(University of Basrah after the end of the 2025-2026 academic year records outstanding research growth thanks to the efforts of its researchers and faculty)

(University of Basrah after the end of the 2025-2026 academic year records outstanding research growth thanks to the efforts of its researchers and faculty)

University of Basrah, under the guidance of its university president, council, colleges, centers, and scientific departments, continues its upward trajectory in scientific research and publication within reputable international databases such as Scopus and Clarivate. This progress is supported by the distinguished scientific output of its researchers and faculty, and by the university's ongoing plans to enhance the quality of scientific research and strengthen its global presence and impact. It is also important to note that the university achieved an increase in its high-quality research output, with an approximate growth rate of 275+ reputable research papers published in these databases.

Statistics for the 2024/2025 and 2025/2026 academic years reveal a distinguished group of researchers whose scientific output in these databases and publications during this period ranged, for example, from 9 to 69 research papers. These include:

Prof. Dr. Ammar Badran Ramadan (69), Prof. Dr. Zaid Amin Abdul Jabbar (68), Prof. Aqeel Jassim Harfash (54), Prof. Shaker Hamoud Khalil (54), Prof. Ali Hussein Rashk (37), Asst. Prof. Ammar Yasser Jassim (31), Prof. Abbas Ali Mansour (28), Asst. Prof. Rahim Khazal Masawil (26), Prof. Qutaiba Abdul Karim Qasim (25), Prof. Munir Abdul Jalil Ismail (24), Prof. Hussein Abdullah Sultan (23), Prof. Hussein Ali Badran (22), Prof. Qusay Muhammad Ali (22), Prof. Wasfi Aboud Al-Ubay (21), Prof. Ali Adnan Yassin (21), Prof. Ihsan Abdan Abdul Karim (21), Prof. Khalida Salem Khudair (20), Prof. Atheer Hussein Ali (19), Mr. Kadhim Zaboun Nasser (19), Prof. Hamed Taleb Asaad (18), Assistant Professor Dr. Haider Iyad Yassin (18), Professor Dr. Riyadh Jassim Abu Al-Hail (17), Assistant Professor Dr. Haider Rashid Daham (16), Dr. Hisham Nouri Hussein (16), Professor Dr. Hussein Sadiq Sultan (16), Professor Dr. Zeina Waheed Atwan (16), Assistant Professor Dr. Ali Taha Yassin (15), Professor Dr. Muhannad Hamed Aboud (15), Professor Dr. Ahmed Majeed Jassim (15), Professor Dr. Alaa Hassan Abdullah (14), Professor Dr. Jabbar Mansour Khalaf (14), Professor Dr. Adel Ali Abdul Hassan (14), Professor Dr. Adnan Issa Al-Badran (14), Dr. Hussein Abdul Karim Younis (13), Professor Dr. Alaa Karim Naeema (13), Professor Dr. Ali Abdul Wahid Abdul (13), Assistant Professor Dr. Adala Mahdi Jiyad (13), Professor Dr. Amjad Kadhim Rasen (13), Prof. Dr. Zainab Shaker Abdullah (12), Prof. Dr. Salah Mahdi Najm (11), Asst. Prof. Dr. Marwan Yassin Abdul Majeed (11), Asst. Prof. Dr. Mustafa Musa Qasim (11), Asst. Prof. Dr. Ghaydaa Abdul Razzaq Suhail (11), Asst. Prof. Dr. Zuhair Ali Abdul Nabi (11), Prof. Dr. Amjad Zaki Khalil (11), Dr. Essam Aziz Khalifa (11), Prof. Dr. Zainab Ali Khalaf (10), Prof. Dr. Muhammad Hamza Abbas (10), Asst. Prof. Dr. Mujtaba Abdul Wahid Taher (10), Prof. Dr. Munther Abdul Jalil Muhammad (10), Dr. Alaa Falah Al-Abadi (9), Prof. Dr. Haider Khazal Mahbas (9), Prof. Dr. Mohsen Sagheer Abbas (9), Asst. Prof. Dr. Amir Abbas Muhammad (9), Prof. Dr. Ammar Abdul-Shaheed Abdul-Hamid (9) and Dr. Hassan Mohammed Jassim (9).

This activity reflects the efforts of researchers and faculty members, as well as the plans of the University Presidency, the esteemed University Council, the Department of Scientific Affairs, the Department of Graduate Studies, the Ibn Sina Center, and the Information Technology Center, in supporting rigorous publication and motivating researchers. This is part of an ongoing effort to enhance the research growth of the University of Basrah and elevate its global scientific standing.

University of Basrah | Continuous Research Growth… Researchers Creating Excellence.