{"id":42172,"date":"2026-02-28T13:58:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T10:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spu.edu.iq\/en\/?p=42172"},"modified":"2026-02-28T14:04:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T11:04:32","slug":"sulaimani-polytechnic-university-achieves-outstanding-success-in-scimago-2026-institution-rankings-overall-and-by-subject-in-iraq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spu.edu.iq\/en\/sulaimani-polytechnic-university-achieves-outstanding-success-in-scimago-2026-institution-rankings-overall-and-by-subject-in-iraq\/","title":{"rendered":"Sulaimani Polytechnic University Achieves Outstanding Success in SCImago 2026 Institution Rankings (Overall and by Subject) in Iraq"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sulaimani Polytechnic University (SPU) has achieved remarkable success in the SCImago Institutions Rankings 2026, reflecting the university\u2019s growing scientific capacity both nationally and internationally.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the latest SCImago rankings, SPU has gained a landmark position as 1st among public universities in the Kurdistan Region, 2nd in the Kurdistan Region across both public and private universities, and 12th among 76 Iraqi universities listed. This impressive performance underscores the university\u2019s rapid development in research, innovation, and academic impact within Iraq.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The overall university ranking is determined based on three key criteria:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Research Performance (50%)<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Innovation (30%)<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Social Impact (20%)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">These results demonstrate SPU\u2019s strong commitment to scientific research, technological innovation, and societal engagement.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In addition to overall performance, the SCImago 2026 rankings also highlight universities\u2019 achievements across specific subjects. Sulaimani Polytechnic University has excelled in several fields in Iraq:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Computer Science \u2013 8th place<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology \u2013 9th place<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Engineering \u2013 12th place<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Agricultural Sciences and Biology \u2013 30th place<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Environmental Science \u2013 37th place<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Energy \u2013 45th place<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Notably, the university\u2019s strongest achievement is in Computer Science, ranking 8th in Iraq, reflecting high research productivity and active participation of SPU researchers in computing and technology-related fields.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">These results highlight the continued expansion of SPU\u2019s research capacity, academic productivity, and contribution to scientific development in Iraq. The University Presidency extends congratulations to all faculty, staff, and students, emphasizing that this success is the result of their dedication, innovation, and commitment to excellence in research and academic performance.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spu.edu.iq\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Simago-LIst-KRG-UNI-En-2026.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-42170 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/spu.edu.iq\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Simago-LIst-KRG-UNI-En-2026.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spu.edu.iq\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Simago-LIst-KRG-UNI-En-2026.png 1024w, https:\/\/spu.edu.iq\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Simago-LIst-KRG-UNI-En-2026-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/spu.edu.iq\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Simago-LIst-KRG-UNI-En-2026-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spu.edu.iq\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Subject-Simago-En-2026.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-42171 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/spu.edu.iq\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Subject-Simago-En-2026.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spu.edu.iq\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Subject-Simago-En-2026.png 1024w, https:\/\/spu.edu.iq\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Subject-Simago-En-2026-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/spu.edu.iq\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Subject-Simago-En-2026-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sulaimani Polytechnic University (SPU) has achieved remarkable success in the SCImago Institutions Rankings 2026, reflecting the university\u2019s growing scientific capacity both nationally and internationally. In the latest SCImago rankings, SPU has gained a landmark position as 1st among public universities &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":42169,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[627,68,640],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42172","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-main-news","category-news-activities","category-spu-ranking"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/spu.edu.iq\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42172","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/spu.edu.iq\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/spu.edu.iq\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spu.edu.iq\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spu.edu.iq\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42172"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/spu.edu.iq\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42172\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42177,"href":"https:\/\/spu.edu.iq\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42172\/revisions\/42177"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spu.edu.iq\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42169"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/spu.edu.iq\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42172"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spu.edu.iq\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42172"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spu.edu.iq\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42172"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}