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Medical University of Varna

In research, Medical University of Varna stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,696 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#1,479 of 10,443 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#3,376 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Oral Surgery, Dentistry and Orthodontics — Oral Surgery is 19.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,082
of 28,054 · #7,111 all time
Rank in Bulgaria
#5
of 92
Research works
5.2k
▲ 74% vs 2013–17
Citations
17k
3.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
80%
world 28%

What is Medical University of Varna 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
Health SciencesDomain #1,696 of 11,982 4.1%1,049 #1805
MedicineField #1,479 of 10,443 4.0%802 #1649
Life SciencesDomain #3,376 of 7,800 7.7%242 #5505
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,389 of 3,579 6.3%118 #4284
Physical SciencesDomain #9,293 of 12,888 6.9%127 #16644
DentistryField #283 of 367 4.9%121 #452
Health ProfessionsField #1,505 of 1,928 3.3%110 #2124
SurgerySubfield #1,545 of 1,816 4.1%90 #3476
Social SciencesDomain #9,938 of 10,521 4.5%129 #14284
EngineeringField #6,318 of 6,636 6.3%61 #11205

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Medical University of Varna 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Health Sciences#1,805 #1,696
  2. Medicine#1,649 #1,479
  3. Life Sciences#5,505 #3,376
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#4,284 #2,389
  5. Physical Sciences#16,644 #9,293
  6. Dentistry#452 #283
  7. Health Professions#2,124 #1,505
  8. Surgery#3,476 #1,545
  9. Social Sciences#14,284 #9,938
  10. Engineering#11,205 #6,318
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Medical University of Varna specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Oral Surgery takes 19.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Oral SurgerySubfield · 58.2 works20×
  2. DentistryField · 121.2 works16×
  3. OrthodonticsSubfield · 22.9 works13×
  4. PeriodonticsSubfield · 25.8 works12×
← 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: 0.56× its world share, 41 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.43× its world share, 118 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.76× its world share, 27 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.46× its world share, 37 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.41× its world share, 19 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.46× its world share, 11 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.18× its world share, 21 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.26× its world share, 61 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.20× its world share, 15 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 16.16× its world share, 121 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.70× its world share, 110 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.70× its world share, 802 worksMedicineNursing: 1.93× its world share, 15 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.43× its world share, 19 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.13× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.39× its world share, 13 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.70× its world share, 33 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 54 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 16.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Medical University of Varna?

Ranked on the composite score, Клара Докова, Manlio Vinciguerra and Velichka Andonova lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Medical University of Varna.

  1. 1 Клара Докова Bulgaria · #65,991 worldwide 3.8k citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Manlio Vinciguerra Bulgaria · #421,902 worldwide 97 citations · 42 works
  3. 3 Velichka Andonova Bulgaria · #708,773 worldwide 73 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Stoyan Kostov Bulgaria · #754,988 worldwide 12 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 Yavor Kornovski Bulgaria · #798,436 worldwide 10 citations · 30 works
  6. 6 D. Kostov Bulgaria · #845,941 worldwide 12 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Vladimir Panov Bulgaria · #870,136 worldwide 25 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 Radosveta Andreevа Bulgaria · #894,588 worldwide 3 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Zhivko Bliznakov Bulgaria · #896,040 worldwide 8 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 Sirma Angelova Bulgaria · #933,969 worldwide 2 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Medical University of Varna

Which keywords describe research at Medical University of Varna?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Quality of Life, Cardiovascular Disease, Risk Factors, Oxidative Stress, Prevention and Public Health.

▲ 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. Epidemiology181▲ 3.0×116 topics
  2. Inflammation86▲ 2.7×74 topics
  3. Quality of Life75▲ 3.4×41 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress69▲ 2.7×53 topics
  5. Cardiovascular Disease63▲ 3.7×37 topics
  6. Risk Factors61▲ 3.6×29 topics
  7. Public Health58▲ 2.6×47 topics
  8. Clinical Trials44▲ 4.2×19 topics
  9. Prevention44▲ 6.8×15 topics
  10. Cancer42▲ 2.0×46 topics
  11. COVID-1942▲ 1.97×20 topics
  12. Treatment40▲ 2.1×42 topics
  13. Metabolic Syndrome34▲ 2.7×21 topics
  14. Antioxidant33▲ 3.1×39 topics
  15. Mortality33▲ 3.7×12 topics
  16. Depression32▲ 2.4×18 topics
  17. Global Burden32▲ 3.8×12 topics
  18. Management31▲ 2.6×28 topics
  19. Obesity28▲ 2.4×24 topics
  20. Virtual Reality27▲ 3.5×6 topics
  21. Diabetes27▲ 3.6×18 topics
  22. Insulin Resistance26▲ 3.7×9 topics
  23. Surgical Management25▲ 4.0×18 topics
  24. Bone Regeneration22▲ 12×2 topics
  25. Biomaterials21▲ 5.8×5 topics
  26. Hypertension21▲ 4.7×13 topics
  27. Dental Caries20▲ 14×2 topics
  28. Psychological Factors20▲ 6.2×5 topics
  29. Wound Healing20▲ 4.9×10 topics
  30. Cancer Prevention19▲ 4.6×9 topics
  31. Occupational Health18▲ 10×5 topics
  32. Diabetes Mellitus18▲ 5.8×7 topics
  33. Revascularization17▲ 7.1×4 topics
  34. Cardiovascular Diseases17▲ 12×3 topics
  35. Periodontal Disease17▲ 18×2 topics
  36. Epidemiological Studies16▲ 7.5×3 topics
  37. Osteoporosis16▲ 12×3 topics
  38. Infection Control16▲ 12×2 topics
  39. Cone-Beam CT15▲ 19×1 topic
  40. Dental Imaging15▲ 19×1 topic

Which research topics does Medical University of Varna publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Dental Radiography and Imaging, Healthcare Systems and Public Health, Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes and Dental Research and COVID-19.

Dental Radiography and I…15Dental Radiography and Imaging: 15 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and P…15Healthcare Systems and Public Health: 15 fractional worksDental Implant Techniques and Outcomes: 14 fractional worksDental Research and COVI…14Dental Research and COVID-19: 14 fractional worksEndodontics and Root Can…13Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments: 13 fractional worksPeriodontal Regeneration and Treatments: 12 fractional worksDental materials and restorations: 12 fractional worksDental Health and Care U…11Dental Health and Care Utilization: 11 fractional worksOral microbiology and periodontitis research: 10 fractional worksMedical and Biological Sciences: 9 fractional works
Oral SurgeryEpidemiologyGeneral DentistryUrology3 others

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

  1. 1 Dental Radiography and Imaging Oral Surgery 15 works
  2. 2 Healthcare Systems and Public Health Epidemiology 15 works
  3. 3 Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes Oral Surgery 14 works
  4. 4 Dental Research and COVID-19 General Dentistry 14 works
  5. 5 Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments Oral Surgery 13 works
  6. 6 Periodontal Regeneration and Treatments Urology 12 works
  7. 7 Dental materials and restorations Orthodontics 12 works
  8. 8 Dental Health and Care Utilization Periodontics 11 works
  9. 9 Oral microbiology and periodontitis research Periodontics 10 works
  10. 10 Medical and Biological Sciences Anatomy 9 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 available80.0%not open20.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.9%domestic only91.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Medical University of Varna's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 74% higher 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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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.