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Research in Zagreb

Science Explorer records 73 research institutions in Zagreb, Croatia. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of Zagreb, Ruđer Bošković Institute and University Hospital Centre Zagreb.

Research institutions
73
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
127k
▲ 10% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
11.0%
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 Zagreb?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of ZagrebUniversity 60,873 #831
2Ruđer Bošković InstituteResearch facility 10,931 #2,231
3Institut za filozofijuResearch facility 9,440 #14,246
4University Hospital Centre ZagrebHospital / health system 6,981 #4,370
5Hrvatski zavod za javno zdravstvoInstitution 3,337 #18,366
6Institute for Medical Research and Occupational HealthResearch facility 2,735 #15,445
7Sisters of Charity HospitalHospital / health system 2,451 #14,480
8Catholic University of CroatiaUniversity 2,312 #7,062
9Institute of ImmunologyResearch facility 1,960 #7,254
10University Hospital DubravaHospital / health system 1,862 #12,934
11Klinika za psihijatriju VrapčeHospital / health system 1,652 #27,219
12Croatian Institute of HistoryNonprofit 1,267 #25,531
13Croatian Veterinary InstituteResearch facility 1,204 #17,372
14Institut Društvenih Znanosti Ivo PilarResearch facility 1,021 #22,923
15Andrija Stampar Teaching Institute of Public HealthHospital / health system 1,018 #20,990
16Klinička bolnica MerkurHospital / health system 995 #21,815
17Pliva (Croatia)Company 912 #17,613
18Institute for Migration ResearchResearch facility 874 #24,031
19Klinička bolnica "Sveti Duh"Hospital / health system 872 #20,985
20Children's Hospital ZagrebHospital / health system 857 #22,037
21Croatian Geological SurveyNonprofit 690 #10,145
22Institute for Anthropological ResearchResearch facility 634 #24,746
23Institute for Social ResearchUniversity 628 #23,977
24Institute of Public FinanceResearch facility 559 #27,232
25Croatian Science FoundationGovernment institution 537 #24,645
26University Hospital for Infectious Diseases "Dr Fran Mihaljevic"Hospital / health system 514 #17,583
27Croatian National BankInstitution 481 #25,874
28Ministry of Culture of the Republic of CroatiaGovernment institution 480 #40,554 all time
29Ministry of the InteriorGovernment institution 475 #27,130
30Croatian Personal Data Protection AgencyGovernment institution 458 #24,255
31Algebra Bernays UniversityUniversity 454 #16,239
32Ministry of HealthGovernment institution 449 #15,767
33Psychiatric Hospital Sveti IvanHospital / health system 436 #22,777
34Croatian Meteorological and Hydrological ServiceInstitution 420 #18,580 all time
35National and University Library in ZagrebArchive 414 #23,430
36Institute of Economics ZagrebInstitution 411 #24,852
37Miroslav Krleža Institute of LexicographyGovernment institution 406 #28,008
38Archaeological Museum in ZagrebArchive 395 #25,754
39Croatian Chamber of EconomyInstitution 361 #25,028
40Ericsson (Croatia)Company 359 #29,427 all time
41Zagreb School of Economics and ManagementUniversity 350 #25,666
42Zagreb School of BusinessUniversity 309 #27,260
43Croatian Institute of Transfusion MedicineNonprofit 271 #34,226 all time
44The Biblical InstituteResearch facility 254 #38,206 all time
45VERN' UniversityUniversity 248 #27,686
46Children's Hospital SrebrnjakHospital / health system 215 #37,121 all time
47Agency for Medicinal Products and Medical Devices of CroatiaInstitution 210 #32,603 all time
48Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in ZagrebUniversity 206 #42,668 all time
49Ministry of Construction and Physical PlanningGovernment institution 200 #41,087 all time
50Ethnographic MuseumArchive 179 #42,843 all time
51Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing in ZagrebUniversity 154 #40,817 all time
52Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture in ZagrebUniversity 131 #41,365 all time
53Institut IGH (Croatia)Company 113 not ranked
54Ministarstvo zaštite okoliša i zelene tranzicijeGovernment institution 93 not ranked
55Ministarstvo znanosti, obrazovanja i mladihGovernment institution 88 not ranked
56Ministry of JusticeGovernment institution 82 not ranked
57Oikon (Croatia)Company 76 not ranked
58State Institute for Nature ProtectionGovernment institution 71 not ranked
59Visoka Škola za Informacijske Tehnologije ZagrebUniversity 50 not ranked
60Veleučilište studija sigurnostiUniversity 46 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 Zagreb: 48.1%Ruđer Bošković Institute: 8.6%Institut za filozofiju: 7.5%University Hospital Centre Zagreb: 5.5%56 others listed: 30.2%48%largest
University of Zagreb61k · 48.1%Ruđer Bošković Institute11k · 8.6%Institut za filozofiju9,440 · 7.5%University Hospital Centre Zagreb6,981 · 5.5%56 others listed38k · 30.2%

