Universities by Research Publications in Cyprus
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.
1University of Cyprus1,848,694 citations
27,491
2Near East University384,810 citations
16,530
3Eastern Mediterranean University377,772 citations
10,150
4University of Nicosia214,663 citations
9,917
5Cyprus University of Technology404,713 citations
9,203
6European University Cyprus125,508 citations
5,574
7Cyprus International University129,129 citations
4,347
8Frederick University57,763 citations
2,922
9Open University of Cyprus64,716 citations
2,553
10Girne American University30,880 citations
1,677
11University of Kyrenia20,210 citations
1,396
12Neapolis University Pafos19,912 citations
1,246
13KIOS Research and Innovation Center of Excellence32,720 citations
1,160
14University of Central Lancashire Cyprus12,756 citations
815
15Final International University10,300 citations
685
16Intercollege28,140 citations
472
17Cyprus Aydin University4,825 citations
459
18University of Limassol5,631 citations
380
19University of Mediterranean Karpasia7,673 citations
348
20The Cyprus Institute of Neurology & Genetics - Postgraduate Education23,016 citations
328
21Cyprus College7,512 citations
167
22American College4,545 citations
159
23American University of Cyprus1,216 citations
127
24Atatürk Teacher Training Academy789 citations
99
25Mediterranean Institute of Management880 citations
83
26Philips University215 citations
71
27PHAETHON Centre of Excellence4,524 citations
65
28Alexander College83 citations
59
29American University of Beirut – Mediterraneo164 citations
53
30College of Tourism and Hotel Management127 citations
48
31KES College320 citations
47
32Global College41 citations
45
33Ctl Eurocollege597 citations
40
34Larnaca College442 citations
40
35CDA College249 citations
39
36Cyprus Institute of Marketing1,470 citations
29
37Philips College817 citations
28
38Theological School of the Church of Cyprus206 citations
24
39Association for Historical Dialogue and Research355 citations
16
40Casa College20 citations
11
41Cyprus College of Art0 citations
7
42Dublin Metropolitan University0 citations
1
Highlights
Within Cyprus, University of Cyprus ranks first in 2026 with 27,491, followed by Near East University (16,530) and Eastern Mediterranean University (10,150).
University of Cyprus is 1.7 times higher than Near East University, the runner-up.
Across 42 entries, values run from 27,491 (University of Cyprus) to 1 (Dublin Metropolitan University), with a median of 163.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Publications, 2026. Unit: works.
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