Question 1

What is Technical University of Sofia known for?

Accepted Answer

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).

Question 2

How does Technical University of Sofia rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Technical University of Sofia ranks #11,457 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#20,961 all time), and #27 of 64 in Bulgaria.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Technical University of Sofia?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Zahari Zarkov, Aleksandar Georgiev and George Pitchurov lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Technical University of Sofia.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Technical University of Sofia?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Technical University of Sofia is "Energy Management and Operational Planning of a Microgrid With a PV-Based Active Generator for Smart Grid Applications" (Hristiyan Chavdarov Kanchev, Di Lu, Frédéric Colas et al., 2011), with 988 citations. Next come "Multilayer perceptron and neural networks" (599) and "A MHz-repetition-rate hard X-ray free-electron laser driven by a superconducting linear accelerator" (548).

Question 5

Which research topics does Technical University of Sofia publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Advanced DC-DC Converters, Manufacturing Process and Optimization, Engineering Technology and Methodologies and Electric Power Systems and Control.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Technical University of Sofia?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Technical University of Sofia work in?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 8

Is Technical University of Sofia's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 18% higher than in 2018-2021.