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University of Rijeka

In research, University of Rijeka stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,303 of 10,521 worldwide), Health Sciences (#1,648 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#1,614 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Transportation, Language and Linguistics and Ocean Engineering — Transportation is 3.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,691
of 28,054 · #3,206 all time
Rank in Croatia
#5
of 80
Research works
13k
▲ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
113k
8.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
66%
world 28%

What is University of Rijeka 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 #1,303 of 10,521 16.4%1,023 #1627
Health SciencesDomain #1,648 of 11,982 12.8%623 #2206
MedicineField #1,614 of 10,443 13.1%515 #2106
Social SciencesField #1,183 of 6,365 16.8%440 #1737
Business, Management and AccountingField #482 of 2,578 16.6%148 #726
Life SciencesDomain #1,891 of 7,800 17.0%233 #1998
Physical SciencesDomain #4,140 of 12,888 11.1%966 #3987
EngineeringField #2,431 of 6,636 9.8%430 #2773
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,147 of 2,578 18.3%141 #1566
Computer ScienceField #2,352 of 4,667 13.5%200 #1767

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Rijeka 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#1,627 #1,303
  2. Health Sciences#2,206 #1,648
  3. Medicine#2,106 #1,614
  4. Social Sciences#1,737 #1,183
  5. Business, Management and Accounting#726 #482
  6. Life Sciences#1,998 #1,891
  7. Physical Sciences#3,987 #4,140
  8. Engineering#2,773 #2,431
  9. Sociology and Political Science#1,566 #1,147
  10. Computer Science#1,767 #2,352
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 Rijeka specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Transportation takes 3.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. TransportationSubfield · 32.2 works3.4×
  2. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 39.0 works3.1×
  3. Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 42.1 works2.9×
← 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: 0.32× its world share, 44 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.69× its world share, 104 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.08× its world share, 31 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.07× its world share, 50 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.47× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.42× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.34× its world share, 15 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.91× its world share, 200 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 28 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.80× its world share, 21 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.01× its world share, 430 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.09× its world share, 155 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.33× its world share, 33 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.51× its world share, 51 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.45× its world share, 29 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.06× its world share, 28 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.88× its world share, 66 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.94× its world share, 515 worksMedicineNursing: 0.82× its world share, 11 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.40× its world share, 115 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.61× its world share, 148 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.11× its world share, 30 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.42× its world share, 147 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.64× its world share, 142 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.22× its world share, 440 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 2.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Rijeka?

Ranked on the composite score, Gordana Laškarin, Pero Lučin and Ivanka Živčić–Bećirević lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Rijeka.

  1. 1 Gordana Laškarin Croatia · #33,590 worldwide 302 citations · 42 works
  2. 2 Pero Lučin Croatia · #50,308 worldwide 337 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 Ivanka Živčić–Bećirević Croatia · #51,242 worldwide 107 citations · 43 works
  4. 4 Stipan Jonjić Croatia · #78,379 worldwide 311 citations · 57 works
  5. 5 Zlatko Trobonjača Croatia · #92,452 worldwide 257 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Ines Mrakovčić-Šutić Croatia · #96,396 worldwide 246 citations · 45 works
  7. 7 D. Dominis Prester Croatia · #98,173 worldwide 394 citations · 67 works
  8. 8 M. Karuza Croatia · #107,793 worldwide 281 citations · 30 works
  9. 9 Jagoda Ravlić‐Gulan Croatia · #111,961 worldwide 256 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 Bojan Polić Croatia · #112,525 worldwide 210 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at University of Rijeka

Which keywords describe research at University of Rijeka?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Economic Growth, COVID-19 Impact, Sustainable Development, Sustainability, Organizational Culture, Small and Medium Enterprises, Innovation Management and Agricultural Sustainability.

