Top research institutions in Georgia
Ilia State University ranks first in Georgia on research quality in 2022-now (#3,350 worldwide), followed by Tbilisi State University and Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University.
GeorgiaRanked by research quality, 2022-now
| # | Institution | World rank | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ilia State UniversityUniversity · Tbilisi | #3,350 | 3.6% | 1,610 | #1 |
| 2 | Tbilisi State UniversityUniversity · Tbilisi | #3,479 | 3.4% | 2,059 | #2 |
| 3 | Batumi Shota Rustaveli State UniversityUniversity · Batumi | #6,484 | 4.5% | 649 | #5 |
| 4 | International Black Sea UniversityUniversity · Tbilisi | #8,184 | 6.3% | 261 | #3 |
| 5 | University of GeorgiaUniversity · Tbilisi | #8,248 | 14.7% | 218 | #6 |
| 6 | Georgian Technical UniversityUniversity · Tbilisi | #8,842 | 2.1% | 1,141 | #16 |
| 7 | Caucasus UniversityUniversity · Tbilisi | #9,318 | 5.1% | 279 | #7 |
| 8 | Akaki Tsereteli State UniversityUniversity · Kutaisi | #10,214 | 1.2% | 698 | #9 |
| 9 | Caucasus International UniversityUniversity · Tbilisi | #12,498 | 2.7% | 222 | #17 |
| 10 | Sokhumi State UniversityUniversity · Sukhumi | #13,327 | 0.7% | 343 | #11 |
| 11 | Gori State UniversityUniversity · Gori | #13,465 | 3.9% | 204 | #14 |
| 12 | Grigol Robakidze UniversityUniversity · Tbilisi | #14,150 | 4.2% | 182 | #19 |
| 13 | Iakob Gogebashvili Telavi State UniversityUniversity · Telavi | #14,757 | 0.6% | 191 | #21 |
| 14 | David Agmashenebeli University of GeorgiaUniversity · Tbilisi | #15,033 | 1.2% | 141 | #18 |
| 15 | Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani UniversityUniversity · Tbilisi | #16,532 | 1.3% | 182 | #26 |
| 16 | Tbilisi State Medical UniversityUniversity · Tbilisi | #18,534 | 2.5% | 1,014 | #27 |
| 17 | Georgian American UniversityUniversity · Tbilisi | #18,616 | 5.2% | 74 | #25 |
| 18 | David Tvildiani Medical UniversityUniversity · Tbilisi | #19,434 | 5.0% | 89 | #24 |
| 19 | Agricultural University of GeorgiaUniversity · Tbilisi | #19,691 | 3.7% | 73 | #8 |
| 20 | University GeomediUniversity · Tbilisi | #19,948 | 4.1% | 67 | #28 |
| 21 | Kutaisi International UniversityUniversity · Kutaisi | #21,378 | 5.5% | 65 | - |
| 22 | National Cancer Center of GeorgiaNonprofit · Tbilisi | #21,622 | 10.4% | 69 | #4 |
Institutions above the volume floor, ranked within Georgia on the quality score for 2022-now; research measures only, not teaching. The tick on each rate track is the average of all institutions, 10.0% (how it is set): teal above it, red below; bars are scaled to the largest institution on this page.
Size against quality inside Georgia
The upper left is the interesting corner: institutions that publish less than the national giants and land more of it in the world top 10%.
One dot per institution in the table above.
Questions people ask
What are the top universities in Georgia for research?
Ilia State University ranks first in Georgia on research quality in 2022-now (#3,350 worldwide), followed by Tbilisi State University and Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University.