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Science in North Macedonia

North Macedonia ranks #99 of 192 countries on research quality in 2022–2025 (#102 all time), with 7.9k research works and 11.2% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022–2025
#99
of 192 · #102 all time
Works, 2022–2025
7.9k
▲ 23% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate
11.2%
record average 16.5%
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
63%
world 63%

What is North Macedonia strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022–2025, North Macedonia ranks highest in Social Sciences (#91 of 151), Computer Science (#89 of 131) and Medicine (#109 of 155). Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Energy, Medical Laboratory Technology and Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesField #91 of 151 15.6%1,369 Institutions
Computer ScienceField #89 of 131 14.2%689 Institutions
MedicineField #109 of 155 4.8%1,327 Institutions
EngineeringField #96 of 134 8.4%865 Institutions
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #93 of 122 15.6%397 Institutions
Business, Management and AccountingField #88 of 113 16.8%472 Institutions
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #88 of 110 14.6%489 Institutions
Health ProfessionsField #89 of 108 9.0%233 Institutions
PsychologyField #90 of 109 11.8%245 Institutions
Environmental ScienceField #107 of 125 11.2%324 Institutions
Economics and EconometricsSubfield #88 of 101 15.6%363 Institutions
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #86 of 97 14.7%275 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 · 20.0 works9.3×
  2. Medical Laboratory TechnologySubfield · 9.0 works3.7×
  3. Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality ManagementSubfield · 5.7 works3.2×
  4. FinanceSubfield · 75.4 works3.1×
  5. ArchitectureSubfield · 9.6 works3.1×
  6. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 105.3 works3.0×
  7. Theoretical Computer ScienceSubfield · 4.0 works3.0×
  8. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 363.0 works2.9×
← 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: 0.95× its world share, 358 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.58× its world share, 246 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.56× its world share, 45 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.56× its world share, 72 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.40× its world share, 39 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.63× its world share, 18 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.80× its world share, 99 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.12× its world share, 689 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 75 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.89× its world share, 65 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.73× its world share, 864 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.82× its world share, 324 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.47× its world share, 131 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.87× its world share, 81 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.50× its world share, 88 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.18× its world share, 84 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.11× its world share, 233 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.87× its world share, 1,327 worksMedicineNursing: 0.88× its world share, 34 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.85× its world share, 9 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.61× its world share, 369 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.85× its world share, 472 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.45× its world share, 112 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.88× its world share, 489 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.01× its world share, 245 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.36× its world share, 1,369 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research in North Macedonia?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Economic Growth, Sustainable Development, Sustainability, Machine Learning, Renewable Energy, Climate Change and Regional Development.

▲ 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. Globalization314▲ 2.0×129 topics
  2. Machine Learning296◆ 1.14×89 topics
  3. Sustainability294▲ 1.52×112 topics
  4. Sustainable Development263▲ 2.1×85 topics
  5. Deep Learning243◆ 0.90×76 topics
  6. Epidemiology239▼ 0.76×132 topics
  7. Climate Change237◆ 1.11×113 topics
  8. Economic Growth222▲ 3.3×33 topics
  9. Renewable Energy187▲ 1.63×54 topics
  10. Artificial Intelligence171▲ 1.57×51 topics
  11. Innovation157▲ 1.89×67 topics
  12. Education148◆ 1.09×102 topics
  13. Social Media145▲ 1.28×36 topics
  14. Human Rights135▲ 1.65×73 topics
  15. Healthcare134▲ 1.49×36 topics
  16. Identity127▲ 2.2×56 topics
  17. Economic Development126▲ 1.94×45 topics
  18. Big Data124▲ 1.72×31 topics
  19. Energy Efficiency123▲ 1.64×41 topics
  20. Supply Chain Management119▲ 1.60×24 topics
  21. Social Capital112▲ 2.7×19 topics
  22. Security109▲ 2.1×26 topics
  23. Regional Development109▲ 3.8×19 topics
  24. Financial Performance109▲ 2.4×15 topics
  25. Nationalism95▲ 2.6×28 topics
  26. Ethnicity91▲ 3.1×20 topics
  27. Religion90▲ 2.4×29 topics
  28. Environmental Management82▲ 2.6×17 topics
  29. Balkans72▲ 38×2 topics
  30. Fiscal Policy69▲ 4.0×10 topics
  31. Small and Medium Enterprises67▲ 4.8×8 topics
  32. European Union67▲ 3.7×23 topics
  33. Conflict65▲ 5.0×11 topics
  34. Innovation Management64▲ 4.8×9 topics
  35. Agricultural Sustainability56▲ 6.3×4 topics
  36. Rural Tourism56▲ 21×3 topics
  37. Leadership Emergence54▲ 47×1 topic
  38. Eastern Europe51▲ 12×3 topics
  39. Post-war51▲ 56×1 topic
  40. Yugoslavia51▲ 56×1 topic

Which universities in North Macedonia lead research?

