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University of Agribusiness and Rural Development

In research, University of Agribusiness and Rural Development stands highest in Social Sciences (#15,700 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Agricultural and Biological Sciences is 8.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,266
of 28,054 · #38,062 all time
Rank in Bulgaria
#84
of 92
Research works
322
▲ 30% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.1k
3.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
55%
world 28%

What is University of Agribusiness and Rural Development known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #15,700 of 16,945 8.3%177

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Agribusiness and Rural Development 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).

What does University of Agribusiness and Rural Development specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Agricultural and Biological Sciences takes 8.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 31.9 works8.7×
← 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: 8.67× its world share, 32 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 1.64× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.30× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.69× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 1.32× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.58× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4.52× its world share, 11 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.28× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.68× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.84× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 8.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at University of Agribusiness and Rural Development?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Food Security, Sustainable Development, Environmental Impact, Agriculture, Rural Development, Smallholder Farmers and Technology Adoption.

▲ 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. Sustainability15▲ 8.1×29 topics
  2. Food Security12▲ 29×17 topics
  3. Sustainable Development11▲ 8.7×21 topics
  4. Environmental Impact8▲ 6.0×15 topics
  5. Climate Change7▲ 3.3×18 topics
  6. Agriculture6▲ 21×9 topics
  7. Rural Development6▲ 24×9 topics
  8. Smallholder Farmers6▲ 33×5 topics
  9. Technology Adoption6▲ 42×5 topics
  10. Sustainable Agriculture4▲ 18×8 topics
  11. Economic Growth4▲ 6.2×6 topics
  12. Competitiveness Indices4▲ 157×1 topic
  13. Revealed Comparative Advantage4▲ 157×1 topic
  14. Social Networks4▲ 19×2 topics
  15. Innovation4▲ 4.4×13 topics
  16. Biodiversity4▲ 6.1×8 topics
  17. Environmental Management4▲ 11×4 topics
  18. Economic Development3▲ 5.4×9 topics
  19. Agricultural Innovation3▲ 96×1 topic
  20. Livelihood Diversification3▲ 142×1 topic
  21. Renewable Energy3▲ 2.9×7 topics
  22. Agricultural Sustainability3▲ 32×4 topics
  23. Supply Chain Management3▲ 3.8×6 topics
  24. Technology3▲ 6.3×3 topics
  25. Consumer Behavior2▲ 5.2×7 topics
  26. Policy2▲ 15×6 topics
  27. Aquaculture2▲ 12×5 topics
  28. Waste Management2▲ 7.2×5 topics
  29. Development2▲ 8.2×4 topics
  30. Smallholder Farming2▲ 85×2 topics
  31. Financial Crisis2▲ 24×4 topics
  32. Gender Equality2▲ 9.8×3 topics
  33. Water Management2▲ 22×3 topics
  34. Resource Efficiency2▲ 18×2 topics
  35. Climate Change Adaptation2▲ 14×2 topics
  36. India2▲ 34×3 topics
  37. Sustainability Indicators2▲ 39×3 topics
  38. Climate Change Impact2▲ 10×2 topics
  39. Developing Countries2▲ 24×2 topics
  40. Economic Analysis2▲ 16×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Agribusiness and Rural Development publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Global Trade and Competitiveness, Agricultural Innovations and Practices, Agricultural Economics and Practices and Flowering Plant Growth and Cultivation.

Global Trade and Competi…4Global Trade and Competitiveness: 4 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations and Practices: 3 fractional worksAgricultural Economics and Practices: 2 fractional worksFlowering Plant Growth and Cultivation: 2 fractional worksAgricultural Research and Practices: 2 fractional worksAgriculture and Agroindustry Studies: 1 fractional worksAgricultural Development…1Agricultural Development and Management: 1 fractional worksInsect Utilization and Effects: 1 fractional worksAgricultural Systems and Practices: 1 fractional worksSMEs Development and Digital Marketing: 1 fractional works
Strategy and ManagementGeneral Agricultural and Biological SciencesPlant ScienceInsect Science2 others

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

  1. 1 Global Trade and Competitiveness Strategy and Management 4 works
  2. 2 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 3 works
  3. 3 Agricultural Economics and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 works
  4. 4 Flowering Plant Growth and Cultivation Plant Science 2 works
  5. 5 Agricultural Research and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 works
  6. 6 Agriculture and Agroindustry Studies General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1 works
  7. 7 Agricultural Development and Management General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1 works
  8. 8 Insect Utilization and Effects Insect Science 1 works
  9. 9 Agricultural Systems and Practices Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  10. 10 SMEs Development and Digital Marketing Demography 1 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 available54.7%not open45.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.6%domestic only64.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Agribusiness and Rural Development's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 30% higher than in 2013–2017.

20002005201020152020
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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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