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South-West University "Neofit Rilski"

In research, South-West University "Neofit Rilski" stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,156 of 10,521 worldwide), Computer Science (#3,088 of 4,667 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#10,137 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,604
of 28,054 · #18,908 all time
Rank in Bulgaria
#31
of 92
Research works
1.6k
▲ 159% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.7k
3.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
74%
world 28%

What is South-West University "Neofit Rilski" 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 #5,156 of 10,521 9.3%266 #4915
Computer ScienceField #3,088 of 4,667 7.4%64 #4632
Physical SciencesDomain #10,137 of 12,888 7.9%156 #15044
Social SciencesField #5,177 of 6,365 10.1%109 #4215

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where South-West University "Neofit Rilski" 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#4,915 #5,156
  2. Computer Science#4,632 #3,088
  3. Physical Sciences#15,044 #10,137
  4. Social Sciences#4,215 #5,177
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: 0.28× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.39× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.71× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.43× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.70× its world share, 64 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.77× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.02× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.62× its world share, 45 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.66× its world share, 16 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.43× its world share, 7 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.99× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.35× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.58× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.34× its world share, 32 worksMedicineNursing: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 3.59× its world share, 50 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.89× its world share, 30 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.33× its world share, 11 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.06× its world share, 32 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.33× its world share, 34 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.77× its world share, 109 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at South-West University "Neofit Rilski"?

Ranked on the composite score, Valentina Milenkova, Milena Filipova and Nikolay Atanasov lead among researchers whose main affiliation is South-West University "Neofit Rilski".

  1. 1 Valentina Milenkova Bulgaria · #1,104,800 worldwide 8 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Milena Filipova Bulgaria · #1,182,809 worldwide 3 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Nikolay Atanasov Bulgaria · #1,470,580 worldwide 18 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Krasimir Yordzhev Bulgaria · #1,538,642 worldwide 3 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Stefan M. Stefanov Bulgaria · #1,556,158 worldwide 11 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at South-West University "Neofit Rilski"

Which keywords describe research at South-West University "Neofit Rilski"?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Innovation, Globalization, Educational Technology, Sustainable Development, Education, Identity, Human Rights and Leadership.

▲ 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. Globalization26▲ 2.7×39 topics
  2. Innovation22▲ 4.3×30 topics
  3. Machine Learning21▲ 1.33×32 topics
  4. Education21▲ 2.5×33 topics
  5. Educational Technology21▲ 3.6×17 topics
  6. Sustainable Development21▲ 2.7×27 topics
  7. Sustainability19▲ 1.60×31 topics
  8. Human Rights16▲ 3.3×24 topics
  9. Artificial Intelligence16▲ 2.4×28 topics
  10. Identity16▲ 4.4×18 topics
  11. E-Learning15▲ 3.0×11 topics
  12. Economic Growth14▲ 3.4×17 topics
  13. Leadership12▲ 5.2×11 topics
  14. Religion12▲ 5.2×13 topics
  15. Digital Transformation11▲ 4.4×12 topics
  16. Economic Development11▲ 2.8×16 topics
  17. Online Learning10▲ 2.5×8 topics
  18. Nationalism9▲ 4.2×7 topics
  19. Pedagogy9▲ 3.9×10 topics
  20. Literature9▲ 3.5×13 topics
  21. Higher Education9▲ 3.4×12 topics
  22. Cultural Studies8▲ 4.6×13 topics
  23. Professional Development8▲ 8.2×6 topics
  24. Ethnicity8▲ 4.1×9 topics
  25. Corpus Linguistics7▲ 7.0×5 topics
  26. Digitalization7▲ 7.7×6 topics
  27. COVID-19 Impact7▲ 9.0×4 topics
  28. Student Engagement7▲ 3.8×8 topics
  29. Distance Learning7▲ 4.4×6 topics
  30. Knowledge Economy7▲ 13×5 topics
  31. Bilingualism6▲ 9.8×4 topics
  32. Language6▲ 5.4×5 topics
  33. Sociolinguistics6▲ 6.9×3 topics
  34. Cross-Cultural Communication6▲ 13×2 topics
  35. Language Contact6▲ 12×2 topics
  36. Adolescent Development5▲ 9.5×3 topics
  37. Teacher Education5▲ 8.7×2 topics
  38. Anglicisms5▲ 41×1 topic
  39. Linguistic Borrowing5▲ 41×1 topic
  40. Tourism Development5▲ 8.8×2 topics

Which research topics does South-West University "Neofit Rilski" publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity, Digital literacy in education, Educational Innovations and Challenges and Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research.

Linguistics, Language Di…5Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity: 5 fractional worksDigital literacy in educ…5Digital literacy in education: 5 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Challenges: 5 fractional worksDiverse Aspects of Touri…4Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research: 4 fractional worksPsychology of Developmen…4Psychology of Development and Education: 4 fractional worksByzantine Studies and History: 4 fractional worksTranslation Studies and Practices: 4 fractional worksBusiness and Economic De…3Business and Economic Development: 3 fractional worksScheduling and Timetabling Solutions: 3 fractional worksAntenna Design and Analysis: 3 fractional works
Language and LinguisticsInformation SystemsSociology and Political ScienceDevelopmental and Educational Psychology4 others

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

  1. 1 Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity Language and Linguistics 5 works
  2. 2 Digital literacy in education Information Systems 5 works
  3. 3 Educational Innovations and Challenges Information Systems 5 works
  4. 4 Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  5. 5 Psychology of Development and Education Developmental and Educational Psychology 4 works
  6. 6 Byzantine Studies and History Classics 4 works
  7. 7 Translation Studies and Practices Language and Linguistics 4 works
  8. 8 Business and Economic Development Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 3 works
  9. 9 Scheduling and Timetabling Solutions Management Science and Operations Research 3 works
  10. 10 Antenna Design and Analysis Aerospace Engineering 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 available73.6%not open26.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.1%domestic only90.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has South-West University "Neofit Rilski"'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 159% 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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