Medical University - Varna: Rankings

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Medical University - Varna ranked 4th in Bulgaria, 2512th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 40 research topics. Medical University - Varna ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 6,127 academic publications and 45,304 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 7 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#2512 of 14,131 In the World
#816 of 2,785 In Europe
#4 of 47 In Bulgaria
#1 of 5 In Varna
#651 of 2,994 For Healthcare Management (MHA)
#667 of 2,490 For Dentistry
#791 of 1,104 For Plastic Surgery
#4375 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#2845 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 37 other topics

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Medicine rankings

Medical University - Varna ranked 3rd for Medicine in Bulgaria and 1677th in the World with 5,247 publications made and 39,223 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#3 of 24 In Bulgaria
#494 of 1,437 In Europe
#1677 of 6,793 In the World

Medical University - Varna
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 8 6
1994 8 10
1995 12 14
1996 19 33
1997 18 13
1998 12 21
1999 11 32
2000 11 49
2001 16 75
2002 9 61
2003 19 84
2004 14 99
2005 19 107
2006 31 170
2007 62 266
2008 61 274
2009 57 279
2010 82 386
2011 89 445
2012 125 510
2013 170 567
2014 186 883
2015 192 899
2016 368 1906
2017 378 2399
2018 541 2711
2019 328 3050
2020 414 3564
2021 502 4082
2022 492 3768
2023 432 3958
2024 310 3826
2025 239 3586

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

Medicine subfield Bulgaria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Healthcare Management (MHA) 1 226 651
Dentistry 3 237 667
Plastic Surgery 2 236 791
Medical Physics 1 294 804
Neurosurgery 3 252 806
Orthodontics 3 289 815
Cosmetology 3 280 882
Optometry 1 304 963
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 3 358 994
Critical Care Nursing 3 349 1049
Pediatrics 3 306 1049
Epidemiology 3 336 1095
Dermatology 4 324 1098
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 4 319 1110
Occupational Therapy 3 414 1161
Ophthalmology 2 389 1211
Cardiology 3 391 1248
Sports / Exercise science 1 457 1328
Surgery 3 399 1338
Family medicine 3 369 1350
Radiation Therapy 3 385 1361
Audiology 3 426 1390
Nursing 2 446 1440
Oncology and Cancer research 4 408 1443
Anesthesiology 3 413 1459
Immunology 4 419 1489
Urology 4 419 1511
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 3 463 1513
Biomedical Engineering 2 482 1515
Pharmacology 3 415 1565
Pathology 3 453 1567
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 3 462 1619
Anatomy and Physiology 5 493 1636
Gerontology 1 503 1651
Sports Medicine 3 550 1752
Psychiatry 3 515 1753
Public Health 3 507 1754
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 5 579 1845
Health Science 3 532 1953
Virology 3 503 1969
Physical Therapy 3 589 1976
Pharmacy 6 567 2294
Clinical Psychology 3 670 2673

Biology rankings

Medical University - Varna ranked 5th for Biology in Bulgaria and 2543rd in the World with 4,090 publications made and 23,886 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Neuroscience, Paleontology.

Biology ranking Location
#5 of 24 In Bulgaria
#653 of 1,449 In Europe
#2543 of 6,841 In the World

Medical University - Varna
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 8 7
1994 10 10
1995 10 14
1996 19 30
1997 15 14
1998 9 19
1999 15 26
2000 10 47
2001 14 61
2002 10 50
2003 19 79
2004 15 91
2005 16 106
2006 34 191
2007 64 303
2008 49 331
2009 42 323
2010 61 424
2011 73 475
2012 96 554
2013 141 641
2014 149 752
2015 143 843
2016 247 1347
2017 254 1736
2018 390 1994
2019 253 2292
2020 315 2743
2021 400 3249
2022 402 3077
2023 344 3357
2024 250 3273
2025 203 3170

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

Biology subfield Bulgaria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 3 358 994
Oncology and Cancer research 4 408 1443
Biotechnology 3 419 1456
Immunology 4 419 1489
Pharmacology 3 415 1565
Nutrition and Food Science 3 479 1773
Neuroscience 3 553 1809
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 4 536 1876
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 3 499 1943
Virology 3 503 1969
Genetics 5 539 2048
Biochemistry 4 586 2314
Microbiology 4 560 2392
Botany 5 650 2685
Horticulture 7 713 3319
Paleontology 7 825 3359
Zoology 7 769 3364
Nanotechnology 9 858 3533

