Serbia's Top 2% Scientists 2025

Serbia has 152 scientists on the 2025 single-year Top 2% list, up 13.4% from 134 in 2024. That places Serbia 57th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 1 place. University of Belgrade has the most listed scientists (42), followed by University of Novi Sad (17).

Single Year

152

+18 (+13.4%) vs 2024

Career Data

115

+25 (+27.8%) vs 2024

World rank by count

#57

down 1 place vs 2024

Institutes

+13 (+61.9%) vs 2024

Scientists in Serbia on the list, by year

The single-year count has more than doubled since 2020.

Single-year list, change on the previous year

2021+42.9%

2022+21.1%

2023+7.3%

2024+14.5%

2025+13.4%

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Year	Single Year	Change	Career Data	Change
2020	63		49
2021	90	+42.9%	69	+40.8%
2022	109	+21.1%	73	+5.8%
2023	117	+7.3%	83	+13.7%
2024	134	+14.5%	90	+8.4%
2025	152	+13.4%	115	+27.8%

Top 10 institutes in Serbia

By number of listed scientists

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Rank in Serbia	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	1,733	GI Gutman, Ivan	University of Kragujevac	General Mathematics	Rank 5
2	3,125	PD Pamucar, Dragan Stevan S.	University of Belgrade	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 169
3	3,155	Stojanovic, Vladimir	University of Kragujevac	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 34
4	4,389	JM Jakovljevic, Mihajlo B.	University of Kragujevac	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 93
5	8,381	DM Dramićanin, Miroslav D.	University of Belgrade	Applied Physics	Rank 173
6	12,028	SP Seferović, Petar M.	University of Belgrade	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 368
7	19,887	PE Picano, Eugenio	University of Belgrade	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 599
8	20,046	IM Ilic, Milena D.	University of Kragujevac	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 293
9	21,109	SV Simic, Vladimir M.	University of Belgrade	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 990
10	25,567	II Ilic, Irena M.	Belgrade University School of Medicine	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 369
11	27,589	BN Bacanin, Nebojsa	Singidunum University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,263
12	31,171	OS Opricović, Serafim C.	Faculty of Civil Engineering	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,392
13	33,354	JV Jovanović, Veljko	University of Novi Sad	Social Psychology	Rank 517
14	35,371	SS Stevic, Stevo	Matematički Institut SANU	Numerical & Computational Mathematics	Rank 60
15	37,929	Furtula, Boris	University of Kragujevac	General Mathematics	Rank 158
16	40,419	HR Harrington, Roger F.	University of Belgrade	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 443
17	42,985	Kuriqi, Alban	UBT - Higher Education Institution	Environmental Engineering	Rank 231
18	44,303	BA Berisha, Avni R.	Universiteti i Prishtinës	Chemical Physics	Rank 584
19	48,731	JZ Janjić, Zaviša I.	University of Belgrade	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 893
20	54,613	SM Soković, Marina D.	University of Belgrade	Food Science	Rank 618
21	57,006	JM Janić, Milan	University of Belgrade	Logistics & Transportation	Rank 213
22	59,287	PT Potpara, Tatjana S.	Klinicki Centar Srbije	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 1,536
23	59,409	JV Jurišić, Vladimir B.	Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 1,791
24	60,984	TS Trajković, Slaviša	University of Niš	Environmental Engineering	Rank 320
25	62,275	BA Barac, Aleksandra M.	Belgrade University School of Medicine	Microbiology	Rank 1,193
26	66,369	VV Volarevic, Vladislav	University of Kragujevac	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 1,996
27	68,502	RM Rajilic-Stojanovic, Mirjana	University of Belgrade Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy	Microbiology	Rank 1,319
28	68,899	SD Stanujkić, Dragiša	University of Belgrade	Economics	Rank 913
