.

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Highlights

Within Iraq, University of Baghdad ranks first in 2026 with 63,747, followed by University of Mosul (29,128) and Mustansiriyah University (27,837).

University of Baghdad is 2.2 times higher than University of Mosul, the runner-up.

Across 50 entries, values run from 63,747 (University of Baghdad) to 1,407 (University of Information Technology and Communications), with a median of 4,223.

Source: OpenAlex, institutional Publications, 2026. Unit: works.