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Science in North Macedonia

North Macedonia ranks #119 of 189 countries on research quality in 2022-now (#144 all time), with 7.9k research works and 5.5% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022-now
#119
of 189 · #144 all time
Works, 2022-now
7.9k
▲ 25% vs 2018-21
Citations
209k
7.4 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate
5.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.53×
1.00× is exactly expected
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
63%
world 40%
International
38%
world 18%
North Macedonia

What is North Macedonia strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022-now, North Macedonia ranks highest in Computer Science (#79 of 128), Engineering (#85 of 131) and Social Sciences (#103 of 148). Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Energy, Finance and Medical Laboratory Technology.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Computer ScienceField #79 of 128 5.6%689 #95 Institutions
EngineeringField #85 of 131 4.9%865 #101 Institutions
Social SciencesField #103 of 148 6.8%1,369 #123 Institutions
Business, Management and AccountingField #79 of 110 7.3%472 #95 Institutions
Arts and HumanitiesField #75 of 103 7.3%369 #97 Institutions
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #85 of 107 6.3%489 #101 Institutions
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #96 of 119 6.0%397 #110 Institutions
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #78 of 95 6.7%275 #90 Institutions
Economics and EconometricsSubfield #81 of 98 7.0%363 #93 Institutions
PsychologyField #90 of 106 7.5%245 #102 Institutions
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #75 of 87 5.6%206 #82 Institutions
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #95 of 105 3.9%246 #111 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 · 20.6 works · #57 of 167 active here8.4×
  2. FinanceSubfield · 90.5 works · #79 of 210 active here3.3×
  3. Medical Laboratory TechnologySubfield · 9.2 works · #80 of 174 active here3.3×
  4. Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality ManagementSubfield · 6.4 works · #76 of 165 active here3.1×
  5. ArchitectureSubfield · 10.8 works · #74 of 166 active here3.0×
  6. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 118.4 works · #81 of 213 active here3.0×
  7. Public AdministrationSubfield · 14.4 works · #69 of 186 active here2.9×
  8. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 548.5 works · #80 of 222 active here2.8×
← 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: 0.93× its world share, 404 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.58× its world share, 284 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.60× its world share, 55 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.55× its world share, 82 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.33× its world share, 43 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.63× its world share, 20 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.79× its world share, 112 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.10× its world share, 782 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 89 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.86× its world share, 72 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.71× its world share, 974 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.84× its world share, 380 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.51× its world share, 162 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.89× its world share, 95 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.55× its world share, 111 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.12× its world share, 94 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.05× its world share, 253 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.86× its world share, 1,504 worksMedicineNursing: 0.85× its world share, 38 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.97× its world share, 12 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.61× its world share, 424 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.81× its world share, 532 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.51× its world share, 133 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.81× its world share, 548 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.05× its world share, 290 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.41× its world share, 1,625 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 Finance2.81×548 works
  2. Dentistry2.12×94 works
  3. Business, Management and Accounting1.81×532 works
  4. Arts and Humanities1.61×424 works
  5. Decision Sciences1.51×133 works
  6. Social Sciences1.41×1,625 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.33×43 works
  8. Computer Science1.10×782 works
  9. Health Professions1.05×253 works
  10. Psychology1.05×290 works
  11. Veterinary0.97×12 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.93×404 works
  13. Mathematics0.89×95 works
  14. Energy0.86×72 works
  15. Medicine0.86×1,504 works
  16. Nursing0.85×38 works
  17. Environmental Science0.84×380 works
  18. Chemistry0.79×112 works
  19. Engineering0.71×974 works
  20. Chemical Engineering0.63×20 works
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.62×89 works
  22. Immunology and Microbiology0.60×55 works
  23. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.58×284 works
  24. Neuroscience0.55×82 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.55×111 works
  26. Materials Science0.51×162 works

Which fields of science does North Macedonia work in?

