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Science in Kosovo

Kosovo ranks #131 of 192 countries on research quality in 2022–2025 (#142 all time), with 3.6k research works and 13.8% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022–2025
#131
of 192 · #142 all time
Works, 2022–2025
3.6k
▲ 64% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate
13.8%
record average 16.5%
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
74%
world 63%

What is Kosovo strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022–2025, Kosovo ranks highest in Computer Science (#102 of 131), Social Sciences (#122 of 151) and Economics, Econometrics and Finance (#94 of 110). Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Energy, Cultural Studies and Economics and Econometrics.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Computer ScienceField #102 of 131 16.6%241 Institutions
Social SciencesField #122 of 151 18.8%801 Institutions
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #94 of 110 17.9%318 Institutions
EngineeringField #118 of 134 9.3%256 Institutions
Business, Management and AccountingField #101 of 113 17.1%249 Institutions
MedicineField #141 of 155 5.0%511 Institutions
Economics and EconometricsSubfield #92 of 101 18.6%253 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 · 9.4 works9.8×
  2. Cultural StudiesSubfield · 84.9 works5.8×
  3. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 252.6 works4.5×
  4. MusicSubfield · 12.4 works4.3×
  5. General DentistrySubfield · 6.6 works4.2×
  6. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 318.0 works4.2×
  7. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 61.9 works4.0×
  8. Space and Planetary ScienceSubfield · 2.7 works3.8×
← 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: 0.79× its world share, 134 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.41× its world share, 79 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.51× its world share, 18 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.31× its world share, 18 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.38× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.45× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.45× its world share, 25 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.87× its world share, 241 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 21 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.73× its world share, 24 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.48× its world share, 256 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.96× its world share, 170 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.25× its world share, 31 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.68× its world share, 70 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.25× its world share, 20 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.50× its world share, 61 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.17× its world share, 110 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.74× its world share, 511 worksMedicineNursing: 0.50× its world share, 9 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.73× its world share, 178 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.16× its world share, 248 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.52× its world share, 52 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.16× its world share, 318 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.52× its world share, 165 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.77× its world share, 801 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research in Kosovo?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Economic Growth, Sustainable Development, Ethnicity, Nationalism, Regional Development, Conflict, Balkans and Memory.

▲ 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. Sustainable Development188▲ 3.3×65 topics
  2. Economic Growth162▲ 5.3×30 topics
  3. Globalization151▲ 2.1×86 topics
  4. Epidemiology131◆ 0.93×110 topics
  5. Ethnicity109▲ 8.1×12 topics
  6. Sustainability108▲ 1.24×76 topics
  7. Identity107▲ 4.1×27 topics
  8. Nationalism107▲ 6.5×14 topics
  9. Education104▲ 1.69×62 topics
  10. Regional Development99▲ 7.7×12 topics
  11. Conflict94▲ 16×8 topics
  12. Religion93▲ 5.5×17 topics
  13. Balkans92▲ 108×2 topics
  14. Financial Performance92▲ 4.4×13 topics
  15. Human Rights92▲ 2.5×60 topics
  16. Mental Health91▲ 1.74×38 topics
  17. Renewable Energy86▲ 1.68×38 topics
  18. Innovation84▲ 2.2×49 topics
  19. Organizational Culture83▲ 5.9×10 topics
  20. Memory82▲ 9.4×9 topics
  21. Eastern Europe80▲ 40×2 topics
  22. Post-war79▲ 194×1 topic
  23. Yugoslavia79▲ 194×1 topic
  24. Economic Development69▲ 2.4×27 topics
  25. Small and Medium Enterprises66▲ 11×8 topics
  26. Innovation Management65▲ 11×5 topics
  27. Agricultural Sustainability64▲ 16×5 topics
  28. Leadership Emergence62▲ 119×1 topic
  29. Rural Tourism62▲ 53×1 topic
  30. Labor Market52▲ 5.0×12 topics
  31. Global Governance51▲ 6.2×19 topics
  32. Fiscal Policy50▲ 6.4×8 topics
  33. Governance48▲ 4.1×12 topics
  34. International Relations47▲ 5.5×21 topics
  35. European Union41▲ 5.0×18 topics
  36. Nation-Building40▲ 21×4 topics
  37. Institutional Quality37▲ 9.7×3 topics
  38. Geopolitics37▲ 6.6×8 topics
  39. Sovereignty36▲ 11×9 topics
  40. Foreign Policy34▲ 23×3 topics

Which universities in Kosovo lead research?

University of Prishtina, University for Business and Technology and University Clinical Center of Kosovo rank highest in Kosovo on research quality in 2022–2025.

0%10%20%mean 13.9%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →University of Prishtina: 1,856, 13.8%University for Business and Technology: 507, 14.7%University Clinical Center of Kosovo: 575, 12.2%AAB College: 332, 15.2%Rochester Institute of Technology Kosovo: 152, 14.8%Kosovo Telecom (Kosovo): 88, 12.7%AAB CollegeUniversity for Busin…University of Prisht…University Clinical …
above the meannear itbelow it

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

  1. 1University of PrishtinaUniversity · Pristina · #4,132 worldwide13.8% top 10% · 1.9k works
  2. 2University for Business and TechnologyUniversity · Pristina · #12,694 worldwide14.7% top 10% · 507 works
  3. 3University Clinical Center of KosovoHospital / health system · Pristina · #13,354 worldwide12.2% top 10% · 575 works
  4. 4AAB CollegeUniversity · Pristina · #14,259 worldwide15.2% top 10% · 332 works
  5. 5Rochester Institute of Technology KosovoUniversity · Pristina · #21,489 worldwide14.8% top 10% · 152 works
  6. 6Kosovo Telecom (Kosovo)Company · Pristina · #26,481 worldwide12.7% top 10% · 88 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 Kosovo

Who are the top researchers in Kosovo?

Gani Bajraktari, Shpend Elezi and Ibadete Bytyçi rank highest among researchers based in Kosovo.

  1. 1 Gani Bajraktari · #34,608 worldwide 1.2k citations · 32 works
  2. 2 Shpend Elezi · #138,074 worldwide 1.4k citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Ibadete Bytyçi · #208,621 worldwide 226 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Vanda Božić · #479,333 worldwide 0 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Авни Бериша · #510,066 worldwide 311 citations · 50 works
  6. 6 Shkëlqim Millaku · #520,447 worldwide 23 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 Edmond Hajrizi · #659,004 worldwide 59 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 Shukri Klinaku · #719,975 worldwide 7 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Hazir Çadraku · #734,575 worldwide 5 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 B. Milošević · #758,886 worldwide 14 citations · 21 works
Top researchers in Kosovo

How open and international is Kosovo's research?

74% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 29% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available74.3%not open25.7%

World: 63% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.5%domestic only71.5%

World: 22% is written across borders.

How has Kosovo's research grown?

Output in 2018–2022 was 64% 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 Kosovo