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

Serbia has 90 scientists on the 2024 career-long Top 2% list, up 8.4% from 83 in 2023. That places Serbia 53rd in the world by number of listed scientists, down 2 places. University of Belgrade has the most listed scientists (39), followed by University of Kragujevac (9).

Single Year

134

+17 (+14.5%) vs 2023

Career Data

+7 (+8.4%) vs 2023

World rank by count

#53

down 2 places vs 2023

Institutes

-10 (-34.5%) vs 2023

Scientists in Serbia on the list, by year

The career-long count has grown 84% since 2020.

Career-long list, change on the previous year

2021+40.8%

2022+5.8%

2023+13.7%

2024+8.4%

2025+27.8%

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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	2,876	GI Gutman, Ivan	University of Kragujevac	General Mathematics	Rank 5
2	49,678	JB Jeremic, Branislav	University of Kragujevac	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 2,140
3	50,327	OS Ostojic, Sergej M.	University of Novi Sad	Sport Sciences	Rank 139
4	52,576	PD Pamucar, Dragan	University of Belgrade	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,061
5	52,959	DM Dramićanin, Miroslav D.	Institut za Nuklearne Nauke Vinca	Applied Physics	Rank 1,339
6	66,388	JZ Janjic, Zaviša	University of Belgrade	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 1,009
7	75,539	TD Teodorović, Dušan	Institute for the Serbian Language of SASA	Logistics & Transportation	Rank 103
8	75,564	PD Petković, Dalibor	University of Niš	Energy	Rank 990
9	76,568	ĆL Ćirić, Ljubomir	Faculty of Mechanical Engineering	General Mathematics	Rank 359
10	82,573	VM Vukobratović, Miomir	Institute Mihailo Pupin	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 611
11	86,976	JM Janić, Milan	University of Belgrade	Logistics & Transportation	Rank 126
12	89,639	ĆG Ćirić-Marjanović, Gordana	University of Belgrade	Materials	Rank 1,191
13	92,518	OS Opricovic, Serafim C.	Faculty of Civil Engineering	Environmental Engineering	Rank 415
14	92,667	AT Atanackovic, Teodor	University of Novi Sad	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 626
15	97,923	SP Seferovic, P. M.	University of Belgrade	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 3,184
16	101,451	CL Cveticanin, L.	University of Novi Sad	Acoustics	Rank 221
17	104,302	KV Kostić, Vladimir S.	University of Belgrade	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 6,576
18	105,130	RS Radenović, Stojan	University of Belgrade	General Mathematics	Rank 542
19	110,538	DA Damjanović, Aleksandar	Klinicki Centar Srbije	Energy	Rank 1,484
20	111,951	MS Milonjić, Slobodan K.	Institut za Nuklearne Nauke Vinca	Materials	Rank 1,534
21	119,212	KN Konjević, Nikola	University of Belgrade	Applied Physics	Rank 3,185
22	120,177	DV Devedžić, Vladan	University of Belgrade	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,381
23	120,984	TS Trajkovic, Slavisa	University of Niš	Environmental Engineering	Rank 566
24	122,145	PT Potpara, Tatjana	University of Belgrade	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 3,811
25	140,671	VS Vukosavic, Slobodan N.	University of Belgrade	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 410
26	145,204	RM Rajilić-Stojanović, Mirjana	University of Belgrade	Microbiology	Rank 3,563
27	146,061	Furtula, Boris	University of Kragujevac	General Mathematics	Rank 861
28	146,853	ŠB Škrbić, Biljana D.	University of Novi Sad	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,072
29	146,973	JB Janković, Bojan	University of Belgrade	Physical Chemistry	Rank 522
30	148,215	RM Radetić, Maja	University of Belgrade	Polymers	Rank 1,309
31	152,225	MS Mentus, Slavko	University of Belgrade	Energy	Rank 2,132
32	157,283	PE Pap, Endre	Singidunum University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3,153
33	160,844	Grgur, Branimir N.	University of Belgrade	Energy	Rank 2,261
34	163,126	SM Soković, Marina	University of Belgrade	Food Science	Rank 917
35	167,643	VV Veljković, Vlada B.	Institute for the Serbian Language of SASA	Energy	Rank 2,373
36	175,785	SM Stojkovic, Miodrag	Spebo Medical	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 1,710
37	179,994	BM Bojić, Milorad	University of Kragujevac	Energy	Rank 2,598
38	180,525	KI Kovacic, Ivana	University of Novi Sad	Acoustics	Rank 483
39	197,873	Pantic, Igor	University of Belgrade	Microscopy	Rank 52
40	200,970	GS Gojković, Snežana Lj	University of Belgrade	Energy	Rank 2,944
41	202,419	SB Stojanović, Biljana	Academy of Engineering Sciences of Serbia	Materials	Rank 2,881
42	204,170	MV Mišković-Stanković, Vesna	University Union Nikola Tesla	Materials	Rank 2,904
43	208,683	DM Djordjevic, Magdalena	University of Belgrade	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 3,282
44	208,951	DD Djordjević, Dragan	University of Niš	General Mathematics	Rank 1,434
45	211,990	ZS Zarić, Snežana D.	University of Belgrade	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 1,316
46	215,503	RV Radmilović, Velimir R.	Institute for the Serbian Language of SASA	Materials	Rank 3,070
