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University of Dubrovnik

In research, University of Dubrovnik stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,777 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#11,413 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,745 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Economics and Econometrics and Economics, Econometrics and Finance — Economics and Econometrics is 7.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,625
of 28,054 · #18,383 all time
Rank in Croatia
#20
of 80
Research works
1.9k
▼ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.4k
5.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
66%
world 28%

What is University of Dubrovnik 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 #4,777 of 10,521 12.8%167 #5976
Physical SciencesDomain #11,413 of 12,888 10.1%98 #14669
Social SciencesField #5,745 of 6,365 9.4%61 #5872

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Dubrovnik 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#5,976 #4,777
  2. Physical Sciences#14,669 #11,413
  3. Social Sciences#5,872 #5,745
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 Dubrovnik specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Economics and Econometrics takes 7.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 39.1 works7.2×
  2. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 42.2 works5.8×
← 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: 1.44× its world share, 23 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.38× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.82× its world share, 22 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.95× its world share, 10 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.64× its world share, 33 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.35× its world share, 23 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.39× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.73× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.56× its world share, 36 worksMedicineNursing: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.17× its world share, 22 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.39× its world share, 26 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.64× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5.76× its world share, 42 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.64× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.41× its world share, 61 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 5.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Dubrovnik?

Ranked on the composite score, Nella Lonza, Pero Maldini and Adam Benović lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Dubrovnik.

  1. 1 Nella Lonza Croatia · #369,612 worldwide 0 citations · 34 works
  2. 2 Pero Maldini Croatia · #573,517 worldwide 5 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Adam Benović Croatia · #593,879 worldwide 59 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Relja Seferović Croatia · #606,080 worldwide 1 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Branko Glamuzina Croatia · #643,987 worldwide 103 citations · 64 works
  6. 6 Davor Lučıć Croatia · #685,317 worldwide 86 citations · 35 works
  7. 7 Marina Carić Croatia · #719,240 worldwide 72 citations · 34 works
  8. 8 Đuro Benić Croatia · #848,442 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Mirna Batistić Croatia · #858,631 worldwide 58 citations · 28 works
  10. 10 Nebojša Stojčić Croatia · #881,072 worldwide 45 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at University of Dubrovnik

Which keywords describe research at University of Dubrovnik?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: International Relations, International Trade, Negotiation, Nation-Building, Economic Diplomacy, Foreign Policy, Sustainable Development and Regional 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. International Relations24▲ 29×5 topics
  2. International Trade22▲ 45×5 topics
  3. Negotiation22▲ 198×2 topics
  4. Nation-Building22▲ 117×2 topics
  5. Economic Diplomacy22▲ 514×1 topic
  6. Foreign Policy22▲ 155×1 topic
  7. Sustainable Development18▲ 3.3×20 topics
  8. Climate Change16▲ 1.77×26 topics
  9. Economic Growth14▲ 4.8×13 topics
  10. Sustainability14▲ 1.67×27 topics
  11. Social Media12▲ 2.4×15 topics
  12. Regional Development12▲ 9.4×11 topics
  13. Financial Performance10▲ 5.2×7 topics
  14. Biogeography10▲ 11×10 topics
  15. Organizational Culture10▲ 7.1×7 topics
  16. Artificial Intelligence10▲ 2.0×18 topics
  17. Invasive Species10▲ 6.5×9 topics
  18. Innovation9▲ 2.6×22 topics
  19. Innovation Management9▲ 16×2 topics
  20. Supply Chain Management9▲ 2.8×11 topics
  21. Conservation8▲ 5.7×8 topics
  22. Small and Medium Enterprises8▲ 14×3 topics
  23. Agricultural Sustainability8▲ 21×1 topic
  24. Rural Tourism8▲ 72×1 topic
  25. Social Capital7▲ 4.0×8 topics
  26. Phylogeny7▲ 14×9 topics
  27. Biodiversity7▲ 2.7×9 topics
  28. Religion7▲ 4.1×5 topics
  29. Cultural Heritage6▲ 3.2×11 topics
  30. Taxonomy6▲ 13×6 topics
  31. Mediterranean5▲ 17×4 topics
  32. Path Planning5▲ 12×3 topics
  33. Collision Avoidance5▲ 7.8×4 topics
  34. Maritime Transportation5▲ 27×2 topics
  35. Ecosystem Functioning5▲ 7.1×4 topics
  36. COVID-19 Impact4▲ 7.6×4 topics
  37. User-Generated Content4▲ 9.4×2 topics
  38. Consumer Engagement4▲ 9.9×1 topic
  39. Electronic Word-of-Mouth4▲ 9.9×1 topic
  40. Human Factors4▲ 16×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Dubrovnik publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Balkan and Eastern European Studies, Regional Development and Management Studies, Digital Marketing and Social Media and Maritime Navigation and Safety.

Balkan and Eastern Europ…22Balkan and Eastern European Studies: 22 fractional worksRegional Development and Management Studies: 8 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 4 fractional worksMaritime Navigation and Safety: 4 fractional worksRisk and Safety Analysis: 4 fractional worksReligious, Philosophical, and Educational Studies: 3 fractional worksMediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna: 3 fractional worksHistorical Geography and Cartography: 3 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 3 fractional worksLinguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity: 3 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsSociology and Political ScienceOcean EngineeringStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty4 others

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

  1. 1 Balkan and Eastern European Studies Economics and Econometrics 22 works
  2. 2 Regional Development and Management Studies Economics and Econometrics 8 works
  3. 3 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  4. 4 Maritime Navigation and Safety Ocean Engineering 4 works
  5. 5 Risk and Safety Analysis Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 4 works
  6. 6 Religious, Philosophical, and Educational Studies Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  7. 7 Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna Plant Science 3 works
  8. 8 Historical Geography and Cartography Geography, Planning and Development 3 works
  9. 9 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 3 works
  10. 10 Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity Language and Linguistics 3 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 available66.1%not open33.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.1%domestic only83.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Dubrovnik's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% lower than in 2013–2017.

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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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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.