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Research in Sofia

Science Explorer records 3 research institutions in Sofia. The largest by output are Institute of Robotics, Bulgarian Institute of Metrology and Bulgarian Water Association.

Research institutions
3
Research works
89
▲ 121% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
8.3%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Sofia?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Institute of RoboticsResearch facility 79 not ranked
2Bulgarian Institute of MetrologyGovernment institution 10 not ranked
3Bulgarian Water AssociationNonprofit 0 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

Which keywords describe research in Sofia?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Robotics, Autonomous Vehicles, Neural Networks, Artificial Intelligence, Human-Robot Interaction, Service Robots and Sparse Representation.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city's work against its share of the world's. The 14 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 14 words, with their numbers
  1. Deep Learning4▲ 4.6×16 topics
  2. Neural Networks2▲ 5.0×8 topics
  3. Artificial Intelligence2▲ 4.8×5 topics
  4. Robotics2▲ 28×3 topics
  5. Autonomous Vehicles2▲ 31×4 topics
  6. Human-Robot Interaction1▲ 50×3 topics
  7. Machine Learning1▲ 1.59×7 topics
  8. Biomechanics1▲ 15×3 topics
  9. Service Robots1▲ 54×2 topics
  10. Sparse Representation1▲ 24×2 topics
  11. Collision Avoidance1▲ 23×2 topics
  12. Infrared1▲ 120×1 topic
  13. Robotic Manipulators1▲ 40×3 topics
  14. Small Target1▲ 120×1 topic

What research is done in Sofia?

Robot Manipulation and L…1Robot Manipulation and Learning: 1 fractional worksInfrared Target Detectio…1Infrared Target Detection Methodologies: 1 fractional worksMuscle activation and el…1Muscle activation and electromyography studies: 1 fractional worksRobotic Path Planning Al…1Robotic Path Planning Algorithms: 1 fractional worksRobotics and Sensor-Based Localization: 1 fractional worksAI in Service Interactions: 1 fractional worksHand Gesture Recognition…1Hand Gesture Recognition Systems: 1 fractional worksProsthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics: 1 fractional worksModular Robots and Swarm Intelligence: 0 fractional worksCellular Mechanics and I…0Cellular Mechanics and Interactions: 0 fractional works
Control and Systems EngineeringAerospace EngineeringBiomedical EngineeringComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition4 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Robot Manipulation and Learning Control and Systems Engineering 1 works
  2. 2 Infrared Target Detection Methodologies Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Muscle activation and electromyography studies Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Robotic Path Planning Algorithms Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 1 works
  5. 5 Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 AI in Service Interactions Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  7. 7 Hand Gesture Recognition Systems Human-Computer Interaction 1 works
  8. 8 Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Cellular Mechanics and Interactions Cell Biology 0 works

Research output over time

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