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🎓 Top Research Universities in Slovenia

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

📅 2026📏 citations50 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
University of Ljubljana101,131 papers
5,291,449
2
University of Maribor30,884 papers
1,052,067
3
Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School17,743 papers
990,044
4
University of Nova Gorica4,572 papers
239,626
5
University of Primorska9,659 papers
161,308
6
Univerzitetni Rehabilitacijski Inštitut716 papers
22,430
7
Alma Mater Europaea1,258 papers
19,427
8
College of Accounting1,579 papers
7,158
9
College of Environmental Protection219 papers
6,756
10
Faculty of Polymer Technology272 papers
5,591
11
International School for Social and Business Studies366 papers
3,994
12
Higher School of Applied Sciences98 papers
3,001
13
Faculty of Design794 papers
2,617
14
School Centre Nova Gorica69 papers
2,454
15
Higher Education Centre Novo Mesto42 papers
2,194
16
IEDC-Bled School of Management132 papers
1,691
17
College of Nursing in Celje86 papers
1,444
18
Fakulteta za zdravstvene in socialne vede Slovenj Gradec80 papers
1,384
19
Institute of Information Science109 papers
1,304
20
GEA College85 papers
1,240
21
Chamber of Agriculture and Forestry of Slovenia93 papers
1,167
22
European Faculty of Law196 papers
1,138
23
Faculty of Commercial and Business Sciences143 papers
904
24
Faculty of Industrial Engineering Novo Mesto117 papers
843
25
DOBA Business School206 papers
752
26
Faculty of Applied Social Studies in Nova Gorica369 papers
693
27
School Centre Celje139 papers
636
28
School of Business and Management Novo Mesto78 papers
597
29
Euro Mediterranean University133 papers
569
30
National Education Institute of the Republic of Slovenia127 papers
530
31
Graduate School of Government and European Studies75 papers
489
32
S&T Slovenija25 papers
482
33
Kranj School Centre85 papers
480
34
College of Industrial Engineering57 papers
356
35
Izobraževalni Center Piramida Maribor21 papers
310
36
Faculty of Media104 papers
305
37
Social Protection Institute of the Republic of Slovenia44 papers
187
38
Tehniški Solski Center Maribor32 papers
180
39
School Center Novo mesto92 papers
167
40
Biotehniški Center Naklo41 papers
163
41
Institute for Project Management and Information Technology5 papers
147
42
Celje School of Economics23 papers
134
43
Sigmund Freud Privatuniversität - Standort Ljubljana26 papers
131
44
Tehnološko raziskovalni center JUB5 papers
105
45
Biotechnical Educational Centre Ljubljana19 papers
98
46
Šolski Center Škofja Loka15 papers
71
47
Univerzitetno Središče Novo mesto9 papers
68
48
Higher Vocational College for Hospitality and Tourism Bled17 papers
62
49
B & B9 papers
59
50
Katoliski institut Izredni študij prava in ekonomije na Fakulteti za pravo in ekonomijo6 papers
49

Highlights

Within Slovenia, University of Ljubljana ranks first in 2026 with 5,291,449, followed by University of Maribor (1,052,067) and Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School (990,044).

University of Ljubljana is 5 times higher than University of Maribor, the runner-up.

Across 50 entries, values run from 5,291,449 (University of Ljubljana) to 49 (Katoliski institut Izredni študij prava in ekonomije na Fakulteti za pravo in ekonomijo), with a median of 723.

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.