Universities by Research h-index in Georgia
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.
1Tbilisi State University16,387 works
322
2Georgian National Academy of Sciences3,951 works
182
3Georgian Technical University6,128 works
166
4Ilia State University20,135 works
140
5Tbilisi State Medical University4,276 works
86
6University of Georgia1,388 works
66
7Agricultural University of Georgia1,329 works
53
8International Black Sea University1,079 works
51
9David Tvildiani Medical University587 works
41
10Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University2,030 works
31
11Free University of Tbilisi402 works
30
12Petre Shotadze Tbilisi Medical Academy298 works
24
13Samtskhe-Javakheti State University231 works
24
14Akaki Tsereteli State University1,821 works
20
15Saint Andrew First-Called Georgian University of the Patriarchate of Georgia192 works
20
16Caucasus University740 works
19
17Georgian American University295 works
19
18University Geomedi212 works
19
19BAU International University, Batumi265 works
18
20New Vision University454 works
17
21Caucasus International University780 works
16
22Georgian Institute of Public Affairs164 works
15
23Batumi State Maritime Academy159 works
14
24Grigol Robakidze University636 works
14
25Gori State University831 works
13
26Sokhumi State University731 works
13
27Kutaisi International University240 works
10
28Batumi Navigation Teaching University70 works
9
29David Agmashenebeli University of Georgia304 works
8
30Batumi Independent University25 works
7
31Iakob Gogebashvili Telavi State University475 works
7
32Georgian State University of Subtropical Agriculture8 works
6
33V. Sarajishvili Tbilisi State Conservation40 works
6
34Central University of Europe172 works
5
35Georgian Aviation University97 works
5
36Alterbridge University18 works
4
37International Teaching University of Georgia33 works
4
38Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani University301 works
4
39British University18 works
3
40Tbilisi Humanitarian University64 works
3
41Avicenna - Batumi Medical University46 works
2
42Ken Walker International University16 works
2
43Tbilisi State Academy of Arts87 works
2
44Classical and Traditional Medicine Academy1 works
1
45Rustavi Academy of Higher Education1 works
1
46Shota Meskhia State Teaching University of Zugdidi71 works
1
47Shota Rustaveli Theatre and Film Georgia State University273 works
1
Highlights
Within Georgia, Tbilisi State University ranks first in 2026 with 322, followed by Georgian National Academy of Sciences (182) and Georgian Technical University (166).
Tbilisi State University is 1.8 times higher than Georgian National Academy of Sciences, the runner-up.
Across 47 entries, values run from 322 (Tbilisi State University) to 1 (Shota Rustaveli Theatre and Film Georgia State University), with a median of 14.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Research h-index, 2026. Unit: h-index.
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