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University of Medicine Tirana

In research, University of Medicine Tirana stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,624 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#6,552 of 10,443 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#8,888 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,731
of 28,054 · #21,730 all time
Rank in Albania
#4
of 22
Research works
1.2k
▲ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.9k
5.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
76%
world 28%

What is University of Medicine Tirana 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
Health SciencesDomain #3,624 of 11,982 4.4%305 #7911
MedicineField #6,552 of 10,443 4.1%250 #9595
Social SciencesDomain #8,888 of 10,521 9.5%97 #14471

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Medicine Tirana 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. Health Sciences#7,911 #3,624
  2. Medicine#9,595 #6,552
  3. Social Sciences#14,471 #8,888
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.

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: 0.32× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.67× its world share, 17 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.47× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.76× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.09× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.14× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.33× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 7.19× its world share, 16 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.81× its world share, 35 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.75× its world share, 250 worksMedicineNursing: 1.51× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.66× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.69× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.02× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.41× its world share, 20 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 45 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 7.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Medicine Tirana?

Ranked on the composite score, Genc Burazeri, Gentiana Qirjako and Edmond Puca lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Medicine Tirana.

  1. 1 Genc Burazeri Albania · #326,780 worldwide 48 citations · 41 works
  2. 2 Gentiana Qirjako Albania · #580,919 worldwide 30 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Edmond Puca Albania · #788,063 worldwide 7 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Enver Roshi Albania · #1,251,253 worldwide 14 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Gentian Vyshka Albania · #1,445,939 worldwide 6 citations · 35 works
  6. 6 Ledjan Malaj Albania · #1,464,875 worldwide 5 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Dhimitër Kraja Albania · #1,513,773 worldwide 1 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Arjan Harxhi Albania · #1,557,181 worldwide 3 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at University of Medicine Tirana

Which keywords describe research at University of Medicine Tirana?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Quality of Life, Mortality, Diagnosis, Global Burden, Cardiovascular Disease, Treatment and Pathophysiology.

▲ 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. Epidemiology62▲ 3.3×106 topics
  2. Quality of Life27▲ 4.0×39 topics
  3. Inflammation19▲ 1.94×50 topics
  4. Mortality18▲ 6.8×12 topics
  5. Treatment17▲ 2.9×40 topics
  6. Cardiovascular Disease16▲ 3.1×27 topics
  7. Public Health16▲ 2.4×34 topics
  8. Mental Health16▲ 2.3×23 topics
  9. Diagnosis16▲ 3.6×33 topics
  10. Risk Factors15▲ 2.9×29 topics
  11. Pandemic15▲ 2.9×10 topics
  12. Management14▲ 3.7×25 topics
  13. Global Burden13▲ 5.2×12 topics
  14. COVID-1913▲ 2.0×22 topics
  15. Depression12▲ 3.0×16 topics
  16. Oxidative Stress12▲ 1.56×26 topics
  17. Complications11▲ 4.5×16 topics
  18. Pathophysiology11▲ 7.5×9 topics
  19. Clinical Trials10▲ 3.3×17 topics
  20. Immune Response10▲ 3.9×15 topics
  21. Metabolic Syndrome10▲ 2.6×18 topics
  22. Health Outcomes10▲ 7.6×6 topics
  23. Obesity9▲ 2.5×19 topics
  24. Pathogenesis9▲ 3.7×20 topics
  25. Guidelines9▲ 3.9×12 topics
  26. Social Support8▲ 3.2×9 topics
  27. SARS-CoV-28▲ 5.4×5 topics
  28. Prevalence8▲ 4.2×12 topics
  29. Prevention8▲ 4.1×14 topics
  30. Quality Improvement8▲ 8.7×8 topics
  31. ACE2 Receptor7▲ 6.3×3 topics
  32. Thrombosis7▲ 5.3×6 topics
  33. Sepsis7▲ 8.5×5 topics
  34. Self-Efficacy6▲ 5.1×4 topics
  35. Trauma6▲ 6.2×5 topics
  36. Conflict6▲ 7.5×5 topics
  37. Clinical Characteristics6▲ 9.3×2 topics
  38. Antiviral Treatment5▲ 10×1 topic
  39. Cytokine Storm5▲ 10×1 topic
  40. Injury Severity5▲ 14×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Medicine Tirana publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies, Trauma and Emergency Care Studies, Balkans: History, Politics, Society and Health and Well-being Studies.

COVID-19 Clinical Resear…5COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 5 fractional worksTrauma and Emergency Car…5Trauma and Emergency Care Studies: 5 fractional worksBalkans: History, Politics, Society: 3 fractional worksHealth and Well-being Studies: 3 fractional worksGlobal Health Care Issues: 3 fractional worksAbdominal Trauma and Injuries: 3 fractional worksDental Implant Technique…3Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes: 3 fractional worksHealth and Wellbeing Research: 3 fractional worksCOVID-19 and healthcare impacts: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health2COVID-19 and Mental Health: 2 fractional works
Infectious DiseasesEmergency MedicineCultural StudiesClinical Psychology4 others

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

  1. 1 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 5 works
  2. 2 Trauma and Emergency Care Studies Emergency Medicine 5 works
  3. 3 Balkans: History, Politics, Society Cultural Studies 3 works
  4. 4 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 3 works
  5. 5 Global Health Care Issues General Health Professions 3 works
  6. 6 Abdominal Trauma and Injuries Surgery 3 works
  7. 7 Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes Oral Surgery 3 works
  8. 8 Health and Wellbeing Research General Health Professions 3 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 and healthcare impacts Oncology 2 works
  10. 10 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical 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 available76.3%not open23.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.3%domestic only70.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Medicine Tirana's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% 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.

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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.