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Croatia's Top 2% Scientists 2021: Career-Long List
Croatia has 60 scientists on the 2021 career-long Top 2% list, up 27.7% from 47 in 2020. That places Croatia 56th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 2 places. University of Zagreb School of Medicine has the most listed scientists (10), followed by Institute Ruder Boskovic (8).
Data Type
Year
Single Year
77
+30 (+63.8%) vs 2020
Career Data
60
+13 (+27.7%) vs 2020
World rank by count
#56
down 2 places vs 2020
Institutes
27
+9 (+50.0%) vs 2020
Scientists in Croatia on the list, by year
The career-long count has grown 28% since 2020.
Career-long list, change on the previous year
2021+27.7%
2022+8.3%
2023+15.4%
2024+9.3%
2025+17.1%
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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
By number of listed scientists
Career-long list2021
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- 1University of Zagreb School of Medicine10
- 2Institute Ruder Boskovic8
- 3Sveučilište u Splitu4
- 4Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek3
- 5Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Prirodoslovno-Matematički Fakultet3
- 6University of Zagreb, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing3
- 7University of Zagreb, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture3
- 8Catholic University of Croatia2
- 9Fakultet Elektrotehnike, Strojarstva i Brodogradnje, Sveučilište u Splitu2
- 10Institut za Medicinska Istrazivanja i Medicinu Rada2
All 60 scientists
Career-long list2021
| Rank in Croatia | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14,232 | University of Zagreb School of Medicine | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 653 | |
| 2 | 30,363 | Mediterranean Institute for Life Sciences | Developmental Biology | Rank 1,225 | |
| 3 | 43,514 | Sveučilište u Splitu | Energy | Rank 460 | |
| 4 | 49,632 | University of Zagreb School of Medicine | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 3,524 | |
| 5 | 53,721 | Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Geodetski fakultet | Astronomy & Astrophysics | Rank 664 | |
| 6 | 54,832 | Institute Ruder Boskovic | Chemical Physics | Rank 1,212 | |
| 7 | 59,822 | Sveučilište u Splitu | Applied Mathematics | Rank 123 | |
| 8 | 65,776 |
KA
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University of Zagreb School of Medicine | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | Rank 630 |
| 9 | 75,344 | Institute Ruder Boskovic | Materials | Rank 974 | |
| 10 | 77,174 |
MA
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Medicinski Fakultet, Sveuciliste u Splitu | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 834 |
| 11 | 84,827 | Institute Ruder Boskovic | Environmental Sciences | Rank 464 | |
| 12 | 90,946 | Institute Ruder Boskovic | Chemical Physics | Rank 1,874 | |
| 13 | 91,003 | Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Fakultet kemijskog inženjerstva i tehnologije | Energy | Rank 1,047 | |
| 14 | 99,777 | Institute Ruder Boskovic | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 4,159 | |
| 15 | 101,573 |
VD
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Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Prirodoslovno-Matematički Fakultet | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 1,722 |
| 16 | 102,905 | University of Zagreb School of Medicine | Psychiatry | Rank 1,852 | |
| 17 | 104,094 | University of Zagreb, Faculty of Kinesiology | Sport Sciences | Rank 305 | |
| 18 | 111,201 | Institut za Medicinska Istrazivanja i Medicinu Rada | Urology & Nephrology | Rank 1,217 | |
| 19 | 113,638 | University of Zagreb, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 1,811 | |
| 20 | 118,496 | Fakultet Građevinarstva, Arhitekture i Geodezije, Sveučilište U Splitu | Environmental Engineering | Rank 540 | |
| 21 | 122,422 | Juraj Dobrila University of Pula | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 4,735 | |
| 22 | 124,033 | Matije Divkovića Street 13 | Energy | Rank 1,450 | |
| 23 | 128,414 | Independent scientist | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 1,255 | |
| 24 | 131,025 | University of Zagreb, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture | Civil Engineering | Rank 231 | |
| 25 | 132,373 | Sveučilište u Splitu | General Mathematics | Rank 758 | |
| 26 | 133,355 |
DN
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University of Zagreb, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture | Energy | Rank 1,568 |
