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🎓 Top Research Universities in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Universities and colleges in Bosnia and Herzegovina ranked by the total citations their research has received (OpenAlex).

📅 2026📏 citations25 entries🇧🇦 See all of this country’s rankings →
Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (citations, logarithmic scale); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.
1
University of Sarajevo18,452 papers
315,716
2
University of Banja Luka9,425 papers
96,444
3
University of Tuzla5,178 papers
65,318
4
University of East Sarajevo4,470 papers
46,710
5
University of Mostar4,153 papers
39,463
6
International Burch University1,671 papers
31,041
7
International University of Sarajevo1,908 papers
23,658
8
University of Zenica1,787 papers
11,304
9
Sarajevo School of Science and Technology839 papers
9,002
10
University of Bihać1,245 papers
7,331
11
Dzemal Bijedic University of Mostar876 papers
4,715
12
University of Bijeljina393 papers
1,804
13
University Sinergija243 papers
1,760
14
University of Travnik448 papers
1,157
15
Independent University Banja Luka242 papers
1,119
16
International University of Travnik297 papers
1,086
17
University of Business Engineering and Management130 papers
638
18
Univerzitet Vitez254 papers
585
19
American University in Bosnia and Herzegovina80 papers
572
20
Herzegovina University140 papers
357
21
Univerzitet Za Poslovne Studije125 papers
294
22
Slobomir P University98 papers
278
23
"International business-information academy" Tuzla (IPI Academy)27 papers
105
24
Visoka škola "Logos centar" Mostaru17 papers
62
25
Univerzitet "Privredna Akademija" Brčko distrikt Bosne i Hercegovine14 papers
2

Highlights

Within Bosnia and Herzegovina, University of Sarajevo ranks first in 2026 with 315,716, followed by University of Banja Luka (96,444) and University of Tuzla (65,318).

University of Sarajevo is 3.3 times higher than University of Banja Luka, the runner-up.

Across 25 entries, values run from 315,716 (University of Sarajevo) to 2 (Univerzitet "Privredna Akademija" Brčko distrikt Bosne i Hercegovine), with a median of 1,760.

Source: OpenAlex, citations received by each institution's papers, 2026. Unit: citations.

Source: OpenAlex, citations received by each institution's papers · CC0 1.0 (OpenAlex) · fetched Oct 13, 2026 — Counts every citation to papers by authors affiliated with the institution, so large and old universities score high. It measures research impact, not teaching quality.