Serbia's Top 2% Scientists 2026: Career-Long List

Serbia has 117 scientists on the 2026 career-long Top 2% list, up 1.7% from 115 in 2025. That places Serbia 56th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 5 places. University of Belgrade has the most listed scientists (25), followed by University of Kragujevac (13).

Single Year

163

+11 (+7.2%) vs 2025

Career Data

117

+2 (+1.7%) vs 2025

World rank by count

#56

down 5 places vs 2025

Institutes

+2 (+5.6%) vs 2025

Scientists in Serbia on the list, by year

The career-long count has more than doubled 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%

2026+1.7%

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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%
2026	163	+7.2%	117	+1.7%

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Rank in Serbia	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	2,495	GI Gutman, Ivan	University of Kragujevac	General Mathematics	Rank 4
2	10,061	PE Picano, Eugenio	University of Belgrade	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 475
3	10,480	SS Stevic, Stevo	Matematički Institut SANU	Applied Mathematics	Rank 28
4	24,891	PD Pamucar, Dragan Stevan S.	University of Belgrade	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 580
5	25,867	HR Harrington, Roger F.	University of Belgrade	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 222
6	30,251	JM Jakovljevic, Mihajlo B.	University of Kragujevac	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 438
7	35,584	DM Dramićanin, Miroslav D.	University of Belgrade	Applied Physics	Rank 837
8	57,684	JB Jeremić, Branislav M.	University of Kragujevac	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 2,381
9	70,332	MJ Meriluoto, Jussi A.O.	University of Novi Sad	Toxicology	Rank 312
10	70,955	JZ Janjić, Zaviša I.	University of Belgrade	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 1,097
11	74,553	Stojanovic, Vladimir	University of Kragujevac	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 576
12	75,036	PD Petkovič, Dalibor	University of Niš	Energy	Rank 1,058
13	75,272	JM Janić, Milan	University of Belgrade	Logistics & Transportation	Rank 115
14	77,395	SP Seferović, Petar M.	Klinicki Centar Srbije	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 2,584
15	79,104	TD Teodorović, Dušan B.	Institute for the Serbian Language of SASA	Logistics & Transportation	Rank 129
16	79,930	ĆL Ćirić, Ljubomir B.	Faculty of Mechanical Engineering	General Mathematics	Rank 381
17	87,942	ĆG Ćirić-Marjanović, Gordana N.	University of Belgrade Faculty of Physical Chemistry	Materials	Rank 1,228
18	90,846	OS Opricović, Serafim C.	Faculty of Civil Engineering	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,972
19	91,144	VM Vukobratović, Miomir K.	Mihajh Pupin Institute	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 707
20	91,328	AT Atanacković, Teodor M.	Institute for the Serbian Language of SASA	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 641
21	97,700	PT Potpara, Tatjana S.	Belgrade University School of Medicine	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 3,125
22	98,673	RS Radenović, Stojan N.	University of Belgrade	General Mathematics	Rank 505
23	100,705	CL Cveticanin, L. J.	University of Novi Sad	Acoustics	Rank 218
24	112,290	SV Simic, Vladimir M.	University of Belgrade	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,480
25	114,565	TS Trajković, Slaviša	University of Niš	Environmental Engineering	Rank 563
26	115,103	KV Kostic, V. S.	University of Belgrade	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 7,020
27	117,604	MS Milonjič, Slobodan K.	Institut za Nuklearne Nauke Vinca	Materials	Rank 1,670
28	120,806	PD Popovic, Dejan B.	Institute of Technical Sciences of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts	Biomedical Engineering	Rank 512
29	122,185	Furtula, Boris	University of Kragujevac	General Mathematics	Rank 676
30	123,664	DV Devedžić, Vladan B.	University of Belgrade	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,749
31	123,978	DA Damjanović, Aleksandar	Belgrade University School of Medicine	Energy	Rank 1,845
32	126,568	KN Konjević, Nikola	University of Belgrade	Applied Physics	Rank 3,198
33	127,865	JB Janković, Bojan Ž.	Institut za Nuklearne Nauke Vinca	Physical Chemistry	Rank 445
34	134,395	BN Bacanin, Nebojsa	Singidunum University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3,005
35	137,237	ŠB Škrbić, Biljana D.	University of Novi Sad	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,160
36	139,103	RM Radetić, Maja M.	University of Belgrade Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy	Polymers	Rank 1,243
37	141,271	RM Rajilić-Stojanović, Mirjana D.	University of Belgrade Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy	Microbiology	Rank 3,421
38	146,390	SM Soković, Marina D.	University of Belgrade	Food Science	Rank 884
39	146,948	VS Vukosavić, Slobodan Nikota	Institute for the Serbian Language of SASA	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 448
40	149,392	Kuriqi, Alban	UBT – University for Business and Technology	Environmental Engineering	Rank 779
41	152,780	MS Mentus, Slavko V.	University of Belgrade Faculty of Physical Chemistry	Energy	Rank 2,340
42	155,944	JV Jurišić, Vladimir B.	Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 5,705
43	160,905	Grgur, Branimir N.	University of Belgrade	Energy	Rank 2,486
44	164,585	VV Veljković, Vlada B.	University of Niš	Energy	Rank 2,564
45	166,700	PE Pap, Endre E.	Singidunum University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3,798
46	169,469	KI Kovacic, Ivana N.	University of Novi Sad	Acoustics	Rank 427
47	173,945	PI Pantic, Igor V.	University of Belgrade	Microscopy	Rank 45
48	189,875	IM Ilic, Milena D.	University of Kragujevac	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 2,432
49	191,214	MV Mišković-Stanković, Vesna	University Union Nikola Tesla	Materials	Rank 2,831
