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Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje

In research, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,541 of 10,521 worldwide), Health Sciences (#3,089 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#2,887 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Dentistry — Dentistry is 3.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,074
of 28,054 · #6,142 all time
Rank in North Macedonia
#2
of 14
Research works
10k
▲ 33% vs 2013–17
Citations
72k
7.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
60%
world 28%

What is Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje 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
Social SciencesDomain #2,541 of 10,521 13.8%698 #3979
Health SciencesDomain #3,089 of 11,982 4.1%867 #3977
MedicineField #2,887 of 10,443 3.9%721 #4077
Physical SciencesDomain #3,776 of 12,888 9.4%923 #5123
Social SciencesField #2,096 of 6,365 16.5%301 #3523
Computer ScienceField #1,962 of 4,667 16.5%243 #2172
EngineeringField #3,025 of 6,636 5.7%363 #3337
Life SciencesDomain #4,200 of 7,800 6.1%370 #6409
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,318 of 1,998 12.3%76 #2190
Health ProfessionsField #1,303 of 1,928 7.3%82 #2110

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje 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. Social Sciences#3,979 #2,541
  2. Health Sciences#3,977 #3,089
  3. Medicine#4,077 #2,887
  4. Physical Sciences#5,123 #3,776
  5. Social Sciences#3,523 #2,096
  6. Computer Science#2,172 #1,962
  7. Engineering#3,337 #3,025
  8. Life Sciences#6,409 #4,200
  9. Arts and Humanities#2,190 #1,318
  10. Health Professions#2,110 #1,303
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 Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Dentistry takes 3.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. DentistryField · 42.2 works3.0×
← 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: 1.18× its world share, 160 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.84× its world share, 128 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.94× its world share, 27 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.72× its world share, 33 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.12× its world share, 21 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.76× its world share, 8 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.98× its world share, 44 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.09× its world share, 243 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 39 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.63× its world share, 16 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.85× its world share, 363 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.77× its world share, 110 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.45× its world share, 44 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.93× its world share, 31 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.39× its world share, 25 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.05× its world share, 42 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.09× its world share, 82 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.31× its world share, 721 worksMedicineNursing: 1.12× its world share, 16 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.44× its world share, 6 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.92× its world share, 76 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.07× its world share, 98 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.19× its world share, 33 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.78× its world share, 109 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.92× its world share, 80 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 301 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje?

Ranked on the composite score, Saško Kedev, Leonid Grčev and Marija Vavlukis lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje.

  1. 1 Saško Kedev North Macedonia · #12,144 worldwide 821 citations · 49 works
  2. 2 Leonid Grčev North Macedonia · #98,631 worldwide 136 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 Marija Vavlukis North Macedonia · #135,606 worldwide 247 citations · 36 works
  4. 4 Vladimir Trajkovik North Macedonia · #148,718 worldwide 154 citations · 47 works
  5. 5 Bojan Šoptrajanov North Macedonia · #165,385 worldwide 120 citations · 43 works
  6. 6 Hristijan Gjoreski North Macedonia · #188,696 worldwide 164 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Petre Lameski North Macedonia · #223,030 worldwide 116 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 Eftim Zdravevski North Macedonia · #225,155 worldwide 136 citations · 32 works
  9. 9 Goce Spasovski North Macedonia · #328,457 worldwide 79 citations · 50 works
  10. 10 Toni Stojanovski North Macedonia · #404,066 worldwide 123 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje

Which keywords describe research at Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Climate Change, Balkans, Ethnicity, Conflict and Eastern Europe.

▲ 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. Epidemiology128◆ 1.14×123 topics
  2. Deep Learning108◆ 1.11×63 topics
  3. Machine Learning99◆ 1.06×74 topics
  4. Climate Change90▲ 1.16×80 topics
  5. Sustainability74◆ 1.06×64 topics
  6. Inflammation66◆ 1.11×72 topics
  7. Globalization60◆ 1.07×57 topics
  8. Oxidative Stress60▲ 1.28×52 topics
  9. Renewable Energy60▲ 1.46×36 topics
  10. Sustainable Development56▲ 1.24×55 topics
  11. Quality of Life51▲ 1.24×46 topics
  12. Neural Networks50◆ 1.13×35 topics
  13. Cardiovascular Disease49▲ 1.55×37 topics
  14. Treatment45▲ 1.31×45 topics
  15. Diagnosis45▲ 1.70×37 topics
  16. Economic Growth43▲ 1.78×22 topics
  17. Energy Efficiency42▲ 1.55×30 topics
  18. Management41▲ 1.83×34 topics
  19. Healthcare40▲ 1.25×18 topics
  20. Identity39▲ 1.90×21 topics
  21. Ethnicity38▲ 3.6×10 topics
  22. Religion38▲ 2.8×13 topics
  23. Nationalism37▲ 2.8×12 topics
  24. Antioxidant36▲ 1.83×37 topics
  25. Innovation36▲ 1.19×40 topics
  26. Depression34▲ 1.34×21 topics
  27. Global Burden32▲ 2.1×11 topics
  28. Security32▲ 1.71×17 topics
  29. Balkans31▲ 45×2 topics
  30. Health Effects30▲ 1.77×18 topics
  31. Conflict28▲ 6.0×7 topics
  32. Classification28▲ 2.1×13 topics
  33. Memory27▲ 3.9×7 topics
  34. Eastern Europe25▲ 16×2 topics
  35. Post-war24▲ 74×1 topic
  36. Yugoslavia24▲ 74×1 topic
  37. Regional Development24▲ 2.3×10 topics
  38. Distributed Systems18▲ 3.9×6 topics
  39. Leadership Emergence14▲ 34×1 topic
  40. Rural Tourism14▲ 15×1 topic

Which research topics does Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Balkans: History, Politics, Society, Regional Development and Management Studies, ECG Monitoring and Analysis and IoT and Edge/Fog Computing.

Balkans: History, Politi…24Balkans: History, Politics, Society: 24 fractional worksRegional Development and Management Studies: 14 fractional worksECG Monitoring and Analysis: 11 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 11 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 10 fractional worksMilitary Technology and Strategies: 10 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Ana…10Legal and Regulatory Analysis: 10 fractional worksMarine and environmental studies: 10 fractional worksCloud Computing and Resource Management: 9 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Ap…9Blockchain Technology Applications and Security: 9 fractional works
Cultural StudiesEconomics and EconometricsCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineComputer Networks and Communications5 others

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

  1. 1 Balkans: History, Politics, Society Cultural Studies 24 works
  2. 2 Regional Development and Management Studies Economics and Econometrics 14 works
  3. 3 ECG Monitoring and Analysis Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 11 works
  4. 4 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 11 works
  5. 5 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 10 works
  6. 6 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 10 works
  7. 7 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 10 works
  8. 8 Marine and environmental studies Oceanography 10 works
  9. 9 Cloud Computing and Resource Management Information Systems 9 works
  10. 10 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 9 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 available59.8%not open40.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.3%domestic only74.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 33% 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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