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Research in Sarajevo

Science Explorer records 19 research institutions in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Sarajevo, International University of Sarajevo and International Burch University.

Research institutions
19
9 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
17k
▲ 18% vs 2018-21
Citations
102k
6.0 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
9.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Sarajevo

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 Sarajevo?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of SarajevoUniversity 11,019 #3,217
2International University of SarajevoUniversity 1,256 #5,139
3International Burch UniversityUniversity 990 #7,490
4Clinical Center University of SarajevoHospital / health system 811 #16,514
5Sarajevo School of Science and TechnologyUniversity 609 #9,287
6Institute of Metrology of Bosnia and HerzegovinaResearch facility 609 #9,904
7Academy of Sciences and Arts of Bosnia and HerzegovinaInstitution 409 #12,508
8Ministry of Foreign AffairsGovernment institution 374 #24,664 all time
9Academy of Medical Sciences of Bosnia and HerzegovinaNonprofit 301 #21,110
10Verlab (Bosnia and Herzegovina)Company 221 #14,460
11Ministry of Civil AffairsGovernment institution 113 not ranked
12The Federal Institute for GeologyGovernment institution 105 not ranked
13National and University Library of Bosnia and HerzegovinaInstitution 52 not ranked
14Ministry of Security of Bosnia and HerzegovinaGovernment institution 36 not ranked
15Institute for Biomedical Diagnostics and Research NALAZResearch facility 7 not ranked
16Center for Social Research AnalitikaNonprofit 5 not ranked
17Federalni hidrometeorološki zavodGovernment institution 3 not ranked
18Svjetski Univerzitetski Bosne i HercegovineNonprofit 2 not ranked
19Ministry of Communication and TransportGovernment institution 1 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 Sarajevo: 65.1%International University of Sarajevo: 7.4%International Burch University: 5.9%Clinical Center University of Sarajevo: 4.8%15 others listed: 16.8%65%largest
University of Sarajevo11k · 65.1%International University of Sarajevo1,256 · 7.4%International Burch University990 · 5.9%Clinical Center University of Sarajevo811 · 4.8%15 others listed2,847 · 16.8%

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

Which fields of science does Sarajevo work in?

In 2022-now, 40% of research in Sarajevo is in Social Sciences, 30% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (18%), Medicine (16%), Engineering (12%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 2,214 fractional works · 39.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,008 fractional works · 18.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 314 fractional works · 5.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 227 fractional works · 4.1% of its workEducation: 136 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCultural Studies: 102 fractional works · 1.8% of its workLaw: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransportation: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 40 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 387 fractional works · 7.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 353 fractional works · 6.4% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFinance: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 355 fractional works · 6.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 102 fractional works · 1.8% of its workArcheology: 69 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 50 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhilosophy: 41 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workClassics: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReligious studies: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 35 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 234 fractional works · 4.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 59 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAccounting: 48 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Information Systems: 35 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMarketing: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 163 fractional works · 2.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 58 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 53 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 29 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 66 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 34 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1,673 fractional works · 30.2% of its workEngineering: 677 fractional works · 12.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 130 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 70 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 68 fractional works · 1.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 61 fractional works · 1.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 55 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 54 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 53 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 45 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 33 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 383 fractional works · 6.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 106 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInformation Systems: 97 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 53 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 43 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science Applications: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSignal Processing: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 274 fractional works · 4.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 56 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 36 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 75 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 38 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 70 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeometry and Topology: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematical Physics: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 43 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 50 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnergy: 48 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 29 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 45 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 43 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 29 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,123 fractional works · 20.3% of its workMedicine: 907 fractional works · 16.4% of its workSurgery: 105 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 76 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEpidemiology: 75 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 61 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 58 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 51 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 40 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 36 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 34 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 33 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 29 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNephrology: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 86 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 132 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 33 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 44 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOral Surgery: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthodontics: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 533 fractional works · 9.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 225 fractional works · 4.1% of its workPlant Science: 85 fractional works · 1.5% of its workFood Science: 52 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 37 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 190 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 94 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGenetics: 47 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCancer Research: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 37 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 55 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 41 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workParasitology: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKSarajevo5,541fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences30%Health Sciences20%Social Sciences40%

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 Sciences2,21439.9%
    1. Social Sciences1,00818.2%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3877.0%
    3. Arts and Humanities3556.4%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting2344.2%
    5. Psychology1632.9%
    6. Decision Sciences661.2%
    1. Engineering67712.2%
    2. Computer Science3836.9%
    3. Environmental Science2744.9%
    4. Physics and Astronomy751.4%
    5. Mathematics701.3%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences500.9%
    7. Energy480.9%
    8. Chemistry450.8%
    9. Materials Science430.8%
    10. Chemical Engineering70.1%
  3. Health Sciences1,12320.3%
    1. Medicine90716.4%
    2. Health Professions1322.4%
    3. Dentistry440.8%
    4. Nursing200.4%
    5. Veterinary190.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2254.1%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1903.4%
    3. Neuroscience551.0%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology410.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics210.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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.