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

What is Zagreb strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Zagreb is most concentrated in Language and Linguistics, Economics and Econometrics and Physical and Theoretical Chemistry (3.8× the world share in Language and Linguistics).

  1. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 356.6 works3.8×
  2. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 1,118.3 works3.3×
  3. Physical and Theoretical ChemistrySubfield · 53.8 works3.1×
  4. ArcheologySubfield · 200.0 works3.1×
  5. Geography, Planning and DevelopmentSubfield · 129.0 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 Zagreb?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: International Relations, International Trade, Foreign Policy, Nation-Building, 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. Epidemiology895◆ 1.05×137 topics
  2. Sustainable Development605▲ 1.76×91 topics
  3. Sustainability589◆ 1.12×108 topics
  4. Climate Change583◆ 1.00×110 topics
  5. International Relations580▲ 11×25 topics
  6. International Trade535▲ 17×11 topics
  7. Foreign Policy534▲ 61×4 topics
  8. Nation-Building532▲ 46×3 topics
  9. Sovereign Debt Crises525▲ 57×2 topics
  10. Negotiation523▲ 74×4 topics
  11. Commercial Diplomacy514▲ 195×1 topic
  12. Economic Diplomacy514▲ 195×1 topic
  13. Religion493▲ 4.8×38 topics
  14. Economic Growth488▲ 2.7×33 topics
  15. Ethics417▲ 4.0×54 topics
  16. Regional Development380▲ 4.9×19 topics
  17. Organizational Culture366▲ 4.3×14 topics
  18. Financial Performance363▲ 2.9×11 topics
  19. Resilience358▲ 3.5×17 topics
  20. Innovation Management350▲ 9.7×9 topics
  21. Agricultural Sustainability341▲ 14×5 topics
  22. Small and Medium Enterprises339▲ 8.9×6 topics
  23. Identity330▲ 2.1×67 topics
  24. Rural Tourism329▲ 46×2 topics
  25. Leadership Emergence328▲ 103×1 topic
  26. Media275▲ 8.3×14 topics
  27. Spirituality268▲ 13×7 topics
  28. Social Change261▲ 9.7×16 topics
  29. Cultural Integration260▲ 5.3×3 topics
  30. Climate Change Impact260▲ 5.3×8 topics
  31. Environmental Policy246▲ 5.7×11 topics
  32. Communication Technology246▲ 92×1 topic
  33. Youth Subcultures246▲ 92×1 topic
  34. Water Quality Monitoring230▲ 13×3 topics
  35. Hydrological Analysis222▲ 30×2 topics
  36. Socio-economic Factors219▲ 9.1×3 topics
  37. Water Resources Management219▲ 77×2 topics
  38. Global Water Resources215▲ 106×1 topic
  39. Integrated Management215▲ 106×1 topic
  40. Legal Regulation202▲ 4.2×7 topics

What research is done in Zagreb?

  1. 1 Balkan and Eastern European Studies Economics and Econometrics 514 works
  2. 2 Regional Development and Management Studies Economics and Econometrics 328 works
  3. 3 Religious, Philosophical, and Educational Studies Sociology and Political Science 246 works
  4. 4 Environmental Science and Water Management Water Science and Technology 215 works
  5. 5 Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity Language and Linguistics 126 works
  6. 6 Education, Law, and Society Political Science and International Relations 118 works
  7. 7 Balkans: History, Politics, Society Cultural Studies 104 works
  8. 8 Linguistics and language evolution Language and Linguistics 97 works
  9. 9 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 64 works
  10. 10 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 63 works

Research output over time

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