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Iraq
Iraq ranks between 12th and 40th across the 45 technologies, by share of the 10% most cited papers, 2021–2025.
TechnologyRankIts neighbours in the rankingShare of the top 10%, from 2021 to 2025Its institution with the most credit
Hypersonic flight
12–17tied, of 282.4 papers of credit
1stCN65.9%9–11SA0.9%9–11GB0.8%12–17IQ0.7%12–17JP0.7%12–17IL0.6%
Cihan University-Erbil0.2% of the top 10%
Post-quantum cryptography
15–17tied, of 594.1 papers of credit
1stCN20.4%15–17BE1.4%15–17CA1.3%15–17IQ1.2%18–26HK1.0%18–26AT0.9%
Southern Technical University0.6% of the top 10%
Sonar and underwater acoustics
15–23tied, of 371.1 papers of credit
1stCN71.6%15–23DE0.5%15–23BR0.4%15–23IQ0.3%15–23AE0.3%15–23UA0.3%
Lebanese French University0.2% of the top 10%
Cybersecurity
20–23tied, of 104
1stCN14.8%20–23TW0.8%20–23BR0.8%20–23IQ0.8%20–23FR0.8%24thDZ0.7%
University of Technology - Iraq0.1% of the top 10%
Optical communication
22–25tied, of 544.2 papers of credit
1stCN38.8%22–25PT0.7%22–25PL0.6%22–25IQ0.6%22–25GR0.6%26–32IR0.5%
University of Technology - Iraq0.2% of the top 10%
Autonomous underwater vehicles
21–31tied, of 441.0 papers of credit
1stCN71.7%21–31MX0.3%21–31SE0.3%21–31IQ0.3%21–31PL0.3%21–31UA0.3%
University of Baghdad0.3% of the top 10%
Perovskite solar cells
24–28tied, of 76
1stCN53.9%21–23MA0.4%24–28FR0.3%24–28IQ0.3%24–28MY0.3%24–28TR0.3%
University of Technology - Iraq0.0% of the top 10%
Wide-bandgap semiconductors
23–29tied, of 562.3 papers of credit
1stCN40.8%23–29BD0.4%23–29IE0.3%23–29IQ0.3%23–29CH0.3%23–29AT0.3%
University of Technology - Iraq0.3% of the top 10%
Advanced chip manufacturing
21–33tied, of 390.5 papers of credit
1stCN31.8%21–33TN0.2%21–33EG0.2%21–33IQ0.1%21–33GR0.1%21–33ET0.1%
Middle Technical University0.1% of the top 10%
High-performance computing
22–35tied, of 451.0 papers of credit
1stUS36.3%22–35HR0.4%22–35GR0.4%22–35IQ0.4%22–35AM0.4%22–35MA0.3%
Nawroz University0.3% of the top 10%
Hydrogen by electrolysis
31–35tied, of 834.6 papers of credit
1stCN53.0%31–35OM0.3%31–35PL0.3%31–35IQ0.3%31–35RU0.3%31–35CZ0.3%
Outside the top 30
University of Diyala0.1% of the top 10%
Hydrogen storage and ammonia fuel
32–40tied, of 682.5 papers of credit
1stCN44.5%26–31KZ0.3%32–40PT0.3%32–40IQ0.3%32–40DZ0.3%32–40RU0.3%
Outside the top 30
University of Technology - Iraq0.1% of the top 10%
Electric batteries
28–40tied, of 89
1stCN68.0%28–40EG0.1%28–40ZA0.1%28–40IQ0.1%28–40BR0.1%28–40AT0.1%
Outside the top 30
Middle Technical University0.0% of the top 10%
Metamaterials
33–40tied, of 733.1 papers of credit
1stCN55.5%33–40IE0.1%33–40MA0.1%33–40IQ0.1%33–40BN0.1%33–40DZ0.1%
Outside the top 30
University of Raparin0.0% of the top 10%
Gene editing
36–40tied, of 772.2 papers of credit
1stUS32.2%36–40MX0.2%36–40NZ0.2%36–40IQ0.2%36–40KE0.2%36–40NO0.1%
Outside the top 30
Erbil Polytechnic University0.1% of the top 10%
Quantum computing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Quantum communication
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Large language models
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Atomic clocks
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Small satellites
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Advanced aircraft engines
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Drones and swarming
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Supercapacitors
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Nuclear fusion
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Additive manufacturing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Critical minerals processing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
mRNA vaccines and therapeutics
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Quantum sensors
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
AI chips
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Space launch
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Satellite navigation
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Inertial navigation
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Radar
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Directed energy
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Electronic warfare
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Hyperspectral imaging
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Magnets and superconductors
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Nuclear fission power
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Synthetic biology
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Genome sequencing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
New antibiotics and antivirals
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
6G and advanced wireless
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Distributed ledgers
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Advanced robotics
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Advanced composites
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Neighbours are the countries ranked just above and below. Ranks are shown as a range where shares are equal to one decimal place. Source: OpenAlex, pulled 18 October 2026. Method