University of Banja Luka: Rankings

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The University of Banja Luka ranked 2nd in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 3026th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 10 research topics. The University of Banja Luka ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 4,811 academic publications and 22,913 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 18 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#3026 of 14,131 In the World
#898 of 2,785 In Europe
#2 of 46 In Bosnia and Herzegovina
#1 of 9 In Banja Luka
#984 of 1,028 For Social Work
#1305 of 1,321 For Urban and Regional planning
#1441 of 2,152 For Animal Science
#2106 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#4381 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 7 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Banja Luka ranked 2nd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 3154th in the World with 2,401 publications made and 9,873 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#2 of 12 In Bosnia and Herzegovina
#862 of 1,492 In Europe
#3154 of 7,020 In the World

University of Banja Luka
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 4 3
1992 0 1
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 1
1996 1 1
1997 0 1
1998 0 0
1999 1 1
2000 0 0
2001 3 5
2002 8 4
2003 13 6
2004 3 5
2005 9 10
2006 15 16
2007 11 16
2008 21 29
2009 22 21
2010 47 63
2011 60 106
2012 85 112
2013 106 135
2014 89 176
2015 112 209
2016 131 297
2017 178 535
2018 215 593
2019 212 762
2020 271 1117
2021 285 1635
2022 253 2022
2023 219 2140

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Banja Luka in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Bosnia and Herzegovina ranking Europe ranking World rank
Social Work 2 310 984
Urban and Regional planning 2 581 1305
Classics and Ancient History 2 584 1785
Gender Studies 2 587 1992
Aesthetics 2 764 2516
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 3 775 2705
Linguistics 2 792 2836
Philosophy 2 841 2909
Demography 2 748 3033
Communications and Public Relations 2 870 3174
Law 2 858 3194
History 2 859 3202
Archaeology 2 870 3218
Political Science 2 906 3254
Anthropology 2 902 3490
Sociology 2 886 3525
Education Majors 4 901 3694

Biology rankings

The University of Banja Luka ranked 2nd for Biology in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 3448th in the World with 2,314 publications made and 14,188 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Agricultural Science.

Biology ranking Location
#2 of 12 In Bosnia and Herzegovina
#830 of 1,445 In Europe
#3448 of 6,770 In the World

University of Banja Luka
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 6 6
1992 4 10
1993 2 7
1994 1 6
1995 0 3
1996 1 6
1997 0 6
1998 2 5
1999 1 5
2000 1 11
2001 7 12
2002 15 15
2003 7 26
2004 8 29
2005 7 24
2006 11 18
2007 14 35
2008 19 40
2009 25 47
2010 34 92
2011 50 145
2012 73 158
2013 95 231
2014 110 312
2015 103 345
2016 135 490
2017 179 758
2018 198 930
2019 196 1161
2020 209 1531
2021 260 2246
2022 243 2683
2023 251 2921

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Banja Luka in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Bosnia and Herzegovina ranking Europe ranking World rank
Animal Science 2 398 1441
Forestry 2 487 1734
Horticulture 2 507 2130
Pharmacology 2 573 2436
Nutrition and Food Science 2 595 2453
Agricultural Science 2 619 2461
Virology 2 624 2600
Biotechnology 2 631 2620
Immunology 2 649 2632
Microbiology 2 628 2759
Oncology and Cancer research 3 680 2836
Botany 2 684 2838
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 2 729 2963
Zoology 2 715 3003
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 2 711 3077
Evolutionary Biology 2 799 3083
Neuroscience 4 856 3304
Nanotechnology 2 852 3437
Genetics 2 807 3465
Paleontology 2 857 3477
Biochemistry 2 811 3482

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Banja Luka ranked 2nd for Environmental Science in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 3442nd in the World with 2,069 publications made and 9,720 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Geology, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#2 of 12 In Bosnia and Herzegovina
#862 of 1,458 In Europe
#3442 of 6,798 In the World

University of Banja Luka
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 1 1
1992 1 1
1993 1 2
1994 0 1
1995 0 2
1996 0 1
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 2
2000 0 5
2001 5 5
2002 8 7
2003 8 12
2004 6 1
2005 11 11
2006 12 7
2007 7 15
2008 16 21
2009 22 24
2010 27 59
2011 39 87
2012 64 114
2013 82 143
2014 79 188
2015 81 212
2016 108 262
2017 170 411
2018 204 549
2019 182 775
2020 210 1032
2021 247 1594
2022 236 2018
2023 213 2267

