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🎓 Top Research Universities in Georgia

Universities and colleges in Georgia ranked by the total citations their research has received (OpenAlex).

📅 2026📏 citations47 entries🇬🇪 See all of this country’s rankings →
Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (citations, logarithmic scale); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.
1
Tbilisi State University16,327 papers
1,029,369
2
Georgian National Academy of Sciences3,948 papers
193,065
3
Georgian Technical University6,113 papers
190,415
4
Ilia State University20,146 papers
177,352
5
Tbilisi State Medical University4,267 papers
64,179
6
University of Georgia1,378 papers
21,583
7
Agricultural University of Georgia1,335 papers
17,615
8
International Black Sea University1,078 papers
9,189
9
Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University2,007 papers
7,033
10
David Tvildiani Medical University585 papers
6,787
11
Free University of Tbilisi401 papers
6,764
12
Akaki Tsereteli State University1,813 papers
3,319
13
Caucasus University736 papers
2,961
14
Samtskhe-Javakheti State University219 papers
2,336
15
Petre Shotadze Tbilisi Medical Academy298 papers
2,237
16
Grigol Robakidze University635 papers
1,776
17
Saint Andrew First-Called Georgian University of the Patriarchate of Georgia185 papers
1,510
18
BAU International University, Batumi265 papers
1,497
19
University Geomedi212 papers
1,445
20
New Vision University445 papers
1,434
21
Georgian American University294 papers
1,375
22
Caucasus International University776 papers
1,304
23
Batumi State Maritime Academy159 papers
1,165
24
Georgian Institute of Public Affairs164 papers
1,151
25
Sokhumi State University717 papers
890
26
Gori State University779 papers
787
27
Kutaisi International University240 papers
690
28
Iakob Gogebashvili Telavi State University471 papers
331
29
David Agmashenebeli University of Georgia303 papers
300
30
Georgian State University of Subtropical Agriculture8 papers
300
31
Batumi Navigation Teaching University69 papers
228
32
Batumi Independent University25 papers
204
33
Georgian Aviation University97 papers
155
34
Central University of Europe165 papers
139
35
Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani University300 papers
95
36
International Teaching University of Georgia34 papers
59
37
V. Sarajishvili Tbilisi State Conservation38 papers
59
38
Alterbridge University18 papers
53
39
British University18 papers
39
40
Tbilisi Humanitarian University64 papers
25
41
Avicenna - Batumi Medical University46 papers
18
42
Tbilisi State Academy of Arts85 papers
18
43
Shota Rustaveli Theatre and Film Georgia State University273 papers
17
44
Ken Walker International University16 papers
9
45
Shota Meskhia State Teaching University of Zugdidi71 papers
3
46
Rustavi Academy of Higher Education1 papers
2
47
Classical and Traditional Medicine Academy1 papers
1

Highlights

Within Georgia, Tbilisi State University ranks first in 2026 with 1,029,369, followed by Georgian National Academy of Sciences (193,065) and Georgian Technical University (190,415).

Tbilisi State University is 5.3 times higher than Georgian National Academy of Sciences, the runner-up.

Across 47 entries, values run from 1,029,369 (Tbilisi State University) to 1 (Classical and Traditional Medicine Academy), with a median of 1,151.

Source: OpenAlex, citations received by each institution's papers, 2026. Unit: citations.

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.