Universities by Research Publications in Slovakia
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.
1Comenius University Bratislava2,735,579 citations
46,176
2Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava865,696 citations
29,637
3Technical University of Košice444,526 citations
20,218
4University of Žilina282,247 citations
16,179
5University of Pavol Jozef Šafárik656,898 citations
16,124
6Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra258,984 citations
8,302
7Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra119,346 citations
5,457
8Matej Bel University51,302 citations
5,053
9University of Prešov65,320 citations
4,937
10Technická univerzita vo Zvolene136,164 citations
4,192
11Bratislava University of Economics and Business37,139 citations
3,727
12University of Veterinary Medicine in Košice119,513 citations
3,577
13University of Trnava110,000 citations
3,255
14University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava49,648 citations
3,210
15Slovak Medical University136,702 citations
3,142
16Trencianska Univerzita Alexandra Dubceka V Trencine46,523 citations
2,291
17Catholic University in Ruzomberok15,882 citations
1,906
18J. Selye University21,993 citations
1,424
19Pan-European University11,885 citations
1,196
20Vysoká Škola Zdravotníctva a Sociálnej Práce sv. Alžbety4,378 citations
681
21Armed Forces Academy2,698 citations
506
22DTI University2,006 citations
406
23Bratislava University of Economics and Management5,865 citations
399
24Academy of the Police Force in Bratislava1,192 citations
297
25Danubius University672 citations
234
26Institute of History of the Slovak Academy of Sciences196 citations
203
27University of Security Management in Košice933 citations
182
28International School of Management Slovakia931 citations
150
29Welding Research Institute - Industrial Institute SR853 citations
134
30Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava267 citations
88
31Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava76 citations
62
32Grammar School258 citations
53
33Vysoká škola manažmentu, City University of Seattle469 citations
47
34University of Central Europe in Skalica586 citations
36
35Bratislava International School of Liberal Arts47 citations
26
36Slovak Organization for Space Activities9,385 citations
21
37Akadémia Umení v Banskej Bystrici3 citations
14
38Stredná Odborná Skola Lesnícka Tvrdošín4 citations
3
39Jan Albrecht Music and Art Academy1 citations
1
40Štátny Inštitút Odborného Vzdelávania1 citations
1
Highlights
Within Slovakia, Comenius University Bratislava ranks first in 2026 with 46,176, followed by Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava (29,637) and Technical University of Košice (20,218).
Comenius University Bratislava is 1.6 times higher than Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, the runner-up.
Across 40 entries, values run from 46,176 (Comenius University Bratislava) to 1 (Štátny Inštitút Odborného Vzdelávania), with a median of 594.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Publications, 2026. Unit: works.
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