Science Explorer Interactive view Map
Country

Science in Croatia

Croatia ranks #67 of 192 countries on research quality in 2022–2025 (#59 all time), with 38k research works and 11.4% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022–2025
#67
of 192 · #59 all time
Works, 2022–2025
38k
▲ 10% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate
11.4%
record average 16.5%
In the world top 100
0
1 in the top 1,000
Open access
61%
world 63%

What is Croatia strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022–2025, Croatia ranks highest in Medicine (#56 of 155), Social Sciences (#65 of 151) and Business, Management and Accounting (#58 of 113). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Industrial relations, Space and Planetary Science and Library and Information Sciences.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
MedicineField #56 of 155 10.3%7,261 Institutions
Social SciencesField #65 of 151 11.2%5,754 Institutions
Business, Management and AccountingField #58 of 113 16.0%1,286 Institutions
Environmental ScienceField #66 of 125 11.2%2,219 Institutions
EngineeringField #71 of 134 9.3%4,284 Institutions
Computer ScienceField #70 of 131 13.4%2,156 Institutions
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #66 of 122 11.4%1,895 Institutions
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #59 of 108 13.8%1,494 Institutions
PsychologyField #61 of 109 11.1%1,536 Institutions
Arts and HumanitiesField #63 of 106 9.8%2,431 Institutions
Health ProfessionsField #65 of 108 9.6%882 Institutions
SurgerySubfield #53 of 88 9.5%841 Institutions

Where its research is concentrated

Location quotient: how much more — or less — of each node it does than its size predicts. Drawn around 1×, where “twice the world share” and “half of it” are the same distance apart in opposite directions. A volume reading, which on a country axis is largely population and industrial structure.

  1. Industrial relationsSubfield · 6.4 works5.4×
  2. Space and Planetary ScienceSubfield · 40.7 works5.3×
  3. Library and Information SciencesSubfield · 34.5 works4.7×
  4. ArcheologySubfield · 503.2 works4.3×
  5. Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality ManagementSubfield · 37.3 works4.3×
  6. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 714.9 works4.2×
  7. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 2,146.2 works3.5×
  8. Geography, Planning and DevelopmentSubfield · 256.4 works3.3×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.96× its world share, 1,753 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.73× its world share, 1,494 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.81× its world share, 314 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.76× its world share, 473 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.69× its world share, 93 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.62× its world share, 83 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.81× its world share, 490 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.72× its world share, 2,156 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.07× its world share, 646 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.65× its world share, 229 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.74× its world share, 4,284 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.16× its world share, 2,219 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.52× its world share, 691 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.98× its world share, 443 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.61× its world share, 518 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.58× its world share, 294 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.87× its world share, 882 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.98× its world share, 7,261 worksMedicineNursing: 1.16× its world share, 217 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.08× its world share, 56 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.19× its world share, 2,430 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.04× its world share, 1,286 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.01× its world share, 374 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.91× its world share, 2,392 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.31× its world share, 1,536 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.19× its world share, 5,754 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research in Croatia?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: International Relations, International Trade, Nation-Building, Foreign Policy, 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 country'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. Epidemiology1,434◆ 0.94×139 topics
  2. Sustainable Development1,272▲ 2.1×104 topics
  3. Sustainability1,170▲ 1.25×125 topics
  4. Climate Change1,088◆ 1.05×118 topics
  5. Economic Growth1,058▲ 3.2×35 topics
  6. International Relations1,030▲ 11×27 topics
  7. International Trade958▲ 17×12 topics
  8. Nation-Building948▲ 46×4 topics
  9. Foreign Policy946▲ 61×4 topics
  10. Sovereign Debt Crises940▲ 57×2 topics
  11. Negotiation929▲ 74×4 topics
  12. Commercial Diplomacy915▲ 195×1 topic
  13. Economic Diplomacy915▲ 195×1 topic
  14. Religion802▲ 4.4×42 topics
  15. Artificial Intelligence782▲ 1.49×62 topics
  16. Regional Development763▲ 5.5×19 topics
  17. Organizational Culture756▲ 5.0×16 topics
  18. Financial Performance752▲ 3.4×15 topics
  19. Innovation Management704▲ 11×9 topics
  20. Small and Medium Enterprises688▲ 10×10 topics
  21. Agricultural Sustainability681▲ 16×6 topics
  22. Ethics679▲ 3.7×57 topics
  23. Rural Tourism662▲ 52×3 topics
  24. Leadership Emergence660▲ 117×1 topic
  25. Identity588▲ 2.1×72 topics
  26. Resilience577▲ 3.1×17 topics
  27. Climate Change Impact547▲ 6.3×8 topics
  28. Environmental Policy514▲ 6.7×13 topics
  29. Water Quality Monitoring490▲ 16×3 topics
  30. Hydrological Analysis471▲ 36×2 topics
  31. Socio-economic Factors465▲ 11×3 topics
  32. Water Resources Management465▲ 93×2 topics
  33. Global Water Resources459▲ 127×1 topic
  34. Integrated Management459▲ 127×1 topic
  35. Media440▲ 7.5×17 topics
  36. Spirituality430▲ 12×7 topics
  37. Social Change420▲ 8.8×18 topics
  38. Cultural Integration415▲ 4.8×3 topics
  39. Communication Technology390▲ 82×1 topic
  40. Youth Subcultures390▲ 82×1 topic

How many world-class institutions does Croatia hold?

