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Medicine research in Croatia

University of Zagreb ranks first in Croatia for Medicine research in 2022–2025 (#820 worldwide), followed by University Hospital Centre Zagreb and University of Split.

Croatia's world rank
#56
of 155 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
7.3k
Top-10% rate
10.3%
Ranked institutions
21

This ranks research output and citation impact, not the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

What is the best university for Medicine in Croatia?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of ZagrebZagreb #82027.512.4%1,479
2University Hospital Centre ZagrebZagreb #1,04424.99.0%1,009
3University of SplitSplit #1,14823.916.4%693
4University of OsijekOsijek #1,46721.212.2%534
5University of RijekaRijeka #1,61420.213.1%515
6Ministry of HealthZagreb #3,55011.73.0%105
7Ruđer Bošković InstituteZagreb #3,69311.225.0%100
8University Hospital DubravaZagreb #4,07210.25.8%362
9Catholic University of CroatiaZagreb #4,5778.914.3%123
10Sisters of Charity HospitalZagreb #4,7638.54.6%281
11Institute of ImmunologyZagreb #5,8596.214.2%72
12Klinička bolnica MerkurZagreb #6,9214.45.9%138
13Children's Hospital ZagrebZagreb #7,7163.310.2%90
14University of Applied Health SciencesDonji grad #8,1722.76.7%91
15Hrvatski zavod za javno zdravstvoZagreb #8,4682.36.3%79
16Klinički Bolnički Centar SplitSplit #8,9751.65.9%78
17University of ZadarZadar #8,9831.68.1%74
18Klinički bolnički centar OsijekOsijek #9,279128.05.4%83
19Klinička bolnica "Sveti Duh"Zagreb #9,65984.03.9%95
20Klinički Bolnički Centar RijekaRijeka #9,84164.00.8%110
21University of Slavonski BrodSlavonski Brod #10,10635.02.2%68

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

Who are the top Medicine researchers in Croatia?

Davor Miličić, Davor Štimac and Jasna Lipozenčić rank highest among researchers based in Croatia.

  1. 1Davor Miličić#4,208 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 110 works
  2. 2Davor Štimac#448,563 worldwide overall161 citations · 110 works
  3. 3Jasna Lipozenčić#945,349 worldwide overall86 citations · 124 works
  4. 4Vida Demarin#989,017 worldwide overall77 citations · 204 works
  5. 5Boris Labar#1,078,564 worldwide overall52 citations · 112 works
  6. 6Sven Seiwerth#1,085,202 worldwide overall50 citations · 109 works
  7. 7Gordana Mlinarić‐Galinović#1,143,806 worldwide overall35 citations · 116 works

How Croatia compares with other countries in Medicine