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Research in Tbilisi

Science Explorer records 57 research institutions in Tbilisi, Georgia. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Tbilisi State University, Ilia State University and Georgian Technical University.

Research institutions
57
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
25k
▲ 76% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
7.1%
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 Tbilisi?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Tbilisi State UniversityUniversity 7,279 #4,514
2Ilia State UniversityUniversity 3,827 #6,832
3Georgian Technical UniversityUniversity 2,865 #8,844
4Tbilisi State Medical UniversityUniversity 2,281 #8,898
5Georgian National Academy of SciencesUniversity 1,533 #9,733 all time
6International Black Sea UniversityUniversity 855 #11,918
7Caucasus UniversityUniversity 510 #16,836
8Evgeni Kharadze Georgian National Astrophysical ObservatoryResearch facility 508 #21,709 all time
9Grigol Robakidze UniversityUniversity 462 #21,965
10Agricultural University of GeorgiaUniversity 414 #25,034
11University of GeorgiaUniversity 386 #9,361
12Caucasus International UniversityUniversity 341 #25,101
13National Center for Tuberculosis and Lung DiseaseNonprofit 307 #33,040 all time
14National Cancer Center of GeorgiaNonprofit 301 #14,074
15David Agmashenebeli University of GeorgiaUniversity 238 #26,882
16Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani UniversityUniversity 236 #26,894
17National Center for Disease Control and Public HealthHospital / health system 230 #35,943 all time
18David Tvildiani Medical UniversityUniversity 200 #24,212
19Free University of TbilisiUniversity 190 #40,216 all time
20Global Initiative on PsychiatryNonprofit 174 #39,337 all time
21Georgian National MuseumArchive 172 #24,684 all time
22Center for Social SciencesResearch facility 144 #37,898 all time
23AIDS and Clinical Immunology Research CenterGovernment institution 143 #35,972 all time
24Georgian American UniversityUniversity 128 #25,072
25University GeomediUniversity 122 #27,061
26Petre Shotadze Tbilisi Medical AcademyUniversity 103 not ranked
27George Eliava Institute of Bacteriophage, Microbiology and VirologyResearch facility 98 not ranked
28Saint Andrew First-Called Georgian University of the Patriarchate of GeorgiaUniversity 89 not ranked
29Agladze Inorganic Chemistry and ElectrochemistryResearch facility 86 not ranked
30National Environmental AgencyGovernment institution 83 not ranked
31Delta International (Georgia)Company 76 not ranked
32V. Sarajishvili Tbilisi State ConservationUniversity 62 not ranked
33M. Nodia Institute of GeophysicsResearch facility 56 not ranked
34Georgian Institute of Public AffairsUniversity 49 not ranked
35International Teaching University of GeorgiaUniversity 47 not ranked
36Curatio International FoundationNonprofit 37 not ranked
37Shota Rustaveli Theatre and Film Georgia State UniversityUniversity 36 not ranked
38Georgian Aviation UniversityUniversity 27 not ranked
39Ministry of Labour, Health and Social AffairsGovernment institution 25 not ranked
40Tbilisi State Academy of ArtsUniversity 22 not ranked
41Ministry of Environment Protection and Agriculture of GeorgiaGovernment institution 22 not ranked
42Tbilisi Humanitarian Teaching UniversityUniversity 21 not ranked
43National Research Centre for Georgian Art History and Heritage PreservationResearch facility 11 not ranked
44Classical and Traditional Medicine AcademyUniversity 9 not ranked
45Caucasus Academic CentreUniversity 8 not ranked
46Ministry of Education and Science of GeorgiaGovernment institution 7 not ranked
47Caucasus Research Resource CentersNonprofit 6 not ranked
48Shota Rustaveli National Science FoundationFunder 4 not ranked
49Caucasus Institute for Peace, Democracy and DevelopmentNonprofit 3 not ranked
50Georgian Research and Educational Networking AssociationInstitution 2 not ranked
51Health Systems GlobalInstitution 2 not ranked
52Georgian Arts and Culture CenterNonprofit 2 not ranked
53St Grigol Peradze Tbilisi Teaching UniversityUniversity 1 not ranked
54Educational University Interpharma PlusUniversity 1 not ranked
55IB Euro-Caucasus UniversityUniversity 1 not ranked
56International center for Advancement of Research Technology and InnovationNonprofit 1 not ranked
57Public Service Development AgencyGovernment 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.

