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University of Zagreb

In research, University of Zagreb stands highest in Health Sciences (#610 of 11,982 worldwide), Social Sciences (#573 of 10,521 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#773 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Biochemistry, Orthodontics and Physical and Theoretical Chemistry — Biochemistry is 3.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#831
of 28,054 · #820 all time
Rank in Croatia
#1
of 80
Research works
61k
▲ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
609k
10.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
57%
world 28%

What is University of Zagreb 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 #610 of 11,982 13.0%1,878 #766
Social SciencesDomain #573 of 10,521 13.1%3,422 #567
Physical SciencesDomain #773 of 12,888 11.5%4,932 #747
Social SciencesField #411 of 6,365 14.1%1,428 #430
MedicineField #820 of 10,443 12.4%1,479 #922
EngineeringField #578 of 6,636 9.8%2,005 #535
Business, Management and AccountingField #320 of 2,578 18.9%376 #502
Life SciencesDomain #1,010 of 7,800 14.7%1,380 #1258
Computer ScienceField #650 of 4,667 14.9%866 #653
Health ProfessionsField #271 of 1,928 14.1%200 #357

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Zagreb 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#766 #610
  2. Social Sciences#567 #573
  3. Physical Sciences#747 #773
  4. Social Sciences#430 #411
  5. Medicine#922 #820
  6. Engineering#535 #578
  7. Business, Management and Accounting#502 #320
  8. Life Sciences#1,258 #1,010
  9. Computer Science#653 #650
  10. Health Professions#357 #271
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 Zagreb specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Biochemistry takes 3.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. BiochemistrySubfield · 51.2 works3.6×
  2. OrthodonticsSubfield · 46.7 works3.6×
  3. Physical and Theoretical ChemistrySubfield · 29.6 works3.2×
  4. Geography, Planning and DevelopmentSubfield · 68.2 works2.9×
  5. Geometry and TopologySubfield · 53.9 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: 1.29× its world share, 709 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.70× its world share, 433 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.62× its world share, 72 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.71× its world share, 133 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.78× its world share, 32 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.91× its world share, 37 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.10× its world share, 200 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.96× its world share, 866 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.25× its world share, 228 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.85× its world share, 90 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.15× its world share, 2,005 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.23× its world share, 710 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.80× its world share, 324 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.73× its world share, 236 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.91× its world share, 235 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.06× its world share, 116 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.65× its world share, 200 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.66× its world share, 1,479 worksMedicineNursing: 1.01× its world share, 58 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.64× its world share, 26 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.46× its world share, 491 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.01× its world share, 376 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.03× its world share, 115 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.22× its world share, 551 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.30× its world share, 461 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.97× its world share, 1,428 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 2.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Zagreb?

Ranked on the composite score, Davor Miličić, Maja Čikeš and Matko Marušić lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Zagreb.

  1. 1 Davor Miličić Croatia · #4,208 worldwide 1.3k citations · 158 works
  2. 2 Maja Čikeš Croatia · #6,969 worldwide 799 citations · 64 works
  3. 3 Matko Marušić Croatia · #33,120 worldwide 315 citations · 42 works
  4. 4 Aleksandar Štulhofer Croatia · #44,626 worldwide 214 citations · 69 works
  5. 5 D. Vretenar Croatia · #45,169 worldwide 1.4k citations · 151 works
  6. 6 Željko Škvorc Croatia · #62,983 worldwide 133 citations · 41 works
  7. 7 Danka Grčević Croatia · #66,715 worldwide 250 citations · 35 works
  8. 8 Nedjeljko Frančula Croatia · #82,419 worldwide 154 citations · 127 works
  9. 9 Livije Kalogjera Croatia · #84,396 worldwide 454 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 Filip Čulo Croatia · #94,535 worldwide 249 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at University of Zagreb

Which keywords describe research at University of Zagreb?

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

▲ 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. Sustainability418▲ 1.48×89 topics
  2. Climate Change381▲ 1.22×99 topics
  3. Sustainable Development348▲ 1.89×76 topics
  4. Machine Learning334◆ 0.88×85 topics
  5. Deep Learning332▼ 0.84×77 topics
  6. Epidemiology322▼ 0.70×130 topics
  7. Environmental Impact290▲ 1.47×62 topics
  8. Economic Growth274▲ 2.8×29 topics
  9. Globalization225◆ 0.99×111 topics
  10. Artificial Intelligence218▲ 1.37×52 topics
  11. Renewable Energy208▲ 1.24×52 topics
  12. Regional Development205▲ 4.9×17 topics
  13. Financial Performance203▲ 3.0×9 topics
  14. Organizational Culture201▲ 4.4×12 topics
  15. Innovation Management193▲ 10.0×6 topics
  16. Agricultural Sustainability191▲ 14×5 topics
  17. Human Rights190▲ 1.59×70 topics
  18. Small and Medium Enterprises188▲ 9.2×5 topics
  19. Rural Tourism182▲ 47×2 topics
  20. Leadership Emergence181▲ 106×1 topic
  21. International Relations178▲ 6.4×20 topics
  22. Religion167▲ 3.0×31 topics
  23. International Trade163▲ 9.6×9 topics
  24. Foreign Policy161▲ 34×2 topics
  25. Sovereign Debt Crises156▲ 31×2 topics
  26. Nation-Building155▲ 25×3 topics
  27. Negotiation153▲ 41×3 topics
  28. Commercial Diplomacy149▲ 105×1 topic
  29. Economic Diplomacy149▲ 105×1 topic
  30. Ethics126▲ 2.2×43 topics
  31. Resilience125▲ 2.2×17 topics
  32. Climate Change Impact123▲ 4.7×7 topics
  33. European Union115▲ 4.3×25 topics
  34. Environmental Policy111▲ 4.7×8 topics
  35. Water Quality Monitoring100▲ 11×3 topics
  36. Hydrological Analysis92▲ 23×2 topics
  37. Socio-economic Factors90▲ 7.0×2 topics
  38. Water Resources Management90▲ 59×2 topics
  39. Global Water Resources89▲ 82×1 topic
  40. Integrated Management89▲ 82×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Zagreb publish most on?

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

Regional Development and…181Regional Development and Management Studies: 181 fractional worksBalkan and Eastern European Studies: 149 fractional worksEnvironmental Science and Water Management: 89 fractional worksReligious, Philosophical, and Educational Studies: 63 fractional worksEducation, Law, and Society: 48 fractional worksBalkans: History, Politics, Society: 45 fractional worksLinguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity: 45 fractional worksPhytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities: 42 fractional worksEuropean and International Law Studies: 37 fractional worksEuropean Criminal Justice and Data Protection: 36 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsWater Science and TechnologySociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International Relations3 others

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

  1. 1 Regional Development and Management Studies Economics and Econometrics 181 works
  2. 2 Balkan and Eastern European Studies Economics and Econometrics 149 works
  3. 3 Environmental Science and Water Management Water Science and Technology 89 works
  4. 4 Religious, Philosophical, and Educational Studies Sociology and Political Science 63 works
  5. 5 Education, Law, and Society Political Science and International Relations 48 works
  6. 6 Balkans: History, Politics, Society Cultural Studies 45 works
  7. 7 Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity Language and Linguistics 45 works
  8. 8 Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities Biochemistry 42 works
  9. 9 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 37 works
  10. 10 European Criminal Justice and Data Protection Political Science and International Relations 36 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 available56.6%not open43.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.7%domestic only84.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Zagreb's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% 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.

Other research institutions in Zagreb

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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.