Medical University - Plovdiv: Rankings

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Medical University - Plovdiv ranked 10th in Bulgaria, 4112th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 36 research topics. Medical University - Plovdiv ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 5,774 academic publications and 56,836 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#4112 of 14,131 In the World
#1102 of 2,785 In Europe
#10 of 47 In Bulgaria
#2 of 8 In Plovdiv
#639 of 2,445 For Dentistry
#668 of 1,000 For Neurosurgery
#688 of 1,060 For Plastic Surgery
#5462 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#7037 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 33 other topics

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Acceptance rate and other statistics

Medicine rankings

Medical University - Plovdiv ranked 2nd for Medicine in Bulgaria and 1522nd in the World with 5,066 publications made and 53,033 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#2 of 24 In Bulgaria
#453 of 1,433 In Europe
#1522 of 6,775 In the World

Medical University - Plovdiv
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 32 6
1993 25 7
1994 46 9
1995 56 12
1996 40 24
1997 38 26
1998 78 30
1999 64 40
2000 57 71
2001 70 73
2002 42 97
2003 52 123
2004 46 142
2005 49 216
2006 54 324
2007 59 329
2008 51 349
2009 70 524
2010 72 454
2011 83 561
2012 77 661
2013 120 723
2014 131 856
2015 111 1005
2016 233 1080
2017 295 1474
2018 285 2143
2019 303 3093
2020 355 4299
2021 436 5689
2022 477 6923
2023 583 8307
2024 477 8580

The following table provides academic rankings for Medical University - Plovdiv in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Bulgaria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Dentistry 2 229 639
Neurosurgery 2 219 668
Plastic Surgery 1 209 688
Orthodontics 2 261 725
Dermatology 2 244 741
Cosmetology 2 251 742
Occupational Therapy 1 304 816
Respiratory Therapy 2 287 871
Sonography and Ultrasound 2 297 904
Pediatrics 2 293 980
Critical Care Nursing 2 339 1002
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2 299 1007
Epidemiology 2 320 1013
Surgery 2 326 1041
Biomedical Engineering 1 371 1102
Audiology 1 369 1115
Family medicine 2 331 1126
Anesthesiology 2 345 1126
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 2 368 1133
Cardiology 2 363 1143
Healthcare Management (MHA) 3 410 1218
Psychiatry 2 387 1228
Clinical Psychology 1 402 1236
Radiation Therapy 2 352 1245
Anatomy and Physiology 2 405 1273
Immunology 2 373 1276
Ophthalmology 4 406 1283
Physical Therapy 1 445 1338
Pathology 2 418 1394
Urology 3 407 1436
Oncology and Cancer research 3 409 1449
Pharmacology 2 402 1514
Sports Medicine 2 506 1523
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 2 445 1544
Virology 2 421 1570
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 2 504 1593
Health Science 1 461 1596
Nursing 3 484 1614
Public Health 2 492 1677
Gerontology 3 599 2181
Pharmacy 5 565 2276

Biology rankings

Medical University - Plovdiv ranked 4th for Biology in Bulgaria and 2351st in the World with 4,157 publications made and 45,204 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Neuroscience, Paleontology.

Biology ranking Location
#4 of 24 In Bulgaria
#620 of 1,448 In Europe
#2351 of 6,833 In the World

Medical University - Plovdiv
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 24 5
1993 20 8
1994 40 10
1995 48 15
1996 35 23
1997 35 25
1998 65 34
1999 51 37
2000 49 70
2001 59 70
2002 33 90
2003 45 137
2004 35 134
2005 43 218
2006 43 281
2007 44 310
2008 43 314
2009 55 435
2010 62 426
2011 65 497
2012 54 584
2013 97 663
2014 108 743
2015 93 849
2016 198 944
2017 232 1306
2018 229 1878
2019 251 2725
2020 288 3694
2021 380 4745
2022 387 5860
2023 493 7010
2024 375 7092

The following table provides academic rankings for Medical University - Plovdiv in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Bulgaria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Immunology 2 373 1276
Oncology and Cancer research 3 409 1449
Pharmacology 2 402 1514
Neuroscience 2 481 1530
Virology 2 421 1570
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 3 511 1728
Biotechnology 5 489 1780
Genetics 4 531 1951
Molecular Biology 5 584 2315
Biochemistry 5 604 2394
Microbiology 4 570 2437
Nutrition and Food Science 6 611 2572
Zoology 6 667 2702
Horticulture 6 624 2812
Paleontology 5 732 2813
Botany 6 691 2942
Nanotechnology 8 847 3477

Chemistry rankings

Medical University - Plovdiv ranked 7th for Chemistry in Bulgaria and 2959th in the World with 2,351 publications made and 27,606 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#7 of 24 In Bulgaria
#744 of 1,417 In Europe
#2959 of 6,545 In the World