▲ 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. Sustainability109▲ 1.57×57 topics
  2. Economic Growth100▲ 4.1×21 topics
  3. Epidemiology98◆ 0.87×111 topics
  4. Sustainable Development92▲ 2.0×46 topics
  5. Machine Learning92◆ 0.99×72 topics
  6. Environmental Impact83▲ 1.71×42 topics
  7. Artificial Intelligence70▲ 1.80×33 topics
  8. COVID-19 Impact57▲ 12×5 topics
  9. Organizational Culture56▲ 5.0×10 topics
  10. Human Rights52▲ 1.78×35 topics
  11. Supply Chain Management52▲ 1.95×17 topics
  12. Regional Development49▲ 4.8×12 topics
  13. Financial Performance49▲ 2.9×8 topics
  14. Small and Medium Enterprises43▲ 8.6×4 topics
  15. Innovation Management43▲ 9.0×4 topics
  16. Agricultural Sustainability41▲ 13×2 topics
  17. Leadership Emergence41▲ 97×1 topic
  18. Rural Tourism41▲ 43×1 topic
  19. Destination Image36▲ 15×2 topics
  20. Tourist Satisfaction34▲ 12×2 topics
  21. International Relations34▲ 4.9×14 topics
  22. Climate Change Impact33▲ 5.2×4 topics
  23. Maritime Transportation33▲ 22×2 topics
  24. Sustainable Tourism33▲ 9.9×2 topics
  25. Community Perceptions33▲ 16×1 topic
  26. Tourism Development33▲ 9.5×1 topic
  27. International Trade31▲ 7.5×3 topics
  28. Water Quality Monitoring29▲ 12×2 topics
  29. Nation-Building28▲ 18×3 topics
  30. Sovereign Debt Crises28▲ 23×2 topics
  31. Foreign Policy26▲ 23×2 topics
  32. Negotiation26▲ 28×3 topics
  33. Hydrological Analysis26▲ 27×2 topics
  34. Socio-economic Factors26▲ 8.1×2 topics
  35. Water Resources Management25▲ 68×2 topics
  36. Commercial Diplomacy25▲ 72×1 topic
  37. Economic Diplomacy25▲ 72×1 topic
  38. Global Water Resources25▲ 93×1 topic
  39. Integrated Management25▲ 93×1 topic
  40. Cybercrime24▲ 14×4 topics

Which research topics does University of Rijeka publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Regional Development and Management Studies, Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research, Balkan and Eastern European Studies and Environmental Science and Water Management.

Regional Development and Management Studies: 41 fractional worksDiverse Aspects of Tourism Research: 33 fractional worksBalkan and Eastern Europ…25Balkan and Eastern European Studies: 25 fractional worksEnvironmental Science an…25Environmental Science and Water Management: 25 fractional worksCruise Tourism Development and Management: 22 fractional worksEducation, Law, and Society: 20 fractional worksMaritime Transport Emiss…18Maritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency: 18 fractional worksMaritime Navigation and Safety: 16 fractional worksEuropean Criminal Justice and Data Protection: 14 fractional worksMaritime Ports and Logistics: 14 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsSociology and Political ScienceWater Science and TechnologyTransportation4 others

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

  1. 1 Regional Development and Management Studies Economics and Econometrics 41 works
  2. 2 Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research Sociology and Political Science 33 works
  3. 3 Balkan and Eastern European Studies Economics and Econometrics 25 works
  4. 4 Environmental Science and Water Management Water Science and Technology 25 works
  5. 5 Cruise Tourism Development and Management Transportation 22 works
  6. 6 Education, Law, and Society Political Science and International Relations 20 works
  7. 7 Maritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency Environmental Engineering 18 works
  8. 8 Maritime Navigation and Safety Ocean Engineering 16 works
  9. 9 European Criminal Justice and Data Protection Political Science and International Relations 14 works
  10. 10 Maritime Ports and Logistics Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 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 available66.4%not open33.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.5%domestic only85.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Rijeka's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% 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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