Universities by Research Publications in Albania

Universities and colleges ranked by the number of scholarly works indexed by OpenAlex. This measures research volume, not teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.

📅 2026📏 works33 entries🇦🇱 See all of this country’s rankings →

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Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (works, logarithmic scale); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.

University of Tirana49,188 citations

5,838

Polytechnic University of Tirana23,310 citations

2,480

Aleksandër Moisiu University7,297 citations

2,124

Agricultural University of Tirana33,885 citations

2,050

University of Medicine Tirana22,483 citations

2,003

University of Vlora "Ismail Qemali"13,056 citations

1,413

European University of Tirana3,917 citations

1,384

University of Elbasan6,911 citations

1,101

Epoka University13,452 citations

1,042

University of Shkodra "Luigj Gurakuqi"3,961 citations

793

Albanian University3,459 citations

786

Catholic University Our Lady of Good Counsel9,056 citations

699

University of New York Tirana4,845 citations

522

Polis University1,139 citations

521

Fan Noli University1,451 citations

428

Sports University of Tirana2,520 citations

409

Aldent University4,000 citations

294

Canadian Institute of Technology816 citations

260

Eqrem Çabej University554 citations

213

Universiteti Metropolitan Tirana525 citations

202

Bedër University1,061 citations

176

Marin Barleti University409 citations

171

Luarasi University309 citations

144

University of Arts300 citations

142

LOGOS University College165 citations

106

Tirana Business University173 citations

Universiteti Reald703 citations

Kolegji Universitar Qiriazi179 citations

University Pavaresia Vlore50 citations

Vitrina University25 citations

Kristal University120 citations

Skanderbeg Military University3 citations

Academy of Film & Multimedia “MARUBI”4 citations

Highlights

Within Albania, University of Tirana ranks first in 2026 with 5,838, followed by Polytechnic University of Tirana (2,480) and Aleksandër Moisiu University (2,124).

University of Tirana is 2.4 times higher than Polytechnic University of Tirana, the runner-up.

Across 33 entries, values run from 5,838 (University of Tirana) to 1 (Academy of Film & Multimedia “MARUBI”), with a median of 294.

Source: OpenAlex, institutional Publications, 2026. Unit: works.

Source: OpenAlex, institutional Publications · CC0 1.0 (OpenAlex) · fetched Oct 17, 2026 — OpenAlex indexes scholarly works and citations. Coverage and citation practices vary by institution and field; this is a research measure, not a ranking of teaching quality.

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Highlights

Within Albania, University of Tirana ranks first in 2026 with 5,838, followed by Polytechnic University of Tirana (2,480) and Aleksandër Moisiu University (2,124).

University of Tirana is 2.4 times higher than Polytechnic University of Tirana, the runner-up.

Across 33 entries, values run from 5,838 (University of Tirana) to 1 (Academy of Film & Multimedia “MARUBI”), with a median of 294.

Source: OpenAlex, institutional Publications, 2026. Unit: works.