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Physics and Astronomy research in Bulgaria

Bulgarian Academy of Sciences ranks first in Bulgaria for Physics and Astronomy research in 2022-now (#881 worldwide), followed by Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski".

Bulgaria's world rank
#57
of 76 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
817
Top-10% rate
4.0%
Ranked institutions
2

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

What is the best university for Physics and Astronomy in Bulgaria?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Bulgarian Academy of SciencesSofia #8816.64.3%402
2Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski"Sofia #1,0663.94.4%154

Institutions in Bulgaria above the floor of 40 fractional works in Physics and Astronomy, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.

Who are the top Physics and Astronomy researchers in Bulgaria?

L. Litov, A. Cimmino and A. Cabrera rank highest among researchers based in Bulgaria, on their papers in Physics and Astronomy that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1L. Litov#17,576 worldwide overall574.8 of 1,824 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2A. Cimmino#8,111 worldwide overall340.6 of 876 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3A. Cabrera#11,365 worldwide overall178.6 of 447 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4V. Genchev#32,911 worldwide overall186.6 of 462 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5S. Stoykova#20,679 worldwide overall157.8 of 414 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6D. Lomidze#68,921 worldwide overall106.5 of 286 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Bulgaria on their work in Physics and Astronomy alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.

How Bulgaria compares with other countries in Physics and Astronomy