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Research in Skopje

Science Explorer records 25 research institutions in Skopje, North Macedonia. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are MIT University, Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts and Ministry of Economy.

Research institutions
25
10 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
21k
▲ 31% vs 2018-21
Citations
167k
8.0 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
11.4%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Skopje

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality 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 Skopje?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in SkopjeUniversity 9,968 #9,623
2MIT UniversityUniversity 5,230 #3,005
3Ministry of EconomyGovernment institution 1,381 #8,599
4Macedonian Academy of Sciences and ArtsUniversity 818 #4,865
5Institute of public health of Republic of MacedoniaGovernment institution 593 #13,217
6University American College SkopjeUniversity 526 #12,661
7PHI University Psychiatric Clinic - SkopjeHospital / health system 470 #17,725
8International Balkan UniversityUniversity 427 #9,135
9Plasma (Macedonia)Company 360 #29,956 all time
10Agency for Electronic CommunicationsNonprofit 294 #13,827
11American University of EuropeUniversity 230 #23,758 all time
12European UniversityUniversity 197 #19,401
13Ministry of Internal AffairsGovernment institution 96 not ranked
14Ministry of Education and ScienceGovernment institution 56 not ranked
15National and University Library "St. Kliment of Ohrid"University 40 not ranked
16Radiation Safety DirectorateGovernment institution 17 not ranked
17Euro Balkan UniversityUniversity 15 not ranked
18Ministry of FinanceGovernment institution 12 not ranked
19Centre for Regional Policy Research and Cooperation StudiorumNonprofit 6 not ranked
20Macedonian Information AgencyInstitution 5 not ranked
21Ministry of Information Society and AdministrationGovernment institution 3 not ranked
22Ministry of Environment and Physical PlanningGovernment institution 2 not ranked
23ArtHaus (Macedonia)Company 2 not ranked
24International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical ExperienceNonprofit 1 not ranked
25Center for Human Rights and Conflict ResolutionNonprofit 1 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. 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.

Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje: 48.0%MIT University: 25.2%Ministry of Economy: 6.7%Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts: 3.9%21 others listed: 16.2%48%largest
Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje9,968 · 48.0%MIT University5,230 · 25.2%Ministry of Economy1,381 · 6.7%Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts818 · 3.9%21 others listed3,353 · 16.2%

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

Which fields of science does Skopje work in?

In 2022-now, 36% of research in Skopje is in Social Sciences, 31% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (18%), Social Sciences (17%), Engineering (11%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 2,419 fractional works · 36.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,149 fractional works · 17.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 331 fractional works · 4.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 225 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEducation: 124 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCultural Studies: 67 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLaw: 48 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 48 fractional works · 0.7% of its workUrban Studies: 48 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDemography: 42 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 38 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTransportation: 38 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 36 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 47 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 343 fractional works · 5.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 239 fractional works · 3.6% of its workFinance: 67 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 37 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 340 fractional works · 5.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 98 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAccounting: 57 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 50 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMarketing: 43 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 40 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 39 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 265 fractional works · 3.9% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 48 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 45 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArcheology: 37 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMuseology: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workConservation: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMusic: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 225 fractional works · 3.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 72 fractional works · 1.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 70 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 38 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 33 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 98 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 56 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2,090 fractional works · 31.1% of its workEngineering: 769 fractional works · 11.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 157 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 90 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 85 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 78 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 64 fractional works · 1.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 56 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 53 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 48 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 37 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 528 fractional works · 7.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 168 fractional works · 2.5% of its workInformation Systems: 139 fractional works · 2.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 72 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 47 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 31 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 284 fractional works · 4.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 46 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 44 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 35 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 143 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 68 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomaterials: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 91 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 84 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 31 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 66 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOceanography: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeophysics: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 58 fractional works · 0.9% of its workApplied Mathematics: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 41 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 51 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Energy: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,535 fractional works · 22.9% of its workMedicine: 1,235 fractional works · 18.4% of its workSurgery: 155 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 113 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 90 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEpidemiology: 85 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 75 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 48 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 45 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 45 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 40 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 39 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 39 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRheumatology: 35 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 33 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 31 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 126 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth Professions: 200 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 98 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 36 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 64 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOral Surgery: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPeriodontics: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthodontics: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 669 fractional works · 10.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 283 fractional works · 4.2% of its workPlant Science: 111 fractional works · 1.6% of its workFood Science: 62 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 41 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 235 fractional works · 3.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 119 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGenetics: 48 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCell Biology: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 50 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 68 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 37 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 31 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 46 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 38 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKSkopje6,714fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences31%Health Sciences23%Social Sciences36%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Social Sciences2,41936.0%
    1. Social Sciences1,14917.1%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3435.1%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting3405.1%
    4. Arts and Humanities2653.9%
    5. Psychology2253.4%
    6. Decision Sciences981.5%
    1. Engineering76911.5%
    2. Computer Science5287.9%
    3. Environmental Science2844.2%
    4. Materials Science1432.1%
    5. Chemistry911.4%
    6. Physics and Astronomy841.3%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences661.0%
    8. Mathematics580.9%
    9. Energy510.8%
    10. Chemical Engineering180.3%
  3. Health Sciences1,53522.9%
    1. Medicine1,23518.4%
    2. Health Professions2003.0%
    3. Dentistry640.9%
    4. Nursing290.4%
    5. Veterinary70.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2834.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2353.5%
    3. Neuroscience681.0%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology460.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics380.6%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Skopje strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Skopje is most concentrated in Finance (3.1× the world share in Finance).

