How does Bulgaria rank in Engineering research?

Bulgaria ranks #72 of 134 countries on research quality in Engineering (2022–2025), with 6.2k works.

Engineering research in Bulgaria

Technical University of Sofia ranks first in Bulgaria for Engineering research in 2022–2025 (#1,547 worldwide), followed by Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and Economic Research Institute.

Bulgaria's world rank: #72
Works, 2022–2025: 6.2k
Top-10% rate: 4.8%
Ranked institutions: 20

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Engineering in Bulgaria?

#	Institution	World rank	Score	Top-10% rate	Works
1	Technical University of SofiaSofia	#1,547	16.5	4.0%	1,477
2	Bulgarian Academy of SciencesSofia	#2,256	12.3	6.3%	528
3	Economic Research InstituteSofia	#2,691	10.3	3.0%	520
4	Angel Kanchev University of RuseRousse	#3,917	6.0	3.7%	362
5	University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and GeodesySofia	#4,224	5.1	4.4%	285
6	Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski"Sofia	#4,555	4.3	6.8%	190
7	Institute of ElectronicsSofia	#5,041	3.1	4.5%	174
8	Technical University of VarnaVarna	#5,410	2.3	2.7%	256
9	Institute of Information and Communication TechnologiesSofia	#5,445	2.2	5.9%	120
10	Technical University of GabrovoGabrovo	#5,454	2.2	2.8%	189
11	Institute of MechanicsSofia	#5,782	1.6	8.7%	63
12	Nikola Vaptsarov Naval AcademyVarna	#5,873	139.0	4.0%	107
13	University of Mining and Geology "Saint Ivan Rilski"Sofia	#6,027	109.0	7.3%	63
14	Plovdiv UniversityPlovdiv	#6,093	97.0	5.5%	84
15	University of Chemical Technology and MetallurgySofia	#6,132	90.0	3.0%	135
16	Medical University of VarnaVarna	#6,318	56.0	6.4%	61
17	Institute of General and Inorganic ChemistrySofia	#6,346	51.0	3.5%	66
18	University of Food TechnologiesPlovdiv	#6,349	50.0	2.9%	79
19	Vasil Levski National Military UniversityVeliko Tarnovo	#6,373	46.0	4.4%	71
20	Trakia UniversityStara Zagora	#6,507	22.0	2.4%	62

Institutions in Bulgaria above the floor of 40 fractional works in Engineering, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Engineering researchers in Bulgaria?

Nikolay Hinov rank highest among researchers based in Bulgaria.

1Nikolay Hinov#1,122,969 worldwide overall46 citations · 114 works

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