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🎓 Top Research Universities in Serbia

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

📅 2026📏 citations37 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 Belgrade127,904 papers
6,346,292
2
University of Novi Sad53,179 papers
1,486,407
3
University of Nis28,185 papers
621,303
4
University of Kragujevac19,145 papers
569,367
5
University of Defence3,712 papers
102,739
6
Singidunum University4,423 papers
88,767
7
Institute of Food Technology1,519 papers
79,333
8
State University of Novi Pazar1,759 papers
21,551
9
Megatrend University1,177 papers
16,533
10
Univerzitet Union Nikola Tesla2,355 papers
14,438
11
Institute of Public Health of Vojvodina670 papers
13,889
12
Educons University1,102 papers
12,955
13
Union University1,300 papers
12,096
14
Gulf University972 papers
11,961
15
Institute of Forestry673 papers
9,353
16
Metropolitan University881 papers
8,597
17
Univerzitet u Novom Pazaru902 papers
5,569
18
Kriminalističko-policijski univerzitet726 papers
4,658
19
Academy of Applied Studies Belgrade438 papers
2,858
20
European University159 papers
2,028
21
Academy of Applied Studies Šabac347 papers
1,874
22
Academy of Technical and Art Applied Studies371 papers
1,874
23
University of Arts in Belgrade854 papers
1,660
24
ITS - Visoka škola strukovnih studija za informacione tehnologije88 papers
1,491
25
Belgrade Business and Arts Academy of Applied Studies274 papers
1,413
26
Technical College of Applied Sciences173 papers
1,324
27
Belgrade Open School221 papers
1,288
28
Sportska Akademija Beograd90 papers
1,127
29
Academy of Applied Studies Southern Serbia197 papers
1,073
30
Institute for Recent History of Serbia402 papers
533
31
Institut za Reumatologiju63 papers
432
32
Western Serbia Academy of Applied Studies101 papers
330
33
Akademija strukovnih studija Politehnika177 papers
326
34
Visoka strukovna vaspitačka i medicinska škola u Vršcu77 papers
254
35
Visoka škola za komunikacije21 papers
49
36
Beopolis University20 papers
20
37
Novi Sad Open University6 papers
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Highlights

Within Serbia, University of Belgrade ranks first in 2026 with 6,346,292, followed by University of Novi Sad (1,486,407) and University of Nis (621,303).

University of Belgrade is 4.3 times higher than University of Novi Sad, the runner-up.

Across 37 entries, values run from 6,346,292 (University of Belgrade) to 1 (Novi Sad Open University), with a median of 2,858.

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.