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Research in Niš

Science Explorer records 3 research institutions in Niš, Serbia. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Nis.

Research institutions
3
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
16k
▼ 11% vs 2018-21
Citations
139k
8.5 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
9.5%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Niš

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 Niš?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of NisUniversity 16,336 #7,076
2Nissatech Innovation Centre (Serbia)Company 17 not ranked
3CIM Group (Serbia)Company 2 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.

Which fields of science does Niš work in?

In 2022-now, 43% of research in Niš is in Physical Sciences, 26% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (18%), Medicine (17%), Social Sciences (10%).

Physical Sciences: 1,639 fractional works · 42.9% of its workEngineering: 705 fractional works · 18.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 194 fractional works · 5.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 75 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 68 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 63 fractional works · 1.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 57 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 46 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 43 fractional works · 1.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 34 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Mechanics: 25 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 24 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMedia Technology: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArchitecture: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 361 fractional works · 9.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 95 fractional works · 2.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 82 fractional works · 2.2% of its workInformation Systems: 52 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 48 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 35 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSignal Processing: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHardware and Architecture: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 177 fractional works · 4.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 30 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 30 fractional works · 0.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 27 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 22 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 167 fractional works · 4.4% of its workApplied Mathematics: 55 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeometry and Topology: 33 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMathematical Physics: 22 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNumerical Analysis: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 57 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 24 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 57 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 27 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomaterials: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 56 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 30 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 27 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 23 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,011 fractional works · 26.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 399 fractional works · 10.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 117 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 61 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEducation: 53 fractional works · 1.4% of its workUrban Studies: 30 fractional works · 0.8% of its workTransportation: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLaw: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCultural Studies: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 30 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 173 fractional works · 4.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 138 fractional works · 3.6% of its workFinance: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 134 fractional works · 3.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 32 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 30 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArcheology: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhilosophy: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMusic: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 133 fractional works · 3.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 41 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 32 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 30 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 26 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 131 fractional works · 3.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 55 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAccounting: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMarketing: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 41 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 28 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 792 fractional works · 20.7% of its workMedicine: 658 fractional works · 17.2% of its workSurgery: 76 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 46 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEpidemiology: 39 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 37 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 37 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOncology: 32 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 31 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 30 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 27 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiochemistry: 25 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 84 fractional works · 2.2% of its workHealth Professions: 75 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDentistry: 43 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOral Surgery: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthodontics: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPeriodontics: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 379 fractional works · 9.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 179 fractional works · 4.7% of its workPlant Science: 75 fractional works · 2.0% of its workFood Science: 47 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 124 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 64 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGenetics: 23 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCancer Research: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 40 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKNiš3,821fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences43%Health Sciences21%Social Sciences26%

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. Engineering70518.5%
    2. Computer Science3619.4%
    3. Environmental Science1774.6%
    4. Mathematics1674.4%
    5. Chemistry571.5%
    6. Materials Science571.5%
    7. Physics and Astronomy561.5%
    8. Energy300.8%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences230.6%
    10. Chemical Engineering60.1%
  2. Social Sciences1,01126.5%
    1. Social Sciences39910.4%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1734.5%
    3. Arts and Humanities1343.5%
    4. Psychology1333.5%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting1313.4%
    6. Decision Sciences411.1%
    1. Medicine65817.2%
    2. Health Professions752.0%
    3. Dentistry431.1%
    4. Nursing120.3%
    5. Veterinary40.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1794.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1243.3%
    3. Neuroscience401.0%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology200.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics160.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Niš strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Niš is most concentrated in Geometry and Topology, Biochemistry and Computational Theory and Mathematics (5.5× the world share in Geometry and Topology).

  1. Geometry and TopologySubfield · 30.9 works5.5×
  2. BiochemistrySubfield · 23.1 works5.5×
  3. Computational Theory and MathematicsSubfield · 73.5 works5.0×
  4. Applied MathematicsSubfield · 49.5 works5.0×
← 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: 0.98× its world share, 161 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.62× its world share, 113 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.55× its world share, 19 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.61× its world share, 34 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.15× its world share, 14 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.42× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.99× its world share, 54 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.23× its world share, 330 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 21 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.88× its world share, 28 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.23× its world share, 635 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.92× its world share, 158 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.42× its world share, 51 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.78× its world share, 153 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.68× its world share, 52 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.04× its world share, 34 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.74× its world share, 67 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.87× its world share, 574 worksMedicineNursing: 0.67× its world share, 11 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.70× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.21× its world share, 120 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.12× its world share, 124 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.15× its world share, 38 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.16× its world share, 159 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.16× its world share, 121 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 361 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Mathematics3.78×153 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.16×159 works
  3. Dentistry2.04×34 works
  4. Computer Science1.23×330 works
  5. Engineering1.23×635 works
  6. Arts and Humanities1.21×120 works
  7. Psychology1.16×121 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.15×14 works
  9. Decision Sciences1.15×38 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting1.12×124 works
  11. Chemistry0.99×54 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.98×161 works
  13. Environmental Science0.92×158 works
  14. Energy0.88×28 works
  15. Medicine0.87×574 works
  16. Social Sciences0.83×361 works
  17. Health Professions0.74×67 works
  18. Veterinary0.70×3 works
  19. Physics and Astronomy0.68×52 works
  20. Nursing0.67×11 works
  21. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.62×113 works
  22. Neuroscience0.61×34 works
  23. Immunology and Microbiology0.55×19 works
  24. Chemical Engineering0.42×5 works
  25. Materials Science0.42×51 works
  26. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.39×21 works