In 2022-now, 39% of research in North Macedonia is in Social Sciences, 31% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (18%), Medicine (16%), Engineering (11%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 3,552 fractional works · 39.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,625 fractional works · 17.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 467 fractional works · 5.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 322 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEducation: 215 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCultural Studies: 91 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLaw: 66 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 64 fractional works · 0.7% of its workUrban Studies: 54 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 53 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 53 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTransportation: 52 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 52 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 65 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 549 fractional works · 6.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 401 fractional works · 4.4% of its workFinance: 91 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 57 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 532 fractional works · 5.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 155 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAccounting: 89 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 73 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 70 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Information Systems: 66 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMarketing: 60 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 424 fractional works · 4.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 118 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 87 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArcheology: 45 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhilosophy: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMuseology: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 64 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 290 fractional works · 3.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 88 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 87 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 54 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 48 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 133 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 75 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 42 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2,797 fractional works · 30.7% of its workEngineering: 974 fractional works · 10.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 200 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 107 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 97 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 97 fractional works · 1.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 89 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 78 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 67 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 63 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 44 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 781 fractional works · 8.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 241 fractional works · 2.6% of its workInformation Systems: 219 fractional works · 2.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 105 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 68 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science Applications: 40 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 39 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 380 fractional works · 4.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 72 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 54 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 42 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 41 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 41 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 36 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 36 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 161 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 74 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 37 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 112 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 38 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 111 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 95 fractional works · 1.0% of its workApplied Mathematics: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeometry and Topology: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 51 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 89 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOceanography: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeophysics: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 45 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 72 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 45 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Energy: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,902 fractional works · 20.9% of its workMedicine: 1,504 fractional works · 16.5% of its workSurgery: 194 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 132 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 106 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEpidemiology: 99 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 85 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 66 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 56 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 53 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 50 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 49 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 46 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 42 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 42 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 41 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 39 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Informatics: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 143 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 253 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 116 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 51 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 94 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOral Surgery: 43 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPeriodontics: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthodontics: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 38 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 35 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 12 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 868 fractional works · 9.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 404 fractional works · 4.4% of its workPlant Science: 145 fractional works · 1.6% of its workFood Science: 100 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 37 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 36 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInsect Science: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 284 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 142 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGenetics: 59 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 59 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 82 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 46 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 36 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 55 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 43 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKNorth Macedonia9,118fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences31%Health Sciences21%Social Sciences39%

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 country does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Social Sciences3,55239.0%
    1. Social Sciences1,62517.8%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance5496.0%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting5325.8%
    4. Arts and Humanities4244.7%
    5. Psychology2903.2%
    6. Decision Sciences1331.5%
    1. Engineering97410.7%
    2. Computer Science7818.6%
    3. Environmental Science3804.2%
    4. Materials Science1611.8%
    5. Chemistry1121.2%
    6. Physics and Astronomy1111.2%
    7. Mathematics951.0%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences891.0%
    9. Energy720.8%
    10. Chemical Engineering200.2%
  3. Health Sciences1,90220.9%
    1. Medicine1,50416.5%
    2. Health Professions2532.8%
    3. Dentistry941.0%
    4. Nursing380.4%
    5. Veterinary120.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences4044.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2843.1%
    3. Neuroscience820.9%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology550.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics430.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in North Macedonia?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Economic Growth, Sustainable Development, Sustainability, Machine Learning, Renewable Energy, Climate Change and Artificial Intelligence.

