Medical University - Sofia: Rankings

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Medical University - Sofia ranked 4th in Bulgaria, 2865th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 55 research topics. Medical University - Sofia ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 9,416 academic publications and 164,052 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 6 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#2865 of 14,131 In the World
#862 of 2,785 In Europe
#4 of 47 In Bulgaria
#3 of 19 In Sofia
#422 of 1,885 For Dermatology
#519 of 1,035 For Cosmetology
#544 of 1,000 For Neurosurgery
#3191 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#5253 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 52 other topics

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Acceptance rate and other statistics

Medicine rankings

Medical University - Sofia ranked 1st for Medicine in Bulgaria and 1100th in the World with 8,121 publications made and 145,280 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#1 of 24 In Bulgaria
#357 of 1,433 In Europe
#1100 of 6,775 In the World

Medical University - Sofia
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 4 2
1993 13 3
1994 13 12
1995 36 13
1996 43 36
1997 49 52
1998 72 79
1999 81 144
2000 83 214
2001 73 285
2002 95 352
2003 92 551
2004 120 722
2005 100 990
2006 115 1208
2007 135 1352
2008 134 1633
2009 126 2133
2010 169 2594
2011 168 2869
2012 192 3285
2013 302 3668
2014 308 4380
2015 309 5161
2016 394 5883
2017 448 6541
2018 450 7329
2019 524 8804
2020 636 11286
2021 636 13547
2022 695 14690
2023 797 17298
2024 659 17852

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

Medicine subfield Bulgaria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Dermatology 1 159 422
Cosmetology 1 184 519
Neurosurgery 1 191 544
Dentistry 1 217 610
Critical Care Nursing 1 257 678
Orthodontics 1 248 682
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 1 244 749
Radiation Therapy 1 242 754
Pediatrics 1 245 764
Family medicine 1 260 818
Urology 1 260 821
Epidemiology 1 287 828
Medical Physics 2 307 832
Respiratory Therapy 1 279 835
Pharmacology 1 255 835
Immunology 1 276 851
Surgery 1 284 871
Sonography and Ultrasound 1 295 898
Anesthesiology 1 295 934
Pathology 1 304 938
Ophthalmology 1 314 943
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 2 335 944
Healthcare Management (MHA) 2 333 957
Cardiology 1 324 960
Anatomy and Physiology 1 338 997
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 1 336 1004
Oncology and Cancer research 1 307 1020
Psychiatry 1 348 1039
Occupational Therapy 2 378 1046
Virology 1 317 1074
Veterinary 2 281 1115
Audiology 2 380 1158
Nursing 1 393 1195
Pharmacy 2 392 1198
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 1 429 1345
Public Health 1 434 1380
Sports Medicine 1 473 1380
Physical Therapy 2 464 1405
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 1 432 1486
Gerontology 1 488 1596
Biomedical Engineering 3 523 1664
Clinical Psychology 2 497 1693
Health Science 2 500 1788

Biology rankings

Medical University - Sofia ranked 2nd for Biology in Bulgaria and 1514th in the World with 7,399 publications made and 148,580 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Neuroscience, Pharmacology.

Biology ranking Location
#2 of 24 In Bulgaria
#459 of 1,448 In Europe
#1514 of 6,833 In the World

Medical University - Sofia
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 6 2
1993 13 3
1994 16 18
1995 39 14
1996 46 42
1997 57 68
1998 75 94
1999 83 157
2000 84 225
2001 80 317
2002 89 395
2003 87 609
2004 116 789
2005 102 1058
2006 127 1403
2007 142 1520
2008 142 1745
2009 135 2299
2010 157 2763
2011 161 3067
2012 200 3440
2013 279 3871
2014 270 4751
2015 280 5518
2016 339 6178
2017 367 6898
2018 373 7647
2019 490 9111
2020 534 11437
2021 550 13619
2022 615 14506
2023 701 16746
2024 599 17491

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

Biology subfield Bulgaria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biotechnology 1 275 827
Pharmacology 1 255 835
Immunology 1 276 851
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 329 879
Microbiology 1 301 929
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 2 335 944
Oncology and Cancer research 1 307 1020
Virology 1 317 1074
Genetics 1 365 1138
Neuroscience 1 408 1198
Biochemistry 2 415 1346
Biophysics 2 463 1479
Molecular Biology 2 462 1618
Zoology 3 477 1730
Botany 2 510 1940
Paleontology 2 580 1980
Nutrition and Food Science 4 555 2250
Evolutionary Biology 4 689 2421
Horticulture 5 560 2478
Nanotechnology 3 645 2536
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 5 631 2678
Agricultural Science 4 695 2888

Chemistry rankings

Medical University - Sofia ranked 2nd for Chemistry in Bulgaria and 1810th in the World with 4,907 publications made and 105,801 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#2 of 24 In Bulgaria
#534 of 1,417 In Europe
#1810 of 6,545 In the World

