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University of Food Technologies

In research, University of Food Technologies stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,593 of 12,888 worldwide), Food Science (#369 of 492 worldwide) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,689 of 3,409 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Biochemistry, Food Science and Nutrition and Dietetics — Biochemistry is 35.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,827
of 28,054 · #18,624 all time
Rank in Bulgaria
#15
of 92
Research works
1.2k
▲ 223% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
10.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
69%
world 28%

What is University of Food Technologies 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
Physical SciencesDomain #7,593 of 12,888 5.5%170 #13220
Food ScienceSubfield #369 of 492 6.2%82 #881
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,689 of 3,409 8.9%143 #3730
Life SciencesDomain #6,586 of 7,800 8.5%189 #11699
Health SciencesDomain #10,619 of 11,982 11.4%65 #18413
EngineeringField #6,349 of 6,636 2.9%79 #10773

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Food Technologies 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. Physical Sciences#13,220 #7,593
  2. Food Science#881 #369
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#3,730 #2,689
  4. Life Sciences#11,699 #6,586
  5. Health Sciences#18,413 #10,619
  6. Engineering#10,773 #6,349
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 University of Food Technologies specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Biochemistry takes 35.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. BiochemistrySubfield · 20.1 works35×
  2. Food ScienceSubfield · 82.5 works23×
  3. Nutrition and DieteticsSubfield · 26.3 works13×
  4. NursingField · 26.3 works12×
← 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: 6.42× its world share, 143 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.67× its world share, 42 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.66× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.15× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.14× its world share, 23 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.78× its world share, 28 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.24× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.13× its world share, 79 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.73× its world share, 17 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.68× its world share, 11 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.42× its world share, 38 worksMedicineNursing: 11.50× its world share, 26 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.43× its world share, 22 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.20× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.73× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 11.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Food Technologies?

Ranked on the composite score, Albert Krastanov, Albena Stoyanova and Panteley Denev lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Food Technologies.

  1. 1 Albert Krastanov Bulgaria · #111,064 worldwide 219 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Albena Stoyanova Bulgaria · #220,872 worldwide 171 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 Panteley Denev Bulgaria · #327,284 worldwide 140 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Stefan Dragoev Bulgaria · #809,791 worldwide 28 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Dasha Mihaylova Bulgaria · #881,618 worldwide 37 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Ivan Ivanov Bulgaria · #1,023,415 worldwide 39 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Nadezhda Petkova Bulgaria · #1,147,477 worldwide 28 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 I. Panchev Bulgaria · #1,280,213 worldwide 30 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Georgi Kostov Bulgaria · #1,361,942 worldwide 14 citations · 30 works
  10. 10 Stanko Stankov Bulgaria · #1,365,926 worldwide 8 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at University of Food Technologies

Which keywords describe research at University of Food Technologies?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Antioxidant Activity, Health Benefits, Polyphenols, Antioxidants, Phenolic Compounds, Flavonoids, Nutritional Significance and Antioxidant.

▲ 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. Antioxidant Activity45▲ 15×25 topics
  2. Health Benefits41▲ 27×13 topics
  3. Polyphenols39▲ 48×5 topics
  4. Antioxidants33▲ 16×9 topics
  5. Phenolic Compounds30▲ 34×9 topics
  6. Flavonoids30▲ 24×8 topics
  7. Nutritional Significance28▲ 37×4 topics
  8. Antioxidant27▲ 8.5×29 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress25▲ 3.3×16 topics
  10. Climate Change24▲ 1.87×21 topics
  11. Cancer Prevention23▲ 18×8 topics
  12. Prebiotics20▲ 47×2 topics
  13. Dietary Fiber20▲ 40×3 topics
  14. Bioavailability20▲ 22×5 topics
  15. Fermentation20▲ 31×5 topics
  16. Free Radicals20▲ 43×2 topics
  17. Dietary Supplements19▲ 48×1 topic
  18. Medicinal Plants18▲ 9.8×12 topics
  19. Rheological Properties17▲ 21×3 topics
  20. Gut Microbiota16▲ 9.5×6 topics
  21. Nutrition16▲ 7.4×7 topics
  22. Consumer Perception15▲ 15×7 topics
  23. Antimicrobial Activity15▲ 19×5 topics
  24. Functional Foods14▲ 32×3 topics
  25. Aroma Compounds14▲ 33×3 topics
  26. Food Security14▲ 5.4×7 topics
  27. Lipid Oxidation13▲ 28×2 topics
  28. Probiotics13▲ 11×4 topics
  29. Metabolic Health12▲ 14×2 topics
  30. Functional Food12▲ 18×3 topics
  31. Microbiota12▲ 12×4 topics
  32. Modified Atmosphere Packaging12▲ 28×2 topics
  33. Immune Modulation11▲ 23×3 topics
  34. Biogenic Amines11▲ 55×2 topics
  35. Biological Activities11▲ 15×5 topics
  36. Gut Health11▲ 40×1 topic
  37. Lactic Acid Bacteria11▲ 40×1 topic
  38. Glycemic Index11▲ 40×1 topic
  39. Starch11▲ 40×1 topic
  40. Economic Implications10▲ 44×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Food Technologies publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities, Probiotics and Fermented Foods, Food composition and properties and Fermentation and Sensory Analysis.

Phytochemicals and Antio…19Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities: 19 fractional worksProbiotics and Fermented…11Probiotics and Fermented Foods: 11 fractional worksFood composition and properties: 11 fractional worksFermentation and Sensory Analysis: 10 fractional worksMicrobial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology: 10 fractional worksMeat and Animal Product Quality: 10 fractional worksFood Industry and Aquatic Biology: 10 fractional worksProtein Hydrolysis and B…9Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides: 9 fractional worksEssential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity: 8 fractional worksPolysaccharides Composition and Applications: 7 fractional works
BiochemistryFood ScienceNutrition and DieteticsAnimal Science and Zoology1 others

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

  1. 1 Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities Biochemistry 19 works
  2. 2 Probiotics and Fermented Foods Food Science 11 works
  3. 3 Food composition and properties Nutrition and Dietetics 11 works
  4. 4 Fermentation and Sensory Analysis Food Science 10 works
  5. 5 Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology Nutrition and Dietetics 10 works
  6. 6 Meat and Animal Product Quality Animal Science and Zoology 10 works
  7. 7 Food Industry and Aquatic Biology Food Science 10 works
  8. 8 Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides Molecular Biology 9 works
  9. 9 Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity Food Science 8 works
  10. 10 Polysaccharides Composition and Applications Food Science 7 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 available69.4%not open30.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.0%domestic only84.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Food Technologies's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 223% 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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