Universities by Research h-index in Slovenia
Universities and colleges ranked by OpenAlex's institutional h-index, which combines publication volume and citation impact. 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.
1University of Ljubljana101,262 works
545
2University of Maribor30,919 works
297
3Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School17,762 works
275
4University of Nova Gorica4,579 works
201
5University of Primorska9,668 works
139
6Univerzitetni Rehabilitacijski Inštitut716 works
70
7Alma Mater Europaea1,261 works
66
8College of Environmental Protection221 works
39
9College of Accounting1,571 works
38
10Faculty of Polymer Technology272 works
38
11Higher School of Applied Sciences98 works
33
12International School for Social and Business Studies365 works
33
13School Centre Nova Gorica70 works
29
14Faculty of Design792 works
22
15IEDC-Bled School of Management132 works
21
16European Faculty of Law197 works
18
18Chamber of Agriculture and Forestry of Slovenia93 works
16
19College of Nursing in Celje86 works
16
20Faculty of Industrial Engineering Novo Mesto117 works
16
21Faculty of Commercial and Business Sciences142 works
15
22National Education Institute of the Republic of Slovenia128 works
15
23Fakulteta za zdravstvene in socialne vede Slovenj Gradec80 works
14
24Institute of Information Science109 works
13
25DOBA Business School206 works
12
26Euro Mediterranean University134 works
12
27Graduate School of Government and European Studies74 works
12
28Kranj School Centre85 works
12
29School Centre Celje139 works
12
30School of Business and Management Novo Mesto78 works
12
31Faculty of Applied Social Studies in Nova Gorica374 works
11
32Higher Education Centre Novo Mesto43 works
10
33Faculty of Media102 works
9
35Biotehniški Center Naklo41 works
8
36College of Industrial Engineering57 works
8
37Izobraževalni Center Piramida Maribor21 works
8
38Social Protection Institute of the Republic of Slovenia44 works
7
39Tehniški Solski Center Maribor32 works
7
40School Center Novo mesto92 works
6
41Sigmund Freud Privatuniversität - Standort Ljubljana26 works
6
42Higher Vocational College for Hospitality and Tourism Bled17 works
5
43Katoliski institut Izredni študij prava in ekonomije na Fakulteti za pravo in ekonomijo6 works
5
45Biotechnical Educational Centre Ljubljana19 works
4
46Šolski center Slovenj Gradec22 works
4
47Tehnološko raziskovalni center JUB5 works
4
48Univerzitetno Središče Novo mesto9 works
4
49Šolski Center Škofja Loka15 works
3
50Vocational College of Traffic and Transport15 works
3
Highlights
Within Slovenia, University of Ljubljana ranks first in 2026 with 545, followed by University of Maribor (297) and Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School (275).
University of Ljubljana is 1.8 times higher than University of Maribor, the runner-up.
Across 50 entries, values run from 545 (University of Ljubljana) to 3 (Vocational College of Traffic and Transport), with a median of 12.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Research h-index, 2026. Unit: h-index.
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