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Research in Belgrade

Science Explorer records 80 research institutions in Belgrade, Serbia. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of Belgrade, Singidunum University and Institute of Physics Belgrade.

Research institutions
80
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
108k
▲ 14% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
13.8%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite 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 Belgrade?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of BelgradeUniversity 53,934 #592
2Center for Health, Exercise and Sport SciencesInstitution 3,632 #12,718
3Military Medical AcademyHospital / health system 3,314 #10,748
4Serbian Academy of Sciences and ArtsGovernment institution 2,612 #7,471
5Singidunum UniversityUniversity 2,459 #2,726
6Astronomical ObservatoryResearch facility 2,257 #14,367
7Arheološki InstitutArchive 1,889 #17,692
8Centar za Promociju NaukeGovernment institution 1,882 #12,817
9Institute of Physics BelgradeResearch facility 1,830 #5,689
10Univerzitetski Klinički Centar SrbijeHospital / health system 1,817 #14,017
11Univerzitet Union Nikola TeslaUniversity 1,560 #11,198
12Institute of Economic SciencesNonprofit 1,385 #18,153
13Institut Mihajlo PupinResearch facility 1,302 #21,520
14Institute for Animal HusbandryResearch facility 1,151 #24,310
15Development Agency of SerbiaGovernment institution 1,112 #22,492
16Institute of Public Health of SerbiaHospital / health system 1,069 #15,597
17Maize Research Institute Zemun PoljeResearch facility 1,029 #22,677
18Sportska Akademija BeogradUniversity 1,011 #27,236
19Institute for Technology of Nuclear and other Mineral Raw MaterialsResearch facility 1,008 #12,930
20Institute of Agricultural Economics BelgradeInstitution 1,003 #14,631
21Institut za ReumatologijuUniversity 961 #27,845
22University of Arts in BelgradeUniversity 943 #21,625
23Institute of ForestryUniversity 939 #16,355
24University of DefenceUniversity 887 #11,801
25Zemun HospitalHospital / health system 778 #18,237
26Institute of Technical Sciences of SASAResearch facility 778 #14,604
27Institute of Architecture and Urban & Spatial Planning of SerbiaResearch facility 772 #23,272
28National Health Insurance FundNonprofit 770 #17,576
29Institute for Plant Protection and EnvironmentResearch facility 754 #17,864
30Institute of General and Physical ChemistryResearch facility 719 #13,800
31Megatrend UniversityUniversity 716 #22,550
32Military Technical InstituteGovernment institution 714 #25,407
33University Children's Hospital, BelgradeHospital / health system 711 #17,573
34Institut za kardiovaskularne bolesti DedinjeHospital / health system 668 #40,322 all time
35Kliničko Bolnički Centar ZvezdaraHospital / health system 643 #21,595
36Institut za savremenu istorijuResearch facility 640 #23,724
37Metropolitan UniversityUniversity 633 #11,182
38Telekom Srbija (Serbia)Company 587 #26,105
39Ministry of Interior of the Republic of SerbiaGovernment institution 577 #23,947
40National Library of SerbiaArchive 549 #18,216
41Institut za higijenu i tehnologiju mesaResearch facility 484 #19,912
42University Hospital Center Dr Dragiša MišovićHospital / health system 472 #17,683
43Institute of Social SciencesResearch facility 419 #13,494
44Union UniversityUniversity 410 #22,801
45University Hospital Medical Center Bezanijska kosaHospital / health system 407 #23,236
46Institute of International Politics and EconomicsResearch facility 349 #10,655
47Institute of Comparative LawGovernment institution 342 #22,159
48Institute of Mental HealthHospital / health system 331 #38,188 all time
49Institute of Pesticides and Environmental ProtectionResearch facility 321 #28,934 all time
50Centre of Research Excellence in Nutrition and MetabolismResearch facility 273 #17,166
51Institute of Criminological & Sociological ResearchResearch facility 260 #26,607
52Academy of Engineering Sciences of SerbiaResearch facility 250 #23,382
53Regulatory Agency for Electronic Communications and Postal ServicesGovernment institution 244 #30,922 all time
54Military Geographical InstituteResearch facility 214 #23,841
55Institute of Virology, Vaccines and Sera “Torlak”Hospital / health system 210 #33,476 all time
56Institute for Recent History of SerbiaUniversity 197 #27,706
57Belgrade Open SchoolUniversity 191 #40,079 all time
58Institut za onkologiju i radiologiju SrbijeHospital / health system 172 #42,733 all time
59Institute of Orthopedics BanjicaHospital / health system 152 #40,705 all time
60Scientific Institute for Veterinary Medicine of SerbiaResearch facility 119 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. 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 Belgrade: 50.0%Center for Health, Exercise and Sport Sciences: 3.4%Military Medical Academy: 3.1%Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts: 2.4%56 others listed: 41.1%50%largest
University of Belgrade54k · 50.0%Center for Health, Exercise and Sport Sciences3,632 · 3.4%Military Medical Academy3,314 · 3.1%Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts2,612 · 2.4%56 others listed44k · 41.1%

