Technical University of Sofia
In research, Technical University of Sofia stands highest in Engineering (#3,648 of 5,901 worldwide), Materials Science (#1,546 of 2,276 worldwide) and Mechanical Engineering (#1,061 of 1,319 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Automotive Engineering and Control and Systems Engineering (Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering is 9.2× its share of world research).
- World rank, 2022-now
- #11,457 of 22,385 · #20,961 all time
- Rank in Bulgaria
- #27 of 64
- Research works
- 8.4k ▲ 18% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 34k 4.0 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 3.7% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 0.40× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 29% world 40%
- International
- 14% world 18%
What is Technical University of Sofia known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EngineeringField | #3,648 of 5,901 | 3.1% | 1,477 | #4849 | |
| Materials ScienceField | #1,546 of 2,276 | 0.9% | 97 | #2463 | |
| Mechanical EngineeringSubfield | #1,061 of 1,319 | 2.7% | 197 | #2195 | |
| Physical SciencesDomain | #9,031 of 10,670 | 2.9% | 2,447 | #15283 | |
| Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield | #1,861 of 2,176 | 3.4% | 428 | #3170 | |
| Computer Networks and CommunicationsSubfield | #648 of 728 | 5.0% | 116 | #1663 | |
| Computer ScienceField | #3,952 of 4,417 | 2.8% | 529 | #4856 | |
| Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield | #723 of 804 | 2.9% | 192 | #1432 | |
| Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield | #287 of 316 | 4.9% | 141 | #741 | |
| Aerospace EngineeringSubfield | #724 of 785 | 1.3% | 90 | #1457 |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Technical University of Sofia 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.
- Engineering#4,849 #3,648
- Materials Science#2,463 #1,546
- Mechanical Engineering#2,195 #1,061
- Physical Sciences#15,283 #9,031
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering#3,170 #1,861
- Computer Networks and Communications#1,663 #648
- Computer Science#4,856 #3,952
- Control and Systems Engineering#1,432 #723
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering#741 #287
- Aerospace Engineering#1,457 #724
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 Technical University of Sofia work in?
In 2022-now, 86% of research at Technical University of Sofia is in Physical Sciences, 8% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (51%), Computer Science (18%), Environmental Science (4%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Physical Sciences.
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
- Physical Sciences2,60885.6%
- Engineering1,56451.3%
- Computer Science56118.4%
- Environmental Science1203.9%
- Materials Science1063.5%
- Energy933.0%
- Physics and Astronomy712.3%
- Mathematics521.7%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences170.6%
- Chemical Engineering130.4%
- Chemistry100.3%
- Social Sciences2317.6%
- Business, Management and Accounting802.6%
- Social Sciences591.9%
- Decision Sciences391.3%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance260.8%
- Psychology190.6%
- Arts and Humanities80.3%
- Health Sciences1093.6%
- Medicine852.8%
- Health Professions130.4%
- Dentistry60.2%
- Nursing30.1%
- Veterinary20.1%
- Life Sciences993.3%
What does Technical University of Sofia specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering takes 9.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 144.4 works9.2×
- Automotive EngineeringSubfield · 103.8 works6.4×
- Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield · 204.3 works6.2×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Engineering3.42×1,564 works
- Energy3.31×93 works
- Computer Science2.37×561 works
- Mathematics1.44×52 works
- Decision Sciences1.32×39 works
- Chemical Engineering1.25×13 works
- Physics and Astronomy1.05×72 works
- Materials Science1.00×106 works
- Business, Management and Accounting0.82×80 works
- Environmental Science0.79×120 works
- Veterinary0.46×2 works
- Dentistry0.40×6 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.39×26 works
- Neuroscience0.38×19 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.37×54 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.36×17 works
- Nursing0.23×3 works
- Chemistry0.21×10 works
- Psychology0.21×19 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.16×26 works
- Health Professions0.16×13 works
- Medicine0.15×85 works
- Social Sciences0.15×59 works
- Arts and Humanities0.09×8 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.03×0 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.02×0 works
- Engineering 3.4×
- Energy 3.3×
- Computer Science 2.4×
- Mathematics 1.4×
- Decision Sciences 1.3×
- Chemical Engineering 1.2×
- Physics and Astronomy 1.1×
- Materials Science 1.0×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.8×
- Environmental Science 0.8×
- Veterinary 0.5×
- Dentistry 0.4×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.4×
- Neuroscience 0.4×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.4×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.4×
- Nursing 0.2×
- Chemistry 0.2×
- Psychology 0.2×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.2×
- Health Professions 0.2×
- Medicine 0.1×
- Social Sciences 0.1×
- Arts and Humanities 0.1×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.0×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.0×
Who are the top researchers at Technical University of Sofia?
Ranked on the quality score, Zahari Zarkov, Aleksandar Georgiev and George Pitchurov lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Technical University of Sofia.
