Vinča Scientists Among the World’s Most Influential Researchers

Three researchers from the Serbian Institute of Nuclear Sciences “Vinča” have been included in the prestigious Stanford University list of the world’s top 2% most influential scientists for their entire career. Furthermore, as many as ten of the Institute’s collaborators were featured on the list assessing scientific impact during the past year, 2024, representing an exceptional recognition for Serbian science

The list of the top 2% most influential researchers worldwide, regularly published by Stanford University, uses a complex methodology based on numerous criteria. These include the number of scientific papers, the number of citations, the h-index, and the role of first author, which together provide a comprehensive picture of scientific contribution.

The list for the entire career includes: Dr. Mikhail Brik, Prof. Dr. Miroslav Dramićanin, and Dr. Bojan Janković. The list for 2024 highlights current scientific impact and, in addition to the aforementioned three, includes seven other researchers from Vinča: Dr. Milan Obradović; Dr. Aleksandra Nešić; Dr. Zoran Marković; Dr. Esma Isenović; Dr. Tamara Lazarević Pašti; Dr. Aleksandar Ćirić; and Dr. Mirjana Čolović.

This recognition places the collaborators of the Institute “Vinča” at the very top of the global scientific community and is proof of their dedication and exceptional contribution in their respective fields. The Stanford University list is widely recognized as one of the most objective indicators of scientific influence, and the data is publicly available under the title “August 2025 data-update for ‘Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators'”. The Institute has stated that it is proud of its researchers’ successes and has congratulated them on the achieved result, and we congratulate them on their success.

The Vinča Institute of Nuclear Sciences, originally known as the Institute for Physics, was established in 1948 as a flagship scientific institution in the former Yugoslavia, and still remains so. It was famously initiated after a public fundraising campaign that made it a central hub for nuclear and physical sciences in the region.

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