The President of the University of Babylon, Professor Dr. Qahtan Hadi Al-Jubouri, congratulated the university s researchers for achieving an advanced ranking in the list of the top 2% of scientists in the world, according to Stanford University s classification. The list included 34 local researchers, 8 of whom were from the University of Babylon. The ranking was based on a database collected from researchers at Stanford University in collaboration with Elsevier Digital Commons, which relies on several scientific criteria related to the effectiveness of publication and citation
This significant scientific and research achievement confirms the university s academic research integrity and its reliance on globally recognized research indicators. The University of Babylon has received several awards and rankings in local and international classifications
Dr. Mohammed Mansour Al-Khafaji, Assistant President of the University for Scientific Affairs, explained that this ranking is issued annually based on a study conducted by scholars from the prestigious Stanford University. It is known in the academic community as the "Stanford Ranking," and the report is built on several factors, including the strength of international scientific publication, the number of scientific citations, the Hirsch index, and participation in the review and editing of scientific research.