Medical University - Plovdiv
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 18 7
1993 13 8
1994 19 5
1995 31 11
1996 24 16
1997 24 20
1998 39 29
1999 26 26
2000 27 49
2001 31 52
2002 25 58
2003 21 93
2004 17 94
2005 22 132
2006 24 179
2007 33 210
2008 30 194
2009 38 277
2010 38 314
2011 37 337
2012 36 392
2013 44 427
2014 66 458
2015 59 544
2016 113 625
2017 124 840
2018 117 1225
2019 146 1705
2020 156 2322
2021 200 2978
2022 218 3589
2023 287 4411
2024 204 4295

The following table provides academic rankings for Medical University - Plovdiv in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Bulgaria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Pharmacy 5 565 2276
Biochemistry 5 604 2394
Nutrition and Food Science 6 611 2572
Radiochemistry 5 620 2840
Inorganic Chemistry 5 703 2916
Organic Chemistry 7 773 3185
Materials Science 7 847 3289
Nanotechnology 8 847 3477
Chemical Engineering 7 839 3518
Physical chemistry 8 857 3558
Environmental Chemistry 9 826 3637

Psychology rankings

Medical University - Plovdiv ranked 2nd for Psychology in Bulgaria and 1871st in the World with 2,332 publications made and 24,375 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#2 of 24 In Bulgaria
#548 of 1,423 In Europe
#1871 of 6,645 In the World

Medical University - Plovdiv
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 15 4
1993 13 2
1994 24 3
1995 15 5
1996 11 7
1997 13 6
1998 35 10
1999 33 6
2000 27 28
2001 21 25
2002 13 31
2003 20 39
2004 18 60
2005 17 78
2006 26 140
2007 25 134
2008 16 115
2009 28 204
2010 22 153
2011 34 197
2012 39 202
2013 57 243
2014 67 323
2015 55 401
2016 94 409
2017 129 573
2018 139 940
2019 154 1457
2020 191 2015
2021 243 2756
2022 237 3447
2023 273 4111
2024 197 4084

The following table provides academic rankings for Medical University - Plovdiv in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Bulgaria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Occupational Therapy 1 304 816
Psychiatry 2 387 1228
Clinical Psychology 1 402 1236
Neuroscience 2 481 1530
Child Psychology 2 662 2504
Social Psychology 3 796 2898
Cognitive Science 6 831 3371
Education Majors 13 1032 4310

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Medical University - Plovdiv ranked 6th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Bulgaria and 3668th in the World with 1,873 publications made and 20,109 citations received. Main research topics: Sociology, Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Linguistics.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#6 of 24 In Bulgaria
#973 of 1,500 In Europe
#3668 of 7,081 In the World

Medical University - Plovdiv
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 6 2
1993 7 3
1994 7 2
1995 7 2
1996 12 6
1997 13 4
1998 22 3
1999 24 11
2000 14 13
2001 20 14
2002 17 32
2003 19 55
2004 14 43
2005 15 75
2006 17 129
2007 20 97
2008 19 96
2009 25 172
2010 20 132
2011 31 169
2012 34 223
2013 44 241
2014 60 340
2015 50 352
2016 87 392
2017 129 531
2018 115 822
2019 110 1199
2020 151 1799
2021 185 2613
2022 181 3153
2023 210 3484
2024 167 3407

The following table provides academic rankings for Medical University - Plovdiv in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Bulgaria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Demography 4 551 1960
Anthropology 2 682 2332
Sociology 5 810 3019
Linguistics 9 906 3444
Communications and Public Relations 10 949 3523
Law 7 945 3650
Archaeology 6 976 3768
Political Science 7 1021 3854
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 4 969 3900
History 7 1014 3976
Philosophy 7 1070 4102
Education Majors 13 1032 4310

Computer Science rankings

Medical University - Plovdiv ranked 5th for Computer Science in Bulgaria and 3336th in the World with 1,639 publications made and 21,973 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Cognitive Science.

Computer Science ranking Location
#5 of 24 In Bulgaria
#861 of 1,469 In Europe
#3336 of 6,845 In the World

Medical University - Plovdiv
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 10 5
1993 3 0
1994 12 1
1995 15 5
1996 12 7
1997 7 7
1998 18 10
1999 12 8
2000 10 21
2001 16 22
2002 12 31
2003 10 47
2004 11 45
2005 10 60
2006 15 97
2007 12 93
2008 13 79
2009 17 138
2010 14 137
2011 22 139
2012 25 183
2013 29 176
2014 49 254
2015 38 276
2016 78 330
2017 115 545
2018 94 879
2019 121 1340
2020 145 1806
2021 165 2339
2022 161 3078
2023 208 3586
2024 137 3559

The following table provides academic rankings for Medical University - Plovdiv in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Bulgaria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Neuroscience 2 481 1530
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 3 511 1728
Computer Vision 6 864 3333
Cognitive Science 6 831 3371
Machine Learning 9 984 4141
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 10 1070 4262
Telecommunications 16 1114 4641

Engineering rankings

Medical University - Plovdiv ranked 9th for Engineering in Bulgaria and 3569th in the World with 1,573 publications made and 14,629 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#9 of 25 In Bulgaria
#928 of 1,465 In Europe
#3569 of 6,782 In the World

