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Research in Pristina

Science Explorer records 16 research institutions in Pristina, Kosovo. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of Prishtina, University for Business and Technology and University Clinical Center of Kosovo.

Research institutions
16
6 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
10k
▲ 64% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
13.8%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Pristina?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of PrishtinaUniversity 6,026 #4,132
2University Clinical Center of KosovoHospital / health system 1,651 #13,354
3University for Business and TechnologyUniversity 1,389 #12,694
4AAB CollegeUniversity 630 #14,259
5Rochester Institute of Technology KosovoUniversity 320 #21,489
6Kosovo Telecom (Kosovo)Company 241 #26,481
7Fama CollegeUniversity 123 #37,633 all time
8United Nations Children's Fund KosovoInstitution 56 not ranked
9Kolegji DardaniaUniversity 12 not ranked
10Centre for Political CourageNonprofit 8 not ranked
11National Library of KosovoArchive 8 not ranked
12Ministry of Culture, Youth and SportGovernment institution 6 not ranked
13Ministry of Education, Science and TechnologyGovernment institution 6 not ranked
14StacionInstitution 4 not ranked
15Kosovar Centre for Security StudiesResearch facility 4 not ranked
16Instituti Kombëtar i Shëndetësisë PublikeGovernment institution 1 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

University of Prishtina: 57.5%University Clinical Center of Kosovo: 15.7%University for Business and Technology: 13.2%AAB College: 6.0%12 others listed: 7.5%57%largest
University of Prishtina6,026 · 57.5%University Clinical Center of Kosovo1,651 · 15.7%University for Business and Technology1,389 · 13.2%AAB College630 · 6.0%12 others listed789 · 7.5%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

What is Pristina strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Pristina is most concentrated in Cultural Studies, Economics and Econometrics and Economics, Econometrics and Finance (5.8× the world share in Cultural Studies).

  1. Cultural StudiesSubfield · 84.9 works5.8×
  2. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 252.6 works4.5×
  3. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 318.0 works4.2×
  4. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 61.9 works4.0×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

Which keywords describe research in Pristina?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Economic Growth, Sustainable Development, Ethnicity, Nationalism, Regional Development, Conflict, Balkans and Memory.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Sustainable Development188▲ 3.3×65 topics
  2. Economic Growth162▲ 5.3×30 topics
  3. Globalization151▲ 2.1×86 topics
  4. Epidemiology131◆ 0.93×110 topics
  5. Ethnicity109▲ 8.1×12 topics
  6. Sustainability108▲ 1.24×76 topics
  7. Identity107▲ 4.1×27 topics
  8. Nationalism107▲ 6.5×14 topics
  9. Education104▲ 1.69×62 topics
  10. Regional Development99▲ 7.7×12 topics
  11. Conflict94▲ 16×8 topics
  12. Religion93▲ 5.5×17 topics
  13. Balkans92▲ 108×2 topics
  14. Financial Performance92▲ 4.4×13 topics
  15. Human Rights92▲ 2.5×60 topics
  16. Mental Health91▲ 1.74×38 topics
  17. Renewable Energy86▲ 1.68×38 topics
  18. Innovation84▲ 2.2×49 topics
  19. Organizational Culture83▲ 5.9×10 topics
  20. Memory82▲ 9.4×9 topics
  21. Eastern Europe80▲ 40×2 topics
  22. Post-war79▲ 194×1 topic
  23. Yugoslavia79▲ 194×1 topic
  24. Economic Development69▲ 2.4×27 topics
  25. Small and Medium Enterprises66▲ 11×8 topics
  26. Innovation Management65▲ 11×5 topics
  27. Agricultural Sustainability64▲ 16×5 topics
  28. Leadership Emergence62▲ 119×1 topic
  29. Rural Tourism62▲ 53×1 topic
  30. Labor Market52▲ 5.0×12 topics
  31. Global Governance51▲ 6.2×19 topics
  32. Fiscal Policy50▲ 6.4×8 topics
  33. Governance48▲ 4.1×12 topics
  34. International Relations47▲ 5.5×21 topics
  35. European Union41▲ 5.0×18 topics
  36. Nation-Building40▲ 21×4 topics
  37. Institutional Quality37▲ 9.7×3 topics
  38. Geopolitics37▲ 6.6×8 topics
  39. Sovereignty36▲ 11×9 topics
  40. Foreign Policy34▲ 23×3 topics

What research is done in Pristina?

Balkans: History, Politi…79Balkans: History, Politics, Society: 79 fractional worksRegional Development and…62Regional Development and Management Studies: 62 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Development: 22 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Education Studies: 21 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 20 fractional worksBalkan and Eastern European Studies: 20 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 19 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and User Behaviour: 19 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 18 fractional worksMilitary Technology and Strategies: 18 fractional works
Cultural StudiesEconomics and EconometricsInformation SystemsEducation3 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Balkans: History, Politics, Society Cultural Studies 79 works
  2. 2 Regional Development and Management Studies Economics and Econometrics 62 works
  3. 3 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 22 works
  4. 4 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 21 works
  5. 5 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 20 works
  6. 6 Balkan and Eastern European Studies Economics and Econometrics 20 works
  7. 7 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 19 works
  8. 8 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 19 works
  9. 9 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 18 works
  10. 10 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 18 works

Research output over time

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