Universities by Research Publications in Georgia
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.
1Ilia State University178,102 citations
20,135
2Tbilisi State University1,031,055 citations
16,387
3Georgian Technical University190,977 citations
6,128
4Tbilisi State Medical University64,445 citations
4,276
5Georgian National Academy of Sciences193,563 citations
3,951
6Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University7,066 citations
2,030
7Akaki Tsereteli State University3,348 citations
1,821
8University of Georgia21,698 citations
1,388
9Agricultural University of Georgia17,719 citations
1,329
10International Black Sea University9,226 citations
1,079
11Gori State University797 citations
831
12Caucasus International University1,322 citations
780
13Caucasus University2,993 citations
740
14Sokhumi State University891 citations
731
15Grigol Robakidze University1,790 citations
636
16David Tvildiani Medical University6,824 citations
587
17Iakob Gogebashvili Telavi State University332 citations
475
18New Vision University1,448 citations
454
19Free University of Tbilisi6,835 citations
402
20David Agmashenebeli University of Georgia307 citations
304
21Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani University95 citations
301
22Petre Shotadze Tbilisi Medical Academy2,247 citations
298
23Georgian American University1,384 citations
295
24Shota Rustaveli Theatre and Film Georgia State University17 citations
273
25BAU International University, Batumi1,507 citations
265
26Kutaisi International University695 citations
240
27Samtskhe-Javakheti State University2,357 citations
231
28University Geomedi1,462 citations
212
29Saint Andrew First-Called Georgian University of the Patriarchate of Georgia1,526 citations
192
30Central University of Europe139 citations
172
31Georgian Institute of Public Affairs1,158 citations
164
32Batumi State Maritime Academy1,168 citations
159
33Georgian Aviation University158 citations
97
34Tbilisi State Academy of Arts18 citations
87
35Shota Meskhia State Teaching University of Zugdidi3 citations
71
36Batumi Navigation Teaching University228 citations
70
37Tbilisi Humanitarian University25 citations
64
38Avicenna - Batumi Medical University18 citations
46
39V. Sarajishvili Tbilisi State Conservation54 citations
40
40International Teaching University of Georgia59 citations
33
41Batumi Independent University204 citations
25
42Alterbridge University54 citations
18
43British University39 citations
18
44Ken Walker International University9 citations
16
45Georgian State University of Subtropical Agriculture310 citations
8
46New Georgian University0 citations
4
47Caucasus Academic Centre0 citations
3
48Church of Saint Abuseridze State University0 citations
2
49Classical and Traditional Medicine Academy1 citations
1
50Sukhishvili Teaching University0 citations
1
Highlights
Within Georgia, Ilia State University ranks first in 2026 with 20,135, followed by Tbilisi State University (16,387) and Georgian Technical University (6,128).
Across 50 entries, values run from 20,135 (Ilia State University) to 1 (Sukhishvili Teaching University), with a median of 253.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Publications, 2026. Unit: works.
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