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Science in Georgia

Georgia ranks #102 of 192 countries on research quality in 2022–2025 (#106 all time), with 11k research works and 6.4% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022–2025
#102
of 192 · #106 all time
Works, 2022–2025
11k
▲ 93% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate
6.4%
record average 16.5%
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
55%
world 63%

What is Georgia strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022–2025, Georgia ranks highest in Medicine (#93 of 155), Social Sciences (#98 of 151) and Political Science and International Relations (#69 of 97). Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Energy, Development and Classics.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
MedicineField #93 of 155 4.6%1,534 Institutions
Social SciencesField #98 of 151 7.3%2,367 Institutions
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #69 of 97 8.3%812 Institutions
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #82 of 110 9.0%846 Institutions
Environmental ScienceField #99 of 125 8.7%366 Institutions
Economics and EconometricsSubfield #81 of 101 8.8%685 Institutions
EngineeringField #111 of 134 5.1%597 Institutions
Computer ScienceField #109 of 131 8.0%421 Institutions
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #102 of 122 8.3%414 Institutions
PsychologyField #92 of 109 6.9%283 Institutions
Business, Management and AccountingField #97 of 113 9.3%352 Institutions
Arts and HumanitiesField #91 of 106 4.1%883 Institutions

Where its research is concentrated

Location quotient: how much more — or less — of each node it does than its size predicts. Drawn around 1×, where “twice the world share” and “half of it” are the same distance apart in opposite directions. A volume reading, which on a country axis is largely population and industrial structure.

  1. General EnergySubfield · 30.2 works10×
  2. DevelopmentSubfield · 98.7 works9.2×
  3. ClassicsSubfield · 58.3 works9.2×
  4. ArcheologySubfield · 14.5 works8.9×
  5. General Social SciencesSubfield · 91.6 works7.8×
  6. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 336.1 works7.2×
  7. AnatomySubfield · 15.7 works6.1×
  8. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 811.7 works5.1×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2.06× its world share, 1,046 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.72× its world share, 410 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.72× its world share, 78 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.59× its world share, 102 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.75× its world share, 66 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.29× its world share, 11 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.53× its world share, 89 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.51× its world share, 421 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.23× its world share, 207 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.66× its world share, 64 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.37× its world share, 597 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.69× its world share, 366 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.43× its world share, 160 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.00× its world share, 251 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.87× its world share, 208 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.89× its world share, 46 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.74× its world share, 209 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.75× its world share, 1,534 worksMedicineNursing: 0.68× its world share, 36 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.44× its world share, 6 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.86× its world share, 883 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.02× its world share, 352 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 64 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.69× its world share, 846 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.87× its world share, 282 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.75× its world share, 2,367 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research in Georgia?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Innovation, Economic Development, Medicinal Plants, 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 country'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. Globalization1,007▲ 4.8×124 topics
  2. Innovation723▲ 6.4×62 topics
  3. Economic Development611▲ 7.0×43 topics
  4. Sustainability562▲ 2.2×97 topics
  5. Climate Change540▲ 1.87×103 topics
  6. Medicinal Plants466▲ 11×18 topics
  7. Sustainable Development448▲ 2.6×82 topics
  8. Labor Market423▲ 13×15 topics
  9. Agriculture405▲ 9.5×12 topics
  10. Human Capital374▲ 22×10 topics
  11. Education356▲ 1.94×91 topics
  12. Financial Crisis344▲ 29×12 topics
  13. Artificial Intelligence320▲ 2.2×48 topics
  14. Post-Communist Countries317▲ 188×1 topic
  15. Trade Relations317▲ 188×1 topic
  16. Human Rights308▲ 2.8×74 topics
  17. Antioxidant280▲ 3.8×49 topics
  18. Migration279▲ 7.7×30 topics
  19. Digital Transformation255▲ 4.5×26 topics
  20. Language249▲ 9.5×14 topics
  21. Herbal Medicine230▲ 7.5×13 topics
  22. Linguistics229▲ 13×7 topics
  23. Regional Development214▲ 5.6×17 topics
  24. Drug Discovery204▲ 8.5×12 topics
  25. Biogeography198▲ 7.1×20 topics
  26. Economy189▲ 22×4 topics
  27. Phylogeny188▲ 12×16 topics
  28. Phytochemical Constituents187▲ 60×2 topics
  29. Ethnobotanical Survey187▲ 57×1 topic
  30. Traditional Ecological Knowledge187▲ 42×1 topic
  31. Anti-inflammatory179▲ 6.0×28 topics
  32. Political Economy169▲ 6.1×17 topics
  33. International Relations167▲ 6.5×26 topics
  34. Etymology162▲ 30×2 topics
  35. Historical Phonology162▲ 30×2 topics
  36. Russia161▲ 34×3 topics
  37. Sovereignty141▲ 14×9 topics
  38. Central Asia140▲ 19×4 topics
  39. Taxonomy136▲ 9.8×15 topics
  40. Geopolitics136▲ 8.2×10 topics

Which universities in Georgia lead research?

