diff --git a/src/plugins/intel_gpu/src/kernel_selector/cl_kernels/experimental_detectron_generate_proposals_single_image_ref.cl b/src/plugins/intel_gpu/src/kernel_selector/cl_kernels/experimental_detectron_generate_proposals_single_image_ref.cl
index aa9cd2d3c387e6..5ea7c3be62e0df 100644
--- a/src/plugins/intel_gpu/src/kernel_selector/cl_kernels/experimental_detectron_generate_proposals_single_image_ref.cl
+++ b/src/plugins/intel_gpu/src/kernel_selector/cl_kernels/experimental_detectron_generate_proposals_single_image_ref.cl
@@ -102,7 +102,17 @@ inline void FUNC(swap_box)(__global Box* a, __global Box* b) {
 }
 
 inline int FUNC(partition)(__global Box* arr, int l, int h) {
-    INPUT0_TYPE pivotScore = arr[h].score;
+    static int static_counter = 0;
+    static_counter++;
+    int pivot_idx = l;
+    if (static_counter%3 == 0) { //cyclic pivot selection rotation
+        pivot_idx = (l+h)/2;
+    }
+    if (static_counter%3 == 1) {
+        pivot_idx = h;
+    }
+    INPUT0_TYPE pivotScore = arr[pivot_idx].score;
+    FUNC_CALL(swap_box)(&arr[h], &arr[pivot_idx]);
     int i = (l - 1);
     for (int j = l; j <= h - 1; j++) {
         if (arr[j].score > pivotScore) {
@@ -129,7 +139,7 @@ inline void FUNC(bubbleSortIterative)(__global Box* arr, int l, int h) {
     }
 }
 
-inline void FUNC(quickSortIterative)(__global Box* arr, int l, int h) {
+inline void FUNC(quickSelectIterative)(__global Box* arr, int l, int h) {
     // Create an auxiliary stack
     const int kStackSize = 100;
     int stack[kStackSize];
@@ -153,7 +163,7 @@ inline void FUNC(quickSortIterative)(__global Box* arr, int l, int h) {
 
         // If there are elements on left side of pivot,
         // then push left side to stack
-        if (p - 1 > l) {
+        if (p - 1 > l && l < PRE_NMS_TOPN) {
             if (top >= (kStackSize - 1)) {
                 FUNC_CALL(bubbleSortIterative)(arr, l, p - 1);
             } else {
@@ -164,7 +174,7 @@ inline void FUNC(quickSortIterative)(__global Box* arr, int l, int h) {
 
         // If there are elements on right side of pivot,
         // then push right side to stack
-        if (p + 1 < h) {
+        if (p + 1 < h && p + 1 < PRE_NMS_TOPN) {
             if (top >= (kStackSize - 1)) {
                 FUNC_CALL(bubbleSortIterative)(arr, p + 1, h);
             } else {
@@ -179,7 +189,7 @@ inline void FUNC(quickSortIterative)(__global Box* arr, int l, int h) {
 KERNEL(edgpsi_ref_stage_1)(__global OUTPUT_TYPE* proposals) {
     __global Box* boxes = (__global Box*)proposals;
 
-    FUNC_CALL(quickSortIterative)(boxes, 0, NUM_PROPOSALS-1);
+    FUNC_CALL(quickSelectIterative)(boxes, 0, NUM_PROPOSALS-1);
 }
 #undef Box
 #endif /* EDGPSI_STAGE_1 */