Serbia's Top 2% Scientists 2024

Serbia has 134 scientists on the 2024 single-year Top 2% list, up 14.5% from 117 in 2023. That places Serbia 56th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 1 place. University of Belgrade has the most listed scientists (58), followed by University of Novi Sad (19).

Single Year

134

+17 (+14.5%) vs 2023

Career Data

+7 (+8.4%) vs 2023

World rank by count

#56

down 1 place vs 2023

Institutes

-3 (-12.5%) vs 2023

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

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Rank in Serbia	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	1,988	GI Gutman, Ivan	University of Kragujevac	General Mathematics	Rank 6
2	2,110	PD Pamucar, Dragan	University of Belgrade	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 115
3	9,119	OS Ostojic, Sergej M.	University of Novi Sad	Sport Sciences	Rank 26
4	9,388	DM Dramicanin, Miroslav D.	Institut za Nuklearne Nauke Vinca	Applied Physics	Rank 186
5	17,824	SP Seferovic, P. M.	University of Belgrade	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 551
6	19,686	OS Opricovic, Serafim C.	Faculty of Civil Engineering	Environmental Engineering	Rank 94
7	32,350	JZ Janjic, Zaviša	University of Belgrade	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 577
8	32,436	JV Jovanovic, Veljko	University of Novi Sad	Social Psychology	Rank 515
9	35,292	PD Petkovic, Dalibor	University of Niš	Energy	Rank 911
10	38,888	Furtula, Boris	University of Kragujevac	General Mathematics	Rank 178
11	40,759	IM Ilic, M.	University of Kragujevac	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 573
12	41,245	SV Simic, Vladimir	University of Belgrade	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,638
13	43,356	Stojanovic, Vladimir	University of Kragujevac	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 456
14	43,685	PT Potpara, Tatjana	University of Belgrade	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 1,224
15	44,280	BA Barac, Aleksandra	Klinicki Centar Srbije	Microbiology	Rank 924
16	48,674	SM Sokovic, Marina	University of Belgrade	Food Science	Rank 474
17	51,419	JM Janic, Milan	University of Belgrade	Logistics & Transportation	Rank 165
18	56,664	RM Rajilic-Stojanovic, Mirjana	University of Belgrade	Microbiology	Rank 1,172
19	59,327	VV Volarevic, Vladislav	University of Kragujevac	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 1,923
20	60,039	BN Bacanin, Nebojsa	Singidunum University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,306
21	61,535	JV Jurisic, Vladimir	University of Kragujevac	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 1,993
22	62,950	TS Trajkovic, Slavisa	University of Niš	Environmental Engineering	Rank 335
23	64,890	II Ilic, I.	University of Belgrade	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 871
24	65,896	AT Atanackovic, Teodor	University of Novi Sad	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 640
25	70,209	SD Stanujkic, Dragiša	University of Belgrade	Economics	Rank 939
26	70,953	ŠB Škrbic, Biljana D.	University of Novi Sad	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,398
27	80,722	CG Ciric-Marjanovic, Gordana	University of Belgrade	Materials	Rank 1,643
28	83,589	LD Lambic, Dragan	University of Novi Sad	Education	Rank 1,009
29	85,205	RM Radetic, Maja	University of Belgrade	Polymers	Rank 808
30	89,806	TD Teodorovic, Dušan	Institute for the Serbian Language of SASA	Logistics & Transportation	Rank 311
31	90,940	VV Veljkovic, Vlada B.	Institute for the Serbian Language of SASA	Energy	Rank 2,484
32	91,995	JB Jankovic, Bojan	University of Belgrade	Physical Chemistry	Rank 387
33	96,474	Pantic, Igor	University of Belgrade	Microscopy	Rank 22
34	101,465	BA Berisha, Avni	Universiteti i Prishtinës	Chemical Physics	Rank 1,276
35	106,778	SP Stanimirovic, Predrag	University of Niš	Numerical & Computational Mathematics	Rank 199
36	110,634	ZS Zilic Sladjana	Maize Research Institute Serbia	Food Science	Rank 1,249
37	111,206	KI Kovacic, Ivana	University of Novi Sad	Acoustics	Rank 234
38	112,459	MS Marinkovic, Snežana	University of Belgrade	Building & Construction	Rank 871
39	114,188	Tomasevic, Igor	University of Belgrade	Food Science	Rank 1,291
40	116,528	CL Cveticanin, L.	University of Novi Sad	Acoustics	Rank 248
41	116,775	Djekic, Ilija	University of Belgrade	Food Science	Rank 1,315
42	118,852	SD Stankovic, Dalibor	University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 823
43	122,311	BD Božanic, Darko	Vojnomedicinska Akademija	Operations Research	Rank 573
44	122,877	SZ Stevanovic, Zoran	University of Belgrade	Environmental Engineering	Rank 737
45	125,030	MD Mosic, Dijana	University of Niš	General Mathematics	Rank 655
46	126,655	RJ Radosavljevic, Jordan	University of Pristina - Kosovska Mitrovica	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 489
47	127,992	DD Djordjevic, Dragan	University of Niš	General Mathematics	Rank 687
48	131,440	CL Ciric, Ljubomir	Faculty of Mechanical Engineering	General Mathematics	Rank 713
49	132,540	RS Radenovic, Stojan	University of Belgrade	General Mathematics	Rank 719
50	143,071	MN Mimica-Dukic, Neda	University of Novi Sad	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 533
51	144,312	ŠK Šavikin, Katarina	Institute for Medicinal Plants Research “Dr. Josif Pancic”	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 2,523
52	146,776	RB Rankovic, Branislav	University of Kragujevac	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 2,567
