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Agricultural University Plovdiv

In research, Agricultural University Plovdiv stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,369 of 3,409 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#11,260 of 12,888 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#6,936 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Plant Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Plant Science is 14.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,841
of 28,054 · #25,028 all time
Rank in Bulgaria
#47
of 92
Research works
1.1k
▲ 73% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.3k
6.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
64%
world 28%

What is Agricultural University Plovdiv known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,369 of 3,409 9.5%141 #4002
Physical SciencesDomain #11,260 of 12,888 7.9%63 #16859
Life SciencesDomain #6,936 of 7,800 9.6%162 #12171
Plant ScienceSubfield #1,262 of 1,395 8.7%74 #2240

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Agricultural University Plovdiv sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#4,002 #2,369
  2. Physical Sciences#16,859 #11,260
  3. Life Sciences#12,171 #6,936
  4. Plant Science#2,240 #1,262
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Agricultural University Plovdiv specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Plant Science takes 14.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 74.3 works15×
  2. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 141.4 works10×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 10.44× its world share, 141 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.10× its world share, 17 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.87× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.01× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.41× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.19× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.95× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.27× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.03× its world share, 29 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.34× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.74× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.21× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 1.99× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.01× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.30× its world share, 12 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.65× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.35× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 13 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 10.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Agricultural University Plovdiv?

Ranked on the composite score, Violina Angelova, Andon Vassilev and Д. Пенков lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Agricultural University Plovdiv.

  1. 1 Violina Angelova Bulgaria · #405,314 worldwide 86 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Andon Vassilev Bulgaria · #733,092 worldwide 79 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Д. Пенков Bulgaria · #826,258 worldwide 9 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Krasimir Ivanov Bulgaria · #920,362 worldwide 84 citations · 30 works
  5. 5 V. Gerzilov Bulgaria · #1,128,732 worldwide 12 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 G. Delchev Bulgaria · #1,145,039 worldwide 4 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Emilia Mihaylova Bulgaria · #1,164,235 worldwide 14 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 B. Bojinov Bulgaria · #1,295,886 worldwide 1 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 R. Petrova Bulgaria · #1,370,585 worldwide 4 citations · 81 works
  10. 10 A. Yordanov Bulgaria · #1,598,210 worldwide 10 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Agricultural University Plovdiv

Which keywords describe research at Agricultural University Plovdiv?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Sustainable Development, Food Security, Sustainability, Crop Management, Genetic Improvement, Phylogenetic Analysis and Plant Growth.

▲ 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 institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change33▲ 4.3×45 topics
  2. Sustainability20▲ 2.9×26 topics
  3. Sustainable Development20▲ 4.4×18 topics
  4. Food Security13▲ 8.3×10 topics
  5. Crop Management12▲ 63×2 topics
  6. Environmental Impact12▲ 2.4×21 topics
  7. Genetic Improvement11▲ 44×4 topics
  8. Phylogenetic Analysis11▲ 13×11 topics
  9. Plant Growth10▲ 33×6 topics
  10. Genetic Diversity10▲ 8.0×12 topics
  11. Genetics10▲ 4.9×6 topics
  12. Sustainable Agriculture9▲ 10×9 topics
  13. Economic Growth9▲ 3.8×9 topics
  14. Invasive Species9▲ 7.5×19 topics
  15. Biodiversity9▲ 4.1×13 topics
  16. Antioxidant Activity8▲ 4.5×15 topics
  17. Maize Yield8▲ 67×1 topic
  18. Nitrogen Uptake8▲ 67×1 topic
  19. Soil Fertility8▲ 12×5 topics
  20. Drought Tolerance8▲ 19×6 topics
  21. Agricultural Sustainability8▲ 23×4 topics
  22. Antioxidant8▲ 3.9×19 topics
  23. Biological Control7▲ 17×7 topics
  24. Weed Control6▲ 82×2 topics
  25. Rhizosphere Interactions6▲ 26×2 topics
  26. Genome Sequencing6▲ 14×6 topics
  27. Grapevine6▲ 55×2 topics
  28. Root Exudates6▲ 31×2 topics
  29. Breeding6▲ 28×4 topics
  30. Medicinal Plants6▲ 5.3×6 topics
  31. Biogeography6▲ 7.9×10 topics
  32. Fungal Pathogens6▲ 15×3 topics
  33. Plant Pathogens5▲ 61×3 topics
  34. Plant Breeding5▲ 19×4 topics
  35. Transcriptome Analysis5▲ 29×2 topics
  36. Integrated Pest Management5▲ 93×2 topics
  37. Abiotic Stress5▲ 25×2 topics
  38. Anthocyanins5▲ 26×2 topics
  39. Agricultural Intensification5▲ 51×2 topics
  40. Natural Products5▲ 12×6 topics

Which research topics does Agricultural University Plovdiv publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Crop Yield and Soil Fertility, Horticultural and Viticultural Research, Greenhouse Technology and Climate Control and Regional Development and Management Studies.

Crop Yield and Soil Fert…8Crop Yield and Soil Fertility: 8 fractional worksHorticultural and Viticu…5Horticultural and Viticultural Research: 5 fractional worksGreenhouse Technology and Climate Control: 4 fractional worksRegional Development and Management Studies: 4 fractional worksWeed Control and Herbici…4Weed Control and Herbicide Applications: 4 fractional worksGlobal Trade and Competitiveness: 4 fractional worksPlant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity: 4 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Fung…4Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 4 fractional worksPlant Growth Enhancement Techniques: 4 fractional worksPlant responses to elevated CO2: 3 fractional works
Agronomy and Crop SciencePlant ScienceEconomics and EconometricsStrategy and Management1 others

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

  1. 1 Crop Yield and Soil Fertility Agronomy and Crop Science 8 works
  2. 2 Horticultural and Viticultural Research Plant Science 5 works
  3. 3 Greenhouse Technology and Climate Control Plant Science 4 works
  4. 4 Regional Development and Management Studies Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  5. 5 Weed Control and Herbicide Applications Plant Science 4 works
  6. 6 Global Trade and Competitiveness Strategy and Management 4 works
  7. 7 Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity Plant Science 4 works
  8. 8 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 4 works
  9. 9 Plant Growth Enhancement Techniques Plant Science 4 works
  10. 10 Plant responses to elevated CO2 Plant Science 3 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available64.3%not open35.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.5%domestic only85.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Agricultural University Plovdiv's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 73% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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