▲ 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 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. Globalization362▲ 2.0×138 topics
  2. Machine Learning343◆ 1.13×91 topics
  3. Sustainability335▲ 1.50×113 topics
  4. Sustainable Development292▲ 2.0×87 topics
  5. Epidemiology282▼ 0.78×135 topics
  6. Deep Learning269▼ 0.86×78 topics
  7. Climate Change267◆ 1.08×117 topics
  8. Economic Growth244▲ 3.3×33 topics
  9. Renewable Energy207▲ 1.57×55 topics
  10. Artificial Intelligence206▲ 1.58×54 topics
  11. Innovation175▲ 1.86×68 topics
  12. Social Media171▲ 1.36×38 topics
  13. Human Rights160▲ 1.72×75 topics
  14. Identity149▲ 2.3×58 topics
  15. Healthcare146▲ 1.41×36 topics
  16. Big Data144▲ 1.65×31 topics
  17. Economic Development142▲ 1.95×46 topics
  18. Supply Chain Management135▲ 1.65×25 topics
  19. Energy Efficiency132▲ 1.57×41 topics
  20. Security124▲ 2.0×26 topics
  21. Social Capital123▲ 2.6×19 topics
  22. Financial Performance119▲ 2.3×16 topics
  23. Regional Development116▲ 3.7×20 topics
  24. Nationalism115▲ 2.8×29 topics
  25. Religion108▲ 2.6×32 topics
  26. Ethnicity106▲ 3.1×21 topics
  27. Environmental Management95▲ 2.5×17 topics
  28. Balkans88▲ 42×2 topics
  29. Conflict82▲ 5.5×11 topics
  30. European Union79▲ 3.9×23 topics
  31. Global Governance79▲ 3.6×22 topics
  32. Fiscal Policy76▲ 4.1×10 topics
  33. Small and Medium Enterprises72▲ 4.4×8 topics
  34. Innovation Management69▲ 4.9×10 topics
  35. Geopolitics68▲ 5.0×11 topics
  36. Eastern Europe64▲ 13×3 topics
  37. Post-war63▲ 59×1 topic
  38. Yugoslavia63▲ 59×1 topic
  39. Rural Tourism60▲ 21×3 topics
  40. Leadership Emergence59▲ 47×1 topic

Which research topics does North Macedonia publish the most in?

Its largest topics in 2022-now are Balkans: History, Politics, Society, Regional Development and Management Studies, Blockchain Technology Applications and Security.

Balkans: History, Politi…63Balkans: History, Politics, Society: 63 fractional worksRegional Development and…59Regional Development and Management Studies: 59 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 36 fractional worksBusiness and Economic Development: 32 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies…31Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 31 fractional worksLinguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity: 27 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 27 fractional worksEuropean Politics and Security: 26 fractional worksEuropean and International Law Studies: 24 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 23 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 23 fractional worksEthics and Social Impacts of AI: 23 fractional works
Cultural StudiesEconomics and EconometricsInformation SystemsManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law5 others

Area is fractional works in 2022-now; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to. Every tile is a topic page.

  1. 1 Balkans: History, Politics, Society Cultural Studies 63 works
  2. 2 Regional Development and Management Studies Economics and Econometrics 59 works
  3. 3 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 36 works
  4. 4 Business and Economic Development Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 32 works
  5. 5 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 31 works
  6. 6 Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity Language and Linguistics 27 works
  7. 7 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 27 works
  8. 8 European Politics and Security Political Science and International Relations 26 works
  9. 9 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 24 works
  10. 10 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 23 works
  11. 11 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 23 works
  12. 12 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 23 works

Which universities in North Macedonia lead research?

MIT University, South East European University and Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts rank highest in North Macedonia on research quality in 2022-now.

0%5%10%mean 5.62857%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →Macedonian Academy o…MIT UniversitySouth East European …Goce Delcev University
above the meannear itbelow it