- 1
Zahari Zarkov
Bulgaria · #1,250,598 worldwide 11k citations · 93 works
- 2
Aleksandar Georgiev
Bulgaria · #1,646,412 worldwide 1.1k citations · 60 works
- 3
George Pitchurov
Bulgaria · #2,195,683 worldwide 270 citations · 17 works
- 4
Dimityr Popov
Bulgaria · #3,797,004 worldwide 425 citations · 18 works
- 5
M.H. Azadmanesh
Bulgaria · #4,286,739 worldwide 415 citations · 26 works
- 6
Kostadin A. Fikiin
Bulgaria · #4,768,764 worldwide 900 citations · 63 works
- 7
Nikolay Yordanov
Bulgaria · #4,854,933 worldwide 83 citations · 20 works
- 8 Nikola Georgiev #5,087,382 worldwide 92 citations · 27 works
- 9
Krasimira Ivanova
Bulgaria · #5,182,694 worldwide 166 citations · 70 works
- 10
Trayan Ganev Stamov
Bulgaria · #5,195,885 worldwide 499 citations · 30 works
Which keywords describe research at Technical University of Sofia?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency, Deep Learning, Power Electronics, Machine Learning, Neural Networks, Renewable Energy Integration and Control Systems.
- Virtual Prototyping
- Mathematical Modeling
- DC-DC Converters
- Industry 4.0
- Parameter Estimation
- Electric Drives
- Smart Home
- IoT Security
- Machine Tools
- Thermal Management
- Electric Vehicles
- Security
- Model Predictive Control
- Artificial Neural Networks
- Artificial Intelligence
- Renewable Energy Integration
- Internet of Things
- Sustainability
- Energy Efficiency
- Machine Learning
- Deep Learning
- Renewable Energy
- Neural Networks
- Power Electronics
- Optimization
- Control Systems
- Big Data
- Smart Grid
- Cyber-Physical Systems
- Thermal Analysis
- IoT
- Tool Wear
- Fault Tolerance
- Simulation
- Reliability
- Electric Vehicle Charging
- Photovoltaic Systems
- Efficiency Optimization
- High-Frequency Power Conversion
- Energy Storage Systems
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
- Deep Learning243▲ 2.3×75 topics
- Machine Learning227▲ 2.2×82 topics
- Renewable Energy216▲ 4.9×40 topics
- Energy Efficiency178▲ 6.3×40 topics
- Neural Networks167▲ 3.5×37 topics
- Sustainability149▲ 2.0×47 topics
- Power Electronics128▲ 13×8 topics
- Internet of Things96▲ 3.7×22 topics
- Optimization93▲ 6.8×24 topics
- Renewable Energy Integration89▲ 8.9×6 topics
- Control Systems89▲ 16×12 topics
- Artificial Intelligence84▲ 1.95×41 topics
- Big Data84▲ 2.9×24 topics
- Artificial Neural Networks76▲ 5.4×9 topics
- Smart Grid76▲ 6.9×9 topics
- Model Predictive Control75▲ 9.6×6 topics
- Cyber-Physical Systems71▲ 8.8×9 topics
- Security68▲ 3.3×21 topics
- Thermal Analysis64▲ 17×9 topics
- Electric Vehicles61▲ 7.0×4 topics
- IoT54▲ 4.7×16 topics
- Thermal Management46▲ 4.6×8 topics
- Tool Wear44▲ 11×3 topics
- Machine Tools44▲ 22×3 topics
- Fault Tolerance43▲ 9.2×7 topics
- IoT Security43▲ 4.6×3 topics
- Simulation42▲ 5.4×15 topics
- Smart Home42▲ 8.4×4 topics
- Reliability41▲ 18×3 topics
- Electric Drives40▲ 34×2 topics
- Electric Vehicle Charging39▲ 16×2 topics
- Parameter Estimation39▲ 10×6 topics
- Photovoltaic Systems38▲ 15×3 topics
- Industry 4.035▲ 22×3 topics
- Efficiency Optimization34▲ 24×2 topics
- DC-DC Converters33▲ 20×1 topic
- High-Frequency Power Conversion33▲ 20×1 topic
- Mathematical Modeling33▲ 12×4 topics
- Energy Storage Systems32▲ 7.6×2 topics
- Virtual Prototyping32▲ 12×2 topics
Which research topics does Technical University of Sofia publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Advanced DC-DC Converters, Manufacturing Process and Optimization, Engineering Technology and Methodologies and Electric Power Systems and Control.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Advanced DC-DC Converters Electrical and Electronic Engineering 33 works
- 2 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 30 works
- 3 Engineering Technology and Methodologies Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 30 works
- 4 Electric Power Systems and Control Electrical and Electronic Engineering 28 works
- 5 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 28 works
- 6 Induction Heating and Inverter Technology Mechanical Engineering 27 works
- 7 Impact of Light on Environment and Health Global and Planetary Change 27 works
- 8 Multilevel Inverters and Converters Electrical and Electronic Engineering 22 works
- 9 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 21 works
- 10 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 21 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has Technical University of Sofia's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 18% higher than in 2018-2021.
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 Technical University of Sofia as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.013% in 2024.
Fractional works of Technical University of Sofia 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.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 5.2% in 1998.
Other research institutions in Sofia
- Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
- Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski"
- Medical University of Sofia
- Chemical Pharmaceutical Research Institute
- University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy
- Employment Agency
- University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy
- University of National and World Economy
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.
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