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Trakia University

In research, Trakia University stands highest in Medicine (#4,206 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#4,988 of 11,982 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#3,514 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Veterinary, Small Animals and Animal Science and Zoology — Veterinary is 19.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,721
of 28,054 · #9,705 all time
Rank in Bulgaria
#7
of 92
Research works
3.7k
▲ 61% vs 2013–17
Citations
23k
6.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
74%
world 28%

What is Trakia 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
MedicineField #4,206 of 10,443 5.0%282 #7153
Health SciencesDomain #4,988 of 11,982 5.2%358 #7564
Life SciencesDomain #3,514 of 7,800 7.4%316 #5478
Social SciencesDomain #7,674 of 10,521 6.8%223 #10462
Physical SciencesDomain #9,642 of 12,888 4.9%237 #11989
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,719 of 3,409 6.9%182 #4243
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #3,269 of 3,579 8.7%74 #6035
Social SciencesField #5,858 of 6,365 5.2%87 #7356
Environmental ScienceField #3,327 of 3,551 6.3%71 #5923
EngineeringField #6,507 of 6,636 2.5%62 #10818

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Trakia 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. Medicine#7,153 #4,206
  2. Health Sciences#7,564 #4,988
  3. Life Sciences#5,478 #3,514
  4. Social Sciences#10,462 #7,674
  5. Physical Sciences#11,989 #9,642
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#4,243 #2,719
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#6,035 #3,269
  8. Social Sciences#7,356 #5,858
  9. Environmental Science#5,923 #3,327
  10. Engineering#10,818 #6,507
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.

What does Trakia University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Veterinary takes 19.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. VeterinaryField · 29.3 works19×
  2. Small AnimalsSubfield · 23.6 works17×
  3. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 40.6 works16×
  4. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 34.2 works6.4×
← 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: 3.38× its world share, 182 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.22× its world share, 74 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.87× its world share, 33 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.20× its world share, 22 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.25× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.59× its world share, 10 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.64× its world share, 56 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.88× its world share, 9 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.37× its world share, 62 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.25× its world share, 71 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.34× its world share, 13 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.35× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.76× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.94× its world share, 28 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.29× its world share, 282 worksMedicineNursing: 2.62× its world share, 14 worksNursingVeterinary: 19.01× its world share, 29 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.68× its world share, 22 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.10× its world share, 40 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.19× its world share, 29 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.13× its world share, 39 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 87 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 19.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Trakia University?

Ranked on the composite score, Peter F. Surai, I. Marinov and L Lazarov lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Trakia University.

  1. 1 Peter F. Surai Bulgaria · #604,238 worldwide 42 citations · 45 works
  2. 2 I. Marinov Bulgaria · #727,595 worldwide 10 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 L Lazarov Bulgaria · #764,058 worldwide 4 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 N. Dimitrov Bulgaria · #1,039,275 worldwide 4 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 S. Stoev Bulgaria · #1,047,893 worldwide 13 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Ch.V. Boucqué Bulgaria · #1,113,033 worldwide 39 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 А. Genchev Bulgaria · #1,165,766 worldwide 11 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Lilko Dospatliev Bulgaria · #1,199,885 worldwide 7 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 M Petkova Bulgaria · #1,266,113 worldwide 5 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 A Atanasov Bulgaria · #1,268,021 worldwide 19 citations · 70 works
All ranked researchers at Trakia University

Which keywords describe research at Trakia University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Sustainable Development, Epidemiology, Oxidative Stress, Biogeography, Educational Technology, Phylogeny 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. Epidemiology66▲ 1.47×87 topics
  2. Climate Change64▲ 2.1×53 topics
  3. Sustainable Development52▲ 2.9×35 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress46▲ 2.5×48 topics
  5. Inflammation44▲ 1.84×58 topics
  6. Educational Technology37▲ 2.8×15 topics
  7. Sustainability35▲ 1.26×39 topics
  8. Innovation34▲ 2.9×29 topics
  9. E-Learning30▲ 2.6×13 topics
  10. Education29▲ 1.47×28 topics
  11. Renewable Energy28▲ 1.71×24 topics
  12. Artificial Intelligence28▲ 1.80×27 topics
  13. Public Health27▲ 1.62×26 topics
  14. Biogeography25▲ 8.6×13 topics
  15. Online Learning25▲ 2.6×10 topics
  16. Gut Microbiota24▲ 5.9×6 topics
  17. Teacher Training22▲ 3.1×9 topics
  18. Phylogeny22▲ 13×12 topics
  19. Antioxidant21▲ 2.8×28 topics
  20. Invasive Species21▲ 4.4×18 topics
  21. Biodiversity20▲ 2.4×19 topics
  22. Heat Stress20▲ 22×2 topics
  23. Pedagogy20▲ 3.5×8 topics
  24. Pathogenesis19▲ 3.3×19 topics
  25. Genetic Diversity18▲ 3.6×12 topics
  26. Antioxidants18▲ 3.6×12 topics
  27. Probiotics17▲ 6.4×5 topics
  28. Animal Welfare16▲ 16×4 topics
  29. Digitalization15▲ 6.7×6 topics
  30. Dairy Cattle15▲ 26×2 topics
  31. Consumer Perception13▲ 5.3×5 topics
  32. Cognitive Development13▲ 9.1×6 topics
  33. Mosses12▲ 42×2 topics
  34. Taxonomy12▲ 8.3×9 topics
  35. Meat Quality12▲ 13×3 topics
  36. Livestock Production11▲ 11×3 topics
  37. Environmental Effects11▲ 9.0×2 topics
  38. Intestinal Barrier10▲ 12×2 topics
  39. Metabolic Adaptations10▲ 36×1 topic
  40. Physiological Responses10▲ 18×1 topic

Which research topics does Trakia University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock, Global Trade and Competitiveness, Animal Nutrition and Physiology and Meat and Animal Product Quality.

Effects of Environmental…10Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock: 10 fractional worksGlobal Trade and Competi…10Global Trade and Competitiveness: 10 fractional worksAnimal Nutrition and Physiology: 10 fractional worksMeat and Animal Product …9Meat and Animal Product Quality: 9 fractional worksForeign Language Teachin…8Foreign Language Teaching Methods: 8 fractional worksEducational Methods and Teacher Development: 8 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Challenges: 7 fractional worksBryophyte Studies and Re…7Bryophyte Studies and Records: 7 fractional worksPhysical Education and Training Studies: 7 fractional worksPsychology of Development and Education: 6 fractional works
Animal Science and ZoologyStrategy and ManagementEducationInformation Systems3 others

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

  1. 1 Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock Animal Science and Zoology 10 works
  2. 2 Global Trade and Competitiveness Strategy and Management 10 works
  3. 3 Animal Nutrition and Physiology Animal Science and Zoology 10 works
  4. 4 Meat and Animal Product Quality Animal Science and Zoology 9 works
  5. 5 Foreign Language Teaching Methods Education 8 works
  6. 6 Educational Methods and Teacher Development Information Systems 8 works
  7. 7 Educational Innovations and Challenges Information Systems 7 works
  8. 8 Bryophyte Studies and Records Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 7 works
  9. 9 Physical Education and Training Studies Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 7 works
  10. 10 Psychology of Development and Education Developmental and Educational Psychology 6 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 available74.4%not open25.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Trakia University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 61% 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.