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Prof. Assen Zlatarov University

In research, Prof. Assen Zlatarov University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,232 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#9,722 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Artificial Intelligence — Artificial Intelligence is 4.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,008
of 28,054 · #18,849 all time
Rank in Bulgaria
#41
of 92
Research works
1.2k
▲ 123% vs 2013–17
Citations
10k
8.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is Prof. Assen Zlatarov University 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 #10,232 of 12,888 5.5%179 #10546
Social SciencesDomain #9,722 of 10,521 8.3%81 #15612

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Prof. Assen Zlatarov 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Prof. Assen Zlatarov University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Artificial Intelligence takes 4.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Artificial IntelligenceSubfield · 37.9 works4.8×
← 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: 0.71× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.33× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.00× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.57× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.69× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.61× its world share, 14 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.29× its world share, 58 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.03× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.83× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.05× its world share, 52 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.38× its world share, 23 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.46× its world share, 17 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.87× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.57× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.63× its world share, 40 worksMedicineNursing: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.19× its world share, 11 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.58× its world share, 17 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.17× its world share, 13 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.16× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.50× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 27 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Prof. Assen Zlatarov University?

Ranked on the composite score, Ivan Dimitrov, Evdokia Sotirova and Ovanes Mekenyan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Prof. Assen Zlatarov University.

  1. 1 Ivan Dimitrov Bulgaria · #439,002 worldwide 50 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Evdokia Sotirova Bulgaria · #668,894 worldwide 43 citations · 37 works
  3. 3 Ovanes Mekenyan Bulgaria · #757,648 worldwide 79 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Krasimira Dimitrova Bulgaria · #1,027,192 worldwide 1 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Sotir Sotirov Bulgaria · #1,059,874 worldwide 24 citations · 50 works
  6. 6 Anton Popov Bulgaria · #1,207,480 worldwide 5 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Ivelina Shishkova Bulgaria · #1,267,438 worldwide 31 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Veselina Bureva Bulgaria · #1,333,438 worldwide 15 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Dicho Stratiev Bulgaria · #1,340,968 worldwide 33 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Tzonka Godjevargova Bulgaria · #1,356,626 worldwide 81 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Prof. Assen Zlatarov University

Which keywords describe research at Prof. Assen Zlatarov University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Genetic Algorithm, Educational Technology, Big Data, Cyber-Physical Systems, E-Learning, Fuzzy Logic, Intelligent Agent and InterCriteria Analysis.

▲ 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. Genetic Algorithm31▲ 67×7 topics
  2. Educational Technology29▲ 7.5×7 topics
  3. Big Data28▲ 9.4×9 topics
  4. Cyber-Physical Systems28▲ 32×7 topics
  5. E-Learning27▲ 8.2×5 topics
  6. Fuzzy Logic27▲ 32×5 topics
  7. Intelligent Agent26▲ 3369×1 topic
  8. InterCriteria Analysis26▲ 3369×1 topic
  9. Machine Learning23▲ 2.1×29 topics
  10. Sustainable Development19▲ 3.6×16 topics
  11. Artificial Intelligence17▲ 3.7×17 topics
  12. Energy Efficiency12▲ 4.0×13 topics
  13. Renewable Energy12▲ 2.6×19 topics
  14. Fuzzy Sets12▲ 64×2 topics
  15. Analytic Hierarchy Process11▲ 59×1 topic
  16. TOPSIS11▲ 81×1 topic
  17. Globalization10▲ 1.47×15 topics
  18. Predictive Modeling9▲ 9.9×3 topics
  19. Control Systems8▲ 14×6 topics
  20. Business Models8▲ 35×2 topics
  21. Enterprise Content Management8▲ 400×1 topic
  22. Information Management8▲ 97×1 topic
  23. Optimization7▲ 4.8×11 topics
  24. Catalysis6▲ 2.8×8 topics
  25. Environmental Management6▲ 4.5×5 topics
  26. Environmental Monitoring5▲ 4.3×10 topics
  27. Ionic Liquids5▲ 5.6×6 topics
  28. Pattern Recognition5▲ 24×3 topics
  29. Mathematical Modeling5▲ 16×2 topics
  30. Resource Efficiency5▲ 11×3 topics
  31. Metaheuristic Algorithms4▲ 31×2 topics
  32. Fuzzy Logic Systems4▲ 83×1 topic
  33. Type-2 Fuzzy Sets4▲ 83×1 topic
  34. Wastewater Treatment4▲ 5.5×5 topics
  35. Crystal Structure4▲ 9.1×4 topics
  36. Polyphenols4▲ 7.1×3 topics
  37. Green Chemistry4▲ 6.7×5 topics
  38. Financial Security4▲ 9.6×2 topics
  39. Aggregate Production Planning3▲ 69×1 topic
  40. Fuzzy Goal Programming3▲ 69×1 topic

Which research topics does Prof. Assen Zlatarov University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Intuitionistic Fuzzy Systems Applications, Multi-Criteria Decision Making, Information Systems and Technology Applications and Fuzzy Logic and Control Systems.

Intuitionistic Fuzzy Sys…26Intuitionistic Fuzzy Systems Applications: 26 fractional worksMulti-Criteria Decision Making: 11 fractional worksInformation Systems and …8Information Systems and Technology Applications: 8 fractional worksFuzzy Logic and Control Systems: 4 fractional worksOptimization and Mathematical Programming: 3 fractional worksBusiness and Economic Development: 3 fractional worksPhytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities: 3 fractional worksElectric Power Systems and Control: 3 fractional worksFranchising Strategies and Performance: 2 fractional worksIonic liquids properties and applications: 2 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceManagement Science and Operations ResearchManagement Information SystemsControl and Systems Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Intuitionistic Fuzzy Systems Applications Artificial Intelligence 26 works
  2. 2 Multi-Criteria Decision Making Management Science and Operations Research 11 works
  3. 3 Information Systems and Technology Applications Management Information Systems 8 works
  4. 4 Fuzzy Logic and Control Systems Artificial Intelligence 4 works
  5. 5 Optimization and Mathematical Programming Control and Systems Engineering 3 works
  6. 6 Business and Economic Development Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 3 works
  7. 7 Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities Biochemistry 3 works
  8. 8 Electric Power Systems and Control Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  9. 9 Franchising Strategies and Performance Strategy and Management 2 works
  10. 10 Ionic liquids properties and applications Catalysis 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 available36.0%not open64.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.2%domestic only89.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Prof. Assen Zlatarov University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 123% 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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