Top research institutions in Serbia
University of Belgrade ranks first in Serbia on research quality in 2022-now (#1,084 worldwide), followed by Singidunum University and University of Novi Sad.
SerbiaRanked by research quality, 2022-now
| # | Institution | World rank | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of BelgradeUniversity · Belgrade | #1,084 | 7.3% | 13,935 | #1 |
| 2 | Singidunum UniversityUniversity · Belgrade | #2,074 | 11.5% | 725 | #2 |
| 3 | University of Novi SadUniversity · Novi Sad | #3,665 | 7.5% | 6,572 | #5 |
| 4 | Univerzitet Union Nikola TeslaUniversity · Belgrade | #4,037 | 7.6% | 504 | #6 |
| 5 | Gulf UniversityUniversity · Sanad | #5,048 | 15.9% | 417 | #14 |
| 6 | University of KragujevacUniversity · Kragujevac | #5,616 | 8.7% | 2,396 | #23 |
| 7 | Metropolitan UniversityUniversity · Belgrade | #5,646 | 7.4% | 359 | #7 |
| 8 | Serbian Academy of Sciences and ArtsGovernment institution · Belgrade | #6,683 | 9.2% | 630 | #3 |
| 9 | University of NisUniversity · Niš | #7,076 | 5.6% | 3,436 | #9 |
| 10 | University of DefenceUniversity · Belgrade | #7,510 | 12.6% | 291 | #10 |
| 11 | University of Arts in BelgradeUniversity · Belgrade | #7,590 | 4.8% | 309 | #8 |
| 12 | Center for Health, Exercise and Sport SciencesInstitution · Belgrade | #8,156 | 7.2% | 396 | #15 |
| 13 | Arheološki InstitutArchive · Belgrade | #8,410 | 6.3% | 262 | #19 |
| 14 | Zdravstveni centarHospital / health system · Senta | #8,527 | 3.9% | 252 | #17 |
| 15 | Development Agency of SerbiaGovernment institution · Belgrade | #9,223 | 3.9% | 212 | #31 |
| 16 | Technical College of Applied SciencesUniversity · Zrenjanin | #9,300 | 4.6% | 261 | #37 |
| 17 | Institute of Economic SciencesNonprofit · Belgrade | #9,499 | 8.3% | 256 | #24 |
| 18 | National Health Insurance FundNonprofit · Belgrade | #10,051 | 8.9% | 184 | #13 |
| 19 | Institute of Agricultural Economics BelgradeInstitution · Belgrade | #10,197 | 11.1% | 192 | #12 |
| 20 | Ministry of Interior of the Republic of SerbiaGovernment institution · Belgrade | #10,669 | 6.3% | 178 | #18 |
| 21 | Univerzitetski Klinički Centar SrbijeHospital / health system · Belgrade | #10,899 | 6.7% | 359 | #68 |
| 22 | National Library of SerbiaArchive · Belgrade | #11,495 | 4.7% | 150 | #22 |
| 23 | Military Medical AcademyHospital / health system · Belgrade | #11,635 | 5.1% | 342 | #73 |
| 24 | Telekom Srbija (Serbia)Company · Belgrade | #11,902 | 7.0% | 181 | #20 |
| 25 | Educons UniversityUniversity · Kamenitz | #11,913 | 9.5% | 168 | #28 |
| 26 | BioSense InstituteResearch facility · Novi Sad | #12,190 | 10.3% | 142 | #25 |
| 27 | Mining and Metallurgy Institute BorResearch facility · Bor | #12,624 | 3.9% | 178 | #39 |
| 28 | Institute of Public Health of SerbiaHospital / health system · Belgrade | #12,685 | 6.9% | 278 | #49 |
| 29 | Institute of Field and Vegetable CropsResearch facility · Novi Sad | #12,796 | 10.6% | 248 | #34 |
| 30 | Pokrajinski Sekretarijat za Nauku i Tehnološki RazvojGovernment institution · Novi Sad | #12,873 | 0.7% | 116 | #36 |
| 31 | Univerzitet u Novom PazaruUniversity · Novi Pazar | #13,012 | 4.6% | 134 | #32 |
| 32 | Institute for Technology of Nuclear and other Mineral Raw MaterialsResearch facility · Belgrade | #13,187 | 5.8% | 168 | #41 |
| 33 | Institute of Architecture and Urban & Spatial Planning of SerbiaResearch facility · Belgrade | #13,190 | 12.6% | 100 | #4 |
| 34 | State University of Novi PazarUniversity · Novi Pazar | #13,192 | 4.3% | 179 | #30 |
| 35 | Institute for Plant Protection and EnvironmentResearch facility · Belgrade | #13,344 | 9.0% | 170 | #27 |
| 36 | Academy of Engineering Sciences of SerbiaResearch facility · Belgrade | #13,399 | 5.2% | 125 | #46 |
| 37 | Centar za Promociju NaukeGovernment institution · Belgrade | #13,406 | 6.5% | 316 | #43 |