MIT University, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje and Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts rank highest in North Macedonia on research quality in 2022–2025.

0%10%20%mean 10.6714%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →MIT University: 1,475, 18.9%Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje: 2,856, 8.5%Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts: 193, 15.3%Goce Delcev University: 684, 5.3%University "St. Kliment Ohridski" - Bitola: 505, 8.7%South East European University: 504, 20.8%International Balkan University: 272, 11.4%State University of Tetova: 350, 9.5%Ministry of Economy: 189, 12.4%PHI University Psychiatric Clinic - Skopje: 190, 2.2%University American College Skopje: 157, 9.3%Institute of public health of Republic of Macedonia: 148, 4.8%European University: 67, 18.9%Agency for Electronic Communications: 129, 3.4%MIT UniversityMacedonian Academy o…Ss. Cyril and Method…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 · #2,386 worldwide18.9% top 10% · 1.5k works
  2. 2Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in SkopjeUniversity · Skopje · #4,074 worldwide8.5% top 10% · 2.9k works
  3. 3Macedonian Academy of Sciences and ArtsUniversity · Skopje · #8,162 worldwide15.3% top 10% · 193 works
  4. 4Goce Delcev UniversityUniversity · Shtip · #10,180 worldwide5.3% top 10% · 684 works
  5. 5University "St. Kliment Ohridski" - BitolaUniversity · Bitola · #14,272 worldwide8.7% top 10% · 505 works
  6. 6South East European UniversityUniversity · Tetovo · #14,861 worldwide20.8% top 10% · 504 works
  7. 7International Balkan UniversityUniversity · Skopje · #15,452 worldwide11.4% top 10% · 272 works
  8. 8State University of TetovaUniversity · Tetovo · #15,826 worldwide9.5% top 10% · 350 works
  9. 9Ministry of EconomyGovernment institution · Skopje · #19,922 worldwide12.4% top 10% · 189 works
  10. 10PHI University Psychiatric Clinic - SkopjeHospital / health system · Skopje · #21,441 worldwide2.2% top 10% · 190 works
  11. 11University American College SkopjeUniversity · Skopje · #23,603 worldwide9.3% top 10% · 157 works
  12. 12Institute of public health of Republic of MacedoniaGovernment institution · Skopje · #24,503 worldwide4.8% top 10% · 148 works
  13. 13European UniversityUniversity · Skopje · #25,450 worldwide18.9% top 10% · 67 works
  14. 14Agency for Electronic CommunicationsNonprofit · Skopje · #26,614 worldwide3.4% top 10% · 129 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 North Macedonia

Who are the top researchers in North Macedonia?

Saško Kedev, Ljupčo Kocarev and Leonid Grčev rank highest among researchers based in North Macedonia.

  1. 1 Saško Kedev · #12,144 worldwide 821 citations · 49 works
  2. 2 Ljupčo Kocarev · #39,531 worldwide 726 citations · 90 works
  3. 3 Leonid Grčev · #98,631 worldwide 136 citations · 33 works
  4. 4 Marija Vavlukis · #135,606 worldwide 247 citations · 36 works
  5. 5 Vladimir Trajkovik · #148,718 worldwide 154 citations · 47 works
  6. 6 Bojan Šoptrajanov · #165,385 worldwide 120 citations · 43 works
  7. 7 Hristijan Gjoreski · #188,696 worldwide 164 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Petre Lameski · #223,030 worldwide 116 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 Eftim Zdravevski · #225,155 worldwide 136 citations · 32 works
  10. 10 Vlado Matevski · #293,629 worldwide 63 citations · 22 works
Top researchers in North Macedonia

Which cities in North Macedonia are research hubs?

  1. 1 Skopje North 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: 63% of research is openly available.

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

World: 22% is written across borders.

How has North Macedonia's research grown?

Output in 2018–2022 was 23% 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 North Macedonia