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Institute of Physical Chemistry

In research, Institute of Physical Chemistry stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,795 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Materials Science — Materials Science is 9.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,398
of 28,054 · #8,470 all time
Rank in Bulgaria
#45
of 92
Research works
1.1k
▼ 27% vs 2013–17
Citations
22k
19.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
16%
world 28%

What is Institute of Physical Chemistry 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 #8,795 of 12,888 3.7%65 #5046

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute of Physical Chemistry 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 Physical Chemistry specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Materials Science takes 9.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Materials ScienceField · 25.0 works9.4×
← 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: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.14× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.65× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 5.86× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 5.39× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.36× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.59× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.91× its world share, 22 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 9.40× its world share, 25 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.27× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.91× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesSocial Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 9.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute of Physical Chemistry?

Ranked on the composite score, S Dokumov and D. N. Shigorin lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Physical Chemistry.

  1. 1 S Dokumov Bulgaria · #1,308,234 worldwide 3 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 D. N. Shigorin Bulgaria · #1,558,943 worldwide 3 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Physical Chemistry

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Physical Chemistry?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanoparticles, Nanomaterials, Crystal Growth, Biomedical Applications, Molecular Dynamics Simulation, Catalysis, Additive Manufacturing and Nanostructures.

▲ 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. Nanoparticles10▲ 11×23 topics
  2. Nanomaterials6▲ 7.3×14 topics
  3. Biomedical Applications6▲ 6.3×17 topics
  4. Crystal Growth5▲ 25×8 topics
  5. Molecular Dynamics Simulation4▲ 53×3 topics
  6. Catalysis4▲ 7.7×12 topics
  7. Additive Manufacturing4▲ 16×4 topics
  8. Electrodeposition4▲ 266×2 topics
  9. Nanostructures4▲ 12×11 topics
  10. Nanocomposites3▲ 5.5×11 topics
  11. Tissue Engineering3▲ 6.6×8 topics
  12. Tribology3▲ 128×2 topics
  13. Corrosion Resistance3▲ 60×2 topics
  14. Mechanical Properties3▲ 4.0×13 topics
  15. Composite Coatings3▲ 216×1 topic
  16. Metal Matrix Composites3▲ 50×2 topics
  17. Pulse Plating3▲ 373×1 topic
  18. Adsorption Properties3▲ 69×2 topics
  19. Corrosion Inhibitors3▲ 72×1 topic
  20. Metal Corrosion3▲ 72×1 topic
  21. Graphene3▲ 5.2×8 topics
  22. Self-Assembly3▲ 10×8 topics
  23. Crystal Engineering2▲ 29×3 topics
  24. Metal-Organic Frameworks2▲ 7.8×5 topics
  25. Water Splitting2▲ 8.6×4 topics
  26. Drug Delivery2▲ 5.5×11 topics
  27. Surface Chemistry2▲ 71×3 topics
  28. Crystallization2▲ 51×1 topic
  29. Nucleation2▲ 160×1 topic
  30. Synthesis2▲ 7.0×10 topics
  31. Carbon Nanotubes2▲ 7.2×4 topics
  32. Surfactants2▲ 26×3 topics
  33. Biosensor Applications2▲ 22×3 topics
  34. Catalysts2▲ 12×2 topics
  35. Electrocatalysis2▲ 8.3×2 topics
  36. Ionic Liquids2▲ 8.3×5 topics
  37. Phase Diagrams2▲ 93×2 topics
  38. Energy Conversion2▲ 11×1 topic
  39. Oxygen Reduction2▲ 17×1 topic
  40. Raman Spectroscopy2▲ 12×5 topics

Which research topics does Institute of Physical Chemistry publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Electrodeposition and Electroless Coatings, Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition, Crystallization and Solubility Studies and nanoparticles nucleation surface interactions.

Electrodeposition and Electroless Coatings: 3 fractional worksCorrosion Behavior and Inhibition: 3 fractional worksCrystallization and Solu…2Crystallization and Solubility Studies: 2 fractional worksnanoparticles nucleation…2nanoparticles nucleation surface interactions: 2 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 2 fractional worksElectrochemical Analysis and Applications: 2 fractional worksThermochemical Biomass C…1Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes: 1 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in Materials Science: 1 fractional worksConducting polymers and applications: 1 fractional worksLipid Membrane Structure and Behavior: 1 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringMaterials ChemistryAtmospheric ScienceRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment4 others

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

  1. 1 Electrodeposition and Electroless Coatings Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  2. 2 Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition Materials Chemistry 3 works
  3. 3 Crystallization and Solubility Studies Materials Chemistry 2 works
  4. 4 nanoparticles nucleation surface interactions Atmospheric Science 2 works
  5. 5 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 2 works
  6. 6 Electrochemical Analysis and Applications Electrochemistry 2 works
  7. 7 Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 1 works
  9. 9 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 1 works
  10. 10 Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior Molecular Biology 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 available15.5%not open84.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.1%domestic only66.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Physical Chemistry's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 27% 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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