Universities by Recent Research Citedness in Romania
Universities and colleges ranked by OpenAlex's mean citedness for works published in the last two years. Recent citation rates vary by field and are not a measure of teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.
1Institutul de Cercetari Biologice Cluj-Napoca153 works
16.39
2National Institute for Research and Development for Industrial Ecology789 works
8.26
3Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy27,419 works
4.86
4Spiru Haret University2,057 works
4.83
5Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania2,441 works
4.57
6University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova6,900 works
4.53
7Petroleum & Gas University of Ploieşti2,772 works
4.51
8Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy16,491 works
4.26
9"Ion Ionescu de la Brad" Iasi University of Life Sciences2,813 works
4.12
10University "Eftimie Murgu" of Reşiţa554 works
4.00
11Victor Babeș University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timișoara11,325 works
3.95
12Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu9,178 works
3.90
13Apollonia University885 works
3.87
14"Dunarea de Jos" University of Galati12,645 works
3.77
15University of Pitesti4,036 works
3.75
16Bucharest University of Economic Studies16,136 works
3.68
17University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca9,663 works
3.57
18Universitatea de Medicină, Farmacie, Științe și Tehnologie „George Emil Palade” din Târgu Mureș8,979 works
3.52
19Vasile Goldis Western University of Arad2,440 works
3.50
20Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy17,485 works
3.50
21Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences281 works
3.44
22Transylvania University of Brașov16,992 works
3.28
23University of Oradea10,312 works
3.23
24Universitatea Națională de Știință și Tehnologie Politehnica București41,967 works
3.15
25Ştefan cel Mare University of Suceava8,900 works
3.11
26University of Bucharest35,143 works
3.04
27Babeș-Bolyai University36,410 works
2.89
28Titu Maiorescu University3,367 works
2.79
29West University of Timişoara11,716 works
2.78
30Aurel Vlaicu University of Arad3,467 works
2.74
31Ovidius University8,000 works
2.71
32University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest4,255 works
2.64
33University of Craiova14,635 works
2.57
34Institute of Biochemistry619 works
2.55
35Dimitrie Cantemir University380 works
2.54
36Valahia University of Targoviste4,475 works
2.50
37Danubius International University939 works
2.48
38Politehnica University of Timisoara14,405 works
2.46
39Constantin Brâncoveanu University211 works
2.42
40Mircea cel Batran Naval Academy710 works
2.35
41University of Bacău2,898 works
2.27
42Universitatea George Bacovia Bacau69 works
2.27
43Technical University of Cluj-Napoca18,803 works
2.25
44Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iași15,893 works
2.21
45ICMET Craiova333 works
2.17
46Institutul Național de Management al Serviciilor de Sănătate87 works
2.17
47Alexandru Ioan Cuza University22,550 works
2.13
48Bogdan Voda University146 works
2.11
49Technical University of Civil Engineering of Bucharest2,742 works
1.96
50Dimitrie Cantemir Christian University807 works
1.96
Highlights
Within Romania, Institutul de Cercetari Biologice Cluj-Napoca ranks first in 2026 with 16.39, followed by National Institute for Research and Development for Industrial Ecology (8.26) and Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy (4.86).
Institutul de Cercetari Biologice Cluj-Napoca is 2 times higher than National Institute for Research and Development for Industrial Ecology, the runner-up.
Across 50 entries, values run from 16.39 (Institutul de Cercetari Biologice Cluj-Napoca) to 1.96 (Dimitrie Cantemir Christian University), with a median of 3.07.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Recent citedness, 2026. Unit: mean citations per work.
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