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International Balkan University

In research, International Balkan University stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,565 of 9,585 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#7,547 of 10,670 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,507 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations (Political Science and International Relations is 8.7× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#9,135
of 22,385 · #18,413 all time
Rank in North Macedonia
#8
of 14
Research works
427
▲ 268% vs 2018-21
Citations
873
2.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.81×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
61%
world 40%
International
14%
world 18%
International Balkan University

What is International Balkan University known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #5,565 of 9,585 4.0%145 #11571
Physical SciencesDomain #7,547 of 10,670 2.4%91 #13146
Social SciencesField #4,507 of 5,988 4.5%83 #7741

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

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

  1. Social Sciences#11,571 #5,565
  2. Physical Sciences#13,146 #7,547
  3. Social Sciences#7,741 #4,507
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

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

Which fields of science does International Balkan University work in?

In 2022-now, 54% of research at International Balkan University is in Social Sciences, 32% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (31%), Computer Science (13%), Engineering (8%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 158 fractional works · 53.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 90 fractional works · 30.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 38 fractional works · 12.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 23 fractional works · 7.9% of its workEducation: 6 fractional works · 2.2% of its workLaw: 6 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCultural Studies: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDemography: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workUrban Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 22 fractional works · 7.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 6 fractional works · 2.1% of its workArcheology: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMuseology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClassics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workConservation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 21 fractional works · 7.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 16 fractional works · 5.5% of its workFinance: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 12 fractional works · 4.3% of its workAccounting: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 10 fractional works · 3.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 95 fractional works · 32.4% of its workComputer Science: 37 fractional works · 12.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 11 fractional works · 3.6% of its workInformation Systems: 10 fractional works · 3.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHardware and Architecture: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 24 fractional works · 8.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 6 fractional works · 1.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 6 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArchitecture: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 11 fractional works · 3.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 8 fractional works · 2.7% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 9 fractional works · 3.0% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Energy: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 24 fractional works · 8.2% of its workMedicine: 12 fractional works · 4.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 8 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPeriodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workResearch and Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 16 fractional works · 5.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 10 fractional works · 3.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 2.6% of its workBiophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKInternationalBalkan University292fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences32%Health Sciences8%Social Sciences54%

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 institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences9030.6%
    2. Arts and Humanities227.5%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance217.2%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting124.3%
    5. Psychology103.4%
    6. Decision Sciences30.9%
    1. Computer Science3712.7%
    2. Engineering248.3%
    3. Physics and Astronomy113.6%
    4. Environmental Science93.0%
    5. Energy51.7%
    6. Materials Science31.2%
    7. Chemistry30.9%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences20.6%
    9. Mathematics00.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Medicine124.0%
    2. Health Professions82.8%
    3. Dentistry30.9%
    4. Nursing20.6%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology103.6%
    2. Neuroscience31.0%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences30.9%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does International Balkan University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 8.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 37.6 works8.7×
← 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: 0.19× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.67× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.59× its world share, 3 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.58× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.63× its world share, 37 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.89× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.55× its world share, 24 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.61× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.33× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.63× its world share, 11 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.82× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.05× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.21× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 1.15× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.59× its world share, 22 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.32× its world share, 12 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.90× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.38× its world share, 21 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.11× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.42× its world share, 90 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3.38×21 works
  2. Arts and Humanities2.59×22 works
  3. Social Sciences2.42×90 works
  4. Energy1.89×5 works
  5. Dentistry1.82×3 works
  6. Computer Science1.63×37 works
  7. Physics and Astronomy1.63×11 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting1.32×12 works
  9. Nursing1.15×2 works
  10. Psychology1.11×10 works
  11. Health Professions1.05×8 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.90×3 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.67×10 works
  14. Environmental Science0.61×9 works
  15. Neuroscience0.59×3 works
  16. Chemistry0.58×3 works
  17. Engineering0.55×24 works
  18. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.40×2 works
  19. Chemical Engineering0.38×0 works
  20. Materials Science0.33×3 works
  21. Medicine0.21×12 works
  22. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.19×3 works
  23. Mathematics0.15×0 works
  24. Immunology and Microbiology0.14×0 works

Who are the top researchers at International Balkan University?

Ranked on the quality score, Aleksandar Anastasovski, Kire Sharlamanov and Natalija Shikova lead among researchers whose main affiliation is International Balkan University.