  1. FinanceSubfield · 55.1 works3.1×
← 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.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.92× its world share, 252 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.65× its world share, 203 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.65× its world share, 38 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.63× its world share, 59 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.73× its world share, 35 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.80× its world share, 16 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.88× its world share, 80 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.01× its world share, 454 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 53 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.84× its world share, 45 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.78× its world share, 680 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.84× its world share, 243 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.56× its world share, 114 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.73× its world share, 50 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.49× its world share, 64 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.11× its world share, 60 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.20× its world share, 184 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.98× its world share, 1,091 worksMedicineNursing: 0.92× its world share, 26 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.81× its world share, 6 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.36× its world share, 227 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.58× its world share, 295 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.45× its world share, 82 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.41× its world share, 299 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.06× its world share, 187 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.31× its world share, 960 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 2.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.41×299 works
  2. Dentistry2.11×60 works
  3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.73×35 works
  4. Business, Management and Accounting1.58×295 works
  5. Decision Sciences1.45×82 works
  6. Arts and Humanities1.36×227 works
  7. Social Sciences1.31×960 works
  8. Health Professions1.20×184 works
  9. Psychology1.06×187 works
  10. Computer Science1.01×454 works
  11. Medicine0.98×1,091 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.92×252 works
  13. Nursing0.92×26 works
  14. Chemistry0.88×80 works
  15. Energy0.84×45 works
  16. Environmental Science0.84×243 works
  17. Veterinary0.81×6 works
  18. Chemical Engineering0.80×16 works
  19. Engineering0.78×680 works
  20. Mathematics0.73×50 works
  21. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.65×203 works
  22. Immunology and Microbiology0.65×38 works
  23. Neuroscience0.63×59 works
  24. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.59×53 works
  25. Materials Science0.56×114 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.49×64 works

Which keywords describe research in Skopje?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Sustainability, Machine Learning, Sustainable Development, Climate Change, Epidemiology, Economic Growth and Balkans.

▲ 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-now 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. Globalization245▲ 1.86×133 topics
  2. Sustainability239▲ 1.46×108 topics
  3. Machine Learning228◆ 1.02×88 topics
  4. Epidemiology227▼ 0.85×132 topics
  5. Climate Change200◆ 1.09×116 topics
  6. Deep Learning192▼ 0.83×77 topics
  7. Sustainable Development166▲ 1.58×84 topics
  8. Renewable Energy139▲ 1.43×53 topics
  9. Artificial Intelligence138▲ 1.45×53 topics
  10. Social Media120▲ 1.29×36 topics
  11. Economic Growth117▲ 2.1×32 topics
  12. Public Health115▲ 1.18×66 topics
  13. Innovation110▲ 1.59×65 topics
  14. Identity107▲ 2.2×57 topics
  15. Human Rights106▲ 1.55×70 topics
  16. Environmental Impact105◆ 0.92×60 topics
  17. Healthcare100▲ 1.31×35 topics
  18. Quality of Life95◆ 0.98×54 topics
  19. Nationalism91▲ 3.0×27 topics
  20. Economic Development91▲ 1.69×46 topics
  21. Big Data90▲ 1.40×29 topics
  22. Supply Chain Management87▲ 1.45×25 topics
  23. Security83▲ 1.84×26 topics
  24. Energy Efficiency81▲ 1.31×39 topics
  25. Social Capital80▲ 2.3×19 topics
  26. Corporate Governance79▲ 1.61×26 topics
  27. Religion76▲ 2.5×30 topics
  28. Ethnicity74▲ 3.0×20 topics
  29. Neoliberalism67▲ 2.8×27 topics
  30. Risk Management63▲ 1.97×18 topics
  31. Balkans58▲ 38×2 topics
  32. Conflict57▲ 5.3×11 topics
  33. Regional Development57▲ 2.5×20 topics
  34. Memory52▲ 3.2×13 topics
  35. European Union52▲ 3.5×21 topics
  36. Global Governance51▲ 3.1×20 topics
  37. Eastern Europe44▲ 13×2 topics
  38. Post-war44▲ 56×1 topic
  39. Yugoslavia44▲ 56×1 topic
  40. Geopolitics41▲ 4.1×11 topics

What research is done in Skopje?

Balkans: History, Politics, Society: 34 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 24 fractional worksRegional Development and…24Regional Development and Management Studies: 24 fractional worksHousing, Finance, and Ne…16Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism: 16 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Analysis: 16 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 16 fractional worksMilitary Technology and …15Military Technology and Strategies: 15 fractional worksBusiness and Economic Development: 15 fractional worksCultural Industries and Urban Development: 15 fractional worksECG Monitoring and Analy…14ECG Monitoring and Analysis: 14 fractional works
Cultural StudiesInformation SystemsEconomics and EconometricsFinance6 others

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

  1. 1 Balkans: History, Politics, Society Cultural Studies 34 works
  2. 2 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 24 works
  3. 3 Regional Development and Management Studies Economics and Econometrics 24 works
  4. 4 Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism Finance 16 works
  5. 5 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 16 works
  6. 6 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 16 works
  7. 7 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 15 works
  8. 8 Business and Economic Development Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 15 works
  9. 9 Cultural Industries and Urban Development Urban Studies 15 works
  10. 10 ECG Monitoring and Analysis Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 14 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%Skopje13.1% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.2% in 2005.

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