Which keywords describe research in Niš?

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

▲ 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 Development151▲ 2.5×63 topics
  2. Deep Learning128◆ 0.97×71 topics
  3. Epidemiology122▼ 0.80×116 topics
  4. Machine Learning121◆ 0.95×81 topics
  5. Climate Change95◆ 0.92×82 topics
  6. Economic Growth94▲ 3.0×23 topics
  7. Sustainability93◆ 1.00×68 topics
  8. Artificial Intelligence85▲ 1.56×45 topics
  9. Renewable Energy83▲ 1.50×46 topics
  10. Oxidative Stress78▲ 1.24×52 topics
  11. Regional Development77▲ 5.9×15 topics
  12. Neural Networks75▲ 1.27×35 topics
  13. Energy Efficiency66▲ 1.88×38 topics
  14. Financial Performance66▲ 3.1×9 topics
  15. Organizational Culture65▲ 4.4×10 topics
  16. Antioxidant62▲ 2.4×41 topics
  17. Artificial Neural Networks60▲ 3.4×8 topics
  18. Risk Factors59▲ 1.40×32 topics
  19. Medicinal Plants58▲ 3.9×18 topics
  20. Agricultural Sustainability57▲ 13×4 topics
  21. Innovation Management57▲ 9.7×6 topics
  22. Small and Medium Enterprises56▲ 8.3×2 topics
  23. Leadership Emergence54▲ 103×1 topic
  24. Rural Tourism54▲ 45×1 topic
  25. Antioxidant Activity51▲ 2.1×31 topics
  26. Flavonoids44▲ 4.5×9 topics
  27. Iterative Methods44▲ 31×2 topics
  28. Parallel Computing42▲ 9.3×5 topics
  29. Matrix Computations37▲ 38×1 topic
  30. Numerical Linear Algebra37▲ 38×1 topic
  31. Bioavailability31▲ 4.2×6 topics
  32. Phenolic Compounds31▲ 4.4×9 topics
  33. Sovereign Debt Crises29▲ 19×2 topics
  34. International Trade28▲ 5.3×6 topics
  35. Natural Products28▲ 5.2×7 topics
  36. Foreign Policy26▲ 18×2 topics
  37. Negotiation25▲ 19×3 topics
  38. Nation-Building25▲ 12×2 topics
  39. Commercial Diplomacy24▲ 54×1 topic
  40. Economic Diplomacy24▲ 54×1 topic

What research is done in Niš?

Regional Development and…50Regional Development and Management Studies: 50 fractional worksMatrix Theory and Algorithms: 33 fractional worksBalkan and Eastern European Studies: 22 fractional worksEssential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity: 19 fractional worksPhytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities: 18 fractional worksSports Performance and Training: 18 fractional worksUrbanization and City Pl…17Urbanization and City Planning: 17 fractional worksSensor Technology and Measurement Systems: 16 fractional worksHolomorphic and Operator Theory: 14 fractional worksPhytochemistry and Biological Activities: 14 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsComputational Theory and MathematicsFood ScienceBiochemistry5 others

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

  1. 1 Regional Development and Management Studies Economics and Econometrics 50 works
  2. 2 Matrix Theory and Algorithms Computational Theory and Mathematics 33 works
  3. 3 Balkan and Eastern European Studies Economics and Econometrics 22 works
  4. 4 Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity Food Science 19 works
  5. 5 Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities Biochemistry 18 works
  6. 6 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 18 works
  7. 7 Urbanization and City Planning Urban Studies 17 works
  8. 8 Sensor Technology and Measurement Systems Computer Networks and Communications 16 works
  9. 9 Holomorphic and Operator Theory Applied Mathematics 14 works
  10. 10 Phytochemistry and Biological Activities Plant Science 14 works

Research output over time

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grewheldshrank

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 2025Niš9.9% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.7% in 1990.

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