Institute of Biophysics
In research, Institute of Biophysics stands highest in Life Sciences (#3,081 of 11,023 worldwide), Health Sciences (#5,404 of 16,688 worldwide) and Medicine (#4,802 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology is 5.2× its share of world research).
- World rank, 2022-now
- #14,972 of 22,385 · #8,124 all time
- Rank in Bulgaria
- #36 of 64
- Research works
- 1,000 ▲ 16% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 28k 27.9 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 10.4% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 0.98× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 32% world 40%
- International
- 51% world 18%
What is Institute of Biophysics known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life SciencesDomain | #3,081 of 11,023 | 7.8% | 457 | |
| Health SciencesDomain | #5,404 of 16,688 | 8.3% | 249 | |
| MedicineField | #4,802 of 14,558 | 8.2% | 227 | |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField | #2,452 of 5,801 | 6.9% | 289 | |
| Physical SciencesDomain | #8,532 of 17,446 | 8.9% | 281 | |
| Molecular BiologySubfield | #1,921 of 3,729 | 6.1% | 200 |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute of Biophysics 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 fields of science does Institute of Biophysics work in?
In 2022-now, 41% of research at Institute of Biophysics is in Physical Sciences, 40% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (28%), Medicine (15%), Materials Science (10%). It does 2.7× the world's share of Life Sciences.
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 25 fields, with their numbers
- Physical Sciences4441.3%
- Materials Science119.9%
- Engineering109.6%
- Environmental Science54.9%
- Chemistry54.4%
- Computer Science43.5%
- Physics and Astronomy33.2%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences22.2%
- Mathematics21.9%
- Chemical Engineering10.9%
- Energy10.9%
- Life Sciences4340.3%
- Health Sciences1816.6%
- Medicine1614.8%
- Health Professions10.8%
- Nursing10.7%
- Veterinary00.3%
- Dentistry00.1%
- Social Sciences21.8%
- Decision Sciences10.5%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.4%
- Arts and Humanities00.4%
- Psychology00.3%
- Social Sciences00.1%
What does Institute of Biophysics specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology takes 5.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 29.9 works5.2×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 25 fields, with their numbers
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.25×30 works
- Materials Science2.83×11 works
- Chemistry2.82×5 works
- Neuroscience2.59×4 works
- Chemical Engineering2.59×1 works
- Immunology and Microbiology2.19×2 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.96×1 works
- Veterinary1.84×0 works
- Mathematics1.62×2 works
- Nursing1.48×1 works
- Physics and Astronomy1.45×4 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences1.38×2 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.09×6 works
- Environmental Science0.98×5 works
- Energy0.93×1 works
- Medicine0.77×16 works
- Engineering0.64×10 works
- Decision Sciences0.54×1 works
- Computer Science0.45×4 works
- Health Professions0.29×1 works
- Dentistry0.22×0 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.20×0 works
- Arts and Humanities0.13×0 works
- Psychology0.10×0 works
- Social Sciences0.01×0 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 5.2×
- Materials Science 2.8×
- Chemistry 2.8×
- Neuroscience 2.6×
- Chemical Engineering 2.6×
- Immunology and Microbiology 2.2×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 2.0×
- Veterinary 1.8×
- Mathematics 1.6×
- Nursing 1.5×
- Physics and Astronomy 1.4×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 1.4×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1.1×
- Environmental Science 1.0×
- Energy 0.9×
- Medicine 0.8×
- Engineering 0.6×
- Decision Sciences 0.5×
- Computer Science 0.5×
- Health Professions 0.3×
- Dentistry 0.2×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.2×
- Arts and Humanities 0.1×
- Psychology 0.1×
- Social Sciences 0.0×
Who are the top researchers at Institute of Biophysics?
Ranked on the quality score, Fabio Huether, Nikolai Gantchev and Alexander I. Ignatov lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Biophysics.
- 1
Fabio Huether
Bulgaria · #4,162,185 worldwide 101 citations · 25 works
- 2
Nikolai Gantchev
Bulgaria · #4,179,207 worldwide 326 citations · 27 works
- 3
Alexander I. Ignatov
Bulgaria · #4,281,451 worldwide 55 citations · 17 works
- 4
G.A. Vilkina
Bulgaria · #4,410,901 worldwide 42 citations · 15 works
- 5
Soil Karadzhov
Bulgaria · #4,654,453 worldwide 15 citations · 17 works
- 6
I I FILIPPOVICH
Bulgaria · #5,094,150 worldwide 32 citations · 69 works
- 7
I.V. Filyushkin
Bulgaria · #5,704,724 worldwide 18 citations · 38 works
- 8
Christos Drossinakis
Bulgaria · #5,710,302 worldwide 227 citations · 24 works
- 9
Ignat Ignatov
Bulgaria · #5,812,292 worldwide 381 citations · 40 works
- 10
Oleg Mosin
Bulgaria · #7,447,164 worldwide 3k citations · 193 works
Which keywords describe research at Institute of Biophysics?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biomedical Applications, Nanoparticles, Oxidative Stress, Antioxidant, Cancer Therapy, Membrane Proteins, Ion Channels and Cell Signaling.