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

What is Belgrade strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Belgrade is most concentrated in Biochemistry, Classics and Economics and Econometrics (3.5× the world share in Biochemistry).

  1. BiochemistrySubfield · 99.2 works3.5×
  2. ClassicsSubfield · 42.4 works3.1×
  3. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 1,048.8 works2.9×
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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.

Which keywords describe research in Belgrade?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainable Development, Economic Growth, Regional Development, Innovation Management, Small and Medium Enterprises, Agricultural Sustainability, Rural Tourism and Leadership Emergence.

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

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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 Development946▲ 2.6×98 topics
  2. Epidemiology749▼ 0.81×136 topics
  3. Economic Growth692▲ 3.5×36 topics
  4. Sustainability679▲ 1.20×120 topics
  5. Climate Change671◆ 1.07×121 topics
  6. Machine Learning632▼ 0.83×94 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress531▲ 1.40×63 topics
  8. Regional Development501▲ 6.0×19 topics
  9. Financial Performance481▲ 3.5×15 topics
  10. Globalization480◆ 1.05×155 topics
  11. Environmental Impact478▲ 1.21×70 topics
  12. Inflammation469◆ 0.97×83 topics
  13. Organizational Culture458▲ 5.0×15 topics
  14. Innovation Management434▲ 11×10 topics
  15. Small and Medium Enterprises428▲ 10×10 topics
  16. Agricultural Sustainability428▲ 16×6 topics
  17. Rural Tourism407▲ 53×2 topics
  18. Leadership Emergence407▲ 119×1 topic
  19. Artificial Intelligence371▲ 1.16×60 topics
  20. International Relations364▲ 6.5×29 topics
  21. Identity343▲ 2.0×63 topics
  22. Ethnicity336▲ 3.8×21 topics
  23. Cardiovascular Disease327▲ 1.27×38 topics
  24. Antioxidant298▲ 1.87×50 topics
  25. Religion285▲ 2.6×39 topics
  26. International Trade278▲ 8.2×11 topics
  27. Nationalism271▲ 2.5×29 topics
  28. Foreign Policy268▲ 28×4 topics
  29. Nation-Building261▲ 21×4 topics
  30. Sovereign Debt Crises255▲ 26×2 topics
  31. Negotiation239▲ 32×3 topics
  32. Commercial Diplomacy236▲ 83×1 topic
  33. Economic Diplomacy236▲ 83×1 topic
  34. Conflict217▲ 5.7×11 topics
  35. Balkans195▲ 35×2 topics
  36. Memory195▲ 3.4×17 topics
  37. Legal Regulation194▲ 3.8×8 topics
  38. Eastern Europe180▲ 14×3 topics
  39. Post-war165▲ 62×1 topic
  40. Yugoslavia165▲ 62×1 topic

What research is done in Belgrade?

  1. 1 Regional Development and Management StudiesEconomics and Econometrics 407 works
  2. 2 Balkan and Eastern European StudiesEconomics and Econometrics 236 works
  3. 3 Balkans: History, Politics, SocietyCultural Studies 165 works
  4. 4 Military Technology and StrategiesAerospace Engineering 120 works
  5. 5 Legal and Regulatory AnalysisTransportation 118 works
  6. 6 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesSociology and Political Science 117 works
  7. 7 Phytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesBiochemistry 81 works
  8. 8 Multi-Criteria Decision MakingManagement Science and Operations Research 74 works
  9. 9 Global Trade and CompetitivenessStrategy and Management 69 works
  10. 10 Essential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityFood Science 67 works

Research output over time

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