Croatia's Top 2% Scientists 2024: Career-Long List

Croatia has 82 scientists on the 2024 career-long Top 2% list, up 9.3% from 75 in 2023. That places Croatia 56th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 1 place. University of Zagreb has the most listed scientists (19), followed by Institut Ruđer Bošković (11).

Single Year

116

+8 (+7.4%) vs 2023

Career Data

+7 (+9.3%) vs 2023

World rank by count

#56

down 1 place vs 2023

Institutes

-9 (-25.0%) vs 2023

Scientists in Croatia on the list, by year

The career-long count has grown 74% 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	9,331	HH Haller, Hermann	University of Rijeka	Urology & Nephrology	Rank 89
2	11,494	RŽ Reiner, Željko	KBC Zagreb	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 546
3	28,797	BF Barbir, Frano	University of Split	Energy	Rank 327
4	34,005	RM Radman, Miroslav	Mediterranean Institute for Life Sciences	Developmental Biology	Rank 1,216
5	43,631	KI Kostovic, Ivica	University of Zagreb School of Medicine	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 3,103
6	45,606	VB Vršnak, Bojan	University of Zagreb	Astronomy & Astrophysics	Rank 546
7	49,215	MA Munjiza, Ante	University of Split	Applied Mathematics	Rank 108
8	58,251	TN Trinajstić, Nenad	Institut Ruđer Bošković	Chemical Physics	Rank 1,188
9	68,529	MA Marušić, Ana	School of Medicine, University of Split	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 875
10	71,806	NS Nižetić, Sandro	University of Split	Energy	Rank 919
11	73,669	KA Kurjak, Asim	University of Zagreb School of Medicine	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 727
12	77,838	ZN Zarkovic, Neven	Institut Ruđer Bošković	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 3,056
13	81,198	MS Musić, S.	Institut Ruđer Bošković	Materials	Rank 1,072
14	86,584	MG Markovic, Goran	University of Zagreb	Sport Sciences	Rank 267
15	87,522	JM Jakovljevic, Miro	KBC Zagreb	Psychiatry	Rank 1,563
16	93,238	OŽ Olujić, Žarko	Makarska Medical Centre	Chemical Engineering	Rank 416
17	93,524	AM Ahel, Marijan	Institut Ruđer Bošković	Environmental Sciences	Rank 642
18	100,152	BO Bonacci, Ognjen	University of Split	Environmental Engineering	Rank 456
19	101,024	DN Duić, Neven	University of Zagreb	Energy	Rank 1,358
20	101,241	VD Vretenar, D.	University of Zagreb	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 1,597
21	102,531	MM Metikoš-Huković, Mirjana	University of Zagreb	Energy	Rank 1,381
22	103,363	VD Vukičević, Damir	University of Split	General Mathematics	Rank 530
23	109,662	LS Lončarić, Sven	University of Zagreb	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,180
24	110,404	SA Sabljic, Aleksandar	Institut Ruđer Bošković	Chemical Physics	Rank 2,062
25	114,024	SI Sabolić, Ivan	Institut za Medicinska Istrazivanja i Medicinu Rada	Urology & Nephrology	Rank 1,237
26	119,325	ŠA Šimundić, Ana Maria	University of Zagreb	General Clinical Medicine	Rank 77
27	126,618	RS Rendic, Slobodan P.	Independent scientist	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 1,193
28	126,663	JS Jonjić, Stipan	Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka	Immunology	Rank 3,325
29	136,459	PK Pavelić, Krešimir	Juraj Dobrila University of Pula	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 5,158
30	136,520	PJ Pečarić, J.	Hrvatska akademija znanosti i umjetnosti	General Mathematics	Rank 796
31	138,732	ON Oršolić, Nada	University of Zagreb	Toxicology	Rank 644
32	140,158	LG Lauc, Gordan	Genos Ltd	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 5,190
33	141,472	MS Martinez, Sanja	University of Zagreb	Energy	Rank 1,965
34	143,718	KS Komorsky-Lovric, Sebojka	Matije Divkovića Street 13	Energy	Rank 2,000
35	150,844	JB Jakobek Barron, Lidija	Sveučilište Josipa Jurja Strossmayera u Osijeku	Food Science	Rank 834
36	157,176	ŠA Štulhofer, Aleksandar	University of Zagreb	Public Health	Rank 1,503
37	157,438	VI Vilibić, Ivica	Institut Ruđer Bošković	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 2,385
38	159,105	GV Garaj-Vrhovac, Vera	Institut za Medicinska Istrazivanja i Medicinu Rada	Toxicology	Rank 760
39	160,239	HI Hojsak, Iva	University of Zagreb School of Medicine	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 2,075
40	169,820	DT Došlić, Tomislav	University of Zagreb	General Mathematics	Rank 1,054
41	175,265	PL Puljak, Livia	Catholic University of Croatia	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 2,264
42	179,126	BN Bilic, Neven	Institut Ruđer Bošković	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 2,832
43	180,890	LM Lovric, Milivoj	Institut Ruđer Bošković	Energy	Rank 2,617
44	185,795	RJ Režek Jambrak, Anet	University of Zagreb	Food Science	Rank 1,049