Average quality and elite capacity disagree by construction, and both are worth knowing: the first is decided by a country’s whole institution population, the second counts the institutions it holds at the top. One square per institution.

501st to 1,000th1

Bands are exclusive, so the squares add up to 1 — the institutions it holds in the world top 1,000 — and not to four times it.

Which universities in Croatia lead research?

University of Zagreb, University of Split and Ruđer Bošković Institute rank highest in Croatia on research quality in 2022–2025.

0%10%20%mean 13.72%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →University of Zagreb: 12k, 12.6%University of Split: 3,090, 14.4%Ruđer Bošković Institute: 1,105, 16.4%University of Osijek: 2,781, 12.1%University of Rijeka: 2,845, 13.8%University Hospital Centre Zagreb: 1,434, 9.5%University North: 597, 16.5%Catholic University of Croatia: 525, 12.4%Institute of Immunology: 134, 16.9%University of Applied Health Sciences: 331, 12.2%University of Zadar: 946, 11.5%Juraj Dobrila University of Pula: 473, 18.3%Institute of Physics: 91, 11.8%Croatian Geological Survey: 115, 19.6%University of Slavonski Brod: 315, 7.8%Ruđer Bošković Insti…University of SplitUniversity of ZagrebUniversity of Osijek
above the meannear itbelow it

One dot per institution in the list below. The upper left is the interesting corner.

  1. 1University of ZagrebUniversity · Zagreb · #831 worldwide12.6% top 10% · 12k works
  2. 2University of SplitUniversity · Split · #2,152 worldwide14.4% top 10% · 3.1k works
  3. 3Ruđer Bošković InstituteResearch facility · Zagreb · #2,231 worldwide16.4% top 10% · 1.1k works
  4. 4University of OsijekUniversity · Osijek · #2,550 worldwide12.1% top 10% · 2.8k works
  5. 5University of RijekaUniversity · Rijeka · #2,691 worldwide13.8% top 10% · 2.8k works
  6. 6University Hospital Centre ZagrebHospital / health system · Zagreb · #4,370 worldwide9.5% top 10% · 1.4k works
  7. 7University NorthUniversity · Koprivnica · #6,053 worldwide16.5% top 10% · 597 works
  8. 8Catholic University of CroatiaUniversity · Zagreb · #7,062 worldwide12.4% top 10% · 525 works
  9. 9Institute of ImmunologyResearch facility · Zagreb · #7,254 worldwide16.9% top 10% · 134 works
  10. 10University of Applied Health SciencesUniversity · Donji grad · #7,263 worldwide12.2% top 10% · 331 works
  11. 11University of ZadarUniversity · Zadar · #7,306 worldwide11.5% top 10% · 946 works
  12. 12Juraj Dobrila University of PulaUniversity · Pula · #7,377 worldwide18.3% top 10% · 473 works
  13. 13Institute of PhysicsResearch facility · Zagreb · #9,776 worldwide11.8% top 10% · 91 works
  14. 14Croatian Geological SurveyNonprofit · Zagreb · #10,145 worldwide19.6% top 10% · 115 works
  15. 15University of Slavonski BrodUniversity · Slavonski Brod · #10,221 worldwide7.8% top 10% · 315 works

The track on each row is its top-10% rate; the tick is the world’s rate in this record, 16.5% — teal above it, red below.

All ranked institutions in Croatia

Who are the top researchers in Croatia?

Ozren Polašek, Davor Miličić and Ivana Kolčić rank highest among researchers based in Croatia.

  1. 1 Ozren Polašek · #2,584 worldwide 1.6k citations · 109 works
  2. 2 Davor Miličić · #4,208 worldwide 1.3k citations · 158 works
  3. 3 Ivana Kolčić · #6,413 worldwide 1.2k citations · 65 works
  4. 4 Maja Čikeš · #6,969 worldwide 799 citations · 64 works
  5. 5 C. Kottachchi Kankanamge Don · #11,133 worldwide 1.5k citations · 81 works
  6. 6 J. Pela · #12,724 worldwide 1.4k citations · 75 works
  7. 7 S. Chatrchyan · #13,433 worldwide 1.3k citations · 84 works
  8. 8 P. M. Ribeiro Cipriano · #15,605 worldwide 2.4k citations · 169 works
  9. 9 I. A. Cali · #15,784 worldwide 1.1k citations · 54 works
  10. 10 Ana Marušić · #16,802 worldwide 631 citations · 117 works
Top researchers in Croatia

Which cities in Croatia are research hubs?

  1. 1 Zagreb Croatia 127k works

How open and international is Croatia's research?

61% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 16% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available61.3%not open38.7%

World: 63% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.9%domestic only84.1%

World: 22% is written across borders.

How has Croatia's research grown?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Research fields in Croatia