Medical University - Sofia
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 4 1
1993 11 3
1994 12 16
1995 23 13
1996 33 34
1997 44 59
1998 49 81
1999 57 130
2000 62 193
2001 58 268
2002 73 314
2003 76 458
2004 99 587
2005 78 831
2006 111 1110
2007 118 1168
2008 103 1254
2009 109 1612
2010 124 1893
2011 121 2126
2012 136 2398
2013 186 2764
2014 203 3439
2015 208 3946
2016 212 4552
2017 219 5023
2018 232 5613
2019 307 6586
2020 312 8316
2021 319 9681
2022 376 10019
2023 448 11647
2024 353 11549

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

Chemistry subfield Bulgaria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Pharmacy 2 392 1198
Biochemistry 2 415 1346
Inorganic Chemistry 3 495 1849
Computational Chemistry 2 539 1898
Radiochemistry 2 449 1935
Organic Chemistry 2 558 2012
Nutrition and Food Science 4 555 2250
Nanotechnology 3 645 2536
Materials Science 3 728 2701
Physical chemistry 4 693 2732
Chemical Engineering 3 700 2831
Environmental Chemistry 8 788 3449

Psychology rankings

Medical University - Sofia ranked 1st for Psychology in Bulgaria and 1511th in the World with 3,156 publications made and 60,685 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#1 of 24 In Bulgaria
#478 of 1,423 In Europe
#1511 of 6,645 In the World

Medical University - Sofia
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 4 1
1993 9 1
1994 3 3
1995 24 7
1996 20 10
1997 24 25
1998 27 33
1999 24 59
2000 47 106
2001 30 114
2002 36 162
2003 42 303
2004 50 352
2005 37 444
2006 47 556
2007 49 558
2008 55 708
2009 40 834
2010 59 1021
2011 67 1074
2012 90 1190
2013 121 1376
2014 103 1703
2015 123 2261
2016 147 2645
2017 168 2911
2018 185 3294
2019 192 3944
2020 258 4541
2021 232 5317
2022 263 5693
2023 314 6832
2024 253 6941

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

Psychology subfield Bulgaria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Psychiatry 1 348 1039
Occupational Therapy 2 378 1046
Neuroscience 1 408 1198
Clinical Psychology 2 497 1693
Child Psychology 1 655 2473
Cognitive Science 3 673 2573
Social Psychology 6 943 3677
Education Majors 8 940 3903

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Medical University - Sofia ranked 3rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Bulgaria and 3179th in the World with 2,701 publications made and 41,243 citations received. Main research topics: Sociology, Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Demography.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#3 of 24 In Bulgaria
#879 of 1,500 In Europe
#3179 of 7,081 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 4 2
1993 3 0
1994 4 11
1995 10 1
1996 13 12
1997 19 21
1998 15 33
1999 20 41
2000 18 58
2001 30 82
2002 24 116
2003 25 135
2004 31 229
2005 19 282
2006 32 338
2007 37 363
2008 40 502
2009 41 594
2010 54 732
2011 56 888
2012 59 1007
2013 111 1074
2014 85 1327
2015 89 1707
2016 127 1949
2017 166 2333
2018 175 2655
2019 184 3253
2020 225 4199
2021 259 5167
2022 267 5729
2023 233 6446
2024 215 6075

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Bulgaria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Demography 1 460 1469
Library and Information science 3 678 2308
Sociology 2 717 2546
Linguistics 4 778 2756
Anthropology 3 781 2777
Law 4 894 3333
History 3 893 3378
Archaeology 3 904 3405
Philosophy 4 956 3486
Communications and Public Relations 9 947 3512
Political Science 4 984 3640
Aesthetics 11 1008 3667
Education Majors 8 940 3903
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 9 1047 4322

Computer Science rankings

Medical University - Sofia ranked 3rd for Computer Science in Bulgaria and 2527th in the World with 2,512 publications made and 47,318 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Cyber Security.

Computer Science ranking Location
#3 of 24 In Bulgaria
#702 of 1,469 In Europe
#2527 of 6,845 In the World

Medical University - Sofia
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 5 1
1993 8 0
1994 3 4
1995 24 9
1996 19 15
1997 28 31
1998 21 36
1999 15 57
2000 33 94
2001 28 118
2002 34 160
2003 23 267
2004 31 278
2005 29 389
2006 33 468
2007 39 476
2008 45 587
2009 30 701
2010 48 906
2011 60 926
2012 69 1111
2013 93 1316
2014 96 1711
2015 91 2205
2016 111 2623
2017 137 2942
2018 135 3323
2019 155 3899
2020 188 5062
2021 194 5913
2022 213 6313
2023 256 7253
2024 204 7695

