Universities by Research Publications in Croatia
Universities and colleges ranked by the number of scholarly works indexed by OpenAlex. This measures research volume, not teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.
1University of Zagreb3,562,423 citations
121,094
2University of Split1,798,258 citations
24,544
3University of Rijeka645,094 citations
23,273
4University of Osijek490,680 citations
22,811
5Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Zagreb44,066 citations
9,847
6Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing in Zagreb274,384 citations
9,327
7University of Zadar39,156 citations
7,373
8Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture in Zagreb150,756 citations
4,567
9Ekonomski fakultet - Zagreb57,150 citations
3,875
10Juraj Dobrila University of Pula24,949 citations
2,743
11Catholic University of Croatia23,889 citations
2,630
12University North35,689 citations
2,558
13University of Dubrovnik30,544 citations
2,473
14Institute of Croatian Language and Linguistics975 citations
1,168
15University of Applied Health Sciences8,280 citations
1,138
16Tehničko Veleučilište u Zagrebu10,401 citations
921
17University of Slavonski Brod7,676 citations
882
18Institute for Social Research8,013 citations
881
19Polytechnic of Rijeka4,427 citations
731
20Zagreb School of Economics and Management12,622 citations
661
21Libertas International University2,893 citations
648
22Algebra Bernays University6,717 citations
627
23Karlovac University of Applied Sciences5,923 citations
479
24Institute of Public Health Osijek-Baranja County4,107 citations
412
25Polytechnic Marko Marulic3,139 citations
411
26Filozofsko-teološki institut Družbe Isusove46 citations
396
27VERN' University869 citations
376
28Šibenik University of Applied Sciences1,195 citations
366
29Polytechnic of Međimurje in Čakovec1,026 citations
322
30College of Agriculture at Križevci2,280 citations
306
31Akademija za umjetnost i kulturu u Osijeku580 citations
300
32Policijska akademija187 citations
282
33Polytecnic in Požega1,708 citations
263
34Rochester Institute of Technology Croatia4,302 citations
251
35Polytechnic Lavoslav Ružička Vukovar589 citations
234
36Baltazar Zaprešić University of Applied Sciences610 citations
225
37Akademija medicinskih znanosti Hrvatske736 citations
203
38Umjetnička akademija u Splitu220 citations
190
39Polytechnic of Varaždin266 citations
182
40Dr. Franjo Tudman Defense and Security University196 citations
176
41Brodarski Institute2,599 citations
156
42Muzička akademija320 citations
150
43Zagreb School of Business146 citations
146
44Veleučilište Velika Gorica341 citations
138
45Evanđeosko teološko veleučilište62 citations
124
46Veleučilište Aspira238 citations
120
47Veleučilište u Virovitici207 citations
119
48Akademija likovnih umjetnosti u Zagrebu371 citations
113
49Visoka Škola za Informacijske Tehnologije Zagreb91 citations
113
50Istarsko veleučilište337 citations
112
Highlights
Within Croatia, University of Zagreb ranks first in 2026 with 121,094, followed by University of Split (24,544) and University of Rijeka (23,273).
University of Zagreb is 4.9 times higher than University of Split, the runner-up.
Across 50 entries, values run from 121,094 (University of Zagreb) to 112 (Istarsko veleučilište), with a median of 404.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Publications, 2026. Unit: works.
All