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University of Tirana

In research, University of Tirana stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,818 of 11,982 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,547 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,745 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Language and Linguistics, Cultural Studies and Political Science and International Relations — Language and Linguistics is 7.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,638
of 28,054 · #14,875 all time
Rank in Albania
#1
of 22
Research works
3.1k
▼ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
4.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
77%
world 28%

What is University of 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 #3,818 of 11,982 11.3%113 #8664
Social SciencesDomain #3,547 of 10,521 11.7%523 #5629
Social SciencesField #2,745 of 6,365 14.2%279 #3842
Physical SciencesDomain #6,848 of 12,888 9.1%197 #11443
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,495 of 2,578 11.1%63 #2429
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,752 of 2,578 11.7%67 #2754
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #1,003 of 1,201 13.0%74 #1937
MedicineField #8,807 of 10,443 8.2%77 #13484
Environmental ScienceField #3,039 of 3,551 10.6%71 #5176
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #1,663 of 1,775 10.3%66 #2729

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of 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#8,664 #3,818
  2. Social Sciences#5,629 #3,547
  3. Social Sciences#3,842 #2,745
  4. Physical Sciences#11,443 #6,848
  5. Business, Management and Accounting#2,429 #1,495
  6. Sociology and Political Science#2,754 #1,752
  7. Political Science and International Relations#1,937 #1,003
  8. Medicine#13,484 #8,807
  9. Environmental Science#5,176 #3,039
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#2,729 #1,663
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 University of Tirana specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Language and Linguistics takes 7.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 31.2 works7.8×
  2. Cultural StudiesSubfield · 28.1 works7.6×
  3. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 74.1 works5.5×
  4. LawSubfield · 23.6 works4.5×
← 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: 1.10× its world share, 48 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.37× its world share, 18 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.37× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.56× its world share, 8 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.66× its world share, 47 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.33× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.21× its world share, 29 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.58× its world share, 71 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.22× its world share, 7 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.01× its world share, 11 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.60× its world share, 12 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.51× its world share, 11 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.96× its world share, 23 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.44× its world share, 77 worksMedicineNursing: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.33× its world share, 61 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.15× its world share, 63 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.24× its world share, 20 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.40× its world share, 66 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.24× its world share, 34 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.43× its world share, 280 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.

Who are the top researchers at University of Tirana?

Ranked on the composite score, Edvin Prifti, Pranvera Lazo and Floran Vila lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Tirana.

  1. 1 Edvin Prifti Albania · #614,478 worldwide 52 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Pranvera Lazo Albania · #999,000 worldwide 24 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Floran Vila Albania · #1,088,774 worldwide 6 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Artan Boriçi Albania · #1,543,999 worldwide 26 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Elda Marku Albania · #1,560,191 worldwide 2 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Aurel Nuro Albania · #1,586,419 worldwide 7 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Nelson R. Cabej Albania · #1,624,638 worldwide 2 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Gerti Xhixha Albania · #1,632,295 worldwide 6 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at University of Tirana

Which keywords describe research at University of Tirana?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Globalization, Balkans, Identity, Nationalism, Ethnicity, Religion and Conflict.

▲ 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. Human Rights61▲ 6.5×38 topics
  2. Globalization56▲ 3.1×52 topics
  3. Climate Change37▲ 1.51×69 topics
  4. Identity36▲ 5.5×19 topics
  5. Economic Growth36▲ 4.6×26 topics
  6. Nationalism32▲ 7.6×9 topics
  7. Balkans31▲ 145×2 topics
  8. Religion30▲ 7.0×14 topics
  9. Ethnicity30▲ 8.8×10 topics
  10. Sustainable Development30▲ 2.0×38 topics
  11. Sustainability29▲ 1.31×52 topics
  12. Conflict28▲ 19×7 topics
  13. Memory28▲ 13×6 topics
  14. Machine Learning28◆ 0.93×46 topics
  15. Democracy27▲ 8.3×7 topics
  16. European Union27▲ 13×14 topics
  17. Eastern Europe26▲ 52×2 topics
  18. Post-war26▲ 248×1 topic
  19. Yugoslavia26▲ 248×1 topic
  20. Environmental Impact24▲ 1.55×29 topics
  21. Judicial Review23▲ 28×3 topics
  22. Global Governance23▲ 11×15 topics
  23. Mental Health21▲ 1.55×21 topics
  24. Constitutionalism20▲ 23×1 topic
  25. European Legal Systems20▲ 58×1 topic
  26. Higher Education19▲ 3.8×17 topics
  27. Labor Market19▲ 7.0×9 topics
  28. Fiscal Policy18▲ 9.2×8 topics
  29. Regulation18▲ 3.6×12 topics
  30. International Law17▲ 6.2×18 topics
  31. Governance16▲ 5.3×9 topics
  32. Corpus Linguistics13▲ 6.6×5 topics
  33. Environmental Management13▲ 3.6×10 topics
  34. Political Economy12▲ 5.3×8 topics
  35. Sociolinguistics11▲ 6.6×9 topics
  36. Monetary Policy11▲ 5.0×7 topics
  37. Corruption11▲ 7.3×3 topics
  38. Multilingualism10▲ 7.0×6 topics
  39. Institutional Quality10▲ 11×3 topics
  40. Student Satisfaction10▲ 5.6×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Tirana publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Balkans: History, Politics, Society, European and International Law Studies, Translation Studies and Practices and European Criminal Justice and Data Protection.

Balkans: History, Politi…26Balkans: History, Politics, Society: 26 fractional worksEuropean and Internation…20European and International Law Studies: 20 fractional worksTranslation Studies and Practices: 7 fractional worksEuropean Criminal Justice and Data Protection: 7 fractional worksTaxation and Compliance Studies: 6 fractional worksSecond Language Learning and Teaching: 6 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Education Studies: 6 fractional worksEuropean Politics and Security: 6 fractional worksBanking stability, regulation, efficiency: 5 fractional worksMigration and Labor Dynamics: 5 fractional works
Cultural StudiesPolitical Science and International RelationsLanguage and LinguisticsEconomics and Econometrics4 others

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

  1. 1 Balkans: History, Politics, Society Cultural Studies 26 works
  2. 2 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 20 works
  3. 3 Translation Studies and Practices Language and Linguistics 7 works
  4. 4 European Criminal Justice and Data Protection Political Science and International Relations 7 works
  5. 5 Taxation and Compliance Studies Economics and Econometrics 6 works
  6. 6 Second Language Learning and Teaching Literature and Literary Theory 6 works
  7. 7 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 6 works
  8. 8 European Politics and Security Political Science and International Relations 6 works
  9. 9 Banking stability, regulation, efficiency Finance 5 works
  10. 10 Migration and Labor Dynamics Sociology and Political Science 5 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 available76.6%not open23.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.5%domestic only80.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Tirana's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% lower 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.

Other research institutions in Tirana

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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.