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Shumen University

In research, Shumen University stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,201 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#11,901 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,160 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,994
of 28,054 · #19,384 all time
Rank in Bulgaria
#73
of 92
Research works
1.3k
▲ 32% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.5k
4.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
69%
world 28%

What is Shumen 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
Social SciencesDomain #9,201 of 10,521 5.7%166 #13841
Physical SciencesDomain #11,901 of 12,888 2.8%184 #10835
Social SciencesField #6,160 of 6,365 4.2%89 #9128
Computer ScienceField #4,608 of 4,667 1.6%72 #5428

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Shumen 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).

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. Social Sciences#13,841 #9,201
  2. Physical Sciences#10,835 #11,901
  3. Social Sciences#9,128 #6,160
  4. Computer Science#5,428 #4,608
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.

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: 1.35× its world share, 26 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.33× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.99× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.81× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.23× its world share, 72 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.72× its world share, 11 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.74× its world share, 46 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.22× its world share, 25 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.28× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.80× its world share, 9 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.58× its world share, 14 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.62× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.22× its world share, 17 worksMedicineNursing: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 3.29× its world share, 39 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.69× its world share, 9 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.41× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.71× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.38× its world share, 17 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.70× its world share, 89 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Shumen University?

Ranked on the composite score, Сергей Владимирович Абламейко, D. D. Enchev and N. Uzunov lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Shumen University.

  1. 1 Сергей Владимирович Абламейко · #511,181 worldwide 0 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 D. D. Enchev · #1,007,315 worldwide 34 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 N. Uzunov · #1,222,997 worldwide 6 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 D. Kjurkchieva · #1,448,101 worldwide 14 citations · 32 works
  5. 5 P. Petkova · #1,579,034 worldwide 13 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Sevdzhan Hakkaev · #1,587,584 worldwide 29 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Pavlina Jordanova · #1,626,682 worldwide 5 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 I. Kiryakov · #1,629,504 worldwide 3 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Shumen University

Which keywords describe research at Shumen University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Language, Sustainable Development, Education, Educational Technology, E-Learning, Machine Learning, Linguistics and Innovation.

▲ 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. Education23▲ 3.3×30 topics
  2. Sustainable Development23▲ 3.5×27 topics
  3. Machine Learning22▲ 1.62×30 topics
  4. Climate Change18▲ 1.65×32 topics
  5. Educational Technology17▲ 3.5×17 topics
  6. Language17▲ 17×7 topics
  7. Deep Learning16◆ 1.15×24 topics
  8. E-Learning16▲ 3.8×14 topics
  9. Sustainability16▲ 1.56×26 topics
  10. Globalization16▲ 1.92×26 topics
  11. Artificial Intelligence14▲ 2.5×16 topics
  12. Innovation14▲ 3.2×20 topics
  13. Online Learning12▲ 3.3×8 topics
  14. Big Data10▲ 2.8×14 topics
  15. Pedagogy10▲ 5.1×8 topics
  16. Higher Education9▲ 4.2×10 topics
  17. Teacher Training9▲ 3.6×9 topics
  18. Distance Learning9▲ 6.6×6 topics
  19. Linguistics9▲ 13×4 topics
  20. Environmental Management9▲ 5.5×7 topics
  21. Discourse Analysis8▲ 7.9×3 topics
  22. Language Teaching8▲ 7.9×4 topics
  23. Digital Education8▲ 15×4 topics
  24. Technology8▲ 3.5×9 topics
  25. Security Analysis7▲ 10×3 topics
  26. Invasive Species7▲ 3.9×11 topics
  27. Fuzzy Logic7▲ 6.5×4 topics
  28. Phraseology7▲ 22×3 topics
  29. Tourism Development7▲ 14×2 topics
  30. Ethnicity7▲ 4.3×5 topics
  31. Media6▲ 10×3 topics
  32. Cyber-Physical Systems6▲ 5.8×5 topics
  33. Fault Tolerance6▲ 9.5×3 topics
  34. Corpus Linguistics6▲ 6.7×5 topics
  35. Cryptanalysis6▲ 17×2 topics
  36. Geopolitics6▲ 9.2×5 topics
  37. Green Economy5▲ 25×3 topics
  38. Teaching Methods5▲ 8.5×4 topics
  39. Cultural Communication5▲ 33×1 topic
  40. Persuasion Strategies5▲ 33×1 topic

Which research topics does Shumen University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Discourse Analysis and Cultural Communication, Chaos-based Image/Signal Encryption, Language, Metaphor, and Cognition and Education, Innovation and Language Studies.

Discourse Analysis and C…5Discourse Analysis and Cultural Communication: 5 fractional worksChaos-based Image/Signal…5Chaos-based Image/Signal Encryption: 5 fractional worksLanguage, Metaphor, and Cognition: 4 fractional worksEducation, Innovation and Language Studies: 4 fractional worksModel Reduction and Neural Networks: 3 fractional worksLanguage, Communication, and Linguistic Studies: 3 fractional worksDiverse Aspects of Tourism Research: 3 fractional worksNuclear Issues and Defense3Nuclear Issues and Defense: 3 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Education: 3 fractional worksMedia Studies and Communication: 3 fractional works
Cultural StudiesComputer Vision and Pattern RecognitionExperimental and Cognitive PsychologyEducation5 others

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

  1. 1 Discourse Analysis and Cultural Communication Cultural Studies 5 works
  2. 2 Chaos-based Image/Signal Encryption Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 5 works
  3. 3 Language, Metaphor, and Cognition Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 4 works
  4. 4 Education, Innovation and Language Studies Education 4 works
  5. 5 Model Reduction and Neural Networks Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 3 works
  6. 6 Language, Communication, and Linguistic Studies Communication 3 works
  7. 7 Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  8. 8 Nuclear Issues and Defense Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  9. 9 Artificial Intelligence in Education Information Systems 3 works
  10. 10 Media Studies and Communication Communication 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 available69.4%not open30.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.9%domestic only89.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Shumen University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 32% 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.

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.