Croatia's Top 2% Scientists 2022: Career-Long List

Croatia has 65 scientists on the 2022 career-long Top 2% list, up 8.3% from 60 in 2021. That places Croatia 56th in the world by number of listed scientists. Institute Ruder Boskovic has the most listed scientists (6), followed by University of Zagreb School of Medicine (5).

Single Year

+12 (+15.6%) vs 2021

Career Data

+5 (+8.3%) vs 2021

World rank by count

#56

No change vs 2021

Institutes

+6 (+22.2%) vs 2021

Scientists in Croatia on the list, by year

The career-long count has grown 38% 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

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Rank in Croatia	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	13,379	RZ Reiner, Zeljko	KBC Zagreb	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 623
2	30,580	RM Radman, Miro	Mediterranean Institute for Life Sciences	Developmental Biology	Rank 1,167
3	33,011	BF Barbir, Frano	Sveučilište u Splitu	Energy	Rank 345
4	48,142	KI Kostović, Ivica	University of Zagreb School of Medicine	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 3,464
5	48,879	VB Vršnak, B.	Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Geodetski fakultet	Astronomy & Astrophysics	Rank 598
6	56,369	TN Trinajstić, Nenad	Institute Ruder Boskovic	Chemical Physics	Rank 1,232
7	57,778	MA Munjiza, Ante	Fakultet Građevinarstva, Arhitekture i Geodezije, Sveučilište U Splitu	Applied Mathematics	Rank 121
8	67,463	KA Kurjak, Asim	Sarajevo School of Science and Technology	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 651
9	75,751	MS Musić, Svetozar	Institute Ruder Boskovic	Materials	Rank 960
10	75,889	MA Marušić, Ana	Medicinski Fakultet, Sveuciliste u Splitu	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 970
11	88,383	AM Ahel, Marijan	Institute Ruder Boskovic	Environmental Sciences	Rank 483
12	94,021	MM Metikoš-Huković, Mirjana	Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Fakultet kemijskog inženjerstva i tehnologije	Energy	Rank 1,113
13	96,759	ZN Zarkovic, Neven	Institute Ruder Boskovic	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 4,042
14	97,333	SA Sabljic, Aleksandar	Institute Ruder Boskovic	Chemical Physics	Rank 1,961
15	100,820	JM Jakovljević, Miro	KBC Zagreb	Psychiatry	Rank 1,770
16	100,837	MG Markovic, Goran	University of Zagreb, Faculty of Kinesiology	Sport Sciences	Rank 298
17	102,020	VD Vretenar, D.	Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Prirodoslovno - matematički fakultet	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 1,687
18	108,557	SI Sabolić, Ivan	Institut za Medicinska Istrazivanja i Medicinu Rada	Urology & Nephrology	Rank 1,194
19	111,595	LS Lončarić, Sven	University of Zagreb, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,979
20	114,862	BO Bonacci, Ognjen	Fakultet Građevinarstva, Arhitekture i Geodezije, Sveučilište U Splitu	Environmental Engineering	Rank 534
21	119,734	VD Vukičević, Damir	Sveučilište u Splitu	General Mathematics	Rank 656
22	119,868	Jasak, Hrvoje	University of Zagreb, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture	Civil Engineering	Rank 211
23	125,576	PK Pavelić, Krešimir	Juraj Dobrila University of Pula	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 4,832
24	127,066	KS Komorsky-Lovric, Sebojka	Matije Divkovića Street 13	Energy	Rank 1,554
25	129,947	DN Duić, Neven	University of Zagreb, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture	Energy	Rank 1,601
26	133,858	RS Rendić, Slobodan P.	Independent scientist	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 1,291
27	138,209	MS Martinez, Sanja	Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Fakultet kemijskog inženjerstva i tehnologije	Energy	Rank 1,715
28	156,197	ŠA Šimundić, Ana Maria	General Hospital Sveti Duh	General Clinical Medicine	Rank 108
29	156,270	GV Garaj-Vrhovac, Vera	Institut za Medicinska Istrazivanja i Medicinu Rada	Toxicology	Rank 735
30	156,713	ON Oršolić, Nada	Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Prirodoslovno - matematički fakultet	Toxicology	Rank 737
31	166,281	LM Lovrić, Milivoj	Milivoj Lovrić	Energy	Rank 2,142
32	166,750	ŠH Štefančić, Hrvoje	Catholic University of Croatia	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 2,744
33	179,443	PM Pećina, Marko	University of Zagreb School of Medicine	Orthopedics	Rank 1,424