Tbilisi State University, Ilia State University and Georgian Technical University rank highest in Georgia on research quality in 2022–2025.

0%10%20%mean 8.24667%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →Tbilisi State University: 2,052, 6.8%Ilia State University: 1,610, 7.9%Georgian Technical University: 1,141, 3.5%Tbilisi State Medical University: 1,014, 3.8%University of Georgia: 218, 21.1%International Black Sea University: 261, 15.0%National Cancer Center of Georgia: 69, 10.7%Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University: 649, 6.8%Caucasus University: 279, 11.1%Akaki Tsereteli State University: 698, 1.4%Grigol Robakidze University: 182, 4.9%Kutaisi International University: 65, 11.4%David Tvildiani Medical University: 89, 9.7%Sokhumi State University: 343, 1.3%Agricultural University of Georgia: 73, 8.3%Ilia State UniversityTbilisi State Univer…Tbilisi State Medica…Georgian Technical U…
above the meannear itbelow it

One dot per institution in the list below. The upper left is the interesting corner.

  1. 1Tbilisi State UniversityUniversity · Tbilisi · #4,514 worldwide6.8% top 10% · 2.1k works
  2. 2Ilia State UniversityUniversity · Tbilisi · #6,832 worldwide7.9% top 10% · 1.6k works
  3. 3Georgian Technical UniversityUniversity · Tbilisi · #8,844 worldwide3.5% top 10% · 1.1k works
  4. 4Tbilisi State Medical UniversityUniversity · Tbilisi · #8,898 worldwide3.8% top 10% · 1k works
  5. 5University of GeorgiaUniversity · Tbilisi · #9,361 worldwide21.1% top 10% · 218 works
  6. 6International Black Sea UniversityUniversity · Tbilisi · #11,918 worldwide15.0% top 10% · 261 works
  7. 7National Cancer Center of GeorgiaNonprofit · Tbilisi · #14,074 worldwide10.7% top 10% · 69 works
  8. 8Batumi Shota Rustaveli State UniversityUniversity · Batumi · #16,787 worldwide6.8% top 10% · 649 works
  9. 9Caucasus UniversityUniversity · Tbilisi · #16,836 worldwide11.1% top 10% · 279 works
  10. 10Akaki Tsereteli State UniversityUniversity · Kutaisi · #19,194 worldwide1.4% top 10% · 698 works
  11. 11Grigol Robakidze UniversityUniversity · Tbilisi · #21,965 worldwide4.9% top 10% · 182 works
  12. 12Kutaisi International UniversityUniversity · Kutaisi · #23,514 worldwide11.4% top 10% · 65 works
  13. 13David Tvildiani Medical UniversityUniversity · Tbilisi · #24,212 worldwide9.7% top 10% · 89 works
  14. 14Sokhumi State UniversityUniversity · Sukhumi · #24,616 worldwide1.3% top 10% · 343 works
  15. 15Agricultural University of GeorgiaUniversity · Tbilisi · #25,034 worldwide8.3% top 10% · 73 works

The track on each row is its top-10% rate; the tick is the world’s rate in this record, 16.5% — teal above it, red below.

All ranked institutions in Georgia

Who are the top researchers in Georgia?

J. M. Grados Luyando, C. Mclean and H. Qu rank highest among researchers based in Georgia.

  1. 1 J. M. Grados Luyando · #37,902 worldwide 827 citations · 66 works
  2. 2 C. Mclean · #52,203 worldwide 362 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 H. Qu · #65,878 worldwide 398 citations · 39 works
  4. 4 Amiran Gamkrelidze · #84,220 worldwide 298 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 F. L. Alves · #84,584 worldwide 342 citations · 33 works
  6. 6 Saeid Sahmani · #91,548 worldwide 689 citations · 64 works
  7. 7 Maia Akhalkatsi · #102,805 worldwide 170 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 Özgür Kişi · #108,225 worldwide 999 citations · 111 works
  9. 9 A. Beschi · #114,312 worldwide 428 citations · 34 works
  10. 10 Lela Sturua · #124,213 worldwide 765 citations · 20 works
Top researchers in Georgia

Which cities in Georgia are research hubs?

  1. 1 Tbilisi Georgia 25k works

How open and international is Georgia's research?

55% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 26% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available55.1%not open44.9%

World: 63% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.3%domestic only73.7%

World: 22% is written across borders.

How has Georgia's research grown?

Output in 2018–2022 was 93% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Research fields in Georgia