- Microtubules
- aptamers
- Voltage-Gated Channels
- Cyber-Physical Systems
- Calcium Channels
- Biodegradable Polymers
- Membrane Lipids
- Neuroprotection
- Neuronal Function
- Cholesterol
- Neurological Disorders
- Antimicrobial
- Drug Delivery
- Tissue Engineering
- Nanomaterials
- Ion Channels
- Membrane Proteins
- Cancer Therapy
- Inflammation
- Biomedical Applications
- Oxidative Stress
- Nanoparticles
- Antioxidant
- Cancer
- Biosensors
- Nanocomposites
- Cell Signaling
- Catalysis
- Self-Assembly
- Apoptosis
- Reactive Oxygen Species
- Electrochemistry
- Lipid Rafts
- Cell Membranes
- Molecular Machines
- Biomolecular Interactions
- Channel Regulation
- Molecular Dynamics
- DNA nanotechnology
- Cell Division
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
- Oxidative Stress6▲ 3.7×31 topics
- Biomedical Applications6▲ 5.0×20 topics
- Nanoparticles6▲ 4.5×20 topics
- Inflammation5▲ 2.2×33 topics
- Antioxidant4▲ 6.2×17 topics
- Cancer Therapy4▲ 6.9×13 topics
- Cancer4▲ 2.9×28 topics
- Membrane Proteins4▲ 44×3 topics
- Biosensors3▲ 5.6×8 topics
- Ion Channels3▲ 24×4 topics
- Nanocomposites3▲ 3.3×12 topics
- Nanomaterials3▲ 2.5×8 topics
- Cell Signaling3▲ 16×9 topics
- Tissue Engineering3▲ 4.0×11 topics
- Catalysis2▲ 3.4×13 topics
- Drug Delivery2▲ 4.2×9 topics
- Self-Assembly2▲ 6.9×6 topics
- Antimicrobial2▲ 7.0×5 topics
- Apoptosis2▲ 6.3×9 topics
- Neurological Disorders2▲ 3.5×8 topics
- Reactive Oxygen Species2▲ 4.8×9 topics
- Cholesterol2▲ 13×2 topics
- Electrochemistry2▲ 8.1×2 topics
- Neuronal Function2▲ 46×2 topics
- Lipid Rafts2▲ 45×2 topics
- Neuroprotection2▲ 4.8×5 topics
- Cell Membranes2▲ 55×1 topic
- Membrane Lipids2▲ 55×1 topic
- Molecular Machines2▲ 12×2 topics
- Biodegradable Polymers2▲ 8.9×3 topics
- Biomolecular Interactions2▲ 12×2 topics
- Calcium Channels2▲ 65×1 topic
- Channel Regulation2▲ 45×2 topics
- Cyber-Physical Systems2▲ 5.8×4 topics
- Molecular Dynamics2▲ 8.5×4 topics
- Voltage-Gated Channels2▲ 65×1 topic
- DNA nanotechnology2▲ 12×1 topic
- aptamers2▲ 12×1 topic
- Cell Division1▲ 57×1 topic
- Microtubules1▲ 57×1 topic
Which research topics does Institute of Biophysics publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior, Ion channel regulation and function, Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques and Microtubule and mitosis dynamics.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior Molecular Biology 2 works
- 2 Ion channel regulation and function Molecular Biology 2 works
- 3 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques Molecular Biology 2 works
- 4 Microtubule and mitosis dynamics Cell Biology 1 works
- 5 Intuitionistic Fuzzy Systems Applications Artificial Intelligence 1 works
- 6 Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 1 works
- 7 Hydrogen's biological and therapeutic effects Surgery 1 works
- 8 Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications Materials Chemistry 1 works
- 9 Magnetic and Electromagnetic Effects Physiology 1 works
- 10 biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties Biomaterials 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has Institute of Biophysics's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 16% higher than in 2018-2021.
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 Institute of Biophysics as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00035% in 2024.
Fractional works of Institute of Biophysics 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.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 9.5% in 2009.
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- Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski"
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