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New Bulgarian University

In research, New Bulgarian University stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,503 of 9,585 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#4,858 of 10,670 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,491 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations (Political Science and International Relations is 7.0× its share of world research).

World rank, 2022-now
#5,210
of 22,385 · #10,565 all time
Rank in Bulgaria
#5
of 64
Research works
1.2k
▲ 86% vs 2018-21
Citations
4.4k
3.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.87×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
66%
world 40%
International
14%
world 18%

What is New Bulgarian University 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
Social SciencesDomain #3,503 of 9,585 3.7%308 #5909
Physical SciencesDomain #4,858 of 10,670 2.4%138 #10846
Social SciencesField #3,491 of 5,988 4.3%172 #5829

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where New Bulgarian University 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 of those standings moved

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

  1. Social Sciences#5,909 #3,503
  2. Physical Sciences#10,846 #4,858
  3. Social Sciences#5,829 #3,491
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

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

Which fields of science does New Bulgarian University work in?

In 2022-now, 61% of research at New Bulgarian University is in Social Sciences, 27% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (34%), Computer Science (11%), Arts and Humanities (9%). It does 2.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 332 fractional works · 61.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 182 fractional works · 33.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 56 fractional works · 10.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 41 fractional works · 7.7% of its workEducation: 21 fractional works · 3.9% of its workLaw: 17 fractional works · 3.2% of its workCultural Studies: 10 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCommunication: 8 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSafety Research: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnthropology: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGender Studies: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrban Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDevelopment: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPublic Administration: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 47 fractional works · 8.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 13 fractional works · 2.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 11 fractional works · 2.0% of its workArcheology: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhilosophy: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workReligious studies: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClassics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workConservation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 42 fractional works · 7.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 12 fractional works · 2.2% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 10 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMarketing: 8 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAccounting: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Information Systems: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 35 fractional works · 6.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 10 fractional works · 1.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 10 fractional works · 1.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 7 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 7 fractional works · 1.2% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 20 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 14 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 147 fractional works · 27.2% of its workComputer Science: 57 fractional works · 10.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 15 fractional works · 2.9% of its workInformation Systems: 15 fractional works · 2.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 11 fractional works · 2.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science Applications: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 45 fractional works · 8.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 10 fractional works · 1.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 8 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArchitecture: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 19 fractional works · 3.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 9 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOceanography: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Energy: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMathematical Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 32 fractional works · 5.9% of its workMedicine: 21 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 8 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 30 fractional works · 5.5% of its workNeuroscience: 11 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 9 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 9 fractional works · 1.7% of its workFood Science: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKNew BulgarianUniversity540fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences27%Health Sciences6%Social Sciences61%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences18233.7%
    2. Arts and Humanities478.7%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting427.8%
    4. Psychology356.5%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance203.7%
    6. Decision Sciences61.1%
    1. Computer Science5710.5%
    2. Engineering458.4%
    3. Environmental Science193.4%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences91.6%
    5. Energy51.0%
    6. Physics and Astronomy40.8%
    7. Mathematics40.7%
    8. Materials Science30.6%
    9. Chemistry10.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Medicine213.9%
    2. Health Professions81.4%
    3. Dentistry20.4%
    4. Nursing10.2%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Neuroscience112.0%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences91.7%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology81.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does New Bulgarian University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 7.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 56.0 works7.0×
← 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, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.28× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.22× its world share, 11 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.35× its world share, 57 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.01× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.04× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.56× its world share, 45 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.69× its world share, 18 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.17× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.58× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.36× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.85× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.54× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.20× its world share, 21 worksMedicineNursing: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.02× its world share, 47 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.41× its world share, 42 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.18× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.71× its world share, 20 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.14× its world share, 35 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.66× its world share, 182 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities3.02×47 works
  2. Social Sciences2.66×182 works
  3. Business, Management and Accounting2.41×42 works
  4. Psychology2.14×35 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.71×20 works
  6. Computer Science1.35×57 works
  7. Neuroscience1.22×11 works
  8. Decision Sciences1.18×6 works
  9. Energy1.04×5 works
  10. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.01×9 works
  11. Dentistry0.85×2 works
  12. Environmental Science0.69×18 works
  13. Mathematics0.58×4 works
  14. Engineering0.56×45 works
  15. Health Professions0.54×8 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.36×9 works
  17. Physics and Astronomy0.36×4 works
  18. Nursing0.32×1 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.28×8 works
  20. Immunology and Microbiology0.27×2 works
  21. Veterinary0.23×0 works
  22. Medicine0.20×21 works
  23. Materials Science0.17×3 works
  24. Chemistry0.14×1 works
  25. Chemical Engineering0.09×0 works
  26. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.06×0 works

Who are the top researchers at New Bulgarian University?

Ranked on the quality score, Veselina Hristova Kadreva, Evgeniya Hristova and Galina Satchanska lead among researchers whose main affiliation is New Bulgarian University.

