In Its First Edition: Twelve Iraqi Universities in the Times Interdisciplinary Science Rankings 2025
The Times Higher Education (THE) has announced the results of its inaugural Interdisciplinary Science Rankings 2025, showcasing the best universities globally in interdisciplinary scientific research for the year 2025.
This ranking evaluated 749 universities worldwide based on 11 performance indicators across three main areas: Inputs (19%), Process (16%), and Outputs (65%).
The results (https://www.timeshighereducation.com/interdisciplinary-science-rankings#!/length/25/locations/IRQ/sort_by/rank/sort_order/asc) revealed that the University of Baghdad ranked 161st globally, followed by Cihan-Erbil University, Al-Mustaqbal University College, University of Babylon, University of Technology, University of Anbar, Al-Nahrain University, Al-Farahidi University, Al-Furat Al-Awsat Technical University, University of Tikrit, University of Diyala, and University of Wasit.
In this pioneering ranking, 92 countries competed based on the number of their ranked universities. Iraq was represented by twelve universities, placing it third among participating Arab countries and twentieth globally—a position it shares with both Malaysia and Poland.
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