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Banja Luka in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Bosnia and Herzegovina ranking Europe ranking World rank
Urban and Regional planning 2 581 1305
Forestry 2 487 1734
Agricultural Science 2 619 2461
Petrology and Geochemistry 2 711 2547
Environmental Engineering 2 671 2728
Earth science and Geophysics 2 765 3014
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 2 711 3077
Environmental Management 3 805 3111
Geotechnical Engineering 2 788 3191
Geography and Cartography 2 858 3229
Ecology 2 820 3295
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 2 870 3342
Environmental Chemistry 2 785 3385
Oceanography 3 879 3467
Paleontology 2 857 3477
Geology 2 872 3479

Engineering rankings

The University of Banja Luka ranked 2nd for Engineering in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 3276th in the World with 2,019 publications made and 11,063 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#2 of 12 In Bosnia and Herzegovina
#867 of 1,453 In Europe
#3276 of 6,684 In the World

University of Banja Luka
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 4 5
1992 6 19
1993 1 2
1994 2 4
1995 0 3
1996 0 7
1997 1 4
1998 1 4
1999 3 7
2000 2 6
2001 6 7
2002 16 10
2003 10 22
2004 7 16
2005 13 19
2006 12 25
2007 19 35
2008 21 38
2009 21 45
2010 43 79
2011 47 89
2012 66 152
2013 83 171
2014 95 254
2015 95 298
2016 128 432
2017 175 628
2018 172 751
2019 165 941
2020 185 1221
2021 199 1633
2022 202 1981
2023 171 2007

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Banja Luka in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Bosnia and Herzegovina ranking Europe ranking World rank
Computer Engineering 1 490 1547
Remote Sensing 1 552 1771
Electronic Engineering 2 667 2373
Biotechnology 2 631 2620
Civil Engineering 2 750 2681
Structural Engineering 2 765 2689
Environmental Engineering 2 671 2728
Computer Networking 2 730 2745
Electrical Engineering 2 766 2805
Telecommunications 2 755 2823
Systems Engineering 3 898 2977
Acoustical Engineering 2 827 2984
Aerospace Engineering 3 835 3078
Mechanical Engineering 3 884 3123
Optical Engineering 2 838 3178
Geotechnical Engineering 2 788 3191
Chemical Engineering 2 793 3250
Materials Science 2 879 3379
Nanotechnology 2 852 3437
Metallurgical Engineering 2 851 3438

Physics rankings

The University of Banja Luka ranked 2nd for Physics in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 3359th in the World with 1,766 publications made and 10,057 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#2 of 12 In Bosnia and Herzegovina
#880 of 1,446 In Europe
#3359 of 6,603 In the World

University of Banja Luka
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 4 6
1992 6 19
1993 2 6
1994 2 6
1995 0 2
1996 0 10
1997 1 7
1998 1 7
1999 2 9
2000 2 9
2001 5 7
2002 19 10
2003 13 19
2004 7 16
2005 13 23
2006 11 28
2007 15 47
2008 22 41
2009 16 48
2010 32 75
2011 45 109
2012 55 153
2013 78 153
2014 89 217
2015 81 230
2016 100 309
2017 139 469
2018 137 544
2019 135 728
2020 151 1019
2021 178 1291
2022 187 1592
2023 156 1696

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Banja Luka in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Bosnia and Herzegovina ranking Europe ranking World rank
Atomic and Molecular physics 2 649 2452
Condensed Matter Physics 2 707 2844
Acoustical Engineering 2 827 2984
Optical Engineering 2 838 3178
Nuclear Physics 3 816 3274
Astrophysics and Astronomy 2 883 3307
Quantum and Particle physics 2 876 3312
Materials Science 2 879 3379
Nanotechnology 2 852 3437

Medicine rankings

The University of Banja Luka ranked 2nd for Medicine in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 3159th in the World with 1,734 publications made and 11,847 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Public Health, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#2 of 12 In Bosnia and Herzegovina
#791 of 1,417 In Europe
#3159 of 6,680 In the World

University of Banja Luka
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 5 5
1992 0 4
1993 2 6
1994 0 1
1995 0 3
1996 1 6
1997 0 2
1998 0 2
1999 2 5
2000 2 6
2001 4 12
2002 9 10
2003 6 15
2004 5 19
2005 6 18
2006 11 20
2007 10 28
2008 19 31
2009 20 47
2010 42 84
2011 44 136
2012 53 124
2013 62 176
2014 74 226
2015 84 290
2016 109 415
2017 120 662
2018 122 763
2019 156 922
2020 177 1293
2021 197 1815
2022 185 2087
2023 175 2232