Tbilisi State University: 29.3%Ilia State University: 15.4%Georgian Technical University: 11.5%Tbilisi State Medical University: 9.2%53 others listed: 34.6%29%largest
Tbilisi State University7,279 · 29.3%Ilia State University3,827 · 15.4%Georgian Technical University2,865 · 11.5%Tbilisi State Medical University2,281 · 9.2%53 others listed8,592 · 34.6%

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

What is Tbilisi strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Tbilisi is most concentrated in General Energy, Classics and Development (10.3× the world share in General Energy).

  1. General EnergySubfield · 23.4 works10×
  2. ClassicsSubfield · 40.6 works8.2×
  3. DevelopmentSubfield · 65.0 works7.7×
  4. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 600.0 works4.8×
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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 Tbilisi?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Medicinal Plants, Economic Development, Innovation, Labor Market, Agriculture, Human Capital and Financial Crisis.

▲ 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. Globalization681▲ 4.2×118 topics
  2. Medicinal Plants457▲ 14×18 topics
  3. Innovation435▲ 5.0×56 topics
  4. Economic Development416▲ 6.1×41 topics
  5. Climate Change413▲ 1.83×103 topics
  6. Sustainability394▲ 1.93×93 topics
  7. Sustainable Development303▲ 2.3×79 topics
  8. Labor Market280▲ 11×15 topics
  9. Agriculture263▲ 7.9×12 topics
  10. Antioxidant262▲ 4.6×49 topics
  11. Human Capital247▲ 19×10 topics
  12. Human Rights243▲ 2.8×71 topics
  13. Financial Crisis232▲ 25×12 topics
  14. Artificial Intelligence229▲ 1.99×41 topics
  15. Herbal Medicine226▲ 9.4×13 topics
  16. Post-Communist Countries210▲ 159×1 topic
  17. Trade Relations210▲ 159×1 topic
  18. Drug Discovery200▲ 11×12 topics
  19. Biogeography192▲ 8.8×20 topics
  20. Phytochemical Constituents186▲ 76×2 topics
  21. Ethnobotanical Survey186▲ 72×1 topic
  22. Traditional Ecological Knowledge186▲ 53×1 topic
  23. Antioxidant Activity183▲ 3.5×32 topics
  24. Phylogeny183▲ 14×16 topics
  25. Anti-inflammatory172▲ 7.4×28 topics
  26. Digital Transformation165▲ 3.7×23 topics
  27. Migration139▲ 4.9×29 topics
  28. Regional Development138▲ 4.6×17 topics
  29. Political Economy133▲ 6.2×17 topics
  30. Taxonomy131▲ 12×15 topics
  31. Biological Activities129▲ 9.6×9 topics
  32. Russia127▲ 35×3 topics
  33. International Relations126▲ 6.3×25 topics
  34. Flavonoids123▲ 5.6×12 topics
  35. Evolution115▲ 5.5×18 topics
  36. Economy107▲ 16×4 topics
  37. Mediterranean103▲ 13×6 topics
  38. Sovereignty102▲ 13×9 topics
  39. Geopolitics99▲ 7.6×10 topics
  40. Phytochemistry96▲ 9.5×9 topics

What research is done in Tbilisi?

  1. 1 Global Socioeconomic and Political Dynamics Economics and Econometrics 210 works
  2. 2 Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies Plant Science 186 works
  3. 3 Post-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 79 works
  4. 4 Russia and Soviet political economy Political Science and International Relations 77 works
  5. 5 Marine and environmental studies Oceanography 75 works
  6. 6 Security, Politics, and Digital Transformation Political Science and International Relations 68 works
  7. 7 Phytochemistry and Biological Activities Plant Science 65 works
  8. 8 Economic and Technological Developments in Russia Development 60 works
  9. 9 Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity Food Science 58 works
  10. 10 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 53 works

Research output over time

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