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Institute of Information Technologies

In research, Institute of Information Technologies stands highest in Physical Sciences (#11,378 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#9,438 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Economics, Econometrics and Finance — Economics, Econometrics and Finance is 4.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,014
of 28,054 · #23,041 all time
Rank in Bulgaria
#65
of 92
Research works
808
▲ 118% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.5k
4.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
64%
world 28%

What is Institute of Information Technologies 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 #11,378 of 12,888 3.9%129 #14261
Social SciencesDomain #9,438 of 10,521 8.1%102 #10839

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute of Information Technologies 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).

What does Institute of Information Technologies specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Economics, Econometrics and Finance takes 4.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 22.4 works4.1×
← 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: 0.36× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.45× its world share, 48 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.00× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.30× its world share, 49 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.52× its world share, 19 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.32× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.45× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.26× its world share, 13 worksMedicineNursing: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.92× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.22× its world share, 18 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.14× its world share, 22 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.47× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.55× its world share, 50 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Information Technologies?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainable Development, Energy Efficiency, Innovation, Financial Security, Economic Security, Digital Transformation, Environmental Management and Artificial Intelligence.

▲ 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. Sustainable Development38▲ 9.4×33 topics
  2. Artificial Intelligence19▲ 5.6×31 topics
  3. Energy Efficiency19▲ 8.1×20 topics
  4. Innovation19▲ 7.0×30 topics
  5. Financial Security18▲ 63×3 topics
  6. Economic Security18▲ 32×7 topics
  7. Digital Transformation17▲ 13×16 topics
  8. Environmental Management17▲ 17×8 topics
  9. Machine Learning17▲ 2.0×39 topics
  10. Globalization15▲ 3.1×20 topics
  11. Economic Development15▲ 7.4×11 topics
  12. Legal Regulation12▲ 22×7 topics
  13. Renewable Energy12▲ 3.3×13 topics
  14. Neural Networks12▲ 3.0×20 topics
  15. Foresight11▲ 31×2 topics
  16. Innovation Development10▲ 50×2 topics
  17. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles10▲ 20×2 topics
  18. Educational Technology10▲ 3.2×12 topics
  19. Air Force10▲ 31×1 topic
  20. History10▲ 5.4×6 topics
  21. Modernization10▲ 21×1 topic
  22. Philosophy10▲ 8.5×5 topics
  23. Big Data9▲ 4.1×13 topics
  24. Culture9▲ 6.8×4 topics
  25. Green Investments9▲ 65×1 topic
  26. Social Safety9▲ 65×1 topic
  27. Literature9▲ 6.5×4 topics
  28. Regional Development9▲ 9.7×12 topics
  29. Ethnicity9▲ 9.1×2 topics
  30. Science9▲ 14×3 topics
  31. Public Oversight8▲ 26×1 topic
  32. Transport Policy8▲ 26×1 topic
  33. Digital Economy8▲ 18×10 topics
  34. Social Influence8▲ 15×2 topics
  35. Islam8▲ 15×1 topic
  36. Sharia Law8▲ 22×1 topic
  37. Digitalization8▲ 15×8 topics
  38. Resource Efficiency7▲ 21×2 topics
  39. Industrial Policy7▲ 26×4 topics
  40. Cyber-Physical Systems7▲ 10×6 topics

Which research topics does Institute of Information Technologies publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Military Technology and Strategies, Business and Economic Development, Legal and Regulatory Analysis and Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies.

Military Technology and Strategies: 10 fractional worksBusiness and Economic Development: 9 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Ana…8Legal and Regulatory Analysis: 8 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, an…8Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 8 fractional worksEconomic Issues in Ukraine: 6 fractional worksEconomic and Business Development Strategies: 6 fractional worksEconomic and Technologic…4Economic and Technological Systems Analysis: 4 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Challenges: 4 fractional worksLabor Market and Education: 3 fractional worksNetwork Security and Intrusion Detection: 3 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawTransportationSociology and Political Science5 others

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

  1. 1 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 10 works
  2. 2 Business and Economic Development Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 9 works
  3. 3 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 8 works
  4. 4 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  5. 5 Economic Issues in Ukraine General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 6 works
  6. 6 Economic and Business Development Strategies Economics and Econometrics 6 works
  7. 7 Economic and Technological Systems Analysis Management of Technology and Innovation 4 works
  8. 8 Educational Innovations and Challenges Information Systems 4 works
  9. 9 Labor Market and Education Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  10. 10 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 3 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 available64.5%not open35.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors47.2%domestic only52.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Information Technologies's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 118% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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