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Military Medical Academy

In research, Military Medical Academy stands highest in Medicine (#7,512 of 8,541 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#9,010 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#20,284
of 22,385 · #34,471 all time
Rank in Bulgaria
#55
of 64
Research works
1.6k
▼ 11% vs 2018-21
Citations
9.1k
5.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.81×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
34%
world 40%
International
16%
world 18%
Military Medical Academy

What is Military Medical Academy known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #7,512 of 8,541 2.0%128 #14207
Health SciencesDomain #9,010 of 9,902 2.3%132 #16425

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Military Medical Academy 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 Military Medical Academy work in?

In 2022-now, 79% of research at Military Medical Academy is in Health Sciences, 13% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (77%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (8%), Immunology and Microbiology (3%). It does 3.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 147 fractional works · 79.5% of its workMedicine: 142 fractional works · 76.9% of its workSurgery: 22 fractional works · 11.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 17 fractional works · 9.2% of its workOncology: 14 fractional works · 7.6% of its workEpidemiology: 12 fractional works · 6.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 7 fractional works · 3.6% of its workRheumatology: 5 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPhysiology: 5 fractional works · 2.8% of its workNeurology: 5 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workHepatology: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workDermatology: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOphthalmology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInternal Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPeriodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 25 fractional works · 13.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 15 fractional works · 7.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 3.4% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCancer Research: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 5 fractional works · 2.8% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workParasitology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 7 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 3.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKMilitary MedicalAcademy185fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences4%Health Sciences79%Social Sciences4%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine14276.9%
    2. Health Professions21.2%
    3. Dentistry10.7%
    4. Nursing10.3%
    5. Veterinary10.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology157.9%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology52.8%
    3. Neuroscience21.3%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.6%
    1. Engineering21.0%
    2. Chemistry10.8%
    3. Computer Science10.8%
    4. Environmental Science10.4%
    5. Mathematics10.4%
    6. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    7. Materials Science00.1%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Social Sciences42.0%
    2. Psychology10.5%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.5%
    4. Arts and Humanities10.4%
    5. Decision Sciences00.2%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.48× its world share, 15 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.77× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.77× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.85× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.52× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.00× its world share, 142 worksMedicineNursing: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.11× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine4.00×142 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology2.77×5 works
  3. Veterinary2.11×0 works
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.85×1 works
  5. Dentistry1.52×1 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.48×15 works
  7. Neuroscience0.77×2 works
  8. Nursing0.67×1 works
  9. Chemistry0.51×2 works
  10. Health Professions0.47×2 works
  11. Mathematics0.30×1 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.23×1 works
  13. Psychology0.17×1 works
  14. Decision Sciences0.16×0 works
  15. Social Sciences0.15×4 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.14×1 works
  17. Arts and Humanities0.13×1 works
  18. Chemical Engineering0.10×0 works
  19. Computer Science0.10×2 works
  20. Environmental Science0.09×1 works
  21. Physics and Astronomy0.08×0 works
  22. Engineering0.06×2 works
  23. Materials Science0.04×0 works
  24. Business, Management and Accounting0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Military Medical Academy?

Ranked on the quality score, Marieta Simonova, Plamena Kabakchieva and Milena Dimitrova Encheva lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Military Medical Academy.

  1. 1 Marieta Simonova Bulgaria · #2,008,941 worldwide 1.5k citations · 33 works
  2. 2 Plamena Kabakchieva Bulgaria · #2,516,377 worldwide 366 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Milena Dimitrova Encheva Bulgaria · #2,920,099 worldwide 654 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 I. N. Chernozemsky Bulgaria · #3,972,828 worldwide 1.4k citations · 30 works
  5. 5 Krum Katzarov Bulgaria · #4,277,070 worldwide 531 citations · 42 works
  6. 6 Kremena Petkova Bulgaria · #4,518,569 worldwide 350 citations · 125 works
  7. 7 Ekaterina B. Titianova Bulgaria · #4,644,917 worldwide 1.3k citations · 38 works
  8. 8 Ivona Kirilova Daskalova Bulgaria · #4,963,473 worldwide 180 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Kosta Kostov Bulgaria · #5,026,377 worldwide 589 citations · 42 works
  10. 10 P Michailov Bulgaria · #5,043,350 worldwide 436 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Military Medical Academy

What are the most cited papers from Military Medical Academy?