47	217,243	PZ Popović, Zoran V.	Institute for the Serbian Language of SASA	Applied Physics	Rank 6,020
48	219,376	BS Buncic, Sava	University of Novi Sad	Food Science	Rank 1,271
49	225,139	RB Rankovic, Branislav	University of Kragujevac	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 3,337
50	225,263	NR Nilsson, Robert	Institut za Nuklearne Nauke Vinca	Toxicology	Rank 1,108
51	227,672	DA Despić, Aleksandar	Institute for the Serbian Language of SASA	Energy	Rank 3,404
52	239,293	SV Simic, Vladimir	University of Belgrade	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 4,970
53	240,433	JV Jović, Vladimir D.	University of Belgrade	Energy	Rank 3,605
54	248,764	ŠS Štrbac, Svetlana	University of Belgrade	Energy	Rank 3,730
55	253,237	DA Djordjević, Antonije	University of Belgrade	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 2,505
56	258,159	NJ Nedeljković, Jovan M.	Institut za Nuklearne Nauke Vinca	Materials	Rank 3,811
57	259,290	RB Rašuo, Boško	University of Belgrade	Aerospace & Aeronautics	Rank 497
58	263,151	ND Nikezic, Dragoslav	University of Kragujevac	Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging	Rank 2,545
59	266,001	MM Mikov, Momir	University of Novi Sad	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 2,665
60	266,366	OP Osmokrović, Predrag V.	University of Belgrade	Applied Physics	Rank 7,534
61	276,047	BN Bacanin, Nebojsa	Singidunum University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 5,797
62	277,460	NJ Nahman, J.	Academy of Engineering Sciences of Serbia	Energy	Rank 4,291
63	286,178	JS Jankovic, Slobodan M.	University of Kragujevac	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 3,790
64	291,174	MN Mimica-Dukić, Neda	University of Novi Sad	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 1,382
65	295,378	SD Stanković, Dalibor	University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 2,590
66	315,688	JJ Jovanovic, Jelena	University of Belgrade	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 6,779
67	319,912	VA Vencl, Aleksandar	University of Belgrade	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 2,432
68	325,417	IM Ilic, M.	University of Kragujevac	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 4,392
69	336,395	KN Krstajić, N. V.	University of Belgrade	Energy	Rank 5,440
70	337,002	RN Radulović, Niko S.	University of Niš	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 1,638
71	339,864	TM Tuba, Milan	Singidunum University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 7,337
72	345,208	LM Lazarevic, Mihailo P.	University of Belgrade	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 2,643
73	348,149	AM Antonijević, Milan M.	University of Belgrade	Energy	Rank 5,693
74	353,766	PP Pejović, Predrag	University of Belgrade	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 1,225
75	366,482	ŽJ Žunić, Joviša	Institute for the Serbian Language of SASA	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 7,993
76	372,791	JD Jakovetić, Dušan	University of Novi Sad	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 3,880
77	377,748	NN NIKOLIĆ, Nebojša D.	University of Belgrade	Energy	Rank 6,317
78	382,077	DM Djuric, Marija P.	University of Belgrade	Legal & Forensic Medicine	Rank 204
79	392,118	BD Brkić, Dejan	University of Niš	Energy	Rank 6,581
80	399,306	GH Goh, H. S.	Tan Tock Seng Hospital	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 5,396
81	399,767	MM Mihaljević, Miodrag J.	Institute for the Serbian Language of SASA	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 4,198
82	410,416	ST Stanojković, Tatjana	Institute of Oncology and Radiology of Serbia	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 2,104
83	423,924	BG Belojevic, Goran	University of Belgrade	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 5,767
84	435,290	NK Nikolić, Katarina	University of Belgrade	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 2,270
85	485,740	PA Peco-Antic, Amira	University of Belgrade	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 6,709
86	488,656	KM Kušljević, Miodrag D.	Termoelektro Enel AD	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 1,867
87	489,217	RJ Radosavljevic, Jordan	University of Pristina - Kosovska Mitrovica	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 1,871
88	536,407	SA Sedmak, Aleksandar	University of Belgrade	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 4,237
89	681,666	PP Petrović, Predrag	University of Kragujevac	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 2,781
90	856,354	DM Demić, Miroslav	Academy of Engineering Sciences of Serbia	Automobile Design & Engineering	Rank 37
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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 career-long list, University of Belgrade has the most listed scientists from Serbia, with 39. It is followed by University of Kragujevac with 9.

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

On the career-long list, Serbia went from 49 scientists in 2020 to 90 in 2024, a change of +83.7%.

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.