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Europe · 3 rankings that exist only inside Cyprus — its states, cities, universities and more.
👥 Population1.4M#154 of 215💰 GDP$41.2B#103 of 185💎 GDP per capita$41,783#28 of 185❤️ Life expectancy81.8 yrs#40 of 215🗺️ Area9,240#163 of 214
Rankings inside Cyprus
🎓 Education
🌍 Society & Health
🏙️ World Records
🎓 Top Research Universities in Cyprus
Universities and colleges in Cyprus ranked by the total citations their research has received (OpenAlex).
1
University of Cyprus27,471 papers
1,841,436
2
Cyprus University of Technology9,191 papers
402,275
3
Near East University16,488 papers
382,645
4
Eastern Mediterranean University10,133 papers
376,115
5
University of Nicosia9,888 papers
213,187
6
Cyprus International University4,336 papers
128,599
7
European University Cyprus5,561 papers
124,874
8
Open University of Cyprus2,550 papers
64,206
9
Frederick University2,918 papers
57,272
10
KIOS Research and Innovation Center of Excellence1,159 papers
31,887
11
Girne American University1,668 papers
30,742
12
Intercollege472 papers
27,971
13
The Cyprus Institute of Neurology & Genetics - Postgraduate Education330 papers
23,066
14
University of Kyrenia1,396 papers
20,080
15
Neapolis University Pafos1,241 papers
19,783
16
University of Central Lancashire Cyprus815 papers
12,644
17
Final International University683 papers
10,241
18
University of Mediterranean Karpasia345 papers
7,567
19
Cyprus College166 papers
7,462
20
University of Limassol380 papers
5,581
21
Cyprus Aydin University451 papers
4,784
22
American College159 papers
4,537
23
PHAETHON Centre of Excellence63 papers
4,470
24
Cyprus Institute of Marketing29 papers
1,468
25
American University of Cyprus126 papers
1,210
26
Mediterranean Institute of Management81 papers
874
27
Philips College28 papers
817
28
Atatürk Teacher Training Academy97 papers
789
29
Ctl Eurocollege40 papers
593
30
Larnaca College37 papers
440
31
Association for Historical Dialogue and Research16 papers
351
32
KES College46 papers
316
33
CDA College37 papers
247
34
Philips University71 papers
211
35
Theological School of the Church of Cyprus24 papers
205
36
American University of Beirut – Mediterraneo53 papers
160
37
College of Tourism and Hotel Management63 papers
136
38
Alexander College60 papers
81
39
Global College47 papers
42
40
Casa College11 papers
20
Source: OpenAlex, citations received by each institution's papers · CC0 1.0 (OpenAlex) · fetched Oct 13, 2026 — Counts every citation to papers by authors affiliated with the institution, so large and old universities score high. It measures research impact, not teaching quality.