The most cited paper from Military Medical Academy is "The EASL–Lancet Liver Commission: protecting the next generation of Europeans against liver disease complications and premature mortality" (Tom H Karlsen et al., 2021), with 653 citations. Next come "36th International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine" (531) and "Ingested Foreign Bodies of the Gastrointestinal Tract: Retrospective Analysis of 542 Cases" (458).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The EASL–Lancet Liver Commission: protecting the next generation of Europeans against liver disease complications and premature mortality Tom H Karlsen et al. · The Lancet Open access 2 Dec 2021 653
2 36th International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine R. M. Bateman et al. · Critical Care Open access2,440 authors Apr 2016 531
3 Ingested Foreign Bodies of the Gastrointestinal Tract: Retrospective Analysis of 542 Cases Nadko G. Velitchkov, Georgi I. Grigorov, Julian Emilov Losanoff et al. · World Journal of Surgery Oct 1996 458
4 Randomized phase III study 306 Gregory L. Krauss et al. · Neurology 125 authors 19 Apr 2012 433
5 High energy shock waves in the treatment of delayed and nonunion of fractures V.D. Valchanou, P Michailov · International Orthopaedics Sep 1991 341
All 62 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Military Medical Academy?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Treatment, Management, Immunotherapy, Metabolic Syndrome, Chemotherapy and Risk Factors.

▲ 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. Epidemiology34▲ 4.6×78 topics
  2. Treatment15▲ 6.8×32 topics
  3. Diagnosis15▲ 8.5×31 topics
  4. Management13▲ 8.8×18 topics
  5. Immunotherapy11▲ 8.1×12 topics
  6. Metabolic Syndrome10▲ 6.7×15 topics
  7. Risk Factors8▲ 4.1×15 topics
  8. Chemotherapy8▲ 5.8×15 topics
  9. Inflammation8▲ 1.92×37 topics
  10. Public Health6▲ 2.4×15 topics
  11. Survival Analysis6▲ 12×5 topics
  12. Metastasis6▲ 9.1×7 topics
  13. Clinical Practice Guidelines6▲ 5.4×9 topics
  14. Complications5▲ 5.8×13 topics
  15. Pathogenesis5▲ 5.7×19 topics
  16. Immune Response5▲ 5.0×10 topics
  17. Diagnostic Criteria5▲ 12×7 topics
  18. Pathophysiology5▲ 9.3×8 topics
  19. Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy5▲ 29×2 topics
  20. Tumor Microenvironment5▲ 5.5×8 topics
  21. Insulin Resistance4▲ 5.4×7 topics
  22. Melanoma4▲ 39×2 topics
  23. Surgery4▲ 7.0×5 topics
  24. Robotic Surgery4▲ 16×4 topics
  25. Clinical Guidelines4▲ 7.7×6 topics
  26. Autoantibodies4▲ 9.3×8 topics
  27. SARS-CoV-24▲ 7.1×5 topics
  28. Clinical Management4▲ 12×6 topics
  29. Hepatocellular Carcinoma4▲ 10×3 topics
  30. ACE2 Receptor4▲ 9.1×3 topics
  31. Skin Cancer4▲ 27×2 topics
  32. Tumor Staging4▲ 18×2 topics
  33. Cognitive Impairment4▲ 8.0×3 topics
  34. Dermoscopy4▲ 44×1 topic
  35. Genetic Alterations4▲ 25×1 topic
  36. Medical Therapy4▲ 46×2 topics
  37. Neoadjuvant Therapy4▲ 8.1×4 topics
  38. Immunosuppressive Therapy4▲ 10×6 topics
  39. Calcium Oxalate3▲ 72×1 topic
  40. Urolithiasis3▲ 72×1 topic

Which research topics does Military Medical Academy publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management, Kidney Stones and Urolithiasis Treatments, Pediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies and Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research.

Cutaneous Melanoma Detec…4Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management: 4 fractional worksKidney Stones and Urolit…3Kidney Stones and Urolithiasis Treatments: 3 fractional worksPediatric Urology and Ne…3Pediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies: 3 fractional worksPancreatic and Hepatic O…3Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research: 3 fractional worksAbdominal Surgery and Complications: 2 fractional worksUreteral procedures and complications: 2 fractional worksPancreatitis Pathology a…2Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment: 2 fractional worksCancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 2 fractional worksMultiple Sclerosis Resea…2Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies: 2 fractional works
OncologyPulmonary and Respiratory MedicinePediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthObstetrics and Gynecology3 others

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

  1. 1 Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management Oncology 4 works
  2. 2 Kidney Stones and Urolithiasis Treatments Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  3. 3 Pediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 3 works
  4. 4 Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Oncology 3 works
  5. 5 Abdominal Surgery and Complications Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  6. 6 Ureteral procedures and complications Obstetrics and Gynecology 2 works
  7. 7 Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment Surgery 2 works
  8. 8 Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Oncology 2 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 2 works
  10. 10 Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies Pathology and Forensic Medicine 2 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 available34.3%not open65.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.5%domestic only84.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Military Medical Academy's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 11% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Military Medical Academy as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00068% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%0.015%Military Medical Academy0.00052% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Military Medical Academy 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 counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Military Medical Academy4.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 7.7% in 2019.

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