Universities by Research i10-index in Cyprus
Universities and colleges ranked by OpenAlex's institutional i10-index, the number of works with at least ten citations. 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
28,418
2Near East University16,530 works
8,435
3Cyprus University of Technology9,203 works
6,976
4Eastern Mediterranean University10,150 works
6,970
5University of Nicosia9,917 works
4,389
6European University Cyprus5,574 works
2,640
7Cyprus International University4,347 works
2,293
8Open University of Cyprus2,553 works
1,316
9Frederick University2,922 works
1,203
10KIOS Research and Innovation Center of Excellence1,160 works
851
11The Cyprus Institute of Neurology & Genetics - Postgraduate Education328 works
634
12Girne American University1,677 works
623
13Neapolis University Pafos1,246 works
477
14University of Kyrenia1,396 works
469
15Intercollege472 works
325
16University of Central Lancashire Cyprus815 works
253
17Final International University685 works
210
18University of Mediterranean Karpasia348 works
200
19Cyprus Aydin University459 works
93
20University of Limassol380 works
90
21Cyprus College167 works
82
22American College159 works
66
23PHAETHON Centre of Excellence65 works
52
24American University of Cyprus127 works
32
25Atatürk Teacher Training Academy99 works
27
26Mediterranean Institute of Management83 works
24
27Cyprus Institute of Marketing29 works
22
28Ctl Eurocollege40 works
15
29Philips College28 works
15
32Association for Historical Dialogue and Research16 works
8
33Theological School of the Church of Cyprus24 works
8
34Philips University71 works
6
35American University of Beirut – Mediterraneo53 works
5
36Larnaca College40 works
5
37Alexander College59 works
3
38College of Tourism and Hotel Management48 works
2
Highlights
Within Cyprus, University of Cyprus ranks first in 2026 with 28,418, followed by Near East University (8,435) and Cyprus University of Technology (6,976).
University of Cyprus is 3.4 times higher than Near East University, the runner-up.
Across 39 entries, values run from 28,418 (University of Cyprus) to 1 (Casa College), with a median of 90.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Research i10-index, 2026. Unit: i10-index.
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