45	187,501	ŠH Štefančić, Hrvoje	Catholic University of Croatia	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 2,962
46	193,654	MM Miloš, Mladen	University of Split	Food Science	Rank 1,104
47	199,183	PM Pecina, Marko	Anthropological Center of the Croatian Academy of Arts and Sciences	Orthopedics	Rank 1,591
48	206,059	RZ Rumboldt, Zoran	Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka	Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging	Rank 1,948
49	221,040	DR Domitrović, Robert	Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka	Toxicology	Rank 1,085
50	221,681	Dujella, Andrej	University of Zagreb	General Mathematics	Rank 1,545
51	223,111	PH Pandžić, Hrvoje	University of Zagreb	Energy	Rank 3,325
52	228,578	DA Domijan, Ana Marija	Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Farmaceutsko Biokemijski Fakultet	Toxicology	Rank 1,126
53	236,855	SD Stimac, Davor	Klinički Bolnički Centar Rijeka	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 3,103
54	238,819	PS Popović, S.	Institut Ruđer Bošković	Materials	Rank 3,467
55	248,638	JI Jerković, Igor	University of Split	Organic Chemistry	Rank 4,258
56	264,014	DV Demarin, Vida	International Institute for Brain Health	General Clinical Medicine	Rank 198
57	267,553	MM Marušić, Matko	University of Split	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 3,533
58	293,719	SD Sambunjak, Dario	Catholic University of Croatia	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 3,906
59	301,836	PB Pejić Bach, Mirjana	University of Zagreb	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 6,425
60	317,651	PD Primorac, Dragan	Sveučilište Josipa Jurja Strossmayera u Osijeku	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 4,269
61	328,853	KM Kovačić, Marcelo	Natural History Museum Rijeka	Fisheries	Rank 1,148
62	349,192	JP Jandrić, Petar	Tehničko Veleučilište u Zagrebu	Education	Rank 2,797
63	355,184	VM Vuković, Marijan	Institut Ruđer Bošković	Energy	Rank 5,860
64	371,974	RM Ristić, M.	Institut Ruđer Bošković	Materials	Rank 5,856
65	401,715	MT Mestrovic, Tomislav	University North	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 5,435
66	403,898	NG Nikolac Gabaj, Nora	University of Zagreb	General Clinical Medicine	Rank 320
67	422,777	ZB Zulle, Bilić Lidija	Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka	General Clinical Medicine	Rank 337
68	435,136	ŠA Šustić, Alan	University of Rijeka	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 5,940
69	461,989	TV Trkulja, Vladimir	University of Zagreb School of Medicine	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 6,339
70	464,020	SI Senjanović, Ivo	University of Zagreb	Civil Engineering	Rank 1,320
71	480,158	KP Kes, Petar	KBC Zagreb	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 6,613
72	483,886	KH Kozmar, Hrvoje	University of Zagreb	Civil Engineering	Rank 1,383
73	489,495	HS Hrabar, Silvio	University of Zagreb	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 5,324
74	500,603	PD Poljak, Dragan	University of Split	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 5,444
75	506,800	BB Baršić, Bruno	Klinička bolnica Dubrava	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 7,034
76	519,538	VA Vince, Adriana	University Hospital for Infectious Diseases Dr Fran Mihaljevic	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 7,225
77	521,739	JB Jelaković, Bojan	KBC Zagreb	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 7,263
78	528,063	KB Krušlin, Božo	University of Zagreb School of Medicine	General Clinical Medicine	Rank 432
79	542,294	Kern, Josipa	University of Zagreb School of Medicine	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 7,578
80	570,967	BJ Begovac, Josip	University Hospital for Infectious Diseases Dr Fran Mihaljevic	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 8,039
81	1,027,950	SP Sikiric, Predrag	University of Zagreb School of Medicine	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 11,886
82	1,434,584	RN Raos, Nenad	Institut za Medicinska Istrazivanja i Medicinu Rada	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 22,039
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Croatia are in the 2024 Stanford Top 2% list?

116 scientists affiliated with Croatia are on the 2024 single-year list, and 82 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2024 career-long list, University of Zagreb has the most listed scientists from Croatia, with 19. It is followed by Institut Ruđer Bošković with 11.

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 82 in 2024, a change of +74.5%.

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.