Chemistry rankings

Medical University - Varna ranked 7th for Chemistry in Bulgaria and 2921st in the World with 2,332 publications made and 18,190 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#7 of 24 In Bulgaria
#741 of 1,417 In Europe
#2921 of 6,561 In the World

Medical University - Varna
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 6 4
1994 9 8
1995 4 10
1996 14 26
1997 11 13
1998 9 12
1999 11 23
2000 10 39
2001 9 48
2002 8 43
2003 11 65
2004 12 79
2005 10 67
2006 23 147
2007 44 245
2008 25 247
2009 32 232
2010 30 325
2011 39 358
2012 54 423
2013 96 477
2014 86 544
2015 78 608
2016 126 845
2017 123 1164
2018 217 1416
2019 154 1592
2020 177 1970
2021 205 2266
2022 214 2161
2023 200 2360
2024 150 2418
2025 120 2251

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

Chemistry subfield Bulgaria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 3 479 1773
Pharmacy 6 567 2294
Biochemistry 4 586 2314
Environmental Chemistry 3 707 2914
Organic Chemistry 6 728 2980
Nanotechnology 9 858 3533
Materials Science 12 950 3786
Chemical Engineering 10 895 3846
Physical chemistry 13 950 3990

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Medical University - Varna ranked 5th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Bulgaria and 3410th in the World with 2,169 publications made and 18,758 citations received. Main research topics: Sociology, Political Science, Law, Philosophy, Demography.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#5 of 24 In Bulgaria
#919 of 1,502 In Europe
#3410 of 7,088 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 2 4
1994 1 2
1995 2 3
1996 7 9
1997 4 4
1998 2 10
1999 2 9
2000 4 14
2001 9 24
2002 4 25
2003 4 36
2004 7 35
2005 2 49
2006 10 71
2007 20 86
2008 22 94
2009 21 79
2010 20 118
2011 30 154
2012 54 152
2013 61 195
2014 71 364
2015 73 384
2016 149 1101
2017 214 1392
2018 216 1637
2019 170 1738
2020 192 1979
2021 262 2178
2022 199 1898
2023 151 1974
2024 101 1702
2025 88 1421

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Bulgaria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Sports / Exercise science 1 457 1328
Demography 3 535 1862
Law 3 816 2897
Sociology 4 794 2961
Linguistics 5 818 2973
Library and Information science 5 822 2991
Political Science 3 893 3133
Anthropology 4 867 3239
Communications and Public Relations 7 925 3376
Aesthetics 10 976 3537
Philosophy 5 1014 3843
Archaeology 11 1057 4209
History 10 1056 4219
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 12 1067 4435
Education Majors 15 1062 4489

Psychology rankings

Medical University - Varna ranked 4th for Psychology in Bulgaria and 2405th in the World with 2,132 publications made and 10,625 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Child Psychology, Clinical Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#4 of 24 In Bulgaria
#650 of 1,424 In Europe
#2405 of 6,663 In the World

Medical University - Varna
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 2 3
1994 2 5
1995 6 4
1996 4 10
1997 9 6
1998 7 13
1999 8 17
2000 3 25
2001 3 33
2002 6 31
2003 10 38
2004 7 39
2005 6 34
2006 17 67
2007 34 106
2008 30 116
2009 29 160
2010 37 187
2011 34 228
2012 67 221
2013 86 275
2014 108 434
2015 68 378
2016 125 846
2017 153 1083
2018 211 1163
2019 145 1241
2020 185 1499
2021 196 1620
2022 187 1486
2023 173 1563
2024 94 1432
2025 79 1421

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

Psychology subfield Bulgaria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Occupational Therapy 3 414 1161
Psychiatry 3 515 1753
Neuroscience 3 553 1809
Child Psychology 3 677 2589
Clinical Psychology 3 670 2673
Cognitive Science 10 949 3967
Social Psychology 8 1049 4393
Education Majors 15 1062 4489

Engineering rankings

Medical University - Varna ranked 11th for Engineering in Bulgaria and 3722nd in the World with 1,654 publications made and 14,991 