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University of Zadar

In research, University of Zadar stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,847 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,552 of 6,365 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#4,701 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Archeology, Geography, Planning and Development and Language and Linguistics — Archeology is 22.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,306
of 28,054 · #11,690 all time
Rank in Croatia
#11
of 80
Research works
4.6k
▲ 52% vs 2013–17
Citations
15k
3.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
78%
world 28%

What is University of Zadar 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 #1,847 of 10,521 12.5%607 #2366
Social SciencesField #1,552 of 6,365 14.6%226 #2514
Health SciencesDomain #4,701 of 11,982 10.1%95 #10526
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,037 of 1,998 12.2%193 #1955
Physical SciencesDomain #9,024 of 12,888 9.2%184 #11544
ArcheologySubfield #98 of 139 19.0%65 #372
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,978 of 2,578 13.9%66 #2809
MedicineField #8,983 of 10,443 8.0%74 #14803
Environmental ScienceField #3,124 of 3,551 8.9%64 #4764
Life SciencesDomain #7,029 of 7,800 10.0%60 #12702

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Zadar 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#2,366 #1,847
  2. Social Sciences#2,514 #1,552
  3. Health Sciences#10,526 #4,701
  4. Arts and Humanities#1,955 #1,037
  5. Physical Sciences#11,544 #9,024
  6. Archeology#372 #98
  7. Sociology and Political Science#2,809 #1,978
  8. Medicine#14,803 #8,983
  9. Environmental Science#4,764 #3,124
  10. Life Sciences#12,702 #7,029
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 Zadar specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Archeology takes 22.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ArcheologySubfield · 64.6 works23×
  2. Geography, Planning and DevelopmentSubfield · 28.4 works15×
  3. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 57.8 works14×
  4. Arts and HumanitiesField · 192.6 works7.0×
← 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: 0.84× its world share, 38 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.20× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.32× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.60× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.67× its world share, 49 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.78× its world share, 26 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.23× its world share, 33 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.37× its world share, 64 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.24× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.18× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.56× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.41× its world share, 74 worksMedicineNursing: 0.94× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 7.05× its world share, 193 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.80× its world share, 24 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.25× its world share, 12 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.65× its world share, 94 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.02× its world share, 58 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.89× its world share, 226 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 7.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Zadar?

Ranked on the composite score, Izabela Sorić, Leïla Sebbar and Jure Zovko lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Zadar.

  1. 1 Izabela Sorić Croatia · #253,819 worldwide 39 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Leïla Sebbar Croatia · #289,217 worldwide 17 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Jure Zovko Croatia · #298,922 worldwide 6 citations · 33 works
  4. 4 Martín Bassols Coma Croatia · #307,937 worldwide 1 citations · 48 works
  5. 5 Irena Radić Rossi Croatia · #312,734 worldwide 14 citations · 38 works
  6. 6 Nikola Jakšić Croatia · #324,899 worldwide 1 citations · 33 works
  7. 7 Irena Burić Croatia · #349,064 worldwide 160 citations · 29 works
  8. 8 Tatjana Śimurina Croatia · #392,823 worldwide 118 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Zvjezdan Penezić Croatia · #405,798 worldwide 43 citations · 34 works
  10. 10 Miroslav Glavičić Croatia · #407,788 worldwide 10 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at University of Zadar

Which keywords describe research at University of Zadar?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: International Relations, Nation-Building, Sovereign Debt Crises, International Trade, Economic Diplomacy, Foreign Policy, Mediterranean and Holocene.

▲ 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 Relations58▲ 25×7 topics
  2. Nation-Building57▲ 111×3 topics
  3. Sovereign Debt Crises57▲ 141×2 topics
  4. International Trade56▲ 40×2 topics
  5. Economic Diplomacy55▲ 478×1 topic
  6. Foreign Policy55▲ 144×1 topic
  7. Mediterranean43▲ 49×4 topics
  8. Globalization38▲ 2.0×53 topics
  9. Holocene37▲ 34×3 topics
  10. Sustainable Development35▲ 2.3×23 topics
  11. Religion31▲ 6.9×24 topics
  12. Sociolinguistics30▲ 17×9 topics
  13. Economic Growth28▲ 3.5×12 topics
  14. Geoarchaeology28▲ 85×2 topics
  15. Maritime Archaeology28▲ 154×1 topic
  16. Sea-Level Change28▲ 154×1 topic
  17. Identity28▲ 4.0×36 topics
  18. Bronze Age27▲ 66×3 topics
  19. Literature22▲ 4.4×28 topics
  20. Ethics22▲ 4.9×19 topics
  21. Resilience22▲ 4.8×10 topics
  22. Agricultural Sustainability21▲ 20×3 topics
  23. Regional Development21▲ 6.2×6 topics
  24. Environmental Policy21▲ 11×3 topics
  25. Archaeological Finds21▲ 147×1 topic
  26. Corded Ware Culture21▲ 147×1 topic
  27. Small and Medium Enterprises20▲ 12×5 topics
  28. Language Contact20▲ 21×5 topics
  29. Climate Change Impact20▲ 9.2×6 topics
  30. Bilingualism19▲ 15×6 topics
  31. Innovation Management19▲ 12×3 topics
  32. Water Quality Monitoring18▲ 24×2 topics
  33. Leadership Emergence18▲ 131×1 topic
  34. Lexicography18▲ 21×5 topics
  35. Rural Tourism18▲ 58×1 topic
  36. Hydrological Analysis18▲ 55×2 topics
  37. Language Teaching18▲ 7.3×7 topics
  38. Socio-economic Factors17▲ 17×2 topics
  39. Integrated Management17▲ 194×1 topic
  40. Water Resources Management17▲ 139×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Zadar publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Balkan and Eastern European Studies, Maritime and Coastal Archaeology, Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies and Regional Development and Management Studies.

Balkan and Eastern Europ…55Balkan and Eastern European Studies: 55 fractional worksMaritime and Coastal Arc…28Maritime and Coastal Archaeology: 28 fractional worksAncient and Medieval Arc…21Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies: 21 fractional worksRegional Development and Management Studies: 18 fractional worksEnvironmental Science and Water Management: 17 fractional worksLinguistics, Language Di…16Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity: 16 fractional worksHistorical Geography and Cartography: 14 fractional worksReligious, Philosophical, and Educational Studies: 12 fractional worksEducation, Law, and Society: 12 fractional worksLinguistics and language evolution: 11 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsArcheologyWater Science and TechnologyLanguage and Linguistics3 others

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

  1. 1 Balkan and Eastern European Studies Economics and Econometrics 55 works
  2. 2 Maritime and Coastal Archaeology Archeology 28 works
  3. 3 Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies Archeology 21 works
  4. 4 Regional Development and Management Studies Economics and Econometrics 18 works
  5. 5 Environmental Science and Water Management Water Science and Technology 17 works
  6. 6 Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity Language and Linguistics 16 works
  7. 7 Historical Geography and Cartography Geography, Planning and Development 14 works
  8. 8 Religious, Philosophical, and Educational Studies Sociology and Political Science 12 works
  9. 9 Education, Law, and Society Political Science and International Relations 12 works
  10. 10 Linguistics and language evolution Language and Linguistics 11 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 available77.8%not open22.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.5%domestic only91.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Zadar's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 52% 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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