  1. 1 Aleksandar Anastasovski North Macedonia · #1,541,718 worldwide 339 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Kire Sharlamanov North Macedonia · #2,998,785 worldwide 63 citations · 86 works
  3. 3 Natalija Shikova North Macedonia · #3,836,632 worldwide 43 citations · 43 works
  4. 4 Savica Dimitrieska North Macedonia · #4,132,558 worldwide 141 citations · 38 works
  5. 5 Hiqmet Kamberaj North Macedonia · #4,310,322 worldwide 910 citations · 118 works
  6. 6 Jordan Bojadjiev North Macedonia · #4,834,790 worldwide 24 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Liza Alili Sulejmani North Macedonia · #5,035,110 worldwide 10 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Aleksandra Porjazoska Kujundziski North Macedonia · #5,068,709 worldwide 56 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Andrej Stefanov North Macedonia · #5,501,086 worldwide 323 citations · 49 works
  10. 10 BETÜL DİLARA ŞEKER North Macedonia · #5,532,413 worldwide 0 citations · 44 works
All ranked researchers at International Balkan University

What are the most cited papers from International Balkan University?

The most cited paper from International Balkan University is "Country‐level correlates of the Dark Triad traits in 49 countries" (Peter Karl Jonason et al., 2020), with 125 citations. Next come "Information Theory and Statistical Mechanics" (116) and "Design and Performance Analysis of Underwater Acoustic Networks" (115).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Country‐level correlates of the Dark Triad traits in 49 countries Peter Karl Jonason et al. · Journal of Personality Open access 18 Jun 2020 125
2 Information Theory and Statistical Mechanics Hiqmet Kamberaj · Scientific computation Book chapter 2020 116
3 Design and Performance Analysis of Underwater Acoustic Networks Andrej Stefanov, Milica Stojanovic · IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications 21 Nov 2011 115
4 A review of heat integration approaches for organic rankine cycle with waste heat in production processes Aleksandar Anastasovski, Predrag Rašković, Zvonimir Guzović · Energy Conversion and Management 23 Jul 2020 113
5 Structure of Dark Triad Dirty Dozen Across Eight World Regions Radosław Rogoza et al. · Assessment Open access 2 Jun 2020 78
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at International Balkan University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Nationalism, Machine Learning, Human Rights, Sovereignty, European Union, Economic Growth 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-now 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. Globalization28▲ 4.8×37 topics
  2. Machine Learning19▲ 1.97×32 topics
  3. Sustainability13▲ 1.88×26 topics
  4. Human Rights13▲ 4.2×15 topics
  5. Nationalism12▲ 9.3×9 topics
  6. Deep Learning11◆ 1.13×23 topics
  7. Sustainable Development11▲ 2.5×17 topics
  8. Social Media11▲ 2.7×11 topics
  9. Climate Change11▲ 1.34×19 topics
  10. Economic Growth10▲ 4.3×15 topics
  11. Artificial Intelligence8▲ 1.96×17 topics
  12. Sovereignty8▲ 30×5 topics
  13. European Union8▲ 12×8 topics
  14. Identity8▲ 3.6×12 topics
  15. Global Governance7▲ 10×9 topics
  16. International Law7▲ 8.0×9 topics
  17. Political Economy7▲ 9.7×9 topics
  18. Molecular Dynamics6▲ 13×4 topics
  19. Public Opinion6▲ 18×4 topics
  20. Democracy6▲ 5.9×9 topics
  21. Regional Development6▲ 5.8×9 topics
  22. Urban Development6▲ 5.5×6 topics
  23. Security6▲ 2.9×9 topics
  24. Financial Performance6▲ 3.4×7 topics
  25. Religion5▲ 3.8×8 topics
  26. Populism5▲ 75×1 topic
  27. Right-Wing5▲ 75×1 topic
  28. International Relations5▲ 6.6×7 topics
  29. Nation-Building4▲ 29×4 topics
  30. Fiscal Policy4▲ 7.4×7 topics
  31. Geopolitics4▲ 9.9×5 topics
  32. Income Inequality4▲ 10×3 topics
  33. Electromagnetic Theory4▲ 208×1 topic
  34. Quantum Field Theory4▲ 89×1 topic
  35. Cultural Sustainability4▲ 23×2 topics
  36. Prediction4▲ 16×2 topics
  37. Protein4▲ 10×2 topics
  38. Security Council4▲ 25×2 topics
  39. Adaptive Reuse4▲ 32×1 topic
  40. Ethnic Conflict4▲ 26×2 topics

Which research topics does International Balkan University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: 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…4Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation: 4 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 worksUnderwater Vehicles and Communication Systems: 2 fractional worksGlobal Energy Security a…2Global Energy Security and Policy: 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 4 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 Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems Ocean Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Global Energy Security and Policy General Energy 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has International Balkan University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 268% 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 International Balkan University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0012% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%International Balkan University0.0015% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of International Balkan University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025International Balkan University3.1% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 6.2% in 2020.

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