How does Croatia rank in Social Sciences research?

Croatia ranks #67 of 164 countries on research quality in Social Sciences (2022–2025), with 14k works.

Social Sciences research in Croatia

University of Zagreb ranks first in Croatia for Social Sciences research in 2022–2025 (#573 worldwide), followed by University of Split and University of Rijeka.

Croatia's world rank: #67
Works, 2022–2025: 14k
Top-10% rate: 10.9%
Ranked institutions: 33

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

What is the best university for Social Sciences in Croatia?

#	Institution	World rank	Score	Top-10% rate	Works
1	University of ZagrebZagreb	#573	31.4	13.1%	3,422
2	University of SplitSplit	#1,081	24.6	14.2%	963
3	University of RijekaRijeka	#1,303	22.5	16.4%	1,023
4	University of ZadarZadar	#1,847	18.8	12.5%	607
5	Juraj Dobrila University of PulaPula	#1,853	18.8	22.0%	264
6	University of OsijekOsijek	#1,931	18.3	10.1%	894
7	Catholic University of CroatiaZagreb	#2,085	17.5	10.7%	304
8	Institute for TourismDonji grad	#2,517	15.4	14.4%	295
9	Institut za filozofijuZagreb	#3,108	13.2	5.1%	1,273
10	University NorthKoprivnica	#4,178	10.0	14.8%	247
11	University of DubrovnikDubrovnik	#4,777	8.5	12.8%	167
12	University of Applied Health SciencesDonji grad	#6,324	5.5	15.8%	86
13	Institute of ArchaeologyDonji grad	#6,512	5.2	9.3%	103
14	Institute for Migration ResearchZagreb	#7,250	4.0	8.3%	86
15	Institute for Social ResearchZagreb	#7,271	4.0	20.6%	79
16	University of Slavonski BrodSlavonski Brod	#7,919	3.1	10.8%	87
17	Algebra Bernays UniversityZagreb	#8,060	2.9	17.7%	61
18	Zagreb School of Economics and ManagementZagreb	#8,227	2.7	19.4%	65
19	Hrvatski zavod za javno zdravstvoZagreb	#8,313	2.5	6.2%	164
20	Croatian Institute of HistoryZagreb	#8,365	2.5	4.4%	162
21	University Hospital Centre ZagrebZagreb	#8,636	2.1	7.9%	98
22	Institute of Croatian Language and LinguisticsDonji grad	#8,687	2.1	3.4%	112
23	Croatian Academy of Sciences and ArtsDonji grad	#8,838	1.9	6.4%	149
24	Karlovac University of Applied SciencesKarlovac	#8,859	1.9	4.5%	219
25	Opća Bolnica ZadarZadar	#8,909	1.8	2.8%	183
26	Institut Društvenih Znanosti Ivo PilarZagreb	#9,083	1.6	7.8%	108
27	Libertas International UniversityDubrovnik	#9,585	101.0	7.4%	105
28	Institute of Art HistoryDonji grad	#10,065	48.0	4.5%	115
29	Opća bolnica KarlovacKarlovac	#10,121	42.0	4.0%	81
30	Institute of Ethnology and Folklore ResearchDonji grad	#10,215	32.0	4.9%	80
31	College for Management in Tourism and Informatics in ViroviticaVirovitica	#10,274	26.0	4.9%	65
32	Ministry of the InteriorZagreb	#10,414	11.0	3.7%	64
33	Klinika za psihijatriju VrapčeZagreb	#10,444	8.0	1.5%	89

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

Who are the top Social Sciences researchers in Croatia?

Lovorka Čoralić, Predrag Bejaković and Alen Rajko rank highest among researchers based in Croatia.

1Lovorka Čoralić#594,186 worldwide overall10 citations · 133 works
2Predrag Bejaković#1,183,683 worldwide overall27 citations · 116 works
3Alen Rajko#1,300,158 worldwide overall0 citations · 143 works

How Croatia compares with other countries in Social Sciences