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🎓 Top Research Universities in North Macedonia

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

📅 2026📏 citations17 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
Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje22,882 papers
493,647
2
Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts1,898 papers
74,217
3
Goce Delcev University6,839 papers
44,007
4
South East European University2,403 papers
28,233
5
State University of Tetova1,868 papers
16,916
6
University "St. Kliment Ohridski" - Bitola2,570 papers
15,911
7
University of Information Science and Technology St. Paul The Apostle399 papers
6,134
8
University Clinic for Radiotherapy and Oncology183 papers
4,482
9
University American College Skopje689 papers
3,116
10
International Balkan University679 papers
1,960
11
American University of Europe310 papers
1,511
12
MIT University312 papers
1,090
13
European University226 papers
929
14
National and University Library "St. Kliment of Ohrid"36 papers
274
15
International University of Struga42 papers
210
16
Institute of Communication Studies19 papers
17
17
Euro Balkan University12 papers
1

Highlights

Within North Macedonia, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje ranks first in 2026 with 493,647, followed by Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts (74,217) and Goce Delcev University (44,007).

Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje is 6.7 times higher than Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, the runner-up.

Across 17 entries, values run from 493,647 (Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje) to 1 (Euro Balkan University), with a median of 3,116.

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.