50	196,621	BM Bojić, Milorad Lj	University of Kragujevac	Energy	Rank 3,137
51	200,023	SB Stojanović, Biljana D.	Academy of Engineering Sciences of Serbia	Materials	Rank 2,966
52	205,679	DD Djordjevíc, Dragan S.	University of Niš	General Mathematics	Rank 1,384
53	211,568	JV Jović, Vladimir D.	Institute for Multidisciplinary Research, University of Belgrade	Energy	Rank 3,407
54	213,680	DM Djordjevic, Magdalena	University of Belgrade, Institute of Physics Belgrade	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 3,261
55	214,588	RB Ranković, Branislav R.	University of Kragujevac	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 3,196
56	217,906	ZS Zarić, Snežana D.	University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 1,255
57	217,959	GS Gojković, Snežana Lj	University of Belgrade Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy	Energy	Rank 3,539
58	226,665	KL Kočinac, Ljubiša D.R.	University of Niš	General Mathematics	Rank 1,574
59	226,931	RV Rakočević, Vladimir	University of Niš	General Mathematics	Rank 1,579
60	226,986	SP Stanimirović, Predrag S.	University of Niš	Numerical & Computational Mathematics	Rank 450
61	232,395	RB Rašuo, Boško P.	University of Belgrade	Aerospace & Aeronautics	Rank 432
62	235,758	RV Radmilović, Velimir R.	Institute for the Serbian Language of SASA	Materials	Rank 3,578
63	238,278	VA Vencl, Aleksandar A.	University of Belgrade	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 1,842
64	240,011	PZ Popović, Zoran V.	Institute for the Serbian Language of SASA	Applied Physics	Rank 6,344
65	243,945	SD Stanković, Dalibor M.	University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 1,991
66	244,812	SS Stojadinović, Stevan D.J.	University of Belgrade	Applied Physics	Rank 6,477
67	251,886	JS Jankovic, Slobodan M.	Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 3,291
68	252,413	PM Prokić, Mirjana S.	Institut za Nuklearne Nauke Vinca	Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging	Rank 2,367
69	253,819	SZ Stevanović, Zoran P.	University of Belgrade	Environmental Engineering	Rank 1,396
70	255,097	II Ilic, Irena M.	Belgrade University School of Medicine	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 3,331
71	255,371	DA Despić, Aleksandar R.	Institute for the Serbian Language of SASA	Energy	Rank 4,279
72	256,258	BA Berisha, Avni R.	Universiteti i Prishtinës	Chemical Physics	Rank 4,141
73	261,772	ŠS Štrbac, Svetlana B.	Institute for Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy	Energy	Rank 4,417
74	263,242	OP Osmokrović, Predrag V.	Nuclear Facilities of Serbia	Applied Physics	Rank 6,969
75	264,527	ND Nikezić, D. R.	University of Kragujevac	Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging	Rank 2,497
76	265,763	DA Djordjević, Antonije R.	University of Belgrade	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 2,698
77	270,664	ZS Zilic, Sladjana (Žilić Slađana) M.	Maize Research Institute	Food Science	Rank 1,812
78	272,387	MD Mosic´, Dijana	University of Niš	General Mathematics	Rank 1,987
79	278,041	NJ Nedeljković, Jovan M.	Institut za Nuklearne Nauke Vinca	Materials	Rank 4,367
80	297,143	MN Mimica-Dukić, Neda M.	University of Novi Sad	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 1,392
81	300,986	ZZ Zeković, Zoran P.	University of Novi Sad	Food Science	Rank 2,053
82	303,947	NJ Nahman, Jovan M.	Faculty of Electrical Engineering	Energy	Rank 5,322
83	304,228	KN Krstajić, Nedeljko V.	University of Belgrade Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy	Energy	Rank 5,326
84	306,764	PP Petrović, Predrag Bosko	University of Kragujevac	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 1,043
85	312,851	Djekić, Ilija V.	University of Belgrade	Food Science	Rank 2,155
86	314,215	MS Marinković, Snežana B.	University of Belgrade	Civil Engineering	Rank 940
87	319,217	BG Bjelaković, Goran B.	University Clinical Centre Niš	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 4,209
88	321,027	OB Obradović, Bojana M.	University of Belgrade Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy	Biomedical Engineering	Rank 1,433
89	325,093	RN Radulovic̈, Niko S.	University of Niš	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 1,564
90	333,854	BD Brkić, Dejan	University of Niš	Energy	Rank 5,945
91	347,746	LM Lazarević, Mihailo P.	University of Belgrade	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 2,713
92	355,451	NN Nikolić, Nebojša D.	Institute for Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy	Energy	Rank 6,421
93	357,266	JD Jakovetić, Dušan	University of Novi Sad	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 3,742
94	360,363	FN Filipovic, Nenad D.	University of Kragujevac	Biomedical Engineering	Rank 1,632
95	368,298	PP Pejović, Predrag V.	School of Electrical Engineering	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 1,315
96	373,915	ST Stanojković, Tatjana P.	Institute for Oncology and Radiology of Serbia	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 1,865
97	377,860	SA Sedmak, Aleksandar S.	University of Belgrade	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 2,981
98	378,973	DM Djurić, Marija P.	Belgrade University School of Medicine	Legal & Forensic Medicine	Rank 204
99	396,698	PV Petrović, Vladimir S.	University of Novi Sad	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 9,940
100	406,584	BB Božin, Biljana	Faculty of Medicine, University of Novi Sad	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 2,069
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Serbia are in the 2026 Stanford Top 2% list?

163 scientists affiliated with Serbia are on the 2026 single-year list, and 117 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2026 career-long list, University of Belgrade has the most listed scientists from Serbia, with 25. It is followed by University of Kragujevac with 13.

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 117 in 2026, a change of +138.8%.

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.