34	185,096	DJ Dulčić, Jakov	Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries	Fisheries	Rank 541
35	186,723	JL Jakobek, Lidija	Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek	Food Science	Rank 937
36	192,483	MM Miloš, Mladen	Kemijsko-Tehnološki Fakultet, Sveučilište U Splitu	Food Science	Rank 968
37	195,290	NS Nižetić, Sandro	Fakultet Elektrotehnike, Strojarstva i Brodogradnje, Sveučilište u Splitu	Energy	Rank 2,590
38	196,938	RZ Rumboldt, Zoran	University of Rijeka	Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging	Rank 1,918
39	217,914	Dujella, Andrej	Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Prirodoslovno - matematički fakultet	General Mathematics	Rank 1,515
40	240,552	DV Demarin, Vida	Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts	General Clinical Medicine	Rank 180
41	243,325	PS Popović, Stanko	Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts	Materials	Rank 3,399
42	245,239	ŠD Štimac, Davor	Klinički Bolnički Centar Rijeka	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 3,265
43	252,646	MM Marušić, Matko	Medicinski Fakultet, Sveuciliste u Splitu	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 3,364
44	253,914	BR Bon, Ranko	Department of Construction Management and Economics	Building & Construction	Rank 577
45	271,598	PL Puljak, Livia	Catholic University of Croatia	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 3,636
46	286,633	JI Jerković, Igor	Kemijsko-Tehnološki Fakultet, Sveučilište U Splitu	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 1,350
47	301,250	PH Pandžić, Hrvoje	University of Zagreb, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing	Energy	Rank 4,332
48	314,180	VM Vuković, Marijan	Institute Ruder Boskovic	Energy	Rank 4,576
49	314,847	BR Buzina, Ratko	Zagreb Institute of Public Health	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 4,296
50	315,588	SD Sambunjak, Dario	Catholic University of Croatia	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 4,303
51	336,622	DI Djerdj, Igor	Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek	Materials	Rank 5,002
52	390,381	PD Primorac, Dragan	Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 5,427
53	435,327	KP Kes, Petar	KBC Zagreb	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 6,105
54	437,390	ŠA Šustić, Alan	Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 6,131
55	451,417	NG Nikolac Gabaj, Nora	Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Farmaceutsko Biokemijski Fakultet	General Clinical Medicine	Rank 377
56	453,921	BZ Bilić Zulle, Lidija	University of Rijeka	General Clinical Medicine	Rank 380
57	471,229	SI Senjanović, Ivo	University of Zagreb, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture	Civil Engineering	Rank 1,174
58	493,162	HS Hrabar, Silvio	University of Zagreb, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 5,311
59	499,895	Kern, Josipa	University of Zagreb School of Medicine	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 7,086
60	503,827	PD Poljak, Dragan	Fakultet Elektrotehnike, Strojarstva i Brodogradnje, Sveučilište u Splitu	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 5,449
61	529,827	KB Krušlin, Božo	University of Zagreb School of Medicine	General Clinical Medicine	Rank 448
62	567,409	BJ Begovac, Josip	University Hospital for Infectious Diseases Dr Fran Mihaljevic	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 8,178
63	579,146	JB Jelakovic, Bojan	KBC Zagreb	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 8,380
64	895,160	SP Sikiric, Predrag	University of Zagreb School of Medicine	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 10,505
65	1,341,212	RN Raos, Nenad	Institut za Medicinska Istrazivanja i Medicinu Rada	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 21,059
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Croatia are in the 2022 Stanford Top 2% list?

89 scientists affiliated with Croatia are on the 2022 single-year list, and 65 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2022 career-long list, Institute Ruder Boskovic has the most listed scientists from Croatia, with 6. It is followed by University of Zagreb School of Medicine with 5.

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 65 in 2022, a change of +38.3%.

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.