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Research in Tirana

Science Explorer records 32 research institutions in Tirana, Albania. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Tirana, University of Arts and Polytechnic University of Tirana.

Research institutions
32
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
15k
▲ 58% vs 2018-21
Citations
75k
5.1 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
9.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Tirana

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 Tirana?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of TiranaUniversity 3,092 #5,989
2Mother Teresa HospitalHospital / health system 1,331 #14,545
3Polytechnic University of TiranaUniversity 1,232 #7,693
4University of Medicine TiranaUniversity 1,161 #10,879
5Institute of Public HealthGovernment institution 1,147 #19,235
6European University of TiranaUniversity 1,034 #9,269
7University of ArtsUniversity 1,003 #7,294
8Agricultural University of TiranaUniversity 810 #10,060
9Albanian UniversityUniversity 670 #8,467
10Academy of Sciences of AlbaniaResearch facility 599 #10,531
11Epoka UniversityUniversity 573 #9,759
12Polis UniversityUniversity 515 #10,284
13Catholic University Our Lady of Good CounselUniversity 299 #14,063
14Sports University of TiranaUniversity 226 #18,273
15University of New York TiranaUniversity 204 #18,139
16Bedër UniversityUniversity 147 #20,892
17Canadian Institute of TechnologyUniversity 142 #16,943
18Spitali Universitar Shefqet NdroqiHospital / health system 125 #34,726 all time
19Marin Barleti UniversityUniversity 99 not ranked
20Universiteti Metropolitan TiranaUniversity 95 not ranked
21Luarasi UniversityUniversity 78 not ranked
22Vitrina UniversityUniversity 58 not ranked
23Skanderbeg Military UniversityUniversity 18 not ranked
24Ministry of Education, Sports and YouthGovernment institution 13 not ranked
25Sustainable Economic Development AgencyInstitution 10 not ranked
26Ministry of FinanceGovernment institution 10 not ranked
27Ministry of Health and Social ProtectionGovernment institution 8 not ranked
28Institute for Democracy and MediationNonprofit 4 not ranked
29Academy of Film & Multimedia “MARUBI”University 4 not ranked
30Instituti i Sigurisë Ushqimore dhe VeterinarisëResearch facility 2 not ranked
31Albanian National Training and Technical Assistance Resource CenterInstitution 2 not ranked
32National Gallery of ArtsArchive 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.

University of Tirana: 21.0%Mother Teresa Hospital: 9.0%Polytechnic University of Tirana: 8.4%University of Medicine Tirana: 7.9%28 others listed: 53.7%21%largest
University of Tirana3,092 · 21.0%Mother Teresa Hospital1,331 · 9.0%Polytechnic University of Tirana1,232 · 8.4%University of Medicine Tirana1,161 · 7.9%28 others listed7,896 · 53.7%

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

Which fields of science does Tirana work in?

In 2022-now, 41% of research in Tirana is in Social Sciences, 27% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (20%), Medicine (20%), Engineering (8%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 2,291 fractional works · 41.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,112 fractional works · 19.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 278 fractional works · 5.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 247 fractional works · 4.4% of its workEducation: 160 fractional works · 2.9% of its workCultural Studies: 105 fractional works · 1.9% of its workLaw: 67 fractional works · 1.2% of its workUrban Studies: 54 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGender Studies: 31 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnthropology: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 313 fractional works · 5.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 236 fractional works · 4.2% of its workFinance: 52 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 302 fractional works · 5.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 100 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAccounting: 48 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMarketing: 42 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Information Systems: 41 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 31 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 273 fractional works · 4.9% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 74 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 44 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArcheology: 44 fractional works · 0.8% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhilosophy: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMusic: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 204 fractional works · 3.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 83 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 65 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 34 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 87 fractional works · 1.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 57 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1,493 fractional works · 26.7% of its workEngineering: 459 fractional works · 8.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 80 fractional works · 1.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 71 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 55 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 41 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedia Technology: 33 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 33 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 29 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 392 fractional works · 7.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 116 fractional works · 2.1% of its workInformation Systems: 115 fractional works · 2.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 57 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 330 fractional works · 5.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 61 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 58 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 38 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 38 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 31 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 29 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 88 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeophysics: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeology: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematics: 67 fractional works · 1.2% of its workApplied Mathematics: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 31 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 44 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 37 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 36 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,370 fractional works · 24.5% of its workMedicine: 1,100 fractional works · 19.7% of its workSurgery: 145 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEpidemiology: 86 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 81 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 78 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 57 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 52 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOncology: 43 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 43 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 40 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 37 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 37 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 31 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 29 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 90 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 183 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 90 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 57 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOral Surgery: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPeriodontics: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthodontics: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 435 fractional works · 7.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 210 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPlant Science: 78 fractional works · 1.4% of its workFood Science: 29 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 137 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 58 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 37 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 42 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeuroscience: 43 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 33 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKTirana5,588fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences27%Health Sciences25%Social Sciences41%

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 Sciences2,29141.0%
    1. Social Sciences1,11219.9%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3135.6%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting3025.4%
    4. Arts and Humanities2734.9%
    5. Psychology2043.6%
    6. Decision Sciences871.6%
    1. Engineering4598.2%
    2. Computer Science3927.0%
    3. Environmental Science3305.9%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences881.6%
    5. Mathematics671.2%
    6. Materials Science440.8%
    7. Energy370.7%
    8. Physics and Astronomy360.6%
    9. Chemistry320.6%
    10. Chemical Engineering80.1%
  3. Health Sciences1,37024.5%
    1. Medicine1,10019.7%
    2. Health Professions1833.3%
    3. Dentistry571.0%
    4. Nursing250.5%
    5. Veterinary40.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2103.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1372.5%
    3. Neuroscience430.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology330.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics110.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Tirana strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Tirana is most concentrated in Cultural Studies, Urban Studies and Finance (4.7× the world share in Cultural Studies).

