The College of Engineering at the University of Basra has achieved a remarkable achievement by including Professor Dr. Munir Abdul-Jalil Ismail among the top 2% of scientists in the world from various international universities for the year 2025. This ranking is issued annually by Stanford University, which includes the top 2% of the most influential scientists in their fields. It is based on a comprehensive analysis of scientific publication data and citations using the Scopus database. It is worth noting that Dr. Munir Abdul-Jalil has been included for the third consecutive year. This ranking covers 166 countries and is based on the following criteria:
* Number of internationally published research papers and their scientific quality
* Number of citations from other researchers
* Research Impact Factor (H-index)
* Excellence in specific disciplines within 176 scientific fields