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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.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
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.

Physical Sciences: 44 fractional works · 41.3% of its workMaterials Science: 11 fractional works · 9.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 4.6% of its workBiomaterials: 3 fractional works · 3.2% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEngineering: 10 fractional works · 9.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 3.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 4.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 5 fractional works · 4.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectrochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 3.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 3.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeometry and Topology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBioengineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLife Sciences: 43 fractional works · 40.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 30 fractional works · 28.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 19 fractional works · 17.7% of its workCell Biology: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workBiophysics: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 5.2% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 4.2% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Sciences: 18 fractional works · 16.6% of its workMedicine: 16 fractional works · 14.8% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKInstitute ofBiophysics107fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences40%Physical Sciences41%Health Sciences17%Social Sciences2%

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
    1. Materials Science119.9%
    2. Engineering109.6%
    3. Environmental Science54.9%
    4. Chemistry54.4%
    5. Computer Science43.5%
    6. Physics and Astronomy33.2%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences22.2%
    8. Mathematics21.9%
    9. Chemical Engineering10.9%
    10. Energy10.9%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3028.0%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences65.2%
    3. Neuroscience44.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology22.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.7%
    1. Medicine1614.8%
    2. Health Professions10.8%
    3. Nursing10.7%
    4. Veterinary00.3%
    5. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Decision Sciences10.5%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.4%
    3. Arts and Humanities00.4%
    4. Psychology00.3%
    5. Social Sciences00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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.

  1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 29.9 works5.2×
← 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: 1.09× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5.25× its world share, 30 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.19× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.59× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.96× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.59× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.82× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.45× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.38× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.93× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.64× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.98× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.83× its world share, 11 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.62× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.45× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.77× its world share, 16 worksMedicineNursing: 1.48× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.84× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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
  1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.25×30 works
  2. Materials Science2.83×11 works
  3. Chemistry2.82×5 works
  4. Neuroscience2.59×4 works
  5. Chemical Engineering2.59×1 works
  6. Immunology and Microbiology2.19×2 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.96×1 works
  8. Veterinary1.84×0 works
  9. Mathematics1.62×2 works
  10. Nursing1.48×1 works
  11. Physics and Astronomy1.45×4 works
  12. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.38×2 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.09×6 works
  14. Environmental Science0.98×5 works
  15. Energy0.93×1 works
  16. Medicine0.77×16 works
  17. Engineering0.64×10 works
  18. Decision Sciences0.54×1 works
  19. Computer Science0.45×4 works
  20. Health Professions0.29×1 works
  21. Dentistry0.22×0 works
  22. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.20×0 works
  23. Arts and Humanities0.13×0 works
  24. Psychology0.10×0 works
  25. Social Sciences0.01×0 works

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. 1 Fabio Huether Bulgaria · #4,162,185 worldwide 101 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Nikolai Gantchev Bulgaria · #4,179,207 worldwide 326 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Alexander I. Ignatov Bulgaria · #4,281,451 worldwide 55 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 G.A. Vilkina Bulgaria · #4,410,901 worldwide 42 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Soil Karadzhov Bulgaria · #4,654,453 worldwide 15 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 I I FILIPPOVICH Bulgaria · #5,094,150 worldwide 32 citations · 69 works
  7. 7 I.V. Filyushkin Bulgaria · #5,704,724 worldwide 18 citations · 38 works
  8. 8 Christos Drossinakis Bulgaria · #5,710,302 worldwide 227 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 Ignat Ignatov Bulgaria · #5,812,292 worldwide 381 citations · 40 works
  10. 10 Oleg Mosin Bulgaria · #7,447,164 worldwide 3k citations · 193 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Biophysics

What are the most cited papers from Institute of Biophysics?

