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University of Nis

In research, University of Nis stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,539 of 12,888 worldwide), Health Sciences (#2,745 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#2,709 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Geometry and Topology, Biochemistry and Applied Mathematics — Geometry and Topology is 5.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,225
of 28,054 · #3,168 all time
Rank in Serbia
#5
of 71
Research works
16k
▲ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
137k
8.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
57%
world 28%

What is University of Nis 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
Physical SciencesDomain #2,539 of 12,888 8.3%1,484 #2478
Health SciencesDomain #2,745 of 11,982 8.6%659 #1846
MedicineField #2,709 of 10,443 8.8%546 #1700
Social SciencesDomain #2,802 of 10,521 11.6%917 #3299
EngineeringField #1,858 of 6,636 6.1%634 #1949
Computer ScienceField #1,768 of 4,667 9.7%329 #1745
Social SciencesField #2,522 of 6,365 12.7%359 #2861
MathematicsField #459 of 1,053 13.6%153 #358
Life SciencesDomain #3,573 of 7,800 11.4%336 #5038
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #1,223 of 1,775 11.1%157 #1646

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Nis 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. Physical Sciences#2,478 #2,539
  2. Health Sciences#1,846 #2,745
  3. Medicine#1,700 #2,709
  4. Social Sciences#3,299 #2,802
  5. Engineering#1,949 #1,858
  6. Computer Science#1,745 #1,768
  7. Social Sciences#2,861 #2,522
  8. Mathematics#358 #459
  9. Life Sciences#5,038 #3,573
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#1,646 #1,223
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 Nis specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Geometry and Topology takes 5.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Geometry and TopologySubfield · 30.9 works5.6×
  2. BiochemistrySubfield · 22.9 works5.5×
  3. Applied MathematicsSubfield · 49.5 works5.1×
  4. Computational Theory and MathematicsSubfield · 73.4 works5.1×
← 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: 0.99× its world share, 160 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.61× its world share, 111 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.54× its world share, 18 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.60× its world share, 33 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.15× its world share, 14 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.43× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.00× its world share, 53 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.25× its world share, 329 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 21 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.89× its world share, 28 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.24× its world share, 634 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.93× its world share, 158 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.42× its world share, 50 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.83× its world share, 153 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.69× its world share, 52 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.01× its world share, 33 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.73× its world share, 66 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.84× its world share, 546 worksMedicineNursing: 0.66× its world share, 11 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.70× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.23× its world share, 120 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.12× its world share, 122 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.14× its world share, 37 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.17× its world share, 157 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.17× its world share, 121 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 359 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Nis?

Ranked on the composite score, Dalibor Petković, Dragan Lović and Zoran Milanović lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Nis.

  1. 1 Dalibor Petković Serbia · #66,465 worldwide 394 citations · 59 works
  2. 2 Dragan Lović Serbia · #86,785 worldwide 438 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Zoran Milanović Serbia · #119,908 worldwide 147 citations · 39 works
  4. 4 Milan Zdravković Serbia · #176,154 worldwide 159 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Goran Bjelaković Serbia · #178,949 worldwide 208 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Vlada B. Veljković Serbia · #186,635 worldwide 349 citations · 44 works
  7. 7 Ivana Budić Serbia · #189,443 worldwide 127 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Ljubiša D. R. Kočinac Serbia · #207,587 worldwide 127 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Zorica Nikolić Serbia · #219,802 worldwide 214 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Aleksandra Cvetković Serbia · #226,236 worldwide 101 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at University of Nis

Which keywords describe research at University of Nis?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainable Development, Regional Development, Economic Growth, Innovation Management, Agricultural Sustainability, Small and Medium Enterprises, Leadership Emergence and Rural Tourism.

▲ 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. Sustainable Development137▲ 2.5×59 topics
  2. Deep Learning116◆ 1.00×71 topics
  3. Machine Learning107◆ 0.97×81 topics
  4. Epidemiology98▼ 0.73×111 topics
  5. Economic Growth87▲ 3.0×22 topics
  6. Climate Change85◆ 0.93×77 topics
  7. Sustainability82◆ 0.99×66 topics
  8. Artificial Intelligence74▲ 1.60×45 topics
  9. Regional Development70▲ 5.8×14 topics
  10. Renewable Energy70▲ 1.44×42 topics
  11. Neural Networks68▲ 1.30×35 topics
  12. Oxidative Stress67▲ 1.20×50 topics
  13. Energy Efficiency62▲ 1.93×38 topics
  14. Financial Performance61▲ 3.1×9 topics
  15. Organizational Culture60▲ 4.5×10 topics
  16. Antioxidant56▲ 2.4×40 topics
  17. Artificial Neural Networks55▲ 3.4×8 topics
  18. Innovation Management53▲ 9.4×5 topics
  19. Agricultural Sustainability53▲ 14×4 topics
  20. Medicinal Plants52▲ 3.8×17 topics
  21. Small and Medium Enterprises52▲ 8.7×2 topics
  22. Leadership Emergence50▲ 100×1 topic
  23. Rural Tourism50▲ 44×1 topic
  24. Antioxidant Activity45▲ 2.1×31 topics
  25. Flavonoids40▲ 4.5×9 topics
  26. Iterative Methods40▲ 31×2 topics
  27. Parallel Computing39▲ 9.6×5 topics
  28. Matrix Computations33▲ 37×1 topic
  29. Numerical Linear Algebra33▲ 37×1 topic
  30. Anti-inflammatory32▲ 3.5×20 topics
  31. Bioavailability28▲ 4.2×6 topics
  32. Antimicrobial Activity27▲ 4.7×7 topics
  33. Sovereign Debt Crises27▲ 19×2 topics
  34. International Trade26▲ 5.2×4 topics
  35. Natural Products26▲ 5.2×6 topics
  36. Negotiation23▲ 21×3 topics
  37. Foreign Policy23▲ 17×2 topics
  38. Nation-Building23▲ 12×2 topics
  39. Commercial Diplomacy22▲ 54×1 topic
  40. Economic Diplomacy22▲ 54×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Nis publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Regional Development and Management Studies, Matrix Theory and Algorithms, Balkan and Eastern European Studies and Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity.

Regional Development and…50Regional Development and Management Studies: 50 fractional worksMatrix Theory and Algorithms: 33 fractional worksBalkan and Eastern European Studies: 22 fractional worksEssential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity: 19 fractional worksPhytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities: 18 fractional worksSports Performance and Training: 18 fractional worksUrbanization and City Pl…17Urbanization and City Planning: 17 fractional worksSensor Technology and Measurement Systems: 16 fractional worksHolomorphic and Operator Theory: 14 fractional worksPhytochemistry and Biological Activities: 14 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsComputational Theory and MathematicsFood ScienceBiochemistry5 others

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

  1. 1 Regional Development and Management Studies Economics and Econometrics 50 works
  2. 2 Matrix Theory and Algorithms Computational Theory and Mathematics 33 works
  3. 3 Balkan and Eastern European Studies Economics and Econometrics 22 works
  4. 4 Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity Food Science 19 works
  5. 5 Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities Biochemistry 18 works
  6. 6 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 18 works
  7. 7 Urbanization and City Planning Urban Studies 17 works
  8. 8 Sensor Technology and Measurement Systems Computer Networks and Communications 16 works
  9. 9 Holomorphic and Operator Theory Applied Mathematics 14 works
  10. 10 Phytochemistry and Biological Activities Plant Science 14 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 available56.7%not open43.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.1%domestic only81.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Nis's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% 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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