Universities by Research h-index in Slovakia
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.
1Comenius University Bratislava46,176 works
403
2University of Pavol Jozef Šafárik16,124 works
233
3Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava29,637 works
210
4Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra8,302 works
160
5Technical University of Košice20,218 works
158
6Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra5,457 works
126
7Slovak Medical University3,142 works
126
8University of Trnava3,255 works
122
9University of Žilina16,179 works
120
10Technická univerzita vo Zvolene4,192 works
119
11University of Veterinary Medicine in Košice3,577 works
106
12University of Prešov4,937 works
103
13Trencianska Univerzita Alexandra Dubceka V Trencine2,291 works
82
14University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava3,210 works
78
15Matej Bel University5,053 works
76
16Bratislava University of Economics and Business3,727 works
69
17J. Selye University1,424 works
61
18Catholic University in Ruzomberok1,906 works
50
19Pan-European University1,196 works
48
20Bratislava University of Economics and Management399 works
33
21Vysoká Škola Zdravotníctva a Sociálnej Práce sv. Alžbety681 works
31
22Armed Forces Academy506 works
19
23DTI University406 works
18
24Academy of the Police Force in Bratislava297 works
17
25Welding Research Institute - Industrial Institute SR134 works
16
26Danubius University234 works
14
27University of Security Management in Košice182 works
14
28University of Central Europe in Skalica36 works
13
29Vysoká škola manažmentu, City University of Seattle47 works
11
30Slovak Organization for Space Activities21 works
10
31Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava88 works
8
32Grammar School53 works
8
33International School of Management Slovakia150 works
8
34Institute of History of the Slovak Academy of Sciences203 works
5
35Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava62 works
3
36Bratislava International School of Liberal Arts26 works
3
37Akadémia Umení v Banskej Bystrici14 works
1
38Jan Albrecht Music and Art Academy1 works
1
39Štátny Inštitút Odborného Vzdelávania1 works
1
40Stredná Odborná Skola Lesnícka Tvrdošín3 works
1
Highlights
Within Slovakia, Comenius University Bratislava ranks first in 2026 with 403, followed by University of Pavol Jozef Šafárik (233) and Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava (210).
Comenius University Bratislava is 1.7 times higher than University of Pavol Jozef Šafárik, the runner-up.
Across 40 entries, values run from 403 (Comenius University Bratislava) to 1 (Stredná Odborná Skola Lesnícka Tvrdošín), with a median of 32.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Research h-index, 2026. Unit: h-index.
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