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Agricultural University Plovdiv

In research, Agricultural University Plovdiv stands highest in Life Sciences (#2,996 of 6,403 worldwide), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,860 of 3,157 worldwide) and Plant Science (#896 of 1,317 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Agronomy and Crop Science, Plant Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Agronomy and Crop Science is 22.6× its share of world research).

World rank, 2022-now
#10,941
of 22,385 · #21,416 all time
Rank in Bulgaria
#24
of 64
Research works
1.1k
▲ 26% vs 2018-21
Citations
7.3k
6.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.84×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
64%
world 40%
International
14%
world 18%

What is Agricultural University Plovdiv known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Life SciencesDomain #2,996 of 6,403 3.6%162 #6948
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,860 of 3,157 3.8%141 #3473
Plant ScienceSubfield #896 of 1,317 2.8%74 #1867
Physical SciencesDomain #9,631 of 10,670 3.6%63 #16123

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

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

  1. Life Sciences#6,948 #2,996
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#3,473 #1,860
  3. Plant Science#1,867 #896
  4. Physical Sciences#16,123 #9,631
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

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

Which fields of science does Agricultural University Plovdiv work in?

In 2022-now, 56% of research at Agricultural University Plovdiv is in Life Sciences, 22% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (49%), Environmental Science (9%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (5%). It does 4.1× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 214 fractional works · 56.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 188 fractional works · 49.5% of its workPlant Science: 96 fractional works · 25.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 20 fractional works · 5.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 16 fractional works · 4.1% of its workSoil Science: 12 fractional works · 3.3% of its workInsect Science: 12 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 11 fractional works · 2.8% of its workFood Science: 10 fractional works · 2.6% of its workAquatic Science: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 20 fractional works · 5.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 10 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGenetics: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCell Biology: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSensory Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 82 fractional works · 21.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 36 fractional works · 9.4% of its workEcology: 8 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPollution: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEngineering: 16 fractional works · 4.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemistry: 7 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 7 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiomaterials: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 59 fractional works · 15.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 17 fractional works · 4.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 9 fractional works · 2.5% of its workTourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMarketing: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 17 fractional works · 4.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 17 fractional works · 4.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 15 fractional works · 4.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 7 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Sciences: 25 fractional works · 6.5% of its workMedicine: 15 fractional works · 4.0% of its workBiochemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workVeterinary: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmall Animals: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKAgriculturalUniversity…380fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences56%Physical Sciences22%Health Sciences7%Social Sciences16%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences18849.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology205.3%
    3. Neuroscience20.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology20.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.4%
    1. Environmental Science369.4%
    2. Engineering164.2%
    3. Chemistry71.9%
    4. Materials Science71.7%
    5. Computer Science61.5%
    6. Energy30.8%
    7. Mathematics30.7%
    8. Physics and Astronomy20.6%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences20.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.3%
    1. Business, Management and Accounting174.6%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance174.5%
    3. Social Sciences154.0%
    4. Decision Sciences41.0%
    5. Psychology30.9%
    6. Arts and Humanities20.6%
    1. Medicine154.0%
    2. Nursing30.9%
    3. Veterinary30.8%
    4. Health Professions20.5%
    5. Dentistry10.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Agricultural University Plovdiv specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Agronomy and Crop Science takes 22.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield · 20.3 works23×
  2. Plant ScienceSubfield · 95.9 works14×
  3. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 187.8 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: 10.41× its world share, 188 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.99× its world share, 20 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.09× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.76× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.22× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.20× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.83× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.28× its world share, 16 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.90× its world share, 36 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.49× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.58× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.21× its world share, 15 worksMedicineNursing: 1.86× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 6.24× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.43× its world share, 18 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.03× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.10× its world share, 17 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.29× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 15 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.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.41×188 works
  2. Veterinary6.24×3 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.10×17 works
  4. Environmental Science1.90×36 works
  5. Nursing1.86×4 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting1.43×18 works
  7. Chemistry1.22×7 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.09×2 works
  9. Decision Sciences1.03×4 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.99×20 works
  11. Energy0.83×3 works
  12. Chemical Engineering0.76×1 works
  13. Mathematics0.58×3 works
  14. Immunology and Microbiology0.57×2 works
  15. Materials Science0.49×6 works
  16. Dentistry0.45×1 works
  17. Neuroscience0.37×2 works
  18. Social Sciences0.32×15 works
  19. Physics and Astronomy0.29×2 works
  20. Psychology0.29×3 works
  21. Engineering0.28×16 works
  22. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.27×2 works
  23. Medicine0.21×15 works
  24. Computer Science0.20×6 works
  25. Health Professions0.20×2 works
  26. Arts and Humanities0.20×2 works

Who are the top researchers at Agricultural University Plovdiv?

Ranked on the quality score, Veselin Petrov, Stefan Shilev and Zlatko S. Zlatev lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Agricultural University Plovdiv.

  1. 1 Veselin Petrov Bulgaria · #1,448,757 worldwide 1.8k citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Stefan Shilev Bulgaria · #1,708,532 worldwide 1.3k citations · 54 works
  3. 3 Zlatko S. Zlatev Bulgaria · #1,838,462 worldwide 1.5k citations · 48 works
  4. 4 Vanya Georgieva Bulgaria · #2,349,611 worldwide 58 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 Anna Aladjadjiyan Bulgaria · #2,870,204 worldwide 821 citations · 36 works
  6. 6 M. Berova Bulgaria · #3,517,790 worldwide 791 citations · 31 works
  7. 7 Violeta Dirimanova Bulgaria · #3,546,266 worldwide 259 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Nevena Stoeva Bulgaria · #3,598,169 worldwide 750 citations · 37 works
  9. 9 Andon Vassilev Bulgaria · #4,032,209 worldwide 2.9k citations · 75 works
  10. 10 Mariana Petkova Bulgaria · #4,073,629 worldwide 254 citations · 38 works
All ranked researchers at Agricultural University Plovdiv

What are the most cited papers from Agricultural University Plovdiv?