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: 0.83× its world share, 196 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.60× its world share, 158 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.71× its world share, 35 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.62× its world share, 50 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.02× its world share, 18 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.38× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.50× its world share, 39 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.87× its world share, 334 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 44 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.97× its world share, 44 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.81× its world share, 605 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.94× its world share, 232 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.21× its world share, 36 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.07× its world share, 63 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.61× its world share, 67 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.66× its world share, 40 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.92× its world share, 121 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.85× its world share, 807 worksMedicineNursing: 0.68× its world share, 16 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.56× its world share, 17 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.33× its world share, 333 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.31× its world share, 210 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.27× its world share, 61 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.37× its world share, 358 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.98× its world share, 148 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.47× its world share, 923 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3.37×358 works
  2. Veterinary2.56×17 works
  3. Arts and Humanities2.33×333 works
  4. Dentistry1.66×40 works
  5. Social Sciences1.47×923 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting1.31×210 works
  7. Decision Sciences1.27×61 works
  8. Mathematics1.07×63 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.02×18 works
  10. Psychology0.98×148 works
  11. Energy0.97×44 works
  12. Environmental Science0.94×232 works
  13. Health Professions0.92×121 works
  14. Computer Science0.87×334 works
  15. Medicine0.85×807 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.83×196 works
  17. Engineering0.81×605 works
  18. Immunology and Microbiology0.71×35 works
  19. Nursing0.68×16 works
  20. Neuroscience0.62×50 works
  21. Physics and Astronomy0.61×67 works
  22. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.60×158 works
  23. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.56×44 works
  24. Chemistry0.50×39 works
  25. Chemical Engineering0.38×6 works
  26. Materials Science0.21×36 works

Which keywords describe research in Sarajevo?

By fractional works in 2022-now, 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-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. Machine Learning205◆ 1.11×81 topics
  2. Epidemiology205◆ 0.93×125 topics
  3. Sustainable Development205▲ 2.4×73 topics
  4. International Relations201▲ 15×21 topics
  5. Sustainability192▲ 1.42×88 topics
  6. Nation-Building179▲ 61×4 topics
  7. Foreign Policy174▲ 82×3 topics
  8. International Trade173▲ 22×7 topics
  9. Globalization169▲ 1.55×110 topics
  10. Sovereign Debt Crises169▲ 75×2 topics
  11. Negotiation166▲ 84×3 topics
  12. Commercial Diplomacy164▲ 251×1 topic
  13. Economic Diplomacy164▲ 251×1 topic
  14. Religion159▲ 6.2×29 topics
  15. Deep Learning157▼ 0.82×71 topics
  16. Economic Growth152▲ 3.4×27 topics
  17. Identity146▲ 3.6×49 topics
  18. Nationalism136▲ 5.5×24 topics
  19. Renewable Energy129▲ 1.61×46 topics
  20. Ethnicity124▲ 6.0×17 topics
  21. Human Rights121▲ 2.1×65 topics
  22. Regional Development117▲ 6.2×15 topics
  23. Artificial Intelligence116▲ 1.47×47 topics
  24. Organizational Culture115▲ 5.4×9 topics
  25. Financial Performance112▲ 3.6×10 topics
  26. Innovation Management104▲ 12×6 topics
  27. Small and Medium Enterprises104▲ 11×5 topics
  28. Agricultural Sustainability102▲ 16×4 topics
  29. Conflict100▲ 11×10 topics
  30. Rural Tourism99▲ 58×2 topics
  31. Leadership Emergence99▲ 130×1 topic
  32. Balkans96▲ 75×2 topics
  33. Memory95▲ 7.0×12 topics
  34. Eastern Europe90▲ 31×3 topics
  35. Post-war87▲ 135×1 topic
  36. Yugoslavia87▲ 135×1 topic
  37. Ethics74▲ 2.6×37 topics
  38. Climate Change Impact62▲ 4.9×6 topics
  39. Sociolinguistics54▲ 5.4×8 topics
  40. Language Contact51▲ 9.8×5 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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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 2025Sarajevo8.6% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.6% in 1993.

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