top-cited scientists

Top-cited scientists in Bulgaria

2025 single-year list · 80 listed authors · 74th of 170 countries

80 researchers whose current affiliation is in Bulgaria are in the 2025 list of top-cited scientists, the annual ranking often called the top 2% scientists list. 26 of them rank in the global top 100,000 by composite citation score (c, excluding self-citations). Bulgaria has 0.0% of everyone on the list, 74th of 170 countries.

Listed authors
80
0.0% of the list
In the global top 100,000
26
32.5% of its listed authors
Country rank
#74
of 170 countries by listed authors
Highest-ranked
#984
Atanassov, Krassimir T.

Top institutions in Bulgaria

  1. Medical University of Sofia810%
  2. Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski79%
  3. The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences56%
  4. Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy45%
  5. Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences34%
  6. Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry Bulgarian Academy of Sciences34%
  7. Technical University of Sofia34%
  8. Varna University of Management22%
  9. Institute of Organic Chemistry with Centre of Phytochemistry (IOCCP) Bulgarian Academy of Sciences22%
  10. Institute of Mechanics Bulgarian Academy of Sciences22%

Top fields

  1. Physics & Astronomy1620%
  2. Chemistry1418%
  3. Clinical Medicine1114%
  4. Biology911%
  5. Enabling & Strategic Technologies810%
  6. Information & Communication Technologies79%
  7. Engineering68%
  8. Biomedical Research56%
  9. Economics & Business22%
  10. Mathematics & Statistics22%

80 listed scientists in Bulgaria

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