Honorary members of the National Institute of Chemistry
- Prof. Dr. Tihomir NOVAKOV, since December 19, 1986 (1929-2015)
- Prof. Dr. Igor BELIČ, since December 19, 1986 (1919-1997)
- Dr. Marta BLINC, since December 19, 1986 (1904-2000)
- Prof. Dr. Bojan DRŽAJ, since December 19, 1986 (1918-1998)
- Dr. Jože FEGEŠ, since December 19, 1986 (1933-1988)
- Prof. Dr. Vera JOHANIDES, since December 19, 1986 (1917-2000)
- Prof. Dr. Roman MODIC, since December 19, 1986 (1911-2003)
- Prof. Dr. Robert M. LAFFERTY, since May 5, 1994 (1929-2009)
- Prof. Dr. Walter STEINER, since June 15, 1994
- Prof. Dr. Desire L. MASSART, since March 8, 1995 (1941-2005)
- Prof. Dr. John R. HELLIWELL, since October 21, 1996
- Prof. Dr. Joachim MAIER, since April 17, 1996
- Akad. Prof. Dr. Dušan HADŽI, since October 9, 2001 (1921-2019)
- Prof. Dr. Joseph WANG, since June 15, 2007
- Prof. Dr. Milan RANDIĆ, since September 27, 2007