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University of Osijek

In research, University of Osijek stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,407 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#1,467 of 10,443 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,931 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Biochemistry, Animal Science and Zoology and Language and Linguistics — Biochemistry is 6.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,550
of 28,054 · #4,298 all time
Rank in Croatia
#4
of 80
Research works
12k
▲ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
86k
7.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
68%
world 28%

What is University of Osijek 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
Health SciencesDomain #1,407 of 11,982 12.3%661 #2012
MedicineField #1,467 of 10,443 12.2%534 #2373
Social SciencesDomain #1,931 of 10,521 10.1%894 #1982
Physical SciencesDomain #2,885 of 12,888 11.2%773 #4368
Social SciencesField #1,751 of 6,365 9.7%391 #1256
Life SciencesDomain #2,390 of 7,800 17.2%453 #4431
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,094 of 3,409 20.0%273 #1499
Environmental ScienceField #1,273 of 3,551 13.5%164 #2041
EngineeringField #2,418 of 6,636 10.2%308 #2656
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,681 of 3,579 14.2%119 #3678

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Osijek 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. Health Sciences#2,012 #1,407
  2. Medicine#2,373 #1,467
  3. Social Sciences#1,982 #1,931
  4. Physical Sciences#4,368 #2,885
  5. Social Sciences#1,256 #1,751
  6. Life Sciences#4,431 #2,390
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,499 #1,094
  8. Environmental Science#2,041 #1,273
  9. Engineering#2,656 #2,418
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#3,678 #1,681
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 Osijek specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Biochemistry takes 6.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. BiochemistrySubfield · 23.1 works6.8×
  2. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 28.9 works4.7×
  3. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 54.8 works4.5×
  4. Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield · 24.0 works3.6×
  5. Nutrition and DieteticsSubfield · 41.1 works3.5×
← 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: 2.07× its world share, 273 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.80× its world share, 119 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.67× its world share, 19 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.80× its world share, 36 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.57× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.71× its world share, 7 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.85× its world share, 37 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.70× its world share, 151 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 18 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.57× its world share, 15 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.74× its world share, 308 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.19× its world share, 164 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.35× its world share, 34 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.84× its world share, 27 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.18× its world share, 11 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.27× its world share, 17 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.82× its world share, 60 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.00× its world share, 534 worksMedicineNursing: 3.17× its world share, 43 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.88× its world share, 7 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.91× its world share, 153 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.09× its world share, 98 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 22 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.08× its world share, 124 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.26× its world share, 106 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.11× its world share, 391 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Osijek?

Ranked on the composite score, Jasna Šulentić Begić, Ratko Grbić and Blaženka Kljaić Bukvić lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Osijek.

  1. 1 Jasna Šulentić Begić Croatia · #292,139 worldwide 3 citations · 33 works
  2. 2 Ratko Grbić Croatia · #305,197 worldwide 154 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Blaženka Kljaić Bukvić Croatia · #313,154 worldwide 38 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Anđelka Peko Croatia · #327,402 worldwide 5 citations · 41 works
  5. 5 Ivona Djurkin Kušec Croatia · #327,497 worldwide 50 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Dubravka Božić Bogović Croatia · #331,813 worldwide 0 citations · 33 works
  7. 7 Ivica Raguž Croatia · #335,750 worldwide 8 citations · 39 works
  8. 8 Mário Brdar Croatia · #407,525 worldwide 29 citations · 38 works
  9. 9 Antun Šundalić Croatia · #430,909 worldwide 0 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 Kornelija Petr Balog Croatia · #433,049 worldwide 4 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at University of Osijek

Which keywords describe research at University of Osijek?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change Impact, Environmental Policy, Water Quality Monitoring, Water Resources Management, Socio-economic Factors, Small and Medium Enterprises, Hydrological Analysis and Integrated Management.

▲ 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. Epidemiology104◆ 0.95×120 topics
  2. Climate Change87▲ 1.16×79 topics
  3. Sustainable Development79▲ 1.79×43 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress72▲ 1.59×55 topics
  5. Artificial Intelligence68▲ 1.80×36 topics
  6. Human Rights64▲ 2.2×42 topics
  7. Economic Growth59▲ 2.5×17 topics
  8. Ethics52▲ 3.9×25 topics
  9. Climate Change Impact49▲ 7.8×5 topics
  10. Antioxidants48▲ 3.9×14 topics
  11. Environmental Policy46▲ 8.2×6 topics
  12. Religion45▲ 3.4×14 topics
  13. Water Quality Monitoring44▲ 19×3 topics
  14. Regional Development44▲ 4.3×10 topics
  15. Organizational Culture43▲ 4.0×8 topics
  16. Water Resources Management43▲ 118×2 topics
  17. Socio-economic Factors42▲ 14×2 topics
  18. Small and Medium Enterprises42▲ 8.6×3 topics
  19. Hydrological Analysis42▲ 44×1 topic
  20. Integrated Management42▲ 160×1 topic
  21. Agricultural Sustainability41▲ 13×4 topics
  22. Innovation Management41▲ 8.8×4 topics
  23. Cancer Prevention40▲ 5.4×9 topics
  24. Leadership Emergence39▲ 95×1 topic
  25. Rural Tourism39▲ 42×1 topic
  26. Polyphenols37▲ 7.5×5 topics
  27. International Relations36▲ 5.5×8 topics
  28. Nation-Building34▲ 23×2 topics
  29. International Trade34▲ 8.3×5 topics
  30. Sovereign Debt Crises33▲ 28×2 topics
  31. Negotiation33▲ 36×3 topics
  32. Economic Diplomacy32▲ 95×1 topic
  33. Foreign Policy32▲ 29×1 topic
  34. Spirituality31▲ 11×4 topics
  35. Social Change31▲ 8.9×4 topics
  36. Media30▲ 7.1×6 topics
  37. Cybercrime29▲ 18×4 topics
  38. Taxation29▲ 12×3 topics
  39. Communication Technology28▲ 82×1 topic
  40. Youth Subcultures28▲ 82×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Osijek publish most on?

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

Environmental Science and Water Management: 42 fractional worksRegional Development and Management Studies: 39 fractional worksBalkan and Eastern Europ…32Balkan and Eastern European Studies: 32 fractional worksReligious, Philosophical…28Religious, Philosophical, and Educational Studies: 28 fractional worksEducation, Law, and Society: 26 fractional worksPhytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities: 18 fractional worksLinguistics, Language Di…16Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity: 16 fractional worksMeat and Animal Product Quality: 15 fractional worksEuropean Criminal Justice and Data Protection: 14 fractional worksEuropean and International Law Studies: 10 fractional works
Water Science and TechnologyEconomics and EconometricsSociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International Relations3 others

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

  1. 1 Environmental Science and Water Management Water Science and Technology 42 works
  2. 2 Regional Development and Management Studies Economics and Econometrics 39 works
  3. 3 Balkan and Eastern European Studies Economics and Econometrics 32 works
  4. 4 Religious, Philosophical, and Educational Studies Sociology and Political Science 28 works
  5. 5 Education, Law, and Society Political Science and International Relations 26 works
  6. 6 Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities Biochemistry 18 works
  7. 7 Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity Language and Linguistics 16 works
  8. 8 Meat and Animal Product Quality Animal Science and Zoology 15 works
  9. 9 European Criminal Justice and Data Protection Political Science and International Relations 14 works
  10. 10 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 10 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 available67.7%not open32.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.9%domestic only87.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Osijek's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% higher 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.