| 38 | Institut za savremenu istorijuResearch facility · Belgrade | #13,459 | 11.0% | 194 | #35 |
| 39 | Institute of Technical Sciences of SASAResearch facility · Belgrade | #14,003 | 6.4% | 136 | #33 |
| 40 | Oncology Institute of VojvodinaResearch facility · Novi Sad | #14,424 | 6.5% | 226 | #71 |
| 41 | Institute of General and Physical ChemistryResearch facility · Belgrade | #14,546 | 9.9% | 150 | #44 |
| 42 | Union UniversityUniversity · Belgrade | #14,668 | 7.8% | 101 | #26 |
| 43 | Institute of International Politics and EconomicsResearch facility · Belgrade | #14,764 | 13.2% | 149 | #38 |
| 44 | Institute of Social SciencesResearch facility · Belgrade | #15,021 | 8.6% | 133 | #45 |
| 45 | Astronomical ObservatoryResearch facility · Belgrade | #15,141 | 4.8% | 228 | #29 |
| 46 | Clinical Centre of KragujevacHospital / health system · Kragujevac | #15,313 | 6.7% | 218 | #66 |
| 47 | Zemun HospitalHospital / health system · Belgrade | #15,447 | 5.0% | 153 | #42 |
| 48 | Institute of ForestryUniversity · Belgrade | #15,455 | 3.2% | 186 | #54 |
| 49 | Institute of Public Health of VojvodinaUniversity · Novi Sad | #15,837 | 5.9% | 136 | #55 |
| 50 | Sportska Akademija BeogradUniversity · Belgrade | #15,847 | 4.1% | 108 | #21 |
| 51 | Klinički centar VojvodineHospital / health system · Novi Sad | #15,883 | 4.0% | 256 | #75 |
| 52 | Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases of VojvodinaHospital / health system · Kamenica | #16,065 | 6.0% | 193 | #51 |
| 53 | Institute for Animal HusbandryResearch facility · Belgrade | #16,236 | 3.8% | 213 | #16 |
| 54 | Military Technical InstituteGovernment institution · Belgrade | #16,780 | 4.1% | 116 | #40 |
| 55 | Megatrend UniversityUniversity · Belgrade | #17,086 | 6.0% | 83 | #11 |
| 56 | Scientific Veterinary Institute "Novi Sad"Research facility · Novi Sad | #17,859 | 8.9% | 102 | #60 |
| 57 | Institute of Comparative LawGovernment institution · Belgrade | #18,250 | 15.0% | 109 | #48 |
| 58 | Military Geographical InstituteResearch facility · Belgrade | #19,066 | 10.5% | 77 | #64 |
| 59 | Institut za higijenu i tehnologiju mesaResearch facility · Belgrade | #19,178 | 5.3% | 125 | #52 |
| 60 | Institut za ReumatologijuUniversity · Belgrade | #19,198 | 3.0% | 76 | #70 |
| 61 | Maize Research Institute Zemun PoljeResearch facility · Belgrade | #19,473 | 4.1% | 107 | #47 |
| 62 | Institute of Criminological & Sociological ResearchResearch facility · Belgrade | #19,775 | 3.7% | 86 | #59 |
| 63 | Kliničko Bolnički Centar ZvezdaraHospital / health system · Belgrade | #20,644 | 4.8% | 91 | #63 |
| 64 | University Hospital Medical Center Bezanijska kosaHospital / health system · Belgrade | #21,314 | 10.0% | 82 | #62 |
| 65 | Institute for Pulmonary Diseases of VojvodinaHospital / health system · Kamenica | #21,573 | 5.2% | 76 | #69 |
| 66 | Institute for Recent History of SerbiaUniversity · Belgrade | #22,261 | 11.8% | 72 | #77 |
Institutions above the volume floor, ranked within Serbia on the quality score for 2022-now; research measures only, not teaching. The tick on each rate track is the average of all institutions, 10.0% (how it is set): teal above it, red below; bars are scaled to the largest institution on this page.
Size against quality inside Serbia
The upper left is the interesting corner: institutions that publish less than the national giants and land more of it in the world top 10%.
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One dot per institution in the table above.
Questions people ask
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University of Belgrade ranks first in Serbia on research quality in 2022-now (#1,084 worldwide), followed by Singidunum University and University of Novi Sad.