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Catholic University of Croatia

In research, Catholic University of Croatia stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,085 of 10,521 worldwide), Health Sciences (#3,612 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#4,577 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Sociology and Political Science and Economics and Econometrics — Sociology and Political Science is 4.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,062
of 28,054 · #16,430 all time
Rank in Croatia
#8
of 80
Research works
2.3k
▲ 31% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.1k
2.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
79%
world 28%

What is Catholic University of Croatia known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #2,085 of 10,521 10.7%304 #4040
Health SciencesDomain #3,612 of 11,982 14.7%150 #8622
MedicineField #4,577 of 10,443 14.3%123 #9486
Social SciencesField #4,319 of 6,365 9.5%153 #6592
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,085 of 2,578 6.6%87 #3222

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Catholic University of Croatia sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#4,040 #2,085
  2. Health Sciences#8,622 #3,612
  3. Medicine#9,486 #4,577
  4. Social Sciences#6,592 #4,319
  5. Sociology and Political Science#3,222 #2,085
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Catholic University of Croatia specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Sociology and Political Science takes 4.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 87.5 works4.6×
  2. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 36.5 works4.4×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.33× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.23× its world share, 10 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.38× its world share, 15 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.06× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.68× its world share, 18 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.48× its world share, 20 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.22× its world share, 123 worksMedicineNursing: 1.79× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.37× its world share, 51 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.33× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.38× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.42× its world share, 38 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.04× its world share, 49 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.31× its world share, 153 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Catholic University of Croatia?

Ranked on the composite score, Daniel Patafta, Ivica Miškulin and Celestin Tomić lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Catholic University of Croatia.

  1. 1 Daniel Patafta Croatia · #300,348 worldwide 0 citations · 38 works
  2. 2 Ivica Miškulin Croatia · #473,126 worldwide 0 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Celestin Tomić Croatia · #499,706 worldwide 0 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Franjo Kuharić Croatia · #507,705 worldwide 0 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Sandra Nakić Radoš Croatia · #592,223 worldwide 72 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Ivan Majnarić Croatia · #607,785 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Pero Aračić Croatia · #643,188 worldwide 0 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Željko Tanjić Croatia · #712,287 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Ivana Lovrić Croatia · #901,042 worldwide 1 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Martina Knežević Croatia · #1,025,878 worldwide 4 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Catholic University of Croatia

Which keywords describe research at Catholic University of Croatia?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Religion, Ethics, Resilience, Spirituality, Media, Cultural Integration, Communication Technology and Social Change.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Religion66▲ 26×12 topics
  2. Ethics62▲ 24×19 topics
  3. Resilience59▲ 23×10 topics
  4. Spirituality55▲ 107×5 topics
  5. Media52▲ 65×4 topics
  6. Cultural Integration51▲ 43×2 topics
  7. Communication Technology51▲ 779×1 topic
  8. Social Change51▲ 78×1 topic
  9. Mental Health28▲ 3.6×23 topics
  10. International Relations25▲ 20×8 topics
  11. Foreign Policy24▲ 114×2 topics
  12. Negotiation23▲ 132×2 topics
  13. International Trade22▲ 29×3 topics
  14. Nation-Building22▲ 79×3 topics
  15. Epidemiology22◆ 1.07×75 topics
  16. Sovereign Debt Crises22▲ 97×2 topics
  17. Commercial Diplomacy22▲ 336×1 topic
  18. Economic Diplomacy22▲ 336×1 topic
  19. Social Media18▲ 2.4×19 topics
  20. Quality of Life17▲ 2.2×34 topics
  21. Public Health17▲ 2.2×27 topics
  22. Well-being15▲ 7.5×9 topics
  23. European Union15▲ 12×6 topics
  24. Economic Growth13▲ 2.9×11 topics
  25. Migration12▲ 6.8×5 topics
  26. Church-State Relations11▲ 108×2 topics
  27. Freedom of Religion11▲ 108×2 topics
  28. Online Communication10▲ 13×3 topics
  29. Child Development10▲ 4.4×5 topics
  30. Integration9▲ 12×2 topics
  31. Water Resources Management9▲ 133×2 topics
  32. Socio-economic Factors9▲ 15×2 topics
  33. Canon Law9▲ 104×1 topic
  34. Hydrological Analysis9▲ 49×1 topic
  35. Integrated Management9▲ 179×1 topic
  36. Religious Policy9▲ 104×1 topic
  37. Secularism8▲ 15×4 topics
  38. Innovation Management8▲ 9.5×3 topics
  39. Agricultural Sustainability8▲ 13×1 topic
  40. Rural Tourism8▲ 44×1 topic

Which research topics does Catholic University of Croatia publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Religious, Philosophical, and Educational Studies, Balkan and Eastern European Studies, Environmental Science and Water Management and Theology and Canon Law Studies.

Religious, Philosophical…51Religious, Philosophical, and Educational Studies: 51 fractional worksBalkan and Eastern European Studies: 22 fractional worksEnvironmental Science an…9Environmental Science and Water Management: 9 fractional worksTheology and Canon Law S…9Theology and Canon Law Studies: 9 fractional worksRegional Development and…8Regional Development and Management Studies: 8 fractional worksImpact of Technology on Adolescents: 6 fractional worksMaternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum: 5 fractional worksMaternal and Perinatal Health Interventions: 4 fractional worksSocial Media and Politics: 4 fractional worksEducational Challenges and Innovations: 4 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceEconomics and EconometricsWater Science and TechnologyReligious studies4 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Religious, Philosophical, and Educational Studies Sociology and Political Science 51 works
  2. 2 Balkan and Eastern European Studies Economics and Econometrics 22 works
  3. 3 Environmental Science and Water Management Water Science and Technology 9 works
  4. 4 Theology and Canon Law Studies Religious studies 9 works
  5. 5 Regional Development and Management Studies Economics and Econometrics 8 works
  6. 6 Impact of Technology on Adolescents Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  7. 7 Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 5 works
  8. 8 Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions Obstetrics and Gynecology 4 works
  9. 9 Social Media and Politics Communication 4 works
  10. 10 Educational Challenges and Innovations Information Systems 4 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available78.8%not open21.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.9%domestic only94.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Catholic University of Croatia's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 31% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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