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Research in Sarajevo

Science Explorer records 20 research institutions in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of Sarajevo, Verlab (Bosnia and Herzegovina) and International University of Sarajevo.

Research institutions
20
9 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
17k
▲ 66% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
9.8%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Sarajevo?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of SarajevoUniversity 11,019 #2,709
2International University of SarajevoUniversity 1,256 #7,719
3International Burch UniversityUniversity 990 #10,225
4Clinical Center University of SarajevoHospital / health system 811 #26,282
5Sarajevo School of Science and TechnologyUniversity 609 #22,701
6Institute of Metrology of Bosnia and HerzegovinaResearch facility 609 #18,392
7Academy of Sciences and Arts of Bosnia and HerzegovinaInstitution 409 #11,450
8Ministry of Foreign AffairsGovernment institution 374 #41,325 all time
9Academy of Medical Sciences of Bosnia and HerzegovinaNonprofit 301 #25,782
10Verlab (Bosnia and Herzegovina)Company 221 #7,701
11Ministry of Civil AffairsGovernment institution 113 not ranked
12The Federal Institute for GeologyGovernment institution 105 not ranked
13Roche (Bosnia-Herzegovina)Company 74 not ranked
14National and University Library of Bosnia and HerzegovinaInstitution 52 not ranked
15Ministry of Security of Bosnia and HerzegovinaGovernment institution 36 not ranked
16Institute for Biomedical Diagnostics and Research NALAZResearch facility 7 not ranked
17Center for Social Research AnalitikaNonprofit 5 not ranked
18Federalni hidrometeorološki zavodGovernment institution 3 not ranked
19Svjetski Univerzitetski Bosne i HercegovineNonprofit 2 not ranked
20Ministry of Communication and TransportGovernment institution 1 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 Sarajevo: 64.8%International University of Sarajevo: 7.4%International Burch University: 5.8%Clinical Center University of Sarajevo: 4.8%16 others listed: 17.2%65%largest
University of Sarajevo11k · 64.8%International University of Sarajevo1,256 · 7.4%International Burch University990 · 5.8%Clinical Center University of Sarajevo811 · 4.8%16 others listed2,921 · 17.2%

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What is Sarajevo strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Sarajevo is most concentrated in Medical Laboratory Technology, Cultural Studies and Language and Linguistics (13.9× the world share in Medical Laboratory Technology).

  1. Medical Laboratory TechnologySubfield · 21.4 works14×
  2. Cultural StudiesSubfield · 90.7 works4.5×
  3. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 97.3 works4.5×
  4. ArcheologySubfield · 66.7 works4.5×
← 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.

Which keywords describe research in Sarajevo?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: International Relations, Nation-Building, Foreign Policy, International Trade, Sovereign Debt Crises, Negotiation, Commercial Diplomacy and Economic Diplomacy.

▲ 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 Development191▲ 2.4×65 topics
  2. International Relations187▲ 16×18 topics
  3. Epidemiology184◆ 0.94×123 topics
  4. Machine Learning174◆ 1.07×77 topics
  5. Sustainability170▲ 1.40×82 topics
  6. Nation-Building168▲ 63×4 topics
  7. Foreign Policy162▲ 81×3 topics
  8. International Trade161▲ 22×5 topics
  9. Sovereign Debt Crises157▲ 74×2 topics
  10. Negotiation155▲ 96×3 topics
  11. Commercial Diplomacy154▲ 253×1 topic
  12. Economic Diplomacy154▲ 253×1 topic
  13. Globalization152▲ 1.56×99 topics
  14. Religion148▲ 6.3×29 topics
  15. Economic Growth146▲ 3.5×25 topics
  16. Identity132▲ 3.7×48 topics
  17. Nationalism124▲ 5.4×23 topics
  18. Renewable Energy113▲ 1.59×45 topics
  19. Human Rights113▲ 2.2×62 topics
  20. Ethnicity113▲ 6.0×17 topics
  21. Regional Development112▲ 6.3×13 topics
  22. Organizational Culture111▲ 5.7×9 topics
  23. Financial Performance106▲ 3.7×10 topics
  24. Innovation Management101▲ 12×5 topics
  25. Small and Medium Enterprises100▲ 11×5 topics
  26. Agricultural Sustainability98▲ 17×4 topics
  27. Rural Tourism97▲ 59×2 topics
  28. Leadership Emergence96▲ 132×1 topic
  29. Conflict90▲ 11×9 topics
  30. Balkans85▲ 72×2 topics
  31. Memory84▲ 6.9×12 topics
  32. Eastern Europe80▲ 29×3 topics
  33. Post-war77▲ 136×1 topic
  34. Yugoslavia77▲ 136×1 topic
  35. Ethics70▲ 2.9×35 topics
  36. Sociolinguistics53▲ 5.6×8 topics
  37. Global Governance51▲ 4.5×18 topics
  38. Climate Change Impact51▲ 4.6×6 topics
  39. Language Contact49▲ 10×5 topics
  40. Media46▲ 6.1×13 topics

What research is done in Sarajevo?

Balkan and Eastern Europ…154Balkan and Eastern European Studies: 154 fractional worksRegional Development and Management Studies: 96 fractional worksBalkans: History, Politics, Society: 77 fractional worksLinguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity: 37 fractional worksEnvironmental Science and Water Management: 35 fractional worksReligious, Philosophical…34Religious, Philosophical, and Educational Studies: 34 fractional worksCultural Heritage Management and Preservation: 24 fractional worksEducation, Law, and Society: 20 fractional worksQuality and Safety in Healthcare: 20 fractional worksDigital Transformation in Industry: 16 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsCultural StudiesLanguage and LinguisticsWater Science and Technology5 others

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

  1. 1 Balkan and Eastern European Studies Economics and Econometrics 154 works
  2. 2 Regional Development and Management Studies Economics and Econometrics 96 works
  3. 3 Balkans: History, Politics, Society Cultural Studies 77 works
  4. 4 Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity Language and Linguistics 37 works
  5. 5 Environmental Science and Water Management Water Science and Technology 35 works
  6. 6 Religious, Philosophical, and Educational Studies Sociology and Political Science 34 works
  7. 7 Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation Archeology 24 works
  8. 8 Education, Law, and Society Political Science and International Relations 20 works
  9. 9 Quality and Safety in Healthcare Medical Laboratory Technology 20 works
  10. 10 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 16 works

Research output over time

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