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Research in Banja Luka

Science Explorer records 6 research institutions in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Banja Luka, Ministry of Science and Technology and Public Health Institute of the Republic of Srpska.

Research institutions
6
5 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
7.7k
◆ 0% vs 2018-21
Citations
26k
3.3 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
7.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Banja Luka

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Banja Luka?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of Banja LukaUniversity 5,353 #5,254
2Public Health Institute of the Republic of SrpskaHospital / health system 849 #11,279
3University clinical center of Republika SrpskaHospital / health system 637 #14,157
4Ministry of Science and TechnologyGovernment institution 627 #10,407
5Univerzitet Za Poslovne StudijeUniversity 232 #19,779
6Independent University Banja LukaUniversity 18 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

University of Banja Luka: 69.4%Public Health Institute of the Republic of Srpska: 11.0%University clinical center of Republika Srpska: 8.3%Ministry of Science and Technology: 8.1%2 others listed: 3.2%69%largest
University of Banja Luka5,353 · 69.4%Public Health Institute of the Republic of Srpska849 · 11.0%University clinical center of Republika Srpska637 · 8.3%Ministry of Science and Technology627 · 8.1%2 others listed250 · 3.2%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which fields of science does Banja Luka work in?

In 2022-now, 37% of research in Banja Luka is in Social Sciences, 32% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (17%), Medicine (14%), Engineering (12%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 952 fractional works · 36.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 444 fractional works · 17.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 132 fractional works · 5.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 96 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEducation: 61 fractional works · 2.4% of its workTransportation: 37 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCultural Studies: 29 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLaw: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 207 fractional works · 8.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 180 fractional works · 7.0% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFinance: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 100 fractional works · 3.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 38 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAccounting: 19 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 100 fractional works · 3.9% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 26 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 19 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArcheology: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychology: 78 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 29 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 20 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 19 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 23 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 828 fractional works · 32.1% of its workEngineering: 307 fractional works · 11.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 42 fractional works · 1.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 41 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 40 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 37 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 30 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 23 fractional works · 0.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 19 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 192 fractional works · 7.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 51 fractional works · 2.0% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 25 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 22 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workComputer Science: 139 fractional works · 5.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 39 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInformation Systems: 38 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSignal Processing: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 45 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 26 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiomaterials: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 44 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeometry and Topology: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Mathematics: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematical Physics: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 29 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 24 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeophysics: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 24 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 20 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 452 fractional works · 17.5% of its workMedicine: 354 fractional works · 13.7% of its workSurgery: 38 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 30 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEpidemiology: 28 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 26 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 22 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOncology: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 52 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHealth Professions: 56 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 21 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDentistry: 25 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOral Surgery: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPeriodontics: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthodontics: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNursing: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVeterinary: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 348 fractional works · 13.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 227 fractional works · 8.8% of its workPlant Science: 94 fractional works · 3.6% of its workFood Science: 36 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInsect Science: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoil Science: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAquatic Science: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 78 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 32 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGenetics: 23 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCell Biology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 19 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKBanja Luka2,580fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences32%Health Sciences18%Social Sciences37%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences44417.2%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2078.0%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting1003.9%
    4. Arts and Humanities1003.9%
    5. Psychology783.0%
    6. Decision Sciences230.9%
    1. Engineering30711.9%
    2. Environmental Science1927.4%
    3. Computer Science1395.4%
    4. Materials Science451.7%
    5. Mathematics441.7%
    6. Chemistry291.1%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences240.9%
    8. Physics and Astronomy240.9%
    9. Energy200.8%
    10. Chemical Engineering40.2%
    1. Medicine35413.7%
    2. Health Professions562.2%
    3. Dentistry251.0%
    4. Nursing140.5%
    5. Veterinary30.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2278.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology783.0%
    3. Neuroscience190.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology170.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics70.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Banja Luka strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Banja Luka is most concentrated in Economics and Econometrics, Transportation and Economics, Econometrics and Finance (4.6× the world share in Economics and Econometrics).