The most cited paper from Agricultural University Plovdiv is "Phytoremediation of contaminated soils and groundwater: lessons from the field" (Jaco Vangronsveld, Rolf Herzig, Nele Weyens et al., 2009), with 960 citations. Next come "Bologna guidelines for diagnosis and management of adhesive small bowel obstruction (ASBO): 2017 update of the evidence-based guidelines from the world society of emergency surgery ASBO working group" (622) and "Trace element behaviour at the root–soil interface: Implications in phytoremediation" (391).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Phytoremediation of contaminated soils and groundwater: lessons from the field Jaco Vangronsveld, Rolf Herzig, Nele Weyens et al. · Environmental Science and Pollution Research 25 Jun 2009 960
2 Bologna guidelines for diagnosis and management of adhesive small bowel obstruction (ASBO): 2017 update of the evidence-based guidelines from the world society of emergency surgery ASBO working group Richard P. G. ten Broek et al. · World Journal of Emergency Surgery Open access 18 Jun 2018 622
3 Trace element behaviour at the root–soil interface: Implications in phytoremediation Petra Kidd, Juan Barceló, M.P. Bernal et al. · Environmental and Experimental Botany 5 Jul 2009 391
4 Effects of Different Metals on Photosynthesis: Cadmium and Zinc Affect Chlorophyll Fluorescence in Durum Wheat Momchil Paunov, Lyubka Koleva, Andon Vassilev et al. · International Journal of Molecular Sciences Open access 9 Mar 2018 380
5 Bio-accumulation and distribution of heavy metals in fibre crops (flax, cotton and hemp) Violina Angelova, R. Ivanova, V. Delibaltova et al. · Industrial Crops and Products Open access 10 Dec 2003 307
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Agricultural University Plovdiv?

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

▲ 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-now 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 Change44▲ 4.3×47 topics
  2. Sustainable Development31▲ 5.2×20 topics
  3. Sustainability28▲ 3.0×32 topics
  4. Food Security19▲ 9.2×11 topics
  5. Crop Management16▲ 64×2 topics
  6. Genetic Improvement15▲ 45×4 topics
  7. Environmental Impact14▲ 2.2×22 topics
  8. Plant Growth14▲ 34×6 topics
  9. Economic Growth14▲ 4.5×10 topics
  10. Agricultural Sustainability13▲ 31×5 topics
  11. Sustainable Agriculture13▲ 11×11 topics
  12. Genetics13▲ 4.7×6 topics
  13. Invasive Species12▲ 7.5×20 topics
  14. Biodiversity12▲ 4.0×15 topics
  15. Soil Fertility12▲ 14×6 topics
  16. Phylogenetic Analysis11▲ 9.6×11 topics
  17. Genetic Diversity11▲ 6.8×13 topics
  18. Antioxidant11▲ 4.1×22 topics
  19. Antioxidant Activity11▲ 4.5×17 topics
  20. Drought Tolerance11▲ 20×6 topics
  21. Biological Control10▲ 18×9 topics
  22. Maize Yield9▲ 63×1 topic
  23. Nitrogen Uptake9▲ 63×1 topic
  24. Rhizosphere Interactions9▲ 26×2 topics
  25. Agriculture9▲ 5.9×5 topics
  26. Grapevine8▲ 58×2 topics
  27. Horticultural Crops8▲ 28×3 topics
  28. Abiotic Stress8▲ 28×2 topics
  29. Weed Control8▲ 79×2 topics
  30. Regional Development8▲ 6.1×4 topics
  31. Plant Breeding8▲ 23×4 topics
  32. Root Exudates8▲ 28×2 topics
  33. Innovation Management8▲ 13×3 topics
  34. Rural Tourism8▲ 64×2 topics
  35. Transcriptome Analysis8▲ 33×2 topics
  36. Anthocyanins7▲ 28×3 topics
  37. Small and Medium Enterprises7▲ 11×2 topics
  38. Breeding7▲ 25×4 topics
  39. Leadership Emergence7▲ 139×1 topic
  40. Genome Sequencing7▲ 12×7 topics

Which research topics does Agricultural University Plovdiv publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Crop Yield and Soil Fertility, Regional Development and Management Studies, Horticultural and Viticultural Research and Plant Growth Enhancement Techniques.

  1. 1 Crop Yield and Soil Fertility Agronomy and Crop Science 9 works
  2. 2 Regional Development and Management Studies Economics and Econometrics 7 works
  3. 3 Horticultural and Viticultural Research Plant Science 7 works
  4. 4 Plant Growth Enhancement Techniques Plant Science 6 works
  5. 5 Weed Control and Herbicide Applications Plant Science 6 works
  6. 6 Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity Plant Science 5 works
  7. 7 Global Trade and Competitiveness Strategy and Management 5 works
  8. 8 Greenhouse Technology and Climate Control Plant Science 4 works
  9. 9 Agriculture and Biological Studies General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 4 works
  10. 10 Economic and Business Development Strategies Economics and Econometrics 4 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Agricultural University Plovdiv's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 26% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Agricultural University Plovdiv as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0011% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Agricultural University Plovdiv0.0014% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Agricultural University Plovdiv over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Agricultural University Plovdiv3.6% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 9.2% in 2009.

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