Universities by Research Publications in Slovenia
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.
1University of Ljubljana5,312,137 citations
101,262
2University of Maribor1,058,864 citations
30,919
3Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School994,311 citations
17,762
4University of Primorska162,233 citations
9,668
5University of Nova Gorica240,970 citations
4,579
6College of Accounting7,214 citations
1,571
7Alma Mater Europaea19,528 citations
1,261
8Faculty of Design2,636 citations
792
9Univerzitetni Rehabilitacijski Inštitut22,487 citations
716
10Faculty of Applied Social Studies in Nova Gorica701 citations
374
11International School for Social and Business Studies4,008 citations
365
12Faculty of Polymer Technology5,613 citations
272
13College of Environmental Protection6,783 citations
221
14DOBA Business School756 citations
206
15European Faculty of Law1,147 citations
197
16Faculty of Commercial and Business Sciences909 citations
142
17School Centre Celje638 citations
139
18Euro Mediterranean University570 citations
134
19IEDC-Bled School of Management1,704 citations
132
20National Education Institute of the Republic of Slovenia544 citations
128
21Faculty of Industrial Engineering Novo Mesto846 citations
117
22Institute of Information Science1,315 citations
109
23Faculty of Media305 citations
102
24Higher School of Applied Sciences3,004 citations
98
25Chamber of Agriculture and Forestry of Slovenia1,173 citations
93
26School Center Novo mesto168 citations
92
27College of Nursing in Celje1,456 citations
86
28GEA College1,242 citations
85
29Kranj School Centre481 citations
85
30Fakulteta za zdravstvene in socialne vede Slovenj Gradec1,391 citations
80
31School of Business and Management Novo Mesto602 citations
78
32Graduate School of Government and European Studies490 citations
74
33School Centre Nova Gorica2,459 citations
70
34College of Industrial Engineering359 citations
57
35Social Protection Institute of the Republic of Slovenia187 citations
44
36Higher Education Centre Novo Mesto2,199 citations
43
37Biotehniški Center Naklo165 citations
41
38Tehniški Solski Center Maribor183 citations
32
39Sigmund Freud Privatuniversität - Standort Ljubljana131 citations
26
40Intellectual Property Institute5 citations
25
41S&T Slovenija482 citations
25
42Celje School of Economics134 citations
23
43Šolski center Slovenj Gradec46 citations
22
44Izobraževalni Center Piramida Maribor316 citations
21
45Biotechnical Educational Centre Ljubljana95 citations
19
46Higher Vocational College for Hospitality and Tourism Bled64 citations
17
47Šolski Center Šentjur12 citations
16
48Šolski Center Škofja Loka71 citations
15
49Vocational College of Traffic and Transport30 citations
15
50Šolski Center Velenje22 citations
13
Highlights
Within Slovenia, University of Ljubljana ranks first in 2026 with 101,262, followed by University of Maribor (30,919) and Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School (17,762).
University of Ljubljana is 3.3 times higher than University of Maribor, the runner-up.
Across 50 entries, values run from 101,262 (University of Ljubljana) to 13 (Šolski Center Velenje), with a median of 93.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Publications, 2026. Unit: works.
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