29	82,787	Djekic, Ilija	University of Belgrade	Food Science	Rank 987
30	84,106	ZS Zilic Sladjana	Maize Research Institute	Food Science	Rank 1,014
31	87,457	PD Petkovič, Dalibor	University of Niš	Energy	Rank 2,641
32	87,910	PI Pantic, Igor V.	University of Belgrade	Microscopy	Rank 15
33	91,425	MS Marinković, Snežana B.	University of Belgrade	Civil Engineering	Rank 418
34	92,735	KI Kovacic, Ivana N.	University of Novi Sad	Acoustics	Rank 186
35	93,786	Tomasevic, Igor	University of Belgrade	Food Science	Rank 1,163
36	94,531	ĆL Ćirić, Ljubomir B.	Faculty of Mechanical Engineering	General Mathematics	Rank 463
37	97,871	RM Radetić, Maja M.	University of Belgrade Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy	Polymers	Rank 961
38	101,853	JB Janković, Bojan Ž.	Institut za Nuklearne Nauke Vinca	Physical Chemistry	Rank 388
39	104,767	ĆG Ćirić-Marjanović, Gordana N.	University of Belgrade	Materials	Rank 2,346
40	105,563	LD Lambić, Dragan	University of Novi Sad	Education	Rank 1,341
41	105,721	ZM Zivkovic, Miodrag Z.	Singidunum University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 4,504
42	108,148	SZ Stevanović, Zoran P.	University of Belgrade	Environmental Engineering	Rank 632
43	111,247	VI Vujčić, Isidora S.	Belgrade University School of Medicine	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 1,409
44	111,957	VV Veljković, Vlada B.	University of Niš	Energy	Rank 3,464
45	112,065	SM Santric-Milicevic, Milena M.	University of Belgrade	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 1,416
46	113,449	AT Atanacković, Teodor M.	University of Novi Sad	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 1,071
47	116,296	MD Mosic´, Dijana	University of Niš	General Mathematics	Rank 577
48	123,181	Djukic, Milos B.	University of Belgrade	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 1,170
49	132,041	BI Bytyçi, Ibadete	Universiteti i Prishtinës	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 3,054
50	136,267	MS Milonjič, Slobodan K.	Institut za Nuklearne Nauke Vinca	Materials	Rank 3,201
51	137,159	MZ Milanović, Zoran	University of Niš	Sport Sciences	Rank 609
52	137,835	VA Vencl, Aleksandar A.	University of Belgrade	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 1,316
53	146,253	TD Teodorović, Dušan B.	Institute for the Serbian Language of SASA	Logistics & Transportation	Rank 533
54	149,327	Božanić, Darko I.	University of Defence in Belgrade	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 6,231
55	150,526	ŠK Šavikin, Katarina P.	Institute for Medicinal Plants Research “Dr. Josif Pančić”	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 2,545
56	150,744	MZ Markovic, Zoran S.	University of Kragujevac	General Chemistry	Rank 292
57	154,219	Stojanović, Blaža Ž.	University of Kragujevac	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 1,470
58	156,362	RB Rašuo, Boško P.	University of Belgrade	Aerospace & Aeronautics	Rank 241
59	159,838	DD Djordjevíc, Dragan S.	University of Niš	General Mathematics	Rank 819
60	161,259	SP Stanimirovic, Predrag	University of Niš	Numerical & Computational Mathematics	Rank 270
61	161,615	AS Armaković, Stevan	University of Novi Sad	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 634
62	162,403	PB Pavlić, Branimir M.	University of Novi Sad	Food Science	Rank 2,183
63	162,773	PP Petrović, Predrag Bosko	University of Kragujevac	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 674
64	163,932	RS Radenović, Stojan N.	University of Belgrade	General Mathematics	Rank 841
65	169,243	RJ Radosavljević, Jordan N.	University of Pristina - Kosovska Mitrovica	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 708
66	169,265	BA Buha, Aleksandra	University of Belgrade	Toxicology	Rank 654
67	173,118	SS Stojadinović, Stevan D.J.	University of Belgrade	Applied Physics	Rank 3,300
68	173,432	SD Stanković, Dalibor M.	University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 1,287
69	173,761	CL Cveticanin, L. J.	University of Novi Sad	Acoustics	Rank 365
