Top research institutions in Serbia
University of Belgrade ranks first in Serbia on research quality in 2022–2025 (#592 worldwide), followed by University of Kragujevac and University of Novi Sad.
Ranked by research quality, 2022–2025
| # | Institution | World rank | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of BelgradeUniversity · Belgrade | #592 | 14.3% | 12,363 | #1 |
| 2 | University of KragujevacUniversity · Kragujevac | #1,316 | 14.7% | 2,396 | #3 |
| 3 | University of Novi SadUniversity · Novi Sad | #1,620 | 14.1% | 6,572 | #2 |
| 4 | Singidunum UniversityUniversity · Belgrade | #2,726 | 22.8% | 725 | #7 |
| 5 | University of NisUniversity · Niš | #3,225 | 9.6% | 3,396 | #4 |
| 6 | Gulf UniversityUniversity · Sanad | #4,088 | 40.0% | 417 | #11 |
| 7 | Institute of Physics BelgradeResearch facility · Belgrade | #5,689 | 11.5% | 502 | #6 |
| 8 | Serbian Academy of Sciences and ArtsGovernment institution · Belgrade | #7,471 | 15.6% | 630 | #5 |
| 9 | Institute of International Politics and EconomicsResearch facility · Belgrade | #10,655 | 24.4% | 149 | #21 |
| 10 | Institute of Field and Vegetable CropsResearch facility · Novi Sad | #10,664 | 20.7% | 248 | #19 |
| 11 | Military Medical AcademyHospital / health system · Belgrade | #10,748 | 7.5% | 342 | #10 |
| 12 | Scientific Veterinary Institute "Novi Sad"Research facility · Novi Sad | #11,105 | 12.2% | 102 | #44 |
| 13 | Metropolitan UniversityUniversity · Belgrade | #11,182 | 15.3% | 359 | #29 |
| 14 | Univerzitet Union Nikola TeslaUniversity · Belgrade | #11,198 | 16.0% | 504 | #32 |
| 15 | Clinical Centre of KragujevacHospital / health system · Kragujevac | #11,531 | 10.1% | 218 | #30 |
| 16 | University of DefenceUniversity · Belgrade | #11,801 | 19.8% | 291 | #9 |
| 17 | Oncology Institute of VojvodinaResearch facility · Novi Sad | #12,224 | 10.3% | 226 | #17 |
| 18 | Center for Health, Exercise and Sport SciencesInstitution · Belgrade | #12,718 | 10.1% | 396 | #12 |
| 19 | Centar za Promociju NaukeGovernment institution · Belgrade | #12,817 | 9.8% | 316 | #18 |
| 20 | Institute for Technology of Nuclear and other Mineral Raw MaterialsResearch facility · Belgrade | #12,930 | 11.0% | 168 | #13 |
| 21 | Institute of Social SciencesResearch facility · Belgrade | #13,494 | 27.1% | 133 | #53 |
| 22 | Institute of General and Physical ChemistryResearch facility · Belgrade | #13,800 | 17.5% | 150 | #20 |
| 23 | Univerzitetski Klinički Centar SrbijeHospital / health system · Belgrade | #14,017 | 8.9% | 359 | #41 |
| 24 | BioSense InstituteResearch facility · Novi Sad | #14,187 | 22.0% | 142 | #39 |
| 25 | Astronomical ObservatoryResearch facility · Belgrade | #14,367 | 7.9% | 228 | #8 |
| 26 | Institute of Technical Sciences of SASAResearch facility · Belgrade | #14,604 | 10.8% | 136 | #16 |
| 27 | Institute of Agricultural Economics BelgradeInstitution · Belgrade | #14,631 | 22.2% | 192 | #28 |
| 28 | Mining and Metallurgy Institute BorResearch facility · Bor | #14,685 | 6.3% | 178 | #22 |
| 29 | Klinički centar VojvodineHospital / health system · Novi Sad | #15,194 | 5.6% | 256 | #31 |
| 30 | Institute of Public Health of SerbiaHospital / health system · Belgrade | #15,597 | 9.1% | 278 | #38 |
| 31 | Institute of ForestryUniversity · Belgrade | #16,355 | 8.0% | 186 | #49 |
| 32 | Centre of Research Excellence in Nutrition and MetabolismResearch facility · Belgrade | #17,166 | 17.0% | 67 | #43 |
| 33 | Institute for Pulmonary Diseases of VojvodinaHospital / health system · Kamenica | #17,427 | 6.8% | 76 | #54 |
| 34 | University Children's Hospital, BelgradeHospital / health system · Belgrade | #17,573 | 12.1% | 99 | #45 |
| 35 | National Health Insurance FundNonprofit · Belgrade | #17,576 | 12.4% | 184 | #24 |
| 36 | University Hospital Center Dr Dragiša MišovićHospital / health system · Belgrade | #17,683 | 15.1% | 79 | #55 |