  1. Cultural StudiesSubfield · 91.0 works4.7×
  2. Urban StudiesSubfield · 46.4 works3.5×
  3. FinanceSubfield · 46.7 works3.3×
← 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: 0.81× its world share, 183 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.46× its world share, 116 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.61× its world share, 29 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.46× its world share, 36 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.47× its world share, 8 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.38× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.35× its world share, 26 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.90× its world share, 333 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.04× its world share, 77 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.64× its world share, 28 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.52× its world share, 373 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.16× its world share, 274 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.20× its world share, 33 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.09× its world share, 61 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.26× its world share, 28 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.16× its world share, 50 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.26× its world share, 157 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.03× its world share, 942 worksMedicineNursing: 0.94× its world share, 22 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.54× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.67× its world share, 229 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.71× its world share, 261 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.65× its world share, 76 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.81× its world share, 285 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.17× its world share, 170 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.56× its world share, 939 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.81×285 works
  2. Dentistry2.16×50 works
  3. Business, Management and Accounting1.71×261 works
  4. Arts and Humanities1.67×229 works
  5. Decision Sciences1.65×76 works
  6. Social Sciences1.56×939 works
  7. Health Professions1.26×157 works
  8. Psychology1.17×170 works
  9. Environmental Science1.16×274 works
  10. Mathematics1.09×61 works
  11. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.04×77 works
  12. Medicine1.03×942 works
  13. Nursing0.94×22 works
  14. Computer Science0.90×333 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.81×183 works
  16. Energy0.64×28 works
  17. Immunology and Microbiology0.61×29 works
  18. Veterinary0.54×4 works
  19. Engineering0.52×373 works
  20. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.47×8 works
  21. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.46×116 works
  22. Neuroscience0.46×36 works
  23. Chemical Engineering0.38×6 works
  24. Chemistry0.35×26 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.26×28 works
  26. Materials Science0.20×33 works

Which keywords describe research in Tirana?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Balkans, Sustainable Development, Economic Growth, Conflict, Human Rights, Sustainability and Nationalism.

▲ 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. Epidemiology269▲ 1.21×128 topics
  2. Globalization233▲ 2.1×121 topics
  3. Sustainability223▲ 1.63×100 topics
  4. Machine Learning207◆ 1.11×87 topics
  5. Sustainable Development200▲ 2.3×86 topics
  6. Climate Change177▲ 1.16×106 topics
  7. Human Rights167▲ 2.9×68 topics
  8. Economic Growth158▲ 3.5×32 topics
  9. Deep Learning158▼ 0.82×74 topics
  10. Identity137▲ 3.4×45 topics
  11. Artificial Intelligence129▲ 1.62×51 topics
  12. Nationalism122▲ 4.9×23 topics
  13. Renewable Energy117▲ 1.45×47 topics
  14. Religion113▲ 4.4×26 topics
  15. Ethnicity112▲ 5.3×16 topics
  16. Mental Health111▲ 1.39×40 topics
  17. Balkans111▲ 86×2 topics
  18. Environmental Impact111▲ 1.16×56 topics
  19. Conflict107▲ 12×11 topics
  20. Quality of Life107▲ 1.33×55 topics
  21. Memory100▲ 7.3×12 topics
  22. Eastern Europe94▲ 32×2 topics
  23. Post-war92▲ 141×1 topic
  24. Yugoslavia92▲ 141×1 topic
  25. European Union89▲ 7.1×23 topics
  26. Supply Chain Management88▲ 1.75×24 topics
  27. Big Data88▲ 1.64×28 topics
  28. Innovation87▲ 1.51×60 topics
  29. Governance85▲ 4.7×12 topics
  30. Regulation75▲ 2.5×22 topics
  31. Cultural Heritage70▲ 2.4×28 topics
  32. Global Governance66▲ 5.0×21 topics
  33. Democracy66▲ 3.4×17 topics
  34. International Law62▲ 3.5×23 topics
  35. Regional Development59▲ 3.1×14 topics
  36. Fiscal Policy50▲ 4.4×9 topics
  37. Judicial Review45▲ 9.6×3 topics
  38. Knowledge Economy41▲ 6.7×9 topics
  39. Constitutionalism39▲ 8.0×1 topic
  40. European Legal Systems39▲ 20×1 topic

What research is done in Tirana?

Balkans: History, Politi…80Balkans: History, Politics, Society: 80 fractional worksEuropean and Internation…39European and International Law Studies: 39 fractional worksUrbanization and City Pl…21Urbanization and City Planning: 21 fractional worksCultural Heritage Management and Preservation: 20 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Education Studies: 18 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 18 fractional worksEuropean Politics and Security: 18 fractional worksDiverse Aspects of Tourism Research: 17 fractional worksRegional Development and Management Studies: 16 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Development: 16 fractional works
Cultural StudiesPolitical Science and International RelationsUrban StudiesArcheology4 others

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

  1. 1 Balkans: History, Politics, Society Cultural Studies 80 works
  2. 2 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 39 works
  3. 3 Urbanization and City Planning Urban Studies 21 works
  4. 4 Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation Archeology 20 works
  5. 5 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 18 works
  6. 6 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 18 works
  7. 7 European Politics and Security Political Science and International Relations 18 works
  8. 8 Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research Sociology and Political Science 17 works
  9. 9 Regional Development and Management Studies Economics and Econometrics 16 works
  10. 10 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 16 works

Research output over time

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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%Tirana10.1% 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 19.2% in 1991.

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