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Banja Luka in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Bosnia and Herzegovina ranking Europe ranking World rank
Social Work 2 310 984
Orthodontics 2 553 1740
Dentistry 2 568 1835
Critical Care Nursing 2 551 1852
Veterinary 2 427 1920
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 3 505 1957
Pediatrics 4 548 1971
Cardiology 3 613 2072
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 3 671 2141
Sports Medicine 3 645 2171
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 2 658 2287
Surgery 2 647 2331
Pharmacology 2 573 2436
Healthcare Management (MHA) 2 669 2438
Family medicine 4 599 2449
Physical Therapy 3 678 2460
Anesthesiology 3 657 2526
Virology 2 624 2600
Immunology 2 649 2632
Clinical Psychology 5 689 2710
Anatomy and Physiology 2 742 2755
Oncology and Cancer research 3 680 2836
Psychiatry 3 756 2960
Public Health 2 727 2985
Pathology 2 743 2997
Health Science 2 732 3065
Nursing 2 733 3079

Chemistry rankings

The University of Banja Luka ranked 2nd for Chemistry in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 3495th in the World with 1,720 publications made and 10,743 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#2 of 12 In Bosnia and Herzegovina
#862 of 1,401 In Europe
#3495 of 6,447 In the World

University of Banja Luka
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 6 11
1992 6 23
1993 2 8
1994 2 8
1995 0 5
1996 1 8
1997 1 9
1998 1 5
1999 1 10
2000 2 12
2001 6 12
2002 12 12
2003 9 23
2004 5 30
2005 11 24
2006 10 34
2007 17 48
2008 15 42
2009 25 55
2010 24 86
2011 41 143
2012 55 158
2013 72 189
2014 74 243
2015 76 239
2016 92 347
2017 143 504
2018 131 609
2019 140 819
2020 156 1074
2021 177 1566
2022 171 1960
2023 170 2174

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Banja Luka in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Bosnia and Herzegovina ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 2 595 2453
Petrology and Geochemistry 2 711 2547
Radiochemistry 2 593 2652
Inorganic Chemistry 2 711 2945
Physical chemistry 2 764 3038
Chemical Engineering 2 793 3250
Materials Science 2 879 3379
Environmental Chemistry 2 785 3385
Nanotechnology 2 852 3437
Biochemistry 2 811 3482
Organic Chemistry 2 845 3539

Computer Science rankings

The University of Banja Luka ranked 2nd for Computer Science in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 3256th in the World with 1,469 publications made and 7,401 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Telecommunications, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#2 of 12 In Bosnia and Herzegovina
#851 of 1,459 In Europe
#3256 of 6,752 In the World

University of Banja Luka
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 3 0
1992 1 3
1993 0 1
1994 0 1
1995 0 1
1996 1 2
1997 0 2
1998 0 0
1999 2 2
2000 0 2
2001 5 4
2002 11 7
2003 12 10
2004 4 7
2005 5 7
2006 6 15
2007 8 17
2008 19 15
2009 12 23
2010 32 44
2011 44 76
2012 50 90
2013 48 105
2014 62 151
2015 79 195
2016 86 296
2017 121 443
2018 117 565
2019 138 719
2020 158 1041
2021 142 1354
2022 137 1636
2023 140 1594

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Banja Luka in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Bosnia and Herzegovina ranking Europe ranking World rank
Computer Engineering 1 490 1547
Software Engineering 2 687 2045
Cognitive Science 3 654 2451
Computer Vision 2 677 2461
Cyber Security 2 704 2521
Computational Linguistics 2 705 2601
Management Information Systems 4 869 2682
Computer Networking 2 730 2745
Telecommunications 2 755 2823
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 2 729 2963
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 3 804 2986
Machine Learning 4 801 3154
Neuroscience 4 856 3304

Psychology rankings

The University of Banja Luka ranked 3rd for Psychology in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 3225th in the World with 956 publications made and 7,237 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Education Majors, Cognitive Science.

