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International Balkan University

In research, International Balkan University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,589 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#7,534 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,638 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations — Political Science and International Relations is 8.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,452
of 28,054 · #32,373 all time
Rank in North Macedonia
#7
of 14
Research works
427
▲ 183% vs 2013–17
Citations
873
2.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
61%
world 28%

What is International Balkan University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #8,589 of 12,888 9.6%91 #18087
Social SciencesDomain #7,534 of 10,521 13.9%145 #14389
Social SciencesField #4,638 of 6,365 20.3%83 #8959

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where International Balkan University sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#18,087 #8,589
  2. Social Sciences#14,389 #7,534
  3. Social Sciences#8,959 #4,638
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does International Balkan University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 8.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 34.8 works8.6×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.67× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.63× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.73× its world share, 36 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.04× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.57× its world share, 23 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.54× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.32× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.75× its world share, 11 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.96× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.12× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 0.99× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.49× its world share, 20 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.39× its world share, 12 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.97× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.24× its world share, 19 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.11× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.40× its world share, 82 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at International Balkan University?

Ranked on the composite score, Dimitar Apasiev, Hiqmet Kamberaj and Kire Sharlamanov lead among researchers whose main affiliation is International Balkan University.

  1. 1 Dimitar Apasiev North Macedonia · #486,673 worldwide 0 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Hiqmet Kamberaj North Macedonia · #1,111,998 worldwide 31 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Kire Sharlamanov North Macedonia · #1,420,697 worldwide 5 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at International Balkan University

Which keywords describe research at International Balkan University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Nationalism, Human Rights, Machine Learning, Sovereignty, Global Governance, European Union and International Law.

▲ 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 institution'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. Globalization26▲ 4.9×33 topics
  2. Machine Learning17▲ 1.95×29 topics
  3. Human Rights13▲ 4.5×15 topics
  4. Nationalism12▲ 9.4×9 topics
  5. Sustainability12▲ 1.75×21 topics
  6. Social Media11▲ 2.8×11 topics
  7. Sustainable Development11▲ 2.5×16 topics
  8. Deep Learning11▲ 1.17×22 topics
  9. Climate Change10▲ 1.41×17 topics
  10. Economic Growth9▲ 3.8×11 topics
  11. Sovereignty8▲ 32×5 topics
  12. Global Governance7▲ 12×9 topics
  13. Renewable Energy7▲ 1.86×11 topics
  14. Artificial Intelligence7▲ 1.92×15 topics
  15. European Union7▲ 11×8 topics
  16. International Law7▲ 8.5×9 topics
  17. Political Economy7▲ 10.0×7 topics
  18. Identity7▲ 3.4×10 topics
  19. Public Opinion6▲ 19×4 topics
  20. Democracy6▲ 6.0×8 topics
  21. Molecular Dynamics6▲ 13×4 topics
  22. Regional Development6▲ 6.0×9 topics
  23. Corporate Governance5▲ 2.7×7 topics
  24. Financial Performance5▲ 3.3×6 topics
  25. Religion5▲ 3.9×8 topics
  26. Urban Development5▲ 5.0×5 topics
  27. Populism5▲ 83×1 topic
  28. Right-Wing5▲ 83×1 topic
  29. Ethnicity4▲ 4.4×5 topics
  30. Nation-Building4▲ 31×4 topics
  31. Income Inequality4▲ 11×3 topics
  32. Electromagnetic Theory4▲ 366×1 topic
  33. International Relations4▲ 6.1×6 topics
  34. Quantum Field Theory4▲ 120×1 topic
  35. Geopolitics4▲ 8.9×4 topics
  36. Social Responsibility4▲ 6.0×5 topics
  37. Security Council4▲ 25×2 topics
  38. Ethnic Conflict4▲ 29×2 topics
  39. Social Policy3▲ 12×2 topics
  40. State-Building3▲ 32×2 topics

Which research topics does International Balkan University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Populism, Right-Wing Movements, Quantum and Classical Electrodynamics, Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation and Protein Structure and Dynamics.

Populism, Right-Wing Mov…5Populism, Right-Wing Movements: 5 fractional worksQuantum and Classical El…4Quantum and Classical Electrodynamics: 4 fractional worksCultural Heritage Manage…3Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation: 3 fractional worksProtein Structure and Dy…3Protein Structure and Dynamics: 3 fractional worksPost-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics: 3 fractional worksSocial Policy and Reform Studies: 3 fractional worksInternational Law and Hu…2International Law and Human Rights: 2 fractional worksRegional Development and Management Studies: 2 fractional worksGlobal Energy Security and Policy: 2 fractional worksSocial Representations a…2Social Representations and Identity: 2 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsArcheologyMolecular Biology3 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Populism, Right-Wing Movements Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  2. 2 Quantum and Classical Electrodynamics Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 4 works
  3. 3 Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation Archeology 3 works
  4. 4 Protein Structure and Dynamics Molecular Biology 3 works
  5. 5 Post-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  6. 6 Social Policy and Reform Studies Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  7. 7 International Law and Human Rights Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  8. 8 Regional Development and Management Studies Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  9. 9 Global Energy Security and Policy General Energy 2 works
  10. 10 Social Representations and Identity Social Psychology 2 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available60.6%not open39.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.8%domestic only86.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has International Balkan University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 183% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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.

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