70	176,507	JJ Jovanović, Jelena M.	University of Belgrade	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 7,343
71	177,902	CK Cvetanović Kljakić, Aleksandra D.	University of Novi Sad	Biotechnology	Rank 819
72	178,988	MN Mimica-Dukić, Neda M.	University of Novi Sad	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 742
73	183,213	SA Sedmak, Aleksandar S.	University of Belgrade	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 1,782
74	186,065	SO Stamenković, Olivera S. S.	University of Niš	Energy	Rank 5,940
75	187,514	AS Armaković, Sanja J.	University of Novi Sad	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 757
76	189,149	OM Obradović, Milan M.	Institut za Nuklearne Nauke Vinca	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 4,138
77	190,510	KL Kočinac, Ljubiša D.R.	University of Niš	General Mathematics	Rank 978
78	195,184	FN Filipovic, Nenad D.	University of Kragujevac	Biomedical Engineering	Rank 938
79	195,951	SB Stojanović, Biljana D.	Academy of Engineering Sciences of Serbia	Materials	Rank 4,803
80	197,805	BB Božin, Biljana	Faculty of Medicine, University of Novi Sad	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 860
81	199,125	SJ Santibanez, Juan F.	University of Belgrade	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 3,121
82	199,691	RB Ranković, Branislav R.	University of Kragujevac	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 3,420
83	205,989	Nešić, Aleksandra R.	Institut za Nuklearne Nauke Vinca	Polymers	Rank 2,239
84	208,015	SM Stanković, Milan S.	University of Kragujevac	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 3,597
85	208,260	MZ Marković, Zoran M.	Institut za Nuklearne Nauke Vinca	Applied Physics	Rank 4,027
86	209,727	MV Miškovic̈-Stankovic̈, Vesna B.	University Union Nikola Tesla	Materials	Rank 5,174
87	210,045	DM Djordjevic, Magdalena	University of Belgrade, Institute of Physics Belgrade	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 2,476
88	214,169	JB Jeremić, Branislav M.	University of Kragujevac	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 6,651
89	217,541	RN Radulovic̈, Niko S.	University of Niš	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 968
90	217,801	MV Mehmeti, Valbonë V.	Universiteti i Prishtinës	Chemical Physics	Rank 2,396
91	220,769	MJ Meriluoto, Jussi A.O.	University of Novi Sad	Toxicology	Rank 845
92	221,995	Nikodinovic-Runic, Jasmina	University of Belgrade	Biotechnology	Rank 1,081
93	233,914	IR Isenovic, R. Esma	Institut za Nuklearne Nauke Vinca	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 4,964
94	234,567	Todorovíć, Dragan M.	Institute for Multidisciplinary Research, University of Belgrade	Applied Physics	Rank 4,589
95	238,699	SI Strumberger, Ivana	Singidunum University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 9,825
96	241,002	JD Jakovetić, Dušan	University of Novi Sad	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 3,034
97	245,430	Aćimović, Milica G.	Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops Serbia	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 4,304
98	248,159	NM Nikolić, Maria Vesna	Institute for Multidisciplinary Research, University of Belgrade	Materials	Rank 6,250
99	255,493	JS Jankovic, Slobodan M.U.	University of Kragujevac	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 2,991
100	257,563	SL Strezoski, Luka V.	University of Novi Sad	Energy	Rank 8,354
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Serbia are in the 2025 Stanford Top 2% list?

152 scientists affiliated with Serbia are on the 2025 single-year list, and 115 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2025 single-year list, University of Belgrade has the most listed scientists from Serbia, with 42. It is followed by University of Novi Sad with 17.

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

On the single-year list, Serbia went from 63 scientists in 2020 to 152 in 2025, a change of +141.3%.

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.