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Institute of Chemical Engineering

In research, Institute of Chemical Engineering stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,233 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,774
of 28,054 · #2,606 all time
Rank in Bulgaria
#32
of 92
Research works
3.4k
▼ 26% vs 2013–17
Citations
65k
18.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
12%
world 28%

What is Institute of Chemical Engineering 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
Physical SciencesDomain #8,233 of 12,888 9.4%82 #1746

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute of Chemical Engineering 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: 1.50× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.83× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.28× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 13.02× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 4.26× its world share, 8 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.95× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 6.28× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.05× its world share, 34 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.55× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.83× its world share, 15 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.20× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 4.79× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 13.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute of Chemical Engineering?

Ranked on the composite score, Martin Rhodes, B. Bogdanov and Ian H Parker lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Chemical Engineering.

  1. 1 Martin Rhodes Bulgaria · #35,373 worldwide 595 citations · 89 works
  2. 2 B. Bogdanov Bulgaria · #243,136 worldwide 188 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Ian H Parker Bulgaria · #746,942 worldwide 25 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Heinz Stichnothe Bulgaria · #1,236,794 worldwide 35 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Jenny Ho Bulgaria · #1,482,704 worldwide 21 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 G.G. Gospodinov Bulgaria · #1,482,877 worldwide 18 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 Robert Johnston Bulgaria · #1,623,977 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Gareth M. Forde Bulgaria · #1,625,369 worldwide 3 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Chemical Engineering

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Chemical Engineering?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Catalysis, Nanoparticles, Nanomaterials, Water Splitting, Green Chemistry, Hydrogen Production, Biomedical Applications and Graphene.

▲ 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. Nanoparticles7▲ 5.1×21 topics
  2. Nanomaterials6▲ 5.5×14 topics
  3. Catalysis6▲ 8.4×17 topics
  4. Biomedical Applications5▲ 3.7×20 topics
  5. Renewable Energy4▲ 2.8×14 topics
  6. Environmental Impact4▲ 2.3×17 topics
  7. Graphene4▲ 5.3×9 topics
  8. Green Chemistry4▲ 18×6 topics
  9. Hydrogen Production4▲ 12×6 topics
  10. Water Splitting4▲ 8.8×4 topics
  11. Energy Efficiency3▲ 3.2×8 topics
  12. Metal-Organic Frameworks3▲ 7.2×6 topics
  13. Optimization3▲ 6.5×6 topics
  14. Nanocomposites3▲ 3.6×14 topics
  15. Energy Storage3▲ 4.3×8 topics
  16. Ionic Liquids3▲ 9.6×8 topics
  17. Lignocellulosic Biomass3▲ 27×2 topics
  18. Catalytic3▲ 22×5 topics
  19. Health Benefits3▲ 7.3×6 topics
  20. Enzymatic Hydrolysis3▲ 23×1 topic
  21. Pretreatment3▲ 41×1 topic
  22. Industrial Applications2▲ 23×3 topics
  23. Prebiotics2▲ 23×2 topics
  24. Biomass2▲ 18×5 topics
  25. Heterogeneous Catalysis2▲ 11×4 topics
  26. Hydrogenation2▲ 12×4 topics
  27. Visible Light2▲ 8.9×2 topics
  28. Gut Microbiota2▲ 5.7×4 topics
  29. Metal Recovery2▲ 9.7×3 topics
  30. Solar Energy2▲ 6.2×2 topics
  31. Dietary Fiber2▲ 17×2 topics
  32. Heterogeneous Catalysts2▲ 20×3 topics
  33. Immunomodulation2▲ 14×2 topics
  34. Carbon Dioxide2▲ 12×3 topics
  35. Functional Food2▲ 12×2 topics
  36. Metabolic Engineering2▲ 19×3 topics
  37. Renewable Fuels2▲ 15×3 topics
  38. Water Treatment2▲ 15×3 topics
  39. Oxidation2▲ 11×2 topics
  40. Renewable Resources2▲ 10×4 topics

Which research topics does Institute of Chemical Engineering publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Biofuel production and bioconversion, Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology, Process Optimization and Integration and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques.

Biofuel production and b…3Biofuel production and bioconversion: 3 fractional worksMicrobial Metabolites in…2Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology: 2 fractional worksProcess Optimization and Integration: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 2 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in Materials Science: 2 fractional worksEnzyme Production and Characterization: 2 fractional worksCatalysts for Methane Reforming: 1 fractional worksMicrobial Metabolic Engi…1Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction: 1 fractional worksMagnetic and Electromagnetic Effects: 1 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 1 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringNutrition and DieteticsControl and Systems EngineeringRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment5 others

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

  1. 1 Biofuel production and bioconversion Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  2. 2 Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology Nutrition and Dietetics 2 works
  3. 3 Process Optimization and Integration Control and Systems Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 2 works
  5. 5 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 2 works
  6. 6 Enzyme Production and Characterization Biotechnology 2 works
  7. 7 Catalysts for Methane Reforming Catalysis 1 works
  8. 8 Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction Molecular Biology 1 works
  9. 9 Magnetic and Electromagnetic Effects Physiology 1 works
  10. 10 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 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 available12.5%not open87.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.8%domestic only66.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Chemical Engineering's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 26% 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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