Croatia's Top 2% Scientists 2021

Croatia has 77 scientists on the 2021 single-year Top 2% list, up 63.8% from 47 in 2020. That places Croatia 58th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 4 places. University of Zagreb School of Medicine has the most listed scientists (12), followed by Institute Ruder Boskovic (7).

Single Year

+30 (+63.8%) vs 2020

Career Data

+13 (+27.7%) vs 2020

World rank by count

#58

up 4 places vs 2020

Institutes

+14 (+63.6%) vs 2020

Scientists in Croatia on the list, by year

The single-year count has grown 64% since 2020.

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%

Top 10 institutes in Croatia

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Rank in Croatia	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	4,016	RŽ Reiner, Željko	University of Zagreb School of Medicine	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 121
2	15,220	MA Munjiza, Ante	Sveucilište u Splitu	Applied Mathematics	Rank 49
3	18,813	BF Barbir, Frano	Sveucilište u Splitu	Energy	Rank 376
4	21,622	NS Nizetic, Sandro	Fakultet Elektrotehnike, Strojarstva i Brodogradnje, Sveucilište u Splitu	Energy	Rank 441
5	33,907	Jasak, Hrvoje	University of Zagreb, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture	Civil Engineering	Rank 123
6	34,474	JL Jakobek, Lidija	Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek	Food Science	Rank 231
7	43,490	Duic, Neven	University of Zagreb, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture	Energy	Rank 908
8	43,876	HJ Hernández, José G.	Institute Ruder Boskovic	Organic Chemistry	Rank 642
9	51,025	MG Markovic, Goran	University of Zagreb, Faculty of Kinesiology	Sport Sciences	Rank 201
10	52,711	ŠA Šimundic, Ana Maria	University of Zagreb School of Medicine	General Clinical Medicine	Rank 19
11	52,831	KI Kostovic, Ivica	University of Zagreb School of Medicine	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 2,853
12	54,757	VD Vukicevic, Damir	Sveucilište u Splitu	General Mathematics	Rank 279
13	59,864	ZN Zarkovic, Neven	Institute Ruder Boskovic	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 1,379
14	63,122	JM Jakovljevic, Miro	University of Zagreb School of Medicine	Psychiatry	Rank 1,108
15	64,414	VB Vršnak, Bojan	Sveucilište u Zagrebu, Geodetski fakultet	Astronomy & Astrophysics	Rank 675
16	64,900	BO Bonacci, Ognjen	Fakultet Gradevinarstva, Arhitekture i Geodezije, Sveucilište U Splitu	Environmental Engineering	Rank 398
17	70,045	JA Jambrak, Anet Režek	University of Zagreb, Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology	Food Science	Rank 523
18	73,661	TN Trinajstic, Nenad	Institute Ruder Boskovic	Chemical Physics	Rank 1,116
19	76,809	PH Pandzic, Hrvoje	University of Zagreb, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing	Energy	Rank 1,638
20	79,513	PL Puljak, Livia	Catholic University of Croatia	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 876
21	84,817	MA Marusic, Ana	Medicinski Fakultet, Sveuciliste u Splitu	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 936
22	87,562	MS Martinez, Sanja	Sveucilište u Zagrebu, Fakultet kemijskog inženjerstva i tehnologije	Energy	Rank 1,878
23	88,308	AI Ateljevic, Irena	Institute for Tourism	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 335
24	88,435	LG Lauc, Gordan	Genos Ltd	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 1,976
25	93,140	PP Putnik, Predrag	University North	Food Science	Rank 739
26	95,360	HI Hojsak, Iva	University of Zagreb School of Medicine	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 1,029
27	95,520	RM Radman, Miroslav	Mediterranean Institute for Life Sciences	Developmental Biology	Rank 2,722
28	98,734	DR Domitrovic, Robert	Rijeka University	Toxicology	Rank 390
29	101,587	ON Oršolic, Nada	Sveucilište u Zagrebu, Prirodoslovno-Matematicki Fakultet	Toxicology	Rank 405
30	105,433	DT Došlic, Tomislav	Sveucilište u Zagrebu, Gradevinski Fakultet	Computation Theory & Mathematics	Rank 222
31	106,842	SV Smolcic, Vernesa	Sveucilište u Zagrebu, Prirodoslovno-Matematicki Fakultet	Astronomy & Astrophysics	Rank 1,119
32	115,376	ŠA Štulhofer, Aleksandar	University of Zagreb	Public Health	Rank 1,252
33	120,476	SI Sabolic, Ivan	Institut za Medicinska Istrazivanja i Medicinu Rada	Urology & Nephrology	Rank 906
34	127,933	VI Vilibic, Ivica	Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 2,357
35	134,207	ŠV Štrukil, Vjekoslav	Institute Ruder Boskovic	Organic Chemistry	Rank 1,997
36	135,055	MS Music, Svetozar	Institute Ruder Boskovic	Materials	Rank 2,702
37	144,658	VD Vretenar, D.	Sveucilište u Zagrebu, Prirodoslovno-Matematicki Fakultet	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 1,829
38	150,875	JS Jonjic, Stipan	Rijeka University	Immunology	Rank 3,155
39	151,457	PB Pejic Bach, Mirjana	University of Zagreb, Faculty of Economics and Business	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3,416
