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Science in Montenegro

Montenegro ranks #110 of 192 countries on research quality in 2022–2025 (#121 all time), with 2.8k research works and 16.2% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022–2025
#110
of 192 · #121 all time
Works, 2022–2025
2.8k
▲ 45% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate
16.2%
record average 16.5%
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
56%
world 63%

What is Montenegro strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022–2025, Montenegro ranks highest in Engineering (#100 of 134), Computer Science (#103 of 131) and Environmental Science (#100 of 125). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management, General Energy and Space and Planetary Science.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
EngineeringField #100 of 134 11.7%465 Institutions
Computer ScienceField #103 of 131 18.2%249 Institutions
Environmental ScienceField #100 of 125 20.2%201 Institutions
MedicineField #134 of 155 12.1%332 Institutions
Social SciencesField #141 of 151 16.6%303 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. Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality ManagementSubfield · 4.1 works6.5×
  2. General EnergySubfield · 3.8 works5.2×
  3. Space and Planetary ScienceSubfield · 2.1 works3.9×
  4. ArcheologySubfield · 31.6 works3.8×
  5. Theoretical Computer ScienceSubfield · 1.7 works3.5×
  6. Applied MathematicsSubfield · 26.5 works3.3×
  7. Geometry and TopologySubfield · 13.9 works3.1×
  8. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 39.3 works3.0×
← 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: 1.26× its world share, 165 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.79× its world share, 116 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.78× its world share, 22 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.66× its world share, 29 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.55× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.64× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.19× its world share, 51 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.16× its world share, 249 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.65× its world share, 72 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.37× its world share, 35 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.12× its world share, 465 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.47× its world share, 201 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.72× its world share, 69 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.85× its world share, 60 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.79× its world share, 48 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.38× its world share, 5 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.91× its world share, 66 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.63× its world share, 332 worksMedicineNursing: 0.69× its world share, 9 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.60× its world share, 127 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.97× its world share, 86 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.79× its world share, 21 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.27× its world share, 134 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.95× its world share, 80 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 303 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 2.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research in Montenegro?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Deep Learning, Economic Growth, Biogeography, Sustainable Development, Sustainability, Sovereign Debt Crises and International Trade.

▲ 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. Climate Change138▲ 1.85×97 topics
  2. Deep Learning129▲ 1.37×76 topics
  3. Machine Learning96◆ 1.06×77 topics
  4. Sustainability89▲ 1.32×88 topics
  5. Sustainable Development76▲ 1.73×52 topics
  6. Renewable Energy69▲ 1.74×45 topics
  7. Economic Growth68▲ 2.9×25 topics
  8. Environmental Impact64▲ 1.36×53 topics
  9. Neural Networks63▲ 1.49×40 topics
  10. Globalization59◆ 1.08×82 topics
  11. Biodiversity52▲ 2.5×30 topics
  12. Identity45▲ 2.2×33 topics
  13. Biogeography43▲ 5.9×19 topics
  14. Religion39▲ 3.0×23 topics
  15. Invasive Species39▲ 3.3×20 topics
  16. International Relations37▲ 5.6×14 topics
  17. Nationalism35▲ 2.8×16 topics
  18. Regional Development34▲ 3.4×13 topics
  19. Sovereign Debt Crises33▲ 28×2 topics
  20. Ethnicity32▲ 3.1×12 topics
  21. Foreign Policy32▲ 29×2 topics
  22. International Trade32▲ 8.1×9 topics
  23. Nation-Building32▲ 22×4 topics
  24. Agricultural Sustainability29▲ 9.3×5 topics
  25. Taxonomy29▲ 8.1×12 topics
  26. Negotiation29▲ 32×2 topics
  27. Commercial Diplomacy29▲ 85×1 topic
  28. Economic Diplomacy29▲ 85×1 topic
  29. Innovation Management28▲ 6.2×5 topics
  30. Ecology28▲ 6.5×9 topics
  31. Phylogeny27▲ 6.5×14 topics
  32. Conflict26▲ 5.7×6 topics
  33. Small and Medium Enterprises26▲ 5.3×4 topics
  34. Balkans25▲ 38×2 topics
  35. Leadership Emergence24▲ 60×1 topic
  36. Rural Tourism24▲ 27×1 topic
  37. Mediterranean23▲ 9.1×6 topics
  38. Eastern Europe22▲ 14×2 topics
  39. Post-war21▲ 67×1 topic
  40. Yugoslavia21▲ 67×1 topic

Which universities in Montenegro lead research?

Ministry of Education, University of Montenegro and Mediterranean University rank highest in Montenegro on research quality in 2022–2025.

0%10%20%30%mean 16.3333%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →Ministry of Education: 468, 27.7%University of Montenegro: 1,436, 12.7%Mediterranean University: 395, 16.0%University of Donja Gorica: 147, 22.4%Ministry of Science: 110, 18.4%Klinički Centar Crne Gore: 67, 0.8%Ministry of EducationUniversity of Donja …Mediterranean Univer…University of Monten…
above the meannear itbelow it

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

  1. 1Ministry of EducationGovernment institution · Podgorica · #2,482 worldwide27.7% top 10% · 468 works
  2. 2University of MontenegroUniversity · Podgorica · #6,444 worldwide12.7% top 10% · 1.4k works
  3. 3Mediterranean UniversityUniversity · Podgorica · #9,722 worldwide16.0% top 10% · 395 works
  4. 4University of Donja GoricaUniversity · Podgorica · #12,501 worldwide22.4% top 10% · 147 works
  5. 5Ministry of ScienceGovernment institution · Podgorica · #13,471 worldwide18.4% top 10% · 110 works
  6. 6Klinički Centar Crne GoreHospital / health system · Podgorica · #27,987 worldwide0.8% top 10% · 67 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 Montenegro

Who are the top researchers in Montenegro?

Duško Bjelica, P. Sopicki and R. Tomović rank highest among researchers based in Montenegro.

  1. 1 Duško Bjelica · #141,544 worldwide 61 citations · 36 works
  2. 2 P. Sopicki · #228,019 worldwide 240 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 R. Tomović · #262,398 worldwide 166 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Igor Djurović · #274,809 worldwide 286 citations · 57 works
  5. 5 Jovan Gardašević · #298,637 worldwide 26 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Stevo Popović · #306,671 worldwide 75 citations · 38 works
  7. 7 Marcos Vítor Costa Castelhano · #314,485 worldwide 5 citations · 29 works
  8. 8 Ljubiša Stanković · #398,973 worldwide 346 citations · 100 works
  9. 9 M. Herbst · #519,662 worldwide 91 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Srdjan Stanković · #531,076 worldwide 144 citations · 44 works
Top researchers in Montenegro

How open and international is Montenegro's research?

56% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 46% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available56.4%not open43.6%

World: 63% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors45.8%domestic only54.2%

World: 22% is written across borders.

How has Montenegro's research grown?

Output in 2018–2022 was 45% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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 Montenegro