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University of Defence

In research, University of Defence stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,546 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#9,406 of 12,888 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#9,780 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations — Political Science and International Relations is 5.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,801
of 28,054 · #11,741 all time
Rank in Serbia
#16
of 71
Research works
887
▲ 128% vs 2013–17
Citations
15k
17.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
73%
world 28%

What is University of Defence 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 #5,546 of 10,521 33.1%87 #5536
Physical SciencesDomain #9,406 of 12,888 17.0%113 #10673
Health SciencesDomain #9,780 of 11,982 7.1%68 #15206

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Defence 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#5,536 #5,546
  2. Physical Sciences#10,673 #9,406
  3. Health Sciences#15,206 #9,780
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 University of Defence specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 5.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 21.6 works5.0×
← 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: 0.52× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.58× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.31× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.56× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.88× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.90× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.09× its world share, 25 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.78× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.89× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.22× its world share, 53 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.90× its world share, 13 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.41× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.46× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.57× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.81× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.05× its world share, 59 worksMedicineNursing: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.31× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.16× its world share, 11 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 6.94× its world share, 20 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.22× its world share, 14 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.29× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.02× its world share, 38 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 6.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Defence?

Ranked on the composite score, Nebojša N. Gaćeša, Darko Božanić and S Simić lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Defence.

  1. 1 Nebojša N. Gaćeša Serbia · #152,934 worldwide 0 citations · 65 works
  2. 2 Darko Božanić Serbia · #397,962 worldwide 62 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 S Simić Serbia · #816,878 worldwide 14 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Boban Bondžulić Serbia · #1,424,808 worldwide 16 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at University of Defence

Which keywords describe research at University of Defence?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Analytic Hierarchy Process, Fuzzy Sets, Group Decision Making, TOPSIS, Geopolitics, International Relations, Security and Sustainable Development.

▲ 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. Analytic Hierarchy Process15▲ 88×2 topics
  2. Fuzzy Sets15▲ 91×2 topics
  3. Group Decision Making15▲ 117×1 topic
  4. TOPSIS15▲ 117×1 topic
  5. Deep Learning14▲ 1.46×32 topics
  6. Sustainable Development14▲ 3.0×22 topics
  7. Security10▲ 5.5×11 topics
  8. Geopolitics10▲ 22×7 topics
  9. International Relations9▲ 13×7 topics
  10. Remote Sensing9▲ 2.5×17 topics
  11. Economic Growth9▲ 3.6×8 topics
  12. Russia8▲ 66×3 topics
  13. Ukraine8▲ 81×2 topics
  14. Conflict8▲ 17×4 topics
  15. Risk Assessment8▲ 4.0×15 topics
  16. Supply Chain Management8▲ 2.9×13 topics
  17. Environmental Impact8▲ 1.61×21 topics
  18. Information Warfare8▲ 86×2 topics
  19. Hybrid Warfare7▲ 133×1 topic
  20. Military Strategy7▲ 133×1 topic
  21. Regional Development6▲ 5.4×5 topics
  22. Financial Performance5▲ 3.1×4 topics
  23. Organizational Culture5▲ 4.4×3 topics
  24. Innovation Management5▲ 10×3 topics
  25. British Army5▲ 233×1 topic
  26. Counterinsurgency5▲ 166×1 topic
  27. Optimization5▲ 3.6×12 topics
  28. Small and Medium Enterprises5▲ 9.7×2 topics
  29. Sparse Representation5▲ 8.7×3 topics
  30. Agricultural Sustainability5▲ 15×2 topics
  31. Leadership Emergence5▲ 112×1 topic
  32. Rural Tourism5▲ 50×1 topic
  33. National Security4▲ 25×2 topics
  34. Hyperspectral4▲ 16×2 topics
  35. Wavelet Transform4▲ 5.8×3 topics
  36. Genetic Algorithm4▲ 8.6×3 topics
  37. Global Economy4▲ 8.8×3 topics
  38. Pesticides4▲ 17×3 topics
  39. Product Design3▲ 8.4×3 topics
  40. Aggregate Production Planning3▲ 76×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Defence publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Multi-Criteria Decision Making, European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies, Military History and Strategy and Regional Development and Management Studies.

Multi-Criteria Decision …15Multi-Criteria Decision Making: 15 fractional worksEuropean and Russian Geo…7European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies: 7 fractional worksMilitary History and Str…5Military History and Strategy: 5 fractional worksRegional Development and Management Studies: 5 fractional worksOptimization and Mathematical Programming: 3 fractional worksDefense, Military, and P…3Defense, Military, and Policy Studies: 3 fractional worksPesticide Exposure and Toxicity: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Image Fusion Techniques: 2 fractional worksSustainable Supply Chain Management: 2 fractional worksTechnology Assessment and Management: 2 fractional works
Management Science and Operations ResearchPolitical Science and International RelationsEconomics and EconometricsControl and Systems Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Multi-Criteria Decision Making Management Science and Operations Research 15 works
  2. 2 European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies Political Science and International Relations 7 works
  3. 3 Military History and Strategy Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  4. 4 Regional Development and Management Studies Economics and Econometrics 5 works
  5. 5 Optimization and Mathematical Programming Control and Systems Engineering 3 works
  6. 6 Defense, Military, and Policy Studies Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  7. 7 Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity Plant Science 3 works
  8. 8 Advanced Image Fusion Techniques Media Technology 2 works
  9. 9 Sustainable Supply Chain Management Strategy and Management 2 works
  10. 10 Technology Assessment and Management Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 2 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 available72.8%not open27.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors42.3%domestic only57.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Defence's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 128% 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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