40	151,568	CB Cvjetko Bubalo, Marina	University of Zagreb, Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology	Biotechnology	Rank 680
41	152,004	RS Rendic, Slobodan P.	Independent scientist	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 1,131
42	168,378	BD Borozan, Djula	Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek	Energy	Rank 3,932
43	179,445	JH Jakovac, Hrvoje	Dr. Josip Beticevic General Hospital	Toxicology	Rank 788
44	183,903	DA Domijan, Ana Marija	Sveucilište u Zagrebu, Farmaceutsko Biokemijski Fakultet	Toxicology	Rank 813
45	192,488	Augustin, Goran	University of Zagreb School of Medicine	Surgery	Rank 1,228
46	193,693	AD Adamovic, Drazen	Sveucilište u Zagrebu, Prirodoslovno-Matematicki Fakultet	General Mathematics	Rank 1,206
47	194,084	JI Jerkovic, Igor	Kemijsko-Tehnološki Fakultet, Sveucilište U Splitu	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 778
48	200,843	SD Sambunjak, Dario	Catholic University of Croatia	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 2,023
49	212,260	LS Loncaric, Sven	University of Zagreb, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 4,743
50	235,394	HI Halasz, Ivan	Institute Ruder Boskovic	Organic Chemistry	Rank 3,617
51	239,245	DI Djerdj, Igor	Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek	Materials	Rank 5,232
52	250,397	NT Nikšic, T.	Sveucilište u Zagrebu, Prirodoslovno-Matematicki Fakultet	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 2,992
53	250,428	ŠD Štimac, Davor	Klinicki Bolnicki Centar	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 2,447
54	255,447	NN Nikolac, Nora	Klinicki Bolnicki Centar Sestre Milosrdnice	General Clinical Medicine	Rank 119
55	256,297	PS Popovic, Stanko	Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts	Materials	Rank 5,652
56	265,535	MI Mikolasevic, I.	University of Zagreb School of Medicine	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 2,574
57	265,677	DJ Dulcic, Jakov	Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries	Fisheries	Rank 817
58	277,713	MS Milic, Sandra	Klinicki Bolnicki Centar	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 2,674
59	283,737	UK Užarevic, Krunoslav	Institute Ruder Boskovic	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 1,623
60	297,990	BZ Bilic Zulle, Lidija	Rijeka University	General Clinical Medicine	Rank 141
61	300,987	JB Jelakovic, Bojan	University of Zagreb School of Medicine	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 2,875
62	303,553	Dujella, Andrej	Sveucilište u Zagrebu, Prirodoslovno-Matematicki Fakultet	General Mathematics	Rank 1,976
63	313,428	KA Kurjak, Asim	University of Zagreb School of Medicine	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 2,186
64	339,892	AD Amic, Dragan	Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 1,721
65	345,255	MT Mestrovic, Tomislav	University North	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 3,263
66	370,414	KH Kozmar, Hrvoje	University of Zagreb, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture	Civil Engineering	Rank 1,616
67	393,378	DV Demarin, Vida	International Institute for Brain Health	General Clinical Medicine	Rank 193
68	394,277	PZ Pogorelic, Zenon	Klinicki Bolnicki Centar Split	Surgery	Rank 2,855
69	405,715	ŽD Žarko, Damir	University of Zagreb, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 1,676
70	421,266	KZ Krznaric, Z.	University of Zagreb School of Medicine	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 3,912
71	450,635	KM Kovacic, Marcelo	Natural History Museum Rijeka	Fisheries	Rank 1,645
72	622,762	PD Primorac, Dragan	Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 5,694
73	641,723	KZ Kovarik, Zrinka	Institut za Medicinska Istrazivanja i Medicinu Rada	Toxicology	Rank 3,296
74	650,055	LL Lugovic-Mihic, Liborija	Klinicki Bolnicki Centar Sestre Milosrdnice	General Clinical Medicine	Rank 368
75	825,167	GP Gregoric, Pavel	Institute of Philosophy	Classics	Rank 43
76	1,056,792	SP Sikiric, Predrag	University of Zagreb School of Medicine	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 11,407
77	1,553,503	LM Lucijanic, Marko	University of Zagreb School of Medicine	General Clinical Medicine	Rank 1,189
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Croatia are in the 2021 Stanford Top 2% list?

77 scientists affiliated with Croatia are on the 2021 single-year list, and 60 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2021 single-year list, University of Zagreb School of Medicine has the most listed scientists from Croatia, with 12. It is followed by Institute Ruder Boskovic with 7.

How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Croatia changed since 2020?

On the single-year list, Croatia went from 47 scientists in 2020 to 77 in 2021, a change of +63.8%.

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.