Medical University - Plovdiv
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 9 2
1993 4 4
1994 13 1
1995 15 1
1996 15 5
1997 13 1
1998 30 4
1999 27 11
2000 13 14
2001 19 19
2002 14 20
2003 13 35
2004 13 45
2005 15 59
2006 15 69
2007 19 96
2008 21 109
2009 21 167
2010 17 130
2011 30 143
2012 26 190
2013 28 200
2014 49 245
2015 45 327
2016 78 367
2017 92 495
2018 86 651
2019 94 862
2020 105 1234
2021 131 1730
2022 141 2118
2023 191 2561
2024 148 2521

The following table provides academic rankings for Medical University - Plovdiv in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Bulgaria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biomedical Engineering 1 371 1102
Biotechnology 5 489 1780
Acoustical Engineering 3 811 2902
Optical Engineering 6 814 3093
Materials Science 7 847 3289
Metallurgical Engineering 8 817 3294
Nanotechnology 8 847 3477
Structural Engineering 10 918 3480
Chemical Engineering 7 839 3518
Civil Engineering 6 941 3535
Mechanical Engineering 11 974 3594
Aerospace Engineering 15 1050 4114
Telecommunications 16 1114 4641
Electrical Engineering 15 1127 4648

Physics rankings

Medical University - Plovdiv ranked 7th for Physics in Bulgaria and 3487th in the World with 1,489 publications made and 12,739 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#7 of 24 In Bulgaria
#905 of 1,457 In Europe
#3487 of 6,713 In the World

Medical University - Plovdiv
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 10 2
1993 3 1
1994 15 0
1995 23 3
1996 13 5
1997 13 2
1998 29 3
1999 24 9
2000 14 9
2001 21 15
2002 12 22
2003 13 31
2004 14 41
2005 13 55
2006 13 66
2007 14 85
2008 21 84
2009 20 134
2010 19 113
2011 24 115
2012 24 153
2013 29 166
2014 51 185
2015 44 266
2016 64 283
2017 92 432
2018 83 537
2019 93 747
2020 95 1059
2021 124 1475
2022 118 1822
2023 175 2183
2024 139 2283

The following table provides academic rankings for Medical University - Plovdiv in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Bulgaria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Acoustical Engineering 3 811 2902
Optical Engineering 6 814 3093
Astrophysics and Astronomy 6 870 3256
Materials Science 7 847 3289
Nuclear Physics 9 849 3477
Nanotechnology 8 847 3477
Quantum and Particle physics 10 991 3922

Environmental Science rankings

Medical University - Plovdiv ranked 6th for Environmental Science in Bulgaria and 3664th in the World with 1,403 publications made and 14,232 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Paleontology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#6 of 24 In Bulgaria
#905 of 1,464 In Europe
#3664 of 6,876 In the World

Medical University - Plovdiv
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 7 0
1993 4 2
1994 7 1
1995 10 2
1996 9 4
1997 17 2
1998 23 2
1999 24 7
2000 18 17
2001 32 21
2002 15 28
2003 26 53
2004 10 42
2005 13 72
2006 12 76
2007 18 94
2008 18 87
2009 20 153
2010 15 126
2011 14 152
2012 16 182
2013 38 258
2014 43 257
2015 40 319
2016 69 358
2017 103 490
2018 82 670
2019 81 952
2020 81 1345
2021 115 1962
2022 114 2203
2023 163 2603
2024 123 2635

The following table provides academic rankings for Medical University - Plovdiv in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Bulgaria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Paleontology 5 732 2813
Geology 6 850 3329
Environmental Chemistry 9 826 3637
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 11 984 3934
Geography and Cartography 8 1012 4011
Ecology 9 957 4025

Mathematics rankings

Medical University - Plovdiv ranked 6th for Mathematics in Bulgaria and 3635th in the World with 750 publications made and 9,463 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#6 of 24 In Bulgaria
#893 of 1,401 In Europe
#3635 of 6,418 In the World

Medical University - Plovdiv
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 2 0
1993 2 2
1994 2 1
1995 6 1
1996 3 2
1997 6 1
1998 10 4
1999 5 5
2000 6 3
2001 11 5
2002 8 11
2003 9 24
2004 1 17
2005 6 27
2006 7 41
2007 9 35
2008 12 43
2009 11 50
2010 8 59
2011 11 56
2012 7 70
2013 16 108
2014 19 130
2015 6 156
2016 32 157
2017 60 250
2018 43 386
2019 67 691
2020 63 969
2021 73 1305
2022 89 1644
2023 78 1847
2024 54 1512

The following table provides academic rankings for Medical University - Plovdiv in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Bulgaria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Statistics 4 823 3249
Math Teachers 13 981 4243

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Medical University - Plovdiv

Speciality Bulgaria Europe World Rank
Development Studies 5 786 3009
Marketing 8 986 3756
Economics 12 988 3838
Fashion Design 6 1023 3931
Literature 11 1052 4168
Management 14 1124 4399
Business 17 1157 4546
Art & Design 14 1160 4647
Finance 19 1178 4771