53	149,212	KL Kocinac, Ljubiša D.R.	University of Niš	General Mathematics	Rank 833
54	149,436	MS Milonjic, Slobodan K.	Institut za Nuklearne Nauke Vinca	Materials	Rank 3,299
55	152,459	VI Vujcic, Isidora S.	University of Belgrade	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 1,827
56	153,385	SM Santric-Milicevic, M.	University of Belgrade	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 1,837
57	155,329	JD Jakovetic, Dušan	University of Novi Sad	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 1,746
58	155,869	SO Stamenkovic, Olivera S.	University of Niš	Energy	Rank 4,447
59	162,579	SS Stojadinovic, Stevan	University of Belgrade	Applied Physics	Rank 3,231
60	168,214	ZZ Zekovic, Zoran	University of Novi Sad	Food Science	Rank 1,985
61	169,039	BB Božin, Biljana	University of Novi Sad	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 685
62	169,655	RB Rašuo, Boško	University of Belgrade	Aerospace & Aeronautics	Rank 238
63	173,330	SJ Santibanez, Juan F.	University of Belgrade	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 3,041
64	173,587	Pavlic, Branimir	University of Novi Sad	Food Science	Rank 2,075
65	179,109	DA Djordjevic, Aleksandra Buha	University of Belgrade	Toxicology	Rank 739
66	179,519	AS Armakovic, Stevan	University of Novi Sad	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 744
67	189,339	KN Konjevic, Nikola	University of Belgrade	Applied Physics	Rank 3,783
68	189,675	ZM Zivkovic, Miodrag	Singidunum University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 6,965
69	190,946	VA Vencl, Aleksandar	University of Belgrade	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 1,773
70	191,758	RN Radulovic, Niko S.	University of Niš	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 810
71	196,631	JJ Jovanovic, Jelena	University of Belgrade	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 7,193
72	204,286	TM Tuba, Milan	Singidunum University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 7,474
73	206,999	AM Antonijevic, Milan M.	University of Belgrade	Energy	Rank 6,040
74	208,325	MV Miškovic-Stankovic, Vesna	University Union Nikola Tesla	Materials	Rank 4,814
75	211,574	TV Trajkovic, Vladimir	University of Belgrade	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 3,696
76	214,277	JB Jeremic, Branislav	University of Kragujevac	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 7,235
77	219,568	Djukic, Milos B.	University of Belgrade	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 2,039
78	224,029	MZ Markovic, Zoran	Institut za Nuklearne Nauke Vinca	Applied Physics	Rank 4,539
79	224,354	JS Jankovic, Slobodan M.	University of Kragujevac	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 2,598
80	230,185	SA Sinha, Ankita	University of Novi Sad	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 1,878
81	231,100	AS Armakovic, Sanja J.	University of Novi Sad	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 1,028
82	236,079	MZ Markovic, Zoran	University of Kragujevac	Chemical Physics	Rank 2,728
83	238,980	TD Todorovic, D. M.	University of Belgrade	Applied Physics	Rank 4,842
84	239,323	SA Sedmak, Aleksandar	University of Belgrade	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 2,237
85	245,435	DM Djordjevic, Miroslav L.	University of Belgrade	Urology & Nephrology	Rank 1,627
86	251,438	MB Matovic, Branko	Institut za Nuklearne Nauke Vinca	Materials	Rank 5,989
87	252,422	CA Ciric, Aleksandar	Institut za Nuklearne Nauke Vinca	Applied Physics	Rank 5,146
88	257,538	GJ Glamoclija, Jasmina	University of Belgrade	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 1,192
89	259,813	Nikodinovic-Runic, Jasmina	University of Belgrade	Biotechnology	Rank 1,355
90	264,252	MM Mikov, Momir	University of Novi Sad	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 2,114
91	265,522	PE Pap, Endre	Singidunum University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 9,656
92	272,553	PP Petrovic, Predrag	University of Kragujevac	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 1,239
93	282,386	SI Strumberger, Ivana	Singidunum University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 10,188
94	283,122	DD Dimic, Dušan	University of Belgrade	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 1,248
95	290,263	VS Vukosavic, Slobodan N.	University of Belgrade	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 1,319
96	291,499	IS Ibric, Svetlana	University of Belgrade	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 2,376
97	293,528	PJ Popovic-Djordjevic, Jelena	University of Belgrade	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 1,420
98	293,581	ST Stanojkovic, Tatjana	Institute of Oncology and Radiology of Serbia	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 1,421
99	297,095	SM Stojkovic, Miodrag	Spebo Medical	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 1,869
100	298,772	MV Mehmeti, Valbonë	Universiteti i Prishtinës	Chemical Physics	Rank 3,390
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Frequently asked questions

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

134 scientists affiliated with Serbia are on the 2024 single-year list, and 90 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2024 single-year list, University of Belgrade has the most listed scientists from Serbia, with 58. It is followed by University of Novi Sad with 19.

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 134 in 2024, a change of +112.7%.

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.