| 37 | Arheološki InstitutArchive · Belgrade | #17,692 | 7.3% | 262 | #15 |
| 38 | Educons UniversityUniversity · Kamenitz | #17,810 | 18.0% | 168 | #23 |
| 39 | Institute for Plant Protection and EnvironmentResearch facility · Belgrade | #17,864 | 20.6% | 170 | #34 |
| 40 | Institute of Economic SciencesNonprofit · Belgrade | #18,153 | 21.4% | 256 | #14 |
| 41 | National Library of SerbiaArchive · Belgrade | #18,216 | 7.0% | 150 | #42 |
| 42 | Zemun HospitalHospital / health system · Belgrade | #18,237 | 7.8% | 153 | #33 |
| 43 | Technical College of Applied SciencesUniversity · Zrenjanin | #19,498 | 8.3% | 261 | #56 |
| 44 | Institut za higijenu i tehnologiju mesaResearch facility · Belgrade | #19,912 | 8.2% | 125 | #48 |
| 45 | Institute of Public Health of VojvodinaUniversity · Novi Sad | #20,023 | 10.8% | 136 | #61 |
| 46 | Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases of VojvodinaHospital / health system · Kamenica | #20,050 | 7.4% | 193 | #46 |
| 47 | Institut Mihajlo PupinResearch facility · Belgrade | #21,520 | 9.8% | 136 | #37 |
| 48 | Kliničko Bolnički Centar ZvezdaraHospital / health system · Belgrade | #21,595 | 7.9% | 91 | #57 |
| 49 | University of Arts in BelgradeUniversity · Belgrade | #21,625 | 8.1% | 309 | #62 |
| 50 | State University of Novi PazarUniversity · Novi Pazar | #21,848 | 6.5% | 179 | #27 |
| 51 | Institute of Comparative LawGovernment institution · Belgrade | #22,159 | 32.4% | 109 | #68 |
| 52 | Development Agency of SerbiaGovernment institution · Belgrade | #22,492 | 3.9% | 212 | #25 |
| 53 | Megatrend UniversityUniversity · Belgrade | #22,550 | 15.9% | 83 | #50 |
| 54 | Maize Research Institute Zemun PoljeResearch facility · Belgrade | #22,677 | 10.2% | 107 | #58 |
| 55 | Union UniversityUniversity · Belgrade | #22,801 | 16.6% | 101 | #66 |
| 56 | University Hospital Medical Center Bezanijska kosaHospital / health system · Belgrade | #23,236 | 11.6% | 82 | #51 |
| 57 | Institute of Architecture and Urban & Spatial Planning of SerbiaResearch facility · Belgrade | #23,272 | 22.9% | 100 | #47 |
| 58 | Academy of Engineering Sciences of SerbiaResearch facility · Belgrade | #23,382 | 8.5% | 125 | #59 |
| 59 | Institut za savremenu istorijuResearch facility · Belgrade | #23,724 | 12.1% | 194 | #63 |
| 60 | Univerzitet u Novom PazaruUniversity · Novi Pazar | #23,836 | 6.8% | 134 | #71 |
| 61 | Military Geographical InstituteResearch facility · Belgrade | #23,841 | 19.7% | 77 | #64 |
| 62 | Ministry of Interior of the Republic of SerbiaGovernment institution · Belgrade | #23,947 | 11.6% | 178 | #69 |
| 63 | Institute for Animal HusbandryResearch facility · Belgrade | #24,310 | 6.1% | 213 | #26 |
| 64 | Military Technical InstituteGovernment institution · Belgrade | #25,407 | 11.2% | 116 | #35 |
| 65 | Zdravstveni centarHospital / health system · Senta | #25,904 | 2.4% | 252 | #36 |
| 66 | Telekom Srbija (Serbia)Company · Belgrade | #26,105 | 7.5% | 181 | #73 |
| 67 | Institute of Criminological & Sociological ResearchResearch facility · Belgrade | #26,607 | 13.6% | 86 | #80 |
| 68 | Sportska Akademija BeogradUniversity · Belgrade | #27,236 | 4.8% | 108 | #70 |
| 69 | Pokrajinski Sekretarijat za Nauku i Tehnološki RazvojGovernment institution · Novi Sad | #27,666 | 0.8% | 116 | #75 |
| 70 | Institute for Recent History of SerbiaUniversity · Belgrade | #27,706 | 8.8% | 72 | #83 |
| 71 | Institut za ReumatologijuUniversity · Belgrade | #27,845 | 1.3% | 76 | #40 |
Institutions above the volume floor, ranked within Serbia on the quality composite for 2022–2025; research measures only, not teaching. The tick on each rate track is the world’s rate in this record, 16.5% — 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%.
above the meannear itbelow it
One dot per institution in the table above.