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

Computer Science subfield Bulgaria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 329 879
Neuroscience 1 408 1198
Library and Information science 3 678 2308
Cognitive Science 3 673 2573
Computer Vision 4 769 2877
Machine Learning 4 776 3082
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 6 874 3303
Cyber Security 7 865 3303
Computer Networking 12 1091 4499
Telecommunications 15 1105 4601

Engineering rankings

Medical University - Sofia ranked 3rd for Engineering in Bulgaria and 2821st in the World with 2,440 publications made and 32,104 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Biotechnology, Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#3 of 25 In Bulgaria
#762 of 1,465 In Europe
#2821 of 6,782 In the World

Medical University - Sofia
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 3 2
1993 8 1
1994 4 2
1995 15 8
1996 13 7
1997 15 9
1998 18 20
1999 29 33
2000 36 48
2001 32 59
2002 34 90
2003 36 138
2004 40 182
2005 26 254
2006 53 401
2007 46 421
2008 36 441
2009 37 588
2010 58 692
2011 44 742
2012 68 849
2013 78 929
2014 88 1223
2015 68 1272
2016 131 1384
2017 117 1590
2018 127 1766
2019 176 2143
2020 163 2787
2021 221 3544
2022 198 3782
2023 223 4728
2024 181 4904

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

Engineering subfield Bulgaria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biotechnology 1 275 827
Biomedical Engineering 3 523 1664
Metallurgical Engineering 3 656 2466
Nanotechnology 3 645 2536
Optical Engineering 3 709 2582
Materials Science 3 728 2701
Chemical Engineering 3 700 2831
Acoustical Engineering 5 875 3268
Aerospace Engineering 7 900 3383
Structural Engineering 8 913 3454
Mechanical Engineering 9 952 3515
Computer Networking 12 1091 4499
Telecommunications 15 1105 4601
Electrical Engineering 14 1125 4633

Physics rankings

Medical University - Sofia ranked 4th for Physics in Bulgaria and 2915th in the World with 2,229 publications made and 25,912 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#4 of 24 In Bulgaria
#785 of 1,457 In Europe
#2915 of 6,713 In the World

Medical University - Sofia
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 2 2
1993 7 1
1994 4 1
1995 14 6
1996 22 5
1997 22 14
1998 21 25
1999 38 39
2000 36 51
2001 35 78
2002 31 100
2003 32 132
2004 36 184
2005 27 261
2006 53 410
2007 47 404
2008 39 461
2009 38 545
2010 49 632
2011 31 711
2012 56 771
2013 67 866
2014 80 1052
2015 74 1175
2016 114 1351
2017 100 1416
2018 125 1647
2019 153 1834
2020 138 2330
2021 182 2876
2022 174 3077
2023 196 3843
2024 171 3970

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

Physics subfield Bulgaria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Medical Physics 2 307 832
Biophysics 2 463 1479
Nuclear Physics 3 650 2398
Nanotechnology 3 645 2536
Optical Engineering 3 709 2582
Materials Science 3 728 2701
Astrophysics and Astronomy 5 816 2957
Acoustical Engineering 5 875 3268
Quantum and Particle physics 7 869 3303

Environmental Science rankings

Medical University - Sofia ranked 3rd for Environmental Science in Bulgaria and 2854th in the World with 2,115 publications made and 33,959 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Paleontology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#3 of 24 In Bulgaria
#761 of 1,464 In Europe
#2854 of 6,876 In the World

Medical University - Sofia
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 0 0
1993 1 1
1994 2 2
1995 7 5
1996 10 7
1997 13 3
1998 14 10
1999 19 29
2000 15 29
2001 17 51
2002 31 72
2003 27 112
2004 28 164
2005 21 204
2006 26 306
2007 37 317
2008 32 367
2009 39 566
2010 49 685
2011 42 778
2012 48 877
2013 83 1027
2014 71 1228
2015 62 1458
2016 95 1495
2017 103 1719
2018 113 1991
2019 163 2407
2020 174 3178
2021 171 3906
2022 194 4144
2023 217 4563
2024 178 4535

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

Environmental Science subfield Bulgaria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Paleontology 2 580 1980
Geology 3 692 2511
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 5 631 2678
Agricultural Science 4 695 2888
Ecology 5 803 3204
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 9 859 3291
Environmental Chemistry 8 788 3449
Geography and Cartography 5 957 3694
Oceanography 8 993 3989

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Medical University - Sofia

Speciality Bulgaria Europe World Rank
International Economics 2 571 1098
International Trade 3 601 1248
International Business 3 630 1429
Development Studies 3 697 2501
Statistics 3 717 2584
Mathematics 4 778 2919
Accounting 4 830 2962
Economics 6 849 3138
Fashion Design 4 924 3453
Business 10 1019 3811
Marketing 9 1004 3878
Management 11 1036 3909
Finance 14 1052 4026
Art & Design 9 1045 4054
Literature 12 1073 4275