Universities by Research i10-index in Georgia
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.
1Tbilisi State University16,387 works
13,355
2Georgian Technical University6,128 works
2,998
3Ilia State University20,135 works
2,838
4Georgian National Academy of Sciences3,951 works
2,471
5Tbilisi State Medical University4,276 works
782
6Agricultural University of Georgia1,329 works
469
7University of Georgia1,388 works
360
8Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University2,030 works
168
9International Black Sea University1,079 works
163
10David Tvildiani Medical University587 works
112
11Free University of Tbilisi402 works
89
12Samtskhe-Javakheti State University231 works
56
13Akaki Tsereteli State University1,821 works
53
14BAU International University, Batumi265 works
48
15Caucasus University740 works
43
16Saint Andrew First-Called Georgian University of the Patriarchate of Georgia192 works
41
17University Geomedi212 works
41
18New Vision University454 works
40
19Caucasus International University780 works
39
20Petre Shotadze Tbilisi Medical Academy298 works
38
21Georgian American University295 works
33
22Batumi State Maritime Academy159 works
20
23Grigol Robakidze University636 works
19
24Georgian Institute of Public Affairs164 works
18
25Gori State University831 works
16
26Kutaisi International University240 works
14
27Sokhumi State University731 works
14
28Batumi Navigation Teaching University70 works
7
29Batumi Independent University25 works
6
30David Agmashenebeli University of Georgia304 works
5
31Georgian State University of Subtropical Agriculture8 works
5
32Central University of Europe172 works
4
33Georgian Aviation University97 works
4
34Alterbridge University18 works
2
35British University18 works
2
36Iakob Gogebashvili Telavi State University475 works
1
37International Teaching University of Georgia33 works
1
38Shota Rustaveli Theatre and Film Georgia State University273 works
1
Highlights
Within Georgia, Tbilisi State University ranks first in 2026 with 13,355, followed by Georgian Technical University (2,998) and Ilia State University (2,838).
Tbilisi State University is 4.5 times higher than Georgian Technical University, the runner-up.
Across 38 entries, values run from 13,355 (Tbilisi State University) to 1 (Shota Rustaveli Theatre and Film Georgia State University), with a median of 39.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Research i10-index, 2026. Unit: i10-index.
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