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American University in Bulgaria

In research, American University in Bulgaria stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,122 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,957
of 28,054 · #23,205 all time
Rank in Bulgaria
#48
of 92
Research works
440
▼ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
3k
6.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
world 28%

What is American University in Bulgaria known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #7,122 of 16,945 21.3%311

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where American University in Bulgaria 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).

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: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.04× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.83× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.65× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 5.68× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.71× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.90× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 5.44× its world share, 14 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.98× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.64× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5.16× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.20× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.17× its world share, 24 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 5.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at American University in Bulgaria?

Ranked on the composite score, Albrecht Schnabel lead among researchers whose main affiliation is American University in Bulgaria.

  1. 1 Albrecht Schnabel Bulgaria · #618,436 worldwide 12 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at American University in Bulgaria

Which keywords describe research at American University in Bulgaria?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Economic Growth, Theology, Geopolitics, Church History, Reformation, European Union and Calvinism.

▲ 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. Globalization7▲ 4.3×21 topics
  2. Economic Growth5▲ 6.3×14 topics
  3. Theology4▲ 49×3 topics
  4. Geopolitics3▲ 23×5 topics
  5. Church History3▲ 78×2 topics
  6. Reformation3▲ 116×2 topics
  7. Ethics3▲ 6.7×6 topics
  8. European Union3▲ 14×3 topics
  9. Human Rights3▲ 3.1×8 topics
  10. Identity3▲ 4.4×7 topics
  11. Calvinism3▲ 125×1 topic
  12. European Integration3▲ 54×2 topics
  13. Innovation3▲ 2.9×9 topics
  14. International Law3▲ 9.9×5 topics
  15. Religious Controversy3▲ 125×1 topic
  16. Corporate Governance2▲ 3.9×6 topics
  17. Governance2▲ 8.6×5 topics
  18. Russia2▲ 65×3 topics
  19. Security2▲ 4.4×4 topics
  20. Economic Development2▲ 3.4×6 topics
  21. History2▲ 3.8×7 topics
  22. Monetary Policy2▲ 11×5 topics
  23. Panel Data Analysis2▲ 16×3 topics
  24. Political Economy2▲ 10×8 topics
  25. Political Philosophy2▲ 46×3 topics
  26. Nationalism2▲ 5.3×3 topics
  27. Public Opinion2▲ 20×3 topics
  28. Environmental Management2▲ 5.7×4 topics
  29. Firm Performance2▲ 12×2 topics
  30. Fiscal Policy2▲ 10×4 topics
  31. Philosophy2▲ 5.2×5 topics
  32. Ukraine2▲ 66×2 topics
  33. Institutionalization2▲ 22×2 topics
  34. Sovereignty2▲ 22×2 topics
  35. American founding2▲ 62×1 topic
  36. Constitutional government2▲ 62×1 topic
  37. Cultural History2▲ 16×3 topics
  38. International Relations2▲ 7.9×3 topics
  39. Political Dynamics2▲ 69×1 topic
  40. normative power2▲ 97×1 topic

Which research topics does American University in Bulgaria publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Reformation and Early Modern Christianity, American Constitutional Law and Politics, European Union Policy and Governance and Corporate Finance and Governance.

Reformation and Early Modern Christianity: 3 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional Law and Politics: 2 fractional worksEuropean Union Policy an…2European Union Policy and Governance: 2 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Go…1Corporate Finance and Governance: 1 fractional worksSeventeenth-Century Political and Philosophical Thought: 1 fractional worksDefense, Military, and Policy Studies: 1 fractional worksMonetary Policy and Econ…1Monetary Policy and Economic Impact: 1 fractional worksEuropean Politics and Security: 1 fractional worksEuropean and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies: 1 fractional worksPost-Communist Economic …1Post-Communist Economic and Political Transition: 1 fractional works
HistoryPolitical Science and International RelationsAccountingPhilosophy2 others

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

  1. 1 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity History 3 works
  2. 2 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  3. 3 European Union Policy and Governance Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  4. 4 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 1 works
  5. 5 Seventeenth-Century Political and Philosophical Thought Philosophy 1 works
  6. 6 Defense, Military, and Policy Studies Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  7. 7 Monetary Policy and Economic Impact General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 1 works
  8. 8 European Politics and Security Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  9. 9 European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  10. 10 Post-Communist Economic and Political Transition Political Science and International Relations 1 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 available45.0%not open55.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.3%domestic only76.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has American University in Bulgaria's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% lower than in 2013–2017.

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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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