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University of National and World Economy

In research, University of National and World Economy stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,767 of 10,521 worldwide), Business, Management and Accounting (#1,709 of 2,578 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,703 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Management of Technology and Innovation and Economics, Econometrics and Finance — General Economics, Econometrics and Finance is 15.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,333
of 28,054 · #26,288 all time
Rank in Bulgaria
#38
of 92
Research works
1.7k
▲ 180% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.9k
2.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
74%
world 28%

What is University of National and World Economy 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
Social SciencesDomain #4,767 of 10,521 12.1%419 #7016
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,709 of 2,578 15.8%117 #2528
Social SciencesField #4,703 of 6,365 10.5%153 #6544
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #1,416 of 1,775 11.2%103 #2354
Physical SciencesDomain #10,919 of 12,888 11.6%150 #18165
Economics and EconometricsSubfield #1,195 of 1,272 8.9%65 #2089

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of National and World Economy 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. Social Sciences#7,016 #4,767
  2. Business, Management and Accounting#2,528 #1,709
  3. Social Sciences#6,544 #4,703
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#2,354 #1,416
  5. Physical Sciences#18,165 #10,919
  6. Economics and Econometrics#2,089 #1,195
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 National and World Economy specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Economics, Econometrics and Finance takes 15.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. General Economics, Econometrics and FinanceSubfield · 24.3 works16×
  2. Management of Technology and InnovationSubfield · 26.5 works14×
  3. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 102.7 works7.9×
  4. Strategy and ManagementSubfield · 40.0 works7.6×
← 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: 0.60× its world share, 17 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.15× its world share, 54 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.54× its world share, 9 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.45× its world share, 41 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.15× its world share, 35 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.90× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.53× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 10 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.74× its world share, 13 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5.98× its world share, 117 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.01× its world share, 24 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 7.89× its world share, 103 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.54× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.98× its world share, 152 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 7.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of National and World Economy?

Ranked on the composite score, Zornitsa Yordanova and Paskal Zhelev lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of National and World Economy.

  1. 1 Zornitsa Yordanova Bulgaria · #1,143,284 worldwide 12 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Paskal Zhelev Bulgaria · #1,186,688 worldwide 6 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at University of National and World Economy

Which keywords describe research at University of National and World Economy?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainable Development, Sustainability, Artificial Intelligence, Environmental Management, Big Data, Globalization, Digital Transformation and Economic Development.

▲ 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. Sustainable Development82▲ 8.4×38 topics
  2. Sustainability67▲ 4.5×48 topics
  3. Artificial Intelligence55▲ 6.6×26 topics
  4. Globalization52▲ 4.3×47 topics
  5. Environmental Management45▲ 18×9 topics
  6. Big Data41▲ 7.5×16 topics
  7. Economic Growth37▲ 7.1×23 topics
  8. Economic Development36▲ 7.3×29 topics
  9. Innovation36▲ 5.6×37 topics
  10. Digital Transformation35▲ 11×15 topics
  11. Renewable Energy34▲ 3.9×24 topics
  12. Supply Chain Management32▲ 5.6×17 topics
  13. Regional Development28▲ 13×15 topics
  14. Internet of Things28▲ 5.3×11 topics
  15. Educational Technology27▲ 3.8×19 topics
  16. Climate Change27▲ 1.65×26 topics
  17. Energy Efficiency25▲ 4.4×12 topics
  18. Financial Security25▲ 37×3 topics
  19. Economic Security23▲ 18×6 topics
  20. Cyber-Physical Systems23▲ 14×8 topics
  21. Higher Education22▲ 6.6×11 topics
  22. Innovation Development20▲ 43×3 topics
  23. Social Capital20▲ 6.2×13 topics
  24. Consumer Behavior19▲ 4.9×11 topics
  25. Resource Efficiency18▲ 22×3 topics
  26. Entrepreneurship17▲ 7.3×15 topics
  27. Industrial Policy17▲ 26×6 topics
  28. Green Economy17▲ 58×3 topics
  29. Green Investments17▲ 50×1 topic
  30. Social Safety17▲ 50×1 topic
  31. Renewable Energy Sources16▲ 56×2 topics
  32. Global Value Chain16▲ 87×1 topic
  33. Innovation Culture16▲ 87×1 topic
  34. Innovation Management15▲ 15×4 topics
  35. Innovation Policy15▲ 25×4 topics
  36. Geopolitics14▲ 15×8 topics
  37. Digital Twin14▲ 18×2 topics
  38. Digitalization14▲ 12×7 topics
  39. Knowledge Economy13▲ 21×4 topics
  40. Global Economy13▲ 15×6 topics

Which research topics does University of National and World Economy publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Business and Economic Development, Economic and Business Development Strategies, Global Trade and Competitiveness and Regional Development and Policy.

Business and Economic Development: 17 fractional worksEconomic and Business Development Strategies: 16 fractional worksGlobal Trade and Competi…11Global Trade and Competitiveness: 11 fractional worksRegional Development and…10Regional Development and Policy: 10 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Challenges: 9 fractional worksBig Data and Business Intelligence: 9 fractional worksDigital Transformation i…8Digital Transformation in Industry: 8 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 8 fractional worksEconomic Issues in Ukraine: 7 fractional worksEconomic and Technologic…7Economic and Technological Systems Analysis: 7 fractional works
Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawEconomics and EconometricsStrategy and ManagementPolitical Science and International Relations5 others

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

  1. 1 Business and Economic Development Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 17 works
  2. 2 Economic and Business Development Strategies Economics and Econometrics 16 works
  3. 3 Global Trade and Competitiveness Strategy and Management 11 works
  4. 4 Regional Development and Policy Political Science and International Relations 10 works
  5. 5 Educational Innovations and Challenges Information Systems 9 works
  6. 6 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 9 works
  7. 7 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 8 works
  8. 8 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 8 works
  9. 9 Economic Issues in Ukraine General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 7 works
  10. 10 Economic and Technological Systems Analysis Management of Technology and Innovation 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 available74.2%not open25.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.6%domestic only92.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of National and World Economy's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 180% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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