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Medicine research in Croatia

University of Split ranks first in Croatia for Medicine research in 2022-now (#1,856 worldwide), followed by University of Zagreb and University of Osijek.

Croatia's world rank
#54
of 152 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
7.3k
Top-10% rate
7.2%
Ranked institutions
16

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 SplitSplit #1,85616.910.1%771
2University of ZagrebZagreb #2,14915.26.9%3,183
3University of OsijekOsijek #2,23814.87.6%534
4University of RijekaRijeka #2,42813.97.6%626
5Institute of ImmunologyZagreb #2,96211.77.0%72
6Ruđer Bošković InstituteZagreb #3,08511.215.1%100
7Catholic University of CroatiaZagreb #3,43210.18.8%123
8Klinički bolnički centar OsijekOsijek #4,2427.73.7%83
9Children's Hospital ZagrebZagreb #4,9116.18.7%90
10Klinička bolnica "Sveti Duh"Zagreb #5,3695.14.2%95
11University of Applied Health SciencesDonji grad #5,4295.06.5%91
12University of ZadarZadar #5,5654.75.7%74
13Hrvatski zavod za javno zdravstvoZagreb #5,8714.14.8%79
14Ministry of HealthZagreb #5,9514.02.7%105
15University of Slavonski BrodSlavonski Brod #5,9873.91.3%68
16Klinička bolnica MerkurZagreb #6,3233.36.2%138

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

Who are the top Medicine researchers in Croatia?

Ozren Polašek and Željko Reiner rank highest among researchers based in Croatia, on their papers in Medicine that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Ozren Polašek#21,112 worldwide overall88.1 of 233 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Željko Reiner#332,477 worldwide overall108.1 of 356 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Croatia on their work in Medicine alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.

How Croatia compares with other countries in Medicine