| 27 | 134,215 | Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Fakultet kemijskog inženjerstva i tehnologije | Energy | Rank 1,580 | |
| 28 | 154,429 | Institut za Medicinska Istrazivanja i Medicinu Rada | Toxicology | Rank 729 | |
| 29 | 158,886 | Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Prirodoslovno-Matematički Fakultet | Toxicology | Rank 755 | |
| 30 | 162,172 | University of Zagreb School of Medicine | General Clinical Medicine | Rank 106 | |
| 31 | 162,780 | Institute Ruder Boskovic | Energy | Rank 2,005 | |
| 32 | 180,931 | University of Zagreb School of Medicine | Orthopedics | Rank 1,451 | |
| 33 | 187,991 | Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek | Food Science | Rank 918 | |
| 34 | 189,123 | Kemijsko-Tehnološki Fakultet, Sveučilište U Splitu | Food Science | Rank 928 | |
| 35 | 193,310 | Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries | Fisheries | Rank 608 | |
| 36 | 212,042 | Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Prirodoslovno-Matematički Fakultet | General Mathematics | Rank 1,467 | |
| 37 | 227,818 | Fakultet Elektrotehnike, Strojarstva i Brodogradnje, Sveučilište u Splitu | Energy | Rank 2,961 | |
| 38 | 240,604 | Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts | Materials | Rank 3,471 | |
| 39 | 243,253 | Klinički Bolnički Centar | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 2,671 | |
| 40 | 247,333 | Medicinski Fakultet, Sveuciliste u Splitu | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 2,727 | |
| 41 | 248,296 | International Institute for Brain Health | General Clinical Medicine | Rank 185 | |
| 42 | 252,163 |
BR
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Department of Construction Management and Economics | Building & Construction | Rank 552 |
| 43 | 307,094 | Catholic University of Croatia | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 3,429 | |
| 44 | 308,310 | Kemijsko-Tehnološki Fakultet, Sveučilište U Splitu | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 1,492 | |
| 45 | 316,371 | Institute Ruder Boskovic | Energy | Rank 4,399 | |
| 46 | 316,486 | Catholic University of Croatia | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 3,540 | |
| 47 | 325,365 |
DI
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Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek | Materials | Rank 4,975 |
| 48 | 327,756 | University of Zagreb, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing | Energy | Rank 4,622 | |
| 49 | 358,446 |
RM
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Institute Ruder Boskovic | Materials | Rank 5,565 |
| 50 | 385,053 | Sveučilište u Splitu | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 4,362 | |
| 51 | 401,687 | Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 4,584 | |
| 52 | 402,889 | University of Zagreb, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing | Optoelectronics & Photonics | Rank 1,874 | |
| 53 | 446,296 | Rijeka University | General Clinical Medicine | Rank 378 | |
| 54 | 446,339 |
KP
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University of Zagreb School of Medicine | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 5,143 |
| 55 | 473,124 | Klinički Bolnički Centar Sestre Milosrdnice | General Clinical Medicine | Rank 405 | |
| 56 | 489,913 | University of Zagreb, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture | Civil Engineering | Rank 1,234 | |
| 57 | 501,562 | Fakultet Elektrotehnike, Strojarstva i Brodogradnje, Sveučilište u Splitu | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 5,305 | |
| 58 | 533,505 | University of Zagreb School of Medicine | General Clinical Medicine | Rank 464 | |
| 59 | 587,651 | University of Zagreb School of Medicine | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 6,898 | |
| 60 | 907,543 | University of Zagreb School of Medicine | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 10,867 | |
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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 career-long list, University of Zagreb School of Medicine has the most listed scientists from Croatia, with 10. It is followed by Institute Ruder Boskovic with 8.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Croatia changed since 2020?
On the career-long list, Croatia went from 47 scientists in 2020 to 60 in 2021, a change of +27.7%.
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.