Universities by Research h-index in Albania
Universities and colleges ranked by OpenAlex's institutional h-index, which combines publication volume and citation impact. This is a research metric, not a measure of teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.
1University of Tirana5,838 works
83
2Agricultural University of Tirana2,050 works
71
3University of Medicine Tirana2,003 works
69
4Polytechnic University of Tirana2,480 works
59
5University of Vlora "Ismail Qemali"1,413 works
50
6Epoka University1,042 works
49
7Catholic University Our Lady of Good Counsel699 works
41
8University of Elbasan1,101 works
39
9Aldent University294 works
35
10Aleksandër Moisiu University2,124 works
29
11University of New York Tirana522 works
29
12Albanian University786 works
27
13European University of Tirana1,384 works
24
14University of Shkodra "Luigj Gurakuqi"793 works
23
15Sports University of Tirana409 works
17
16Bedër University176 works
16
17Fan Noli University428 works
16
18Canadian Institute of Technology260 works
14
19Polis University521 works
14
20Universiteti Reald75 works
14
21Eqrem Çabej University213 works
10
22University of Arts142 works
10
23Luarasi University144 works
9
24Marin Barleti University171 works
9
25Tirana Business University99 works
8
26Universiteti Metropolitan Tirana202 works
8
27LOGOS University College106 works
7
28Kolegji Universitar Qiriazi68 works
6
29Kristal University27 works
6
30University Pavaresia Vlore37 works
3
31Vitrina University29 works
3
32Academy of Film & Multimedia “MARUBI”1 works
1
33Skanderbeg Military University3 works
1
Highlights
Within Albania, University of Tirana ranks first in 2026 with 83, followed by Agricultural University of Tirana (71) and University of Medicine Tirana (69).
Across 33 entries, values run from 83 (University of Tirana) to 1 (Skanderbeg Military University), with a median of 16.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Research h-index, 2026. Unit: h-index.
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