  1. 1 Veselina Hristova Kadreva Bulgaria · #728,411 worldwide 741 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Evgeniya Hristova Bulgaria · #950,806 worldwide 889 citations · 52 works
  3. 3 Galina Satchanska Bulgaria · #1,255,390 worldwide 1.2k citations · 35 works
  4. 4 Maurice Grinberg Bulgaria · #1,447,613 worldwide 1.7k citations · 96 works
  5. 5 Irena G. Vassileva Bulgaria · #1,618,923 worldwide 505 citations · 32 works
  6. 6 Irena Dimitrova Bulgaria · #1,786,248 worldwide 334 citations · 37 works
  7. 7 Mihaela D. Barokova Bulgaria · #2,072,053 worldwide 467 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Roumen Dontchev Daskalov Bulgaria · #2,544,918 worldwide 310 citations · 56 works
  9. 9 Petăr Zidarov Bulgaria · #2,547,340 worldwide 111 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Anna Krasteva Bulgaria · #2,603,171 worldwide 552 citations · 81 works
All ranked researchers at New Bulgarian University

What are the most cited papers from New Bulgarian University?

The most cited paper from New Bulgarian University is "Childhood adversities and adult psychopathology in the WHO World Mental Health Surveys" (Ronald C. Kessler et al., 2010), with 2,532 citations. Next come "Cross-National Analysis of the Associations among Mental Disorders and Suicidal Behavior: Findings from the WHO World Mental Health Surveys" (928) and "Twelve-Month Prevalence of and Risk Factors for Suicide Attempts in the World Health Organization World Mental Health Surveys" (806).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Childhood adversities and adult psychopathology in the WHO World Mental Health Surveys Ronald C. Kessler et al. · The British Journal of Psychiatry Open access 29 Oct 2010 2,532
2 Cross-National Analysis of the Associations among Mental Disorders and Suicidal Behavior: Findings from the WHO World Mental Health Surveys Matthew K. Nock et al. · PLoS Medicine Open access 10 Aug 2009 928
3 Twelve-Month Prevalence of and Risk Factors for Suicide Attempts in the World Health Organization World Mental Health Surveys Guilherme Luiz Guimaraes Borges et al. · The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry Open access 23 Aug 2010 806
4 Timed picture naming in seven languages Elizabeth A. Bates et al. · Psychonomic Bulletin & Review Open access Jun 2003 549
5 Natural and Synthetic Polymers for Biomedical and Environmental Applications Galina Satchanska, Slavena Davidova, Petar D. Petrov · Polymers Open access 20 Apr 2024 533
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at New Bulgarian University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Globalization, European Union, Sustainable Development, International Law, Global Governance, Social Media and Judicial Review.

▲ 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. Human Rights39▲ 7.1×37 topics
  2. Globalization33▲ 3.1×48 topics
  3. Sustainable Development25▲ 2.9×36 topics
  4. Sustainability21▲ 1.61×36 topics
  5. Social Media20▲ 2.7×19 topics
  6. European Union19▲ 16×14 topics
  7. Artificial Intelligence17▲ 2.2×23 topics
  8. Climate Change16◆ 1.13×28 topics
  9. Education16▲ 1.71×29 topics
  10. Identity15▲ 3.9×19 topics
  11. Innovation14▲ 2.5×23 topics
  12. International Law13▲ 7.9×13 topics
  13. Global Governance13▲ 10×12 topics
  14. Economic Growth12▲ 2.7×14 topics
  15. Nationalism11▲ 4.6×14 topics
  16. Judicial Review11▲ 24×4 topics
  17. Democracy11▲ 5.8×8 topics
  18. Geopolitics11▲ 13×10 topics
  19. Language11▲ 8.2×8 topics
  20. Environmental Management11▲ 4.9×8 topics
  21. Migration11▲ 5.9×10 topics
  22. Digital Transformation10▲ 3.6×14 topics
  23. European Integration10▲ 31×5 topics
  24. Constitutionalism9▲ 19×3 topics
  25. Ethnicity9▲ 4.5×7 topics
  26. Literature9▲ 3.0×12 topics
  27. Governance9▲ 4.9×7 topics
  28. Cultural Diplomacy8▲ 19×5 topics
  29. ECHR8▲ 43×1 topic
  30. Entrepreneurship8▲ 3.7×8 topics
  31. European Legal Systems8▲ 43×1 topic
  32. Social Interaction8▲ 3.7×9 topics
  33. Corpus Linguistics8▲ 6.8×5 topics
  34. Cyber-Physical Systems8▲ 5.3×7 topics
  35. Balkans7▲ 57×2 topics
  36. Cognition7▲ 8.6×3 topics
  37. Institutionalization6▲ 13×3 topics
  38. Conflict6▲ 6.7×5 topics
  39. Sovereignty6▲ 12×5 topics
  40. National Identity6▲ 9.1×5 topics

Which research topics does New Bulgarian University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: European and International Law Studies, European Union Policy and Governance, European Criminal Justice and Data Protection and Balkans: History, Politics, Society.

  1. 1 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 8 works
  2. 2 European Union Policy and Governance Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  3. 3 European Criminal Justice and Data Protection Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  4. 4 Balkans: History, Politics, Society Cultural Studies 4 works
  5. 5 Social Media and Politics Communication 4 works
  6. 6 Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Cognitive Neuroscience 4 works
  7. 7 Diverse Scientific Research in Ukraine Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  8. 8 Global Energy Security and Policy General Energy 3 works
  9. 9 Soviet and Russian History Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  10. 10 Categorization, perception, and language Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 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 available66.0%not open34.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.7%domestic only86.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has New Bulgarian University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 86% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 New Bulgarian University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0022% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%New Bulgarian University0.0021% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of New Bulgarian University 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 2025New Bulgarian University4.3% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 9.1% in 2017.

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