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Life Sciences research in Slovenia

University of Ljubljana ranks first in Slovenia for Life Sciences research in 2022–2025 (#806 worldwide), followed by University of Maribor and Ljubljana University Medical Centre.

Slovenia's world rank
#68
of 149 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
3.1k
Top-10% rate
18.8%
Ranked institutions
8

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Life Sciences in Slovenia?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of LjubljanaLjubljana #80625.320.3%1,213
2University of MariborMaribor #2,67811.922.0%289
3Ljubljana University Medical CentreLjubljana #2,72911.716.9%188
4Jožef Stefan InstituteLjubljana #3,3959.318.4%136
5University of PrimorskaKoper #4,9485.120.7%106
6National Institute of BiologyLjubljana #5,0874.824.5%77
7National Institute of ChemistryLjubljana #5,5323.816.9%102
8Agricultural institute of SloveniaLjubljana #7,19291.020.5%82

Institutions in Slovenia above the floor of 40 fractional works in Life Sciences, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Life Sciences researchers in Slovenia?

Boris Turk, Franci Štampar and Stanislav Trdan rank highest among researchers based in Slovenia.

  1. 1Boris Turk#36,449 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 95 works
  2. 2Franci Štampar#190,501 worldwide overall282 citations · 71 works
  3. 3Stanislav Trdan#816,721 worldwide overall151 citations · 142 works
  4. 4Hrvoje Petković#818,542 worldwide overall172 citations · 69 works
  5. 5Maja Ravnikar#898,440 worldwide overall91 citations · 74 works
  6. 6Kristina Gruden#1,178,741 worldwide overall47 citations · 104 works
  7. 7Marko Petek#1,426,668 worldwide overall10 citations · 89 works
  8. 8Polona Jamnik#1,428,373 worldwide overall25 citations · 69 works
  9. 9Špela Baebler#1,444,858 worldwide overall29 citations · 80 works

How Slovenia compares with other countries in Life Sciences