The most cited paper from Institute of Biophysics is "Human embryonic stem cells can differentiate into myocytes with structural and functional properties of cardiomyocytes" (Izhak Kehat, Dorit Kenyagin‐Karsenti, Mirit Snir et al., 2001), with 1,534 citations. Next come "Phases and phase transitions of the phosphatidylcholines" (1,143) and "Early-onset Amyloid Deposition and Cognitive Deficits in Transgenic Mice Expressing a Double Mutant Form of Amyloid Precursor Protein 695" (967).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Human embryonic stem cells can differentiate into myocytes with structural and functional properties of cardiomyocytes Izhak Kehat, Dorit Kenyagin‐Karsenti, Mirit Snir et al. · Journal of Clinical Investigation Open access Aug 2001 1,534
2 Phases and phase transitions of the phosphatidylcholines Rumiana D. Koynova, Martin Caffrey · Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Reviews on Biomembranes Jun 1998 1,143
3 Early-onset Amyloid Deposition and Cognitive Deficits in Transgenic Mice Expressing a Double Mutant Form of Amyloid Precursor Protein 695 Muhammad Azhar Chishti et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry Open access Jun 2001 967
4 The purification, composition, and specificity of the anti-T lectin from peanut (Arachis hypogaea). Reuben Lotan, Ehud Skutelsky, David Danon et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry Open access Nov 1975 950
5 Bacteriorhodopsin and the purple membrane of halobacteria Walther Stoeckenius, Richard H. Lozier, Roberto A. Bogomolni · Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Reviews on Bioenergetics Mar 1979 912
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

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.

▲ 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. Oxidative Stress6▲ 3.7×31 topics
  2. Biomedical Applications6▲ 5.0×20 topics
  3. Nanoparticles6▲ 4.5×20 topics
  4. Inflammation5▲ 2.2×33 topics
  5. Antioxidant4▲ 6.2×17 topics
  6. Cancer Therapy4▲ 6.9×13 topics
  7. Cancer4▲ 2.9×28 topics
  8. Membrane Proteins4▲ 44×3 topics
  9. Biosensors3▲ 5.6×8 topics
  10. Ion Channels3▲ 24×4 topics
  11. Nanocomposites3▲ 3.3×12 topics
  12. Nanomaterials3▲ 2.5×8 topics
  13. Cell Signaling3▲ 16×9 topics
  14. Tissue Engineering3▲ 4.0×11 topics
  15. Catalysis2▲ 3.4×13 topics
  16. Drug Delivery2▲ 4.2×9 topics
  17. Self-Assembly2▲ 6.9×6 topics
  18. Antimicrobial2▲ 7.0×5 topics
  19. Apoptosis2▲ 6.3×9 topics
  20. Neurological Disorders2▲ 3.5×8 topics
  21. Reactive Oxygen Species2▲ 4.8×9 topics
  22. Cholesterol2▲ 13×2 topics
  23. Electrochemistry2▲ 8.1×2 topics
  24. Neuronal Function2▲ 46×2 topics
  25. Lipid Rafts2▲ 45×2 topics
  26. Neuroprotection2▲ 4.8×5 topics
  27. Cell Membranes2▲ 55×1 topic
  28. Membrane Lipids2▲ 55×1 topic
  29. Molecular Machines2▲ 12×2 topics
  30. Biodegradable Polymers2▲ 8.9×3 topics
  31. Biomolecular Interactions2▲ 12×2 topics
  32. Calcium Channels2▲ 65×1 topic
  33. Channel Regulation2▲ 45×2 topics
  34. Cyber-Physical Systems2▲ 5.8×4 topics
  35. Molecular Dynamics2▲ 8.5×4 topics
  36. Voltage-Gated Channels2▲ 65×1 topic
  37. DNA nanotechnology2▲ 12×1 topic
  38. aptamers2▲ 12×1 topic
  39. Cell Division1▲ 57×1 topic
  40. 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.

  1. 1 Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior Molecular Biology 2 works
  2. 2 Ion channel regulation and function Molecular Biology 2 works
  3. 3 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques Molecular Biology 2 works
  4. 4 Microtubule and mitosis dynamics Cell Biology 1 works
  5. 5 Intuitionistic Fuzzy Systems Applications Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  6. 6 Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 1 works
  7. 7 Hydrogen's biological and therapeutic effects Surgery 1 works
  8. 8 Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications Materials Chemistry 1 works
  9. 9 Magnetic and Electromagnetic Effects Physiology 1 works
  10. 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.

openly available31.7%not open68.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors51.1%domestic only48.9%

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.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Institute of Biophysics0.00066% in 202519801990200020102020

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.

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Institute of Biophysics8.6% in 2025200020102020

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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