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University of Novi Sad

In research, University of Novi Sad stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,134 of 10,521 worldwide), Health Sciences (#1,446 of 11,982 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#1,629 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Biochemistry and Transportation — Biochemistry is 5.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,620
of 28,054 · #2,573 all time
Rank in Serbia
#3
of 71
Research works
28k
▲ 27% vs 2013–17
Citations
266k
9.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
62%
world 28%

What is University of Novi Sad 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 #1,134 of 10,521 14.8%2,077 #1623
Health SciencesDomain #1,446 of 11,982 12.3%1,023 #2282
Physical SciencesDomain #1,629 of 12,888 12.0%2,541 #2405
Business, Management and AccountingField #375 of 2,578 16.9%301 #920
Social SciencesField #1,065 of 6,365 15.8%790 #1379
MedicineField #1,768 of 10,443 11.6%821 #2413
EngineeringField #1,206 of 6,636 9.4%979 #1778
Life SciencesDomain #1,448 of 7,800 19.8%931 #2580
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #682 of 3,409 21.2%583 #830
Computer ScienceField #974 of 4,667 13.0%541 #1491

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Novi Sad 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#1,623 #1,134
  2. Health Sciences#2,282 #1,446
  3. Physical Sciences#2,405 #1,629
  4. Business, Management and Accounting#920 #375
  5. Social Sciences#1,379 #1,065
  6. Medicine#2,413 #1,768
  7. Engineering#1,778 #1,206
  8. Life Sciences#2,580 #1,448
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#830 #682
  10. Computer Science#1,491 #974
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 Novi Sad specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Biochemistry takes 5.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. BiochemistrySubfield · 42.9 works5.3×
  2. TransportationSubfield · 82.4 works3.8×
← 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: 1.87× its world share, 583 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.64× its world share, 225 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.41× its world share, 27 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.61× its world share, 65 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.29× its world share, 30 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.37× its world share, 31 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.04× its world share, 107 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.06× its world share, 541 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 66 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.92× its world share, 55 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.99× its world share, 979 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.36× its world share, 445 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.58× its world share, 132 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.68× its world share, 130 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.38× its world share, 56 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.15× its world share, 37 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.58× its world share, 101 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.65× its world share, 820 worksMedicineNursing: 1.64× its world share, 53 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.37× its world share, 12 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.37× its world share, 260 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.42× its world share, 301 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.41× its world share, 90 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.64× its world share, 371 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.32× its world share, 265 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.95× its world share, 790 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Novi Sad?

Ranked on the composite score, Darko Stefanović, Dubravko Ćulibrk and Milan Nikolić lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Novi Sad.

  1. 1 Darko Stefanović Serbia · #32,858 worldwide 869 citations · 33 works
  2. 2 Dubravko Ćulibrk Serbia · #88,701 worldwide 462 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Milan Nikolić Serbia · #109,047 worldwide 244 citations · 48 works
  4. 4 Властимир Радоњанин Serbia · #139,873 worldwide 214 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 Gordana Ćetković Serbia · #184,050 worldwide 196 citations · 31 works
  6. 6 Mirjana Malešev Serbia · #200,958 worldwide 201 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Djordje S. Popovic Serbia · #203,817 worldwide 203 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Zoran Budimac Serbia · #204,505 worldwide 175 citations · 42 works
  9. 9 Jaroslava Budìnski‐Simendìć Serbia · #219,176 worldwide 116 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 Miroslav Popović Serbia · #240,866 worldwide 152 citations · 49 works
All ranked researchers at University of Novi Sad

Which keywords describe research at University of Novi Sad?

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

▲ 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 Development319▲ 3.1×73 topics
  2. Economic Growth259▲ 4.6×25 topics
  3. Sustainability257▲ 1.61×77 topics
  4. Climate Change206▲ 1.17×90 topics
  5. Financial Performance206▲ 5.4×11 topics
  6. Machine Learning199◆ 0.92×87 topics
  7. Regional Development192▲ 8.1×15 topics
  8. Deep Learning181▼ 0.80×74 topics
  9. Innovation Management179▲ 16×6 topics
  10. Organizational Culture179▲ 7.0×10 topics
  11. Agricultural Sustainability178▲ 24×5 topics
  12. Environmental Impact175▲ 1.57×56 topics
  13. Small and Medium Enterprises174▲ 15×6 topics
  14. Leadership Emergence169▲ 175×1 topic
  15. Rural Tourism169▲ 78×1 topic
  16. Artificial Intelligence137▲ 1.52×49 topics
  17. Renewable Energy130▲ 1.37×47 topics
  18. Antioxidant108▲ 2.4×48 topics
  19. Antioxidant Activity98▲ 2.4×30 topics
  20. Health Effects98▲ 2.5×22 topics
  21. Legal Regulation95▲ 6.5×7 topics
  22. Ethnicity80▲ 3.2×13 topics
  23. Antioxidants76▲ 2.6×15 topics
  24. Health Benefits73▲ 3.4×15 topics
  25. Flavonoids72▲ 4.2×10 topics
  26. Economic Security69▲ 4.9×7 topics
  27. Polyphenols68▲ 5.9×6 topics
  28. Cancer Prevention67▲ 3.9×10 topics
  29. Phenolic Compounds60▲ 4.8×8 topics
  30. COVID-19 Impact57▲ 5.2×7 topics
  31. Design56▲ 5.2×6 topics
  32. Strategic Planning56▲ 5.7×4 topics
  33. Foresight55▲ 6.2×2 topics
  34. Air Force53▲ 6.7×1 topic
  35. Warfare53▲ 6.7×1 topic
  36. Sharia Law53▲ 5.6×2 topics
  37. Malay Language53▲ 5.7×1 topic
  38. Public Oversight53▲ 6.4×1 topic
  39. Transport Policy53▲ 6.4×1 topic
  40. Sovereign Debt Crises45▲ 16×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Novi Sad publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Regional Development and Management Studies, Military Technology and Strategies, Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies and Legal and Regulatory Analysis.

Regional Development and…169Regional Development and Management Studies: 169 fractional worksMilitary Technology and Strategies: 53 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 53 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Analysis: 53 fractional worksBalkan and Eastern European Studies: 41 fractional worksPhytochemicals and Antio…36Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities: 36 fractional worksEducation, Law, and Society: 33 fractional worksLinguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity: 32 fractional worksDiverse Aspects of Tourism Research: 32 fractional worksDigital Transformation in Industry: 32 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsAerospace EngineeringSociology and Political ScienceTransportation4 others

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

  1. 1 Regional Development and Management Studies Economics and Econometrics 169 works
  2. 2 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 53 works
  3. 3 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 53 works
  4. 4 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 53 works
  5. 5 Balkan and Eastern European Studies Economics and Econometrics 41 works
  6. 6 Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities Biochemistry 36 works
  7. 7 Education, Law, and Society Political Science and International Relations 33 works
  8. 8 Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity Language and Linguistics 32 works
  9. 9 Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research Sociology and Political Science 32 works
  10. 10 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 32 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 available62.1%not open37.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.1%domestic only80.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Novi Sad's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 27% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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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