Universities by Recent Research Citedness in Bulgaria
Universities and colleges ranked by OpenAlex's mean citedness for works published in the last two years. Recent citation rates vary by field and are not a measure of teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.
1Varna University of Management401 works
10.12
2University of Security and Economics156 works
4.63
3American University in Bulgaria699 works
3.58
4New Bulgarian University2,371 works
3.30
5Medical University Plovdiv6,972 works
2.78
6Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski"32,818 works
2.69
7Medical University Pleven2,821 works
2.47
8National Center of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases1,153 works
2.44
9Plovdiv University6,898 works
2.38
10Medical University of Sofia12,979 works
2.29
11University of Food Technologies2,281 works
1.95
12University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy3,969 works
1.90
13Institute of Mineralogy and Crystallography "Acad. Ivan Kostov" Bulgarian Academy of Sciences328 works
1.85
14Big Data for Smart Society (GATE) Institute221 works
1.83
15Medical University of Varna7,909 works
1.77
16University of Forestry2,449 works
1.76
17Angel Kanchev University of Ruse4,548 works
1.51
18D. A. Tsenov Academy of Economics750 works
1.49
19Technical University of Gabrovo1,329 works
1.46
20Trakia University5,722 works
1.43
21University of Structural Engineering and Architecture Lyuben Karavelov139 works
1.39
22Technical University of Sofia12,515 works
1.29
23University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy1,881 works
1.22
24Prof. Assen Zlatarov University2,007 works
1.22
25University of Telecommunications and Post407 works
1.18
26Agricultural University Plovdiv2,008 works
1.17
27South-West University "Neofit Rilski"2,888 works
1.17
28Bulgarian Air Force Academy127 works
1.14
29University of Mining and Geology "Saint Ivan Rilski"1,060 works
1.05
30International Business School89 works
1.00
31Todor Kableshkov University of Transport574 works
0.92
32Varna Free University472 works
0.89
33Bulgarian Defence Institute "Professor Tsvetan Lazarov"55 works
0.89
34Technical University of Varna2,665 works
0.86
35University of National and World Economy3,502 works
0.77
36Shumen University2,230 works
0.76
37National Academy of Arts58 works
0.75
38University of Library Studies and Information Technologies1,029 works
0.75
39Plant Protection Institute161 works
0.67
40St. Cyril and St. Methodius University of Veliko Tarnovo1,561 works
0.57
41University of Agribusiness and Rural Development672 works
0.54
42University of Economics Varna1,637 works
0.54
43European Polytechnical University81 works
0.47
44Vasil Levski National Military University1,282 works
0.39
45G. S. Rakovski National Defence College1,037 works
0.38
46National Sports Academy Vassil Levski1,028 works
0.32
47Academy of Music, Dance and Fine Arts88 works
0.31
48Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy737 works
0.30
49National Academy of Music Prof. Pancho Vladigerov28 works
0.25
50University of Finance, Business and Entrepreneurship176 works
0.25
Highlights
Within Bulgaria, Varna University of Management ranks first in 2026 with 10.12, followed by University of Security and Economics (4.63) and American University in Bulgaria (3.58).
Varna University of Management is 2.2 times higher than University of Security and Economics, the runner-up.
Across 50 entries, values run from 10.12 (Varna University of Management) to 0.25 (University of Finance, Business and Entrepreneurship), with a median of 1.18.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Recent citedness, 2026. Unit: mean citations per work.
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