Croatia's Top 2% Scientists 2020

Croatia has 47 scientists on the 2020 single-year Top 2% list. That places Croatia 62nd in the world by number of listed scientists. Sveucilište u Splitu has the most listed scientists (7), followed by University of Zagreb School of Medicine (5).

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#62

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Scientists in Croatia on the list, by year

Single-year list, change on the previous year

2021+63.8%

2022+15.6%

2023+21.3%

2024+7.4%

2025+11.2%

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Year	Single Year	Change	Career Data	Change
2020	47		47
2021	77	+63.8%	60	+27.7%
2022	89	+15.6%	65	+8.3%
2023	108	+21.3%	75	+15.4%
2024	116	+7.4%	82	+9.3%
2025	129	+11.2%	96	+17.1%

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Rank in Croatia	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	3,902	RŽ Reiner, Željko	University of Zagreb School of Medicine	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 110
2	13,891	MA Munjiza, Antonio	Sveucilište u Splitu	Applied Mathematics	Rank 41
3	17,420	BF Barbir, F.	Sveucilište u Splitu	Energy	Rank 340
4	38,747	JL Jakobek, Lidija	Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek	Food Science	Rank 230
5	43,566	Jasak, Hrvoje	University of Zagreb, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture	Civil Engineering	Rank 141
6	45,247	Duic, Neven	University of Zagreb, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture	Energy	Rank 953
7	47,608	KI Kostovic, Ivica	University of Zagreb School of Medicine	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 2,650
8	60,086	MG Markovic, Goran	University of Zagreb, Faculty of Kinesiology	Sport Sciences	Rank 200
9	63,121	RM Radman, Miroslav	Mediterranean Institute for Life Sciences	Developmental Biology	Rank 1,905
10	66,689	MA Marušic, Ana	Sveucilište u Splitu	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 659
11	67,245	VB Vršnak, Bojan	Sveucilište u Zagrebu, Geodetski fakultet	Astronomy & Astrophysics	Rank 621
12	68,732	ŽN Žarkovic, Neven	Institute Ruder Boskovic	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 1,332
13	70,735	AG Altavilla, Gaetano	Sveucilište u Splitu	Sport Sciences	Rank 249
14	73,004	BO Bonacci, Ognjen	Sveucilište u Splitu	Environmental Engineering	Rank 457
15	74,281	MS Martinez, Sanja	Sveucilište u Zagrebu, Fakultet kemijskog inženjerstva i tehnologije	Energy	Rank 1,623
16	74,810	HI Hojsak, Iva	University of Zagreb School of Medicine	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 793
17	83,137	PH Pandžic, Hrvoje	University of Zagreb	Energy	Rank 1,826
18	83,564	JA Jambrak, Anet Režek	University of Zagreb, Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology	Food Science	Rank 569
19	88,718	MS Music, S.	Institute Ruder Boskovic	Materials	Rank 1,688
20	88,895	SA Simundic, Ana Maria	University of Zagreb School of Medicine	General Clinical Medicine	Rank 37
21	93,729	DR Domitrovic, Robert	Rijeka University	Toxicology	Rank 397
22	99,322	NS Nižetic, Sandro	Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture	Energy	Rank 2,219
23	111,512	LS Loncaric, Sven	University of Zagreb	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,754
24	111,605	ON Oršolic, Nada	Sveucilište u Zagrebu, Prirodoslovno-Matematicki Fakultet	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 3,882
25	117,742	JS Jonjic, Stipan	Rijeka University	Immunology	Rank 2,375
26	119,354	LG Lauc, Gordan	Sveucilište u Zagrebu, Farmaceutsko Biokemijski Fakultet	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 2,311
27	126,054	SI Sabolic, Ivan	Institut za Medicinska Istrazivanja i Medicinu Rada	Urology & Nephrology	Rank 980
28	132,309	VD Vretenar, D.	Sveucilište u Zagrebu, Prirodoslovno-Matematicki Fakultet	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 1,541
29	133,171	RS Rendic, Slobodan P.	Independent Scientist	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 897
30	136,836	MM Metikoš-Hukovic, Mirjana	Sveucilište u Zagrebu, Fakultet kemijskog inženjerstva i tehnologije	Energy	Rank 3,198
31	141,516	PL Puljak, Livia	Catholic University of Croatia	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 1,251
32	143,484	VD Vukicevic, Damir	Sveucilište u Splitu	General Mathematics	Rank 779
33	146,484	PP Putnik, Predrag	University of Zagreb, Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology	Food Science	Rank 1,042
34	159,310	CB Cvjetko Bubalo, Marina	University of Zagreb, Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology	Biotechnology	Rank 739
35	180,286	MI Mladineo, Ivona	Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries	Fisheries	Rank 498
36	192,070	Dujella, Andrej	Sveucilište u Zagrebu, Prirodoslovno-Matematicki Fakultet	General Mathematics	Rank 1,095
37	194,819	VI Vilibic, Ivica	Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 3,351
38	206,233	JI Jerkovic, Igor	Sveucilište u Splitu	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 881
39	212,269	NN Nikolac, Nora	Klinicki Bolnicki Centar Sestre Milosrdnice	General Clinical Medicine	Rank 93
40	225,073	DA Domijan, Ana Marija	Sveucilište u Zagrebu, Farmaceutsko Biokemijski Fakultet	Toxicology	Rank 1,062
41	237,134	SD Stimac, D.	Rijeka University	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 1,979
42	246,670	Kosalec, Ivan	Sveucilište u Zagrebu, Farmaceutsko Biokemijski Fakultet	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 1,781
43	278,606	AD Amic, Dragan	Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek	General Chemistry	Rank 851
44	296,901	BL Bilic-Zulle, Lidija	Rijeka University School of Medicine	General Clinical Medicine	Rank 136
45	325,458	ZD Zarko, Damir	University of Zagreb	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 1,452
46	446,190	DV Demarin, Vida	International Institute for Brain Health	General Clinical Medicine	Rank 231
47	547,076	AV Altabas, Velimir	University of Zagreb School of Medicine	General Clinical Medicine	Rank 305
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Croatia are in the 2020 Stanford Top 2% list?

47 scientists affiliated with Croatia are on the 2020 single-year list, and 47 are on the career-long list.

Which institute in Croatia has the most Top 2% scientists?

On the 2020 single-year list, Sveucilište u Splitu has the most listed scientists from Croatia, with 7. It is followed by University of Zagreb School of Medicine with 5.

What is the difference between the single-year and career-long lists?

The single-year list ranks scientists on the citations their work received in one year. The career-long list ranks them on citations across their whole career. Both lists are published every year, and a scientist can be on one, both or neither.

What is the official source of this data?

The rankings come from the science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators published by Ioannidis et al. in the Elsevier Data Repository, updated every year. TOPSCINET, an independent platform, organises that data by country, year, institute and field, so you can compare and explore it.