Iraqi universities achieve high ranks in Scimago Institutions Rankings
The Iraqi Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research. Photo: Elbashayer
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – The Iraqi Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research announced that Iraqi universities achieved competitive positions in the Scimago Institutions Rankings (SIR), the Iraqi News Agency (INA) reported.
The ministry mentioned in a statement that Iraqi universities and academic institutions achieved significant competitive results in the SIR report for 2023, which evaluated 8,433 institutions around the world.
The ministry added that 47 Iraqi institutions were included in 2023 SIR report. These Iraqi institutions include 28 universities, the most prominent of which are Komar University of Science and Technology, University of Technology, University of Baghdad, University of Sulaimani, University of Babylon and Mustansiriyah University.
The SIR World Report is the work of the Scimago Research Group, a Spain-based research organization consisting of members from the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), University of Granada, Charles III University of Madrid, University of Alcala, University of Extremadura and other education institutions in Spain.
The ranking is divided into five sectors: government, health, higher education, private and others. For each, it measures areas such as: research output, international collaboration, normalized impact and publication rate.
Indicators are divided into three groups intended to reflect scientific, economic and social characteristics of institutions. The SIR includes both indicators influenced and not influenced by the size of the institutions.
Iraqi universities and colleges record rising competition in international rankings, including the Shanghai Ranking, where the University of Baghdad’s chemical engineering major was ranked, The Times ranking, in which eight Iraqi universities were ranked, and the QS ranking, where five Iraqi universities were ranked.