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University of Maribor Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) 2025
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Statistical Physics
Cooperation
Complex Systems
Computational Social Science
Network Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,584
28,737
0.580
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
chemical engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,719
11,406
0.502
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
cell bioloy
apiculture
honey bee biology
honey bee pathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,197
9,497
0.495
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Biomedical engineering
biosignal processing
neural engineering
signal processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,849
6,047
0.683
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Evolutionary Computation
Swarm Intelligence
Computational Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,160
5,590
0.685
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,953
5,429
0.683
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
evolutionary computation
differential evolution
self-adaptation
constrained optimization
large-scale optimization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,059
5,378
0.446
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Domain-Specific Languages
Evolutionary Computation
Software Language Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,185
5,092
0.359
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Analytical Chemistry
Electrochemistry
Corrosion
Surface Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,040
4,776
0.678
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
process system engineering
optimization
process integration
environmental protection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,827
4,162
0.424
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Regenerative medicine
In vitro cell models
Drug delivery systems
Pharmacology
Wound healing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,716
3,676
0.779
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
information systems
software engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,957
3,428
0.575
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Cryptography
Authentication
Key Agreement
User Aspects of Security
Blockchain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,082
3,156
0.773
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Healthcare Analytics
Artificial Intelligence
Healthcare Informatics
Digital Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,895
3,131
0.804
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
data mining
health informatics
complexity
system theory
nursing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,818
3,016
0.518
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Computational Mechanics
Impact and Transient Dynamic Problems
Cellular Materials
Road Safety
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,650
2,909
0.626
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Supply networks optimization
Renewable energy
Process Integration
Sustainability assessment
Sustainable technologies and cir
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,512
2,723
0.604
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
kemijska tehnika
okoljska tehnika
izobraževanje za trajnostni razvoj
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,504
2,600
0.400
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Physiology
Physics
Network Physiology
Philosophy
Biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,106
2,536
0.816
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Evolutionary Algorithms
Differential Evolution
Combinatorial Optimization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,226
2,530
0.406
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Blockchain
SSI
Authentication
Key Agreement
Cryptography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,979
2,493
0.837
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Criminology
Penology
Victimology
Police Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,394
2,415
0.448
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
(bacterial) nanocellulose
biomaterials
gelatin
scaffolds
biopolymeric membranes for fuel cells
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,870
2,222
0.774
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
topological defects
phase behavior
liquid crystals
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,625
2,215
0.394
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
EA
DSL
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,885
2,127
0.547
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,784
5
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Matjaž Perc|Matjaz Perc, M. Perc
University of Maribor
Maribor, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,584
28,737
0.580
Statistical Physics
Cooperation
Complex Systems
Computational Social Science
Network Science
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,787
15
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Zeljko Knez
University of Maribor
Maribor, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,719
11,406
0.502
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,558
21
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Aleš Gregorc
University of Maribor
Maribor, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,197
9,497
0.495
cell bioloy
apiculture
honey bee biology
honey bee pathology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,147
47
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ales Holobar
University of Maribor
Maribor, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,849
6,047
0.683
Biomedical engineering
biosignal processing
neural engineering
signal processing
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,612
54
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Iztok Fister
University of Maribor
Maribor, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,160
5,590
0.685
Evolutionary Computation
Swarm Intelligence
Computational Intelligence
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,588
56
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Iztok Jr Fister
University of Maribor
Maribor, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,953
5,429
0.683
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,550
59
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Janez Brest
University of Maribor
Maribor, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,059
5,378
0.446
evolutionary computation
differential evolution
self-adaptation
constrained optimization
large-scale optimization
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,430
64
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Marjan Mernik
University of Maribor
Maribor, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,185
5,092
0.359
Domain-Specific Languages
Evolutionary Computation
Software Language Engineering
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,708
71
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Matjaž Finšgar
University of Maribor
Maribor, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,040
4,776
0.678
Analytical Chemistry
Electrochemistry
Corrosion
Surface Analysis
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111,238
83
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Zdravko Kravanja
University of Maribor
Maribor, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,827
4,162
0.424
process system engineering
optimization
process integration
environmental protection
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,967
100
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Uroš Maver
University of Maribor
Maribor, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,716
3,676
0.779
Regenerative medicine
In vitro cell models
Drug delivery systems
Pharmacology
Wound healing
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
139,956
110
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Marjan Hericko
University of Maribor
Maribor, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,957
3,428
0.575
information systems
software engineering
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
154,012
123
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Marko Hölbl
University of Maribor
Maribor, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,082
3,156
0.773
Cryptography
Authentication
Key Agreement
User Aspects of Security
Blockchain
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
155,370
125
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Gregor Stiglic
University of Maribor
Maribor, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,895
3,131
0.804
Healthcare Analytics
Artificial Intelligence
Healthcare Informatics
Digital Health
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
162,058
133
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Peter Kokol
University of Maribor
Maribor, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,818
3,016
0.518
data mining
health informatics
complexity
system theory
nursing
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
168,732
140
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Zoran Ren
University of Maribor
Maribor, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,650
2,909
0.626
Computational Mechanics
Impact and Transient Dynamic Problems
Cellular Materials
Road Safety
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
181,755
153
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Lidija Čuček
University of Maribor
Maribor, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,512
2,723
0.604
Supply networks optimization
Renewable energy
Process Integration
Sustainability assessment
Sustainable technologies and cir
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
190,930
164
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Peter Glavic
University of Maribor
Maribor, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,504
2,600
0.400
kemijska tehnika
okoljska tehnika
izobraževanje za trajnostni razvoj
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
196,110
169
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Andraz Stozer
University of Maribor
Maribor, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,106
2,536
0.816
Physiology
Physics
Network Physiology
Philosophy
Biochemistry
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
196,586
170
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Borko Bošković
University of Maribor
Maribor, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,226
2,530
0.406
Evolutionary Algorithms
Differential Evolution
Combinatorial Optimization
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
199,780
174
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Muhamed Turkanović
University of Maribor
Maribor, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,979
2,493
0.837
Blockchain
SSI
Authentication
Key Agreement
Cryptography
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
206,574
181
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Gorazd Mesko
University of Maribor
Maribor, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,394
2,415
0.448
Criminology
Penology
Victimology
Police Studies
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
225,438
205
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Selestina Gorgieva
University of Maribor
Maribor, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,870
2,222
0.774
(bacterial) nanocellulose
biomaterials
gelatin
scaffolds
biopolymeric membranes for fuel cells
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
226,066
206
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Samo Kralj
University of Maribor
Maribor, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,625
2,215
0.394
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
235,589
214
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Matej Črepinšek
University of Maribor
Maribor, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,885
2,127
0.547
EA
DSL
Artificial Intelligence