Recently Stanford University published the world’s top 2% most influential scientists from all fields in 2021 and during their whole career. Eleven scientists from Bosnia were on the list of the most influential scientists in 2021. and seven on the list of most influential during his career. Scientists are classified into 22 scientific fields and 176 sub-fields.
The institutions where the most influential scientists in Bosnia are engaged are the following: International University of Sarajevo, University of Sarajevo, University of East Sarajevo, Academy of Sciences and Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Academy of Medical Sciences of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo School of Science and Technology.
The national ranking list with the position on the world list (with and without self-citations) is shown in the table below. Dejan Milošević (UNSA), Željko Stević (UIS) and Benjamin Duraković (IUS) are listed as top three scientist ranked in Bosnia.
| National rank | Name | World rank (without self-citations) | World rank |
| 1 | Dejan B. Milošević | 50,807 | 28,660 |
| 2 | Željko Stević | 120,488 | 97,422 |
| 3 | Benjamin Duraković | 133,189 | 124,876 |
| 4 | Mirjana Maksimovic | 153,059 | 174,128 |
| 5 | Mevludin Glavic | 156,776 | 167,392 |
| 6 | Almir Badnjevic | 225,752 | 224,849 |
| 7 | Izet Masic | 237,497 | 242,581 |
| 8 | Asif Šabanović | 274,351 | 290,017 |
| 9 | Enver Zerem | 300,572 | 280,822 |
| 10 | Asim Kurjak | 354,693 | 160,282 |
| 11 | Osman Sinanovic | 524,605 | 478,499 |
There were seven scientists from Bosnia in the list of the most influential scientist during their entire career. The institutions where the most influential scientists in Bosnia are engaged are the following: University of Sarajevo, International University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo School of Science and Technology, Academy of Sciences and Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Academy of Medical Sciences of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The national ranking list with the position on the world list (with and without self-citations) is shown in the table below. Dejan Milošević (UNSA), Asim Kurjak (SSST) and Asif Šabanović (IUS) were among the first three ranked in Bosnia.
| National rank | Name | World rank (without self-citations) | World rank |
| 1 | Dejan B. Milošević | 40,572 | 19,745 |
| 2 | Asim Kurjak | 67,463 | 44,451 |
| 3 | Asif Šabanović | 116,666 | 114,302 |
| 4 | Mevludin Glavic | 242,235 | 251,300 |
| 5 | Enver Zerem | 304,540 | 272,415 |
| 6 | Izet Masic | 365,264 | 303,365 |
| 7 | Izudin Džafić | 390,062 | 380,557 |
The results are obtained using Scopus citation information, based on standardized citation information such as h-index, co-authorship adjusted hm-index, citations to papers in different authorship positions and a composite indicator (c-score).
The list is available on the following link: