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🎓 Top Research Universities in Moldova

Universities and colleges in Moldova ranked by the total citations their research has received (OpenAlex).

📅 2026📏 citations21 entries🇲🇩 See all of this country’s rankings →
Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (citations, logarithmic scale); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.
1
Technical University of Moldova3,913 papers
76,224
2
Moldova State University8,612 papers
53,238
3
Nicolae Testemițanu State University of Medicine and Pharmacy5,069 papers
47,456
4
Shevchenko Transnistria State University930 papers
4,972
5
Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova2,106 papers
2,704
6
State Agrarian University of Moldova666 papers
1,803
7
Ion Creangă Pedagogical State University1,734 papers
801
8
State University of Physical Education and Sport712 papers
790
9
Alecu Russo State University of Bălți432 papers
502
10
Comrat State University261 papers
501
11
Free International University of Moldova787 papers
438
12
Universitatea de Stat „Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu" din Cahul351 papers
388
13
Universitatea de Stat din Tiraspol236 papers
277
14
Trade Co-operative University of Moldova68 papers
64
15
Institute of Educational Sciences137 papers
62
16
Academy of Music Theatre and Fine Arts571 papers
38
17
Universitatea Slavonă din Moldova17 papers
35
18
Academy of Public Administration116 papers
31
19
Institute of International Relations of Moldova66 papers
21
20
Univers Moldova7 papers
11
21
Taraclia State University12 papers
3

Highlights

Within Moldova, Technical University of Moldova ranks first in 2026 with 76,224, followed by Moldova State University (53,238) and Nicolae Testemițanu State University of Medicine and Pharmacy (47,456).

Across 21 entries, values run from 76,224 (Technical University of Moldova) to 3 (Taraclia State University), with a median of 438.

Source: OpenAlex, citations received by each institution's papers, 2026. Unit: citations.

Source: OpenAlex, citations received by each institution's papers · CC0 1.0 (OpenAlex) · fetched Oct 13, 2026 — Counts every citation to papers by authors affiliated with the institution, so large and old universities score high. It measures research impact, not teaching quality.