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

  1. 1MIT UniversityUniversity · Skopje · #3,005 worldwide9.5% top 10% · 1.5k works
  2. 2South East European UniversityUniversity · Tetovo · #4,448 worldwide7.4% top 10% · 504 works
  3. 3Macedonian Academy of Sciences and ArtsUniversity · Skopje · #4,865 worldwide9.9% top 10% · 193 works
  4. 4Goce Delcev UniversityUniversity · Shtip · #5,217 worldwide2.8% top 10% · 684 works
  5. 5University "St. Kliment Ohridski" - BitolaUniversity · Bitola · #5,656 worldwide5.2% top 10% · 505 works
  6. 6State University of TetovaUniversity · Tetovo · #7,024 worldwide4.9% top 10% · 350 works
  7. 7Ministry of EconomyGovernment institution · Skopje · #8,599 worldwide7.6% top 10% · 189 works
  8. 8International Balkan UniversityUniversity · Skopje · #9,135 worldwide3.3% top 10% · 272 works
  9. 9Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in SkopjeUniversity · Skopje · #9,623 worldwide3.8% top 10% · 2.9k works
  10. 10University American College SkopjeUniversity · Skopje · #12,661 worldwide7.4% top 10% · 157 works
  11. 11Institute of public health of Republic of MacedoniaGovernment institution · Skopje · #13,217 worldwide4.9% top 10% · 148 works
  12. 12Agency for Electronic CommunicationsNonprofit · Skopje · #13,827 worldwide3.5% top 10% · 129 works
  13. 13PHI University Psychiatric Clinic - SkopjeHospital / health system · Skopje · #17,725 worldwide2.0% top 10% · 190 works
  14. 14European UniversityUniversity · Skopje · #19,401 worldwide6.6% top 10% · 67 works

The track on each row is its top-10% rate; the tick is the average of all institutions, 10.0% (how it is set): teal above it, red below.

All ranked institutions in North Macedonia

Who are the top researchers in North Macedonia?

Kimet Jusufi, Biljana Gjoneska and Veland Ramadani rank highest among researchers based in North Macedonia.

  1. 1 Kimet Jusufi #21,685 worldwide 6.4k citations · 174 works
  2. 2 Biljana Gjoneska #24,126 worldwide 3.9k citations · 166 works
  3. 3 Veland Ramadani #65,215 worldwide 6.8k citations · 361 works
  4. 4 Gadaf Rexhepi #213,078 worldwide 1.8k citations · 101 works
  5. 5 Sasko A. Kedev #225,524 worldwide 22k citations · 299 works
  6. 6 Ljupčo Kocarev #303,589 worldwide 15k citations · 361 works
  7. 7 Velibor B. Tasic #414,925 worldwide 7.2k citations · 247 works
  8. 8 Ramo Palalić #436,728 worldwide 1.2k citations · 142 works
  9. 9 Renata Ćušterevska #478,117 worldwide 2.9k citations · 96 works
  10. 10 Shqipe Gërguri‐Rashiti #519,424 worldwide 1.8k citations · 62 works
Top researchers in North Macedonia

Which cities in North Macedonia are research hubs?

  1. 1 SkopjeNorth Macedonia 21k works

How open and international is North Macedonia's research?

63% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 38% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available62.5%not open37.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors38.3%domestic only61.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

In 2022-now, 73% of its research is openly available (world 63%) and 38% is written with co-authors abroad (world 22%). Against what its own mix of topics predicts, that is 1.15× the expected open access and 1.77× the expected international share, which puts it #44 of 173 countries on openness.

How has North Macedonia's research grown?

Output in 2022-2025 was 25% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is North Macedonia as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.034% in 2024.

still counting0.020%0.040%North Macedonia0.039% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of North Macedonia over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Over the whole record, 5.7% of its 28k works since 1950 reached the world top 10% for their field and year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025North Macedonia5.9% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.0% in 1996.

Which countries have research most like North Macedonia's?

Bosnia and Herzegovina is North Macedonia's closest research twin: of all countries, its research is spread across the fields most like North Macedonia's, with both strong in Economics, Econometrics and Finance.

  1. 1 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBoth strong in Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Arts and Humanities, Dentistry 0.88 Compare
  2. 2 AlbaniaBoth strong in Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Business, Management and Accounting, Dentistry 0.82 Compare
  3. 3 KosovoBoth strong in Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Dentistry, Business, Management and Accounting 0.82 Compare
  4. 4 El SalvadorBoth strong in Dentistry, Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Arts and Humanities 0.78 Compare
  5. 5 PeruBoth strong in Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Dentistry, Business, Management and Accounting 0.77 Compare

Similarity is the correlation of each side's location quotients across every field it publishes in, on a log scale: 1 is the same shape of research, 0 is unrelated. It ignores size. How it is measured.

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