Top research institutions in North Macedonia
MIT University ranks first in North Macedonia on research quality in 2022–2025 (#2,386 worldwide), followed by Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje and Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.
Ranked by research quality, 2022–2025
| # | Institution | World rank | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MIT UniversityUniversity · Skopje | #2,386 | 18.9% | 1,475 | #1 |
| 2 | Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in SkopjeUniversity · Skopje | #4,074 | 8.5% | 2,856 | #2 |
| 3 | Macedonian Academy of Sciences and ArtsUniversity · Skopje | #8,162 | 15.3% | 193 | #3 |
| 4 | Goce Delcev UniversityUniversity · Shtip | #10,180 | 5.3% | 684 | #5 |
| 5 | University "St. Kliment Ohridski" - BitolaUniversity · Bitola | #14,272 | 8.7% | 505 | #7 |
| 6 | South East European UniversityUniversity · Tetovo | #14,861 | 20.8% | 504 | #10 |
| 7 | International Balkan UniversityUniversity · Skopje | #15,452 | 11.4% | 272 | #12 |
| 8 | State University of TetovaUniversity · Tetovo | #15,826 | 9.5% | 350 | #9 |
| 9 | Ministry of EconomyGovernment institution · Skopje | #19,922 | 12.4% | 189 | #6 |
| 10 | PHI University Psychiatric Clinic - SkopjeHospital / health system · Skopje | #21,441 | 2.2% | 190 | #14 |
| 11 | University American College SkopjeUniversity · Skopje | #23,603 | 9.3% | 157 | #13 |
| 12 | Institute of public health of Republic of MacedoniaGovernment institution · Skopje | #24,503 | 4.8% | 148 | #11 |
| 13 | European UniversityUniversity · Skopje | #25,450 | 18.9% | 67 | #17 |
| 14 | Agency for Electronic CommunicationsNonprofit · Skopje | #26,614 | 3.4% | 129 | #16 |
Institutions above the volume floor, ranked within North Macedonia on the quality composite for 2022–2025; research measures only, not teaching. The tick on each rate track is the world’s rate in this record, 16.5% — teal above it, red below; bars are scaled to the largest institution on this page.
Size against quality inside North Macedonia
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%.
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One dot per institution in the table above.