  1. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 163.6 works4.6×
  2. TransportationSubfield · 34.1 works4.5×
  3. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 185.4 works3.8×
  4. Water Science and TechnologySubfield · 44.6 works3.8×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1.87× its world share, 201 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.55× its world share, 66 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.68× its world share, 15 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.41× its world share, 15 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.73× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.37× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.73× its world share, 26 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.68× its world share, 119 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 22 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.76× its world share, 16 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.80× its world share, 271 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.47× its world share, 165 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.49× its world share, 39 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.49× its world share, 40 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.41× its world share, 20 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.95× its world share, 21 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.85× its world share, 51 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.72× its world share, 312 worksMedicineNursing: 1.13× its world share, 12 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.68× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.34× its world share, 88 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.15× its world share, 84 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 18 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.84× its world share, 185 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.02× its world share, 70 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.37× its world share, 392 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3.84×185 works
  2. Dentistry1.95×21 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.87×201 works
  4. Mathematics1.49×40 works
  5. Environmental Science1.47×165 works
  6. Social Sciences1.37×392 works
  7. Arts and Humanities1.34×88 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting1.15×84 works
  9. Nursing1.13×12 works
  10. Psychology1.02×70 works
  11. Health Professions0.85×51 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.83×18 works
  13. Engineering0.80×271 works
  14. Energy0.76×16 works
  15. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.73×6 works
  16. Chemistry0.73×26 works
  17. Medicine0.72×312 works
  18. Immunology and Microbiology0.68×15 works
  19. Computer Science0.68×119 works
  20. Veterinary0.68×2 works
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.62×22 works
  22. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.55×66 works
  23. Materials Science0.49×39 works
  24. Neuroscience0.41×15 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.41×20 works
  26. Chemical Engineering0.37×3 works

Which keywords describe research in Banja Luka?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainable Development, Regional Development, Economic Growth, Organizational Culture, Agricultural Sustainability, Small and Medium Enterprises, Innovation Management and Financial Performance.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Sustainable Development157▲ 3.9×65 topics
  2. Economic Growth111▲ 5.3×26 topics
  3. Regional Development94▲ 11×15 topics
  4. Financial Performance88▲ 6.1×13 topics
  5. Climate Change88▲ 1.26×86 topics
  6. Organizational Culture86▲ 8.6×12 topics
  7. Sustainability84▲ 1.33×73 topics
  8. Agricultural Sustainability84▲ 29×5 topics
  9. Small and Medium Enterprises82▲ 18×5 topics
  10. Innovation Management81▲ 20×4 topics
  11. Rural Tourism79▲ 98×2 topics
  12. Leadership Emergence78▲ 221×1 topic
  13. Ethnicity64▲ 6.7×12 topics
  14. International Relations60▲ 9.7×14 topics
  15. Legal Regulation56▲ 9.7×6 topics
  16. International Trade52▲ 14×8 topics
  17. Nation-Building51▲ 37×4 topics
  18. Foreign Policy49▲ 50×2 topics
  19. Sovereign Debt Crises48▲ 46×2 topics
  20. Literature46▲ 3.3×21 topics
  21. Negotiation46▲ 50×2 topics
  22. Commercial Diplomacy46▲ 150×1 topic
  23. Economic Diplomacy46▲ 150×1 topic
  24. Climate Change Impact39▲ 6.5×6 topics
  25. Economic Security39▲ 7.1×6 topics
  26. Social Influence36▲ 6.5×3 topics
  27. Strategic Planning35▲ 9.3×5 topics
  28. Sharia Law34▲ 9.4×2 topics
  29. Environmental Policy34▲ 6.6×6 topics
  30. Design34▲ 8.1×3 topics
  31. Islam34▲ 6.3×1 topic
  32. Malay Language34▲ 9.4×1 topic
  33. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles33▲ 6.8×4 topics
  34. Water Quality Monitoring33▲ 16×3 topics
  35. Foresight32▲ 9.6×2 topics
  36. International Trade Law32▲ 9.5×2 topics
  37. Air Force32▲ 10×1 topic
  38. Hydrological Analysis32▲ 34×2 topics
  39. Public Oversight32▲ 10×1 topic
  40. Transport Policy32▲ 10×1 topic

What research is done in Banja Luka?

Regional Development and…73Regional Development and Management Studies: 73 fractional worksBalkan and Eastern European Studies: 40 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, an…31Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 31 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Ana…30Legal and Regulatory Analysis: 30 fractional worksMilitary Technology and Strategies: 30 fractional worksEnvironmental Science and Water Management: 27 fractional worksBalkans: History, Politi…20Balkans: History, Politics, Society: 20 fractional worksEducation, Law, and Society: 17 fractional worksGlobal Trade and Competitiveness: 11 fractional worksLinguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity: 10 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsSociology and Political ScienceTransportationAerospace Engineering5 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Regional Development and Management Studies Economics and Econometrics 73 works
  2. 2 Balkan and Eastern European Studies Economics and Econometrics 40 works
  3. 3 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 31 works
  4. 4 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 30 works
  5. 5 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 30 works
  6. 6 Environmental Science and Water Management Water Science and Technology 27 works
  7. 7 Balkans: History, Politics, Society Cultural Studies 20 works
  8. 8 Education, Law, and Society Political Science and International Relations 17 works
  9. 9 Global Trade and Competitiveness Strategy and Management 11 works
  10. 10 Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity Language and Linguistics 10 works

Research output over time

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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Banja Luka6.5% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 9.1% in 2017.

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