Psychology ranking Location
#3 of 12 In Bosnia and Herzegovina
#816 of 1,414 In Europe
#3225 of 6,528 In the World

University of Banja Luka
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 2 0
1992 0 0
1993 0 1
1994 0 1
1995 0 0
1996 1 2
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 0
2000 0 0
2001 2 2
2002 5 5
2003 3 8
2004 4 5
2005 1 4
2006 3 11
2007 6 10
2008 10 13
2009 15 9
2010 30 23
2011 36 36
2012 31 34
2013 33 70
2014 36 89
2015 42 130
2016 66 180
2017 57 327
2018 63 380
2019 95 513
2020 104 692
2021 111 910
2022 99 1133
2023 91 1139

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Banja Luka in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Bosnia and Herzegovina ranking Europe ranking World rank
Social Work 2 310 984
Cognitive Science 3 654 2451
Clinical Psychology 5 689 2710
Psychiatry 3 756 2960
Child Psychology 5 805 3282
Neuroscience 4 856 3304
Social Psychology 2 919 3593
Education Majors 4 901 3694

Business rankings

The University of Banja Luka ranked 2nd for Business in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 2991st in the World with 931 publications made and 3,462 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, International Business, International Trade.

Business ranking Location
#2 of 12 In Bosnia and Herzegovina
#844 of 1,414 In Europe
#2991 of 6,187 In the World

University of Banja Luka
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 0 1
1992 1 2
1993 0 0
1994 1 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 1
1997 0 0
1998 1 0
1999 1 0
2000 1 0
2001 4 2
2002 8 3
2003 9 4
2004 1 1
2005 8 3
2006 11 7
2007 5 14
2008 7 9
2009 9 8
2010 24 22
2011 13 44
2012 19 57
2013 35 48
2014 35 79
2015 39 86
2016 53 119
2017 79 180
2018 79 232
2019 92 289
2020 110 460
2021 98 618
2022 88 703
2023 89 726

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Banja Luka in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Bosnia and Herzegovina ranking Europe ranking World rank
International Trade 2 606 1277
International Business 2 604 1349
Accounting 2 748 2516
Finance 2 770 2599
Management Information Systems 4 869 2682
Marketing 2 824 2870
Management 2 822 2958

Mathematics rankings

The University of Banja Luka ranked 2nd for Mathematics in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 3649th in the World with 840 publications made and 3,677 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#2 of 12 In Bosnia and Herzegovina
#902 of 1,388 In Europe
#3649 of 6,305 In the World

University of Banja Luka
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 1 0
1992 0 0
1993 0 1
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 1
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 1 0
2000 0 1
2001 3 3
2002 8 3
2003 4 6
2004 0 3
2005 3 1
2006 2 5
2007 6 6
2008 6 9
2009 7 7
2010 18 18
2011 21 33
2012 24 45
2013 17 45
2014 37 73
2015 31 107
2016 56 164
2017 58 245
2018 51 291
2019 94 400
2020 93 537
2021 109 731
2022 102 972
2023 83 989

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Banja Luka in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Bosnia and Herzegovina ranking Europe ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 2 709 2531
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 3 795 2953
Math Teachers 3 835 3516
Statistics 3 904 3657

Economics rankings

The University of Banja Luka ranked 2nd for Economics in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 3010th in the World with 698 publications made and 2,673 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, International Economics, International Trade, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#2 of 11 In Bosnia and Herzegovina
#832 of 1,366 In Europe
#3010 of 5,995 In the World

University of Banja Luka
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 0 0
1992 1 2
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 1
1997 0 0
1998 1 0
1999 0 0
2000 0 0
2001 2 1
2002 3 1
2003 4 3
2004 0 1
2005 4 0
2006 8 4
2007 6 6
2008 3 6
2009 9 3
2010 17 12
2011 12 16
2012 13 24
2013 24 22
2014 22 53
2015 24 46
2016 35 76
2017 56 131
2018 65 131
2019 70 245
2020 76 356
2021 87 523
2022 83 621
2023 65 643

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Banja Luka in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Bosnia and Herzegovina ranking Europe ranking World rank
International Economics 2 561 1081
International Trade 2 606 1277
Finance 2 770 2599
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 3 795 2953
Development Studies 3 821 3264

Art & Design rankings

The University of Banja Luka ranked 2nd for Art & Design in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 3135th in the World with 426 publications made and 1,078 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#2 of 11 In Bosnia and Herzegovina
#858 of 1,349 In Europe
#3135 of 5,720 In the World

University of Banja Luka
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 0 0
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 0
2000 0 0
2001 0 1
2002 1 1
2003 0 0
2004 0 2
2005 0 1
2006 2 1
2007 1 0
2008 5 7
2009 1 4
2010 9 10
2011 10 9
2012 12 11
2013 24 15
2014 23 19
2015 29 33
2016 28 29
2017 47 73
2018 39 65
2019 28 97
2020 48 124
2021 48 180
2022 30 225
2023 39 224

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Banja Luka in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Bosnia and Herzegovina ranking Europe ranking World rank
Aesthetics 2 764 2516
Literature 2 837 2944
Fashion Design 2 872 3118