Universities by Research h-index in Cyprus
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 Cyprus27,491 works
416
2Cyprus University of Technology9,203 works
211
3Eastern Mediterranean University10,150 works
208
4Near East University16,530 works
180
5University of Nicosia9,917 works
153
6Cyprus International University4,347 works
144
7European University Cyprus5,574 works
124
8Open University of Cyprus2,553 works
109
9Frederick University2,922 works
95
10Intercollege472 works
83
11Girne American University1,677 works
76
12KIOS Research and Innovation Center of Excellence1,160 works
73
13University of Kyrenia1,396 works
64
14The Cyprus Institute of Neurology & Genetics - Postgraduate Education328 works
63
15Neapolis University Pafos1,246 works
62
16University of Central Lancashire Cyprus815 works
52
17Final International University685 works
50
18University of Mediterranean Karpasia348 works
41
19Cyprus College167 works
38
20American College159 works
36
21University of Limassol380 works
36
22Cyprus Aydin University459 works
32
23PHAETHON Centre of Excellence65 works
29
24Cyprus Institute of Marketing29 works
21
25Atatürk Teacher Training Academy99 works
17
26Mediterranean Institute of Management83 works
17
27American University of Cyprus127 works
16
28Philips College28 works
14
29Ctl Eurocollege40 works
11
32Association for Historical Dialogue and Research16 works
9
33Philips University71 works
8
34Theological School of the Church of Cyprus24 works
8
35Alexander College59 works
5
36American University of Beirut – Mediterraneo53 works
5
37Larnaca College40 works
5
38College of Tourism and Hotel Management48 works
4
40Global College45 works
3
Highlights
Within Cyprus, University of Cyprus ranks first in 2026 with 416, followed by Cyprus University of Technology (211) and Eastern Mediterranean University (208).
University of Cyprus is 2 times higher than Cyprus University of Technology, the runner-up.
Across 40 entries, values run from 416 (University of Cyprus) to 3 (Global College), with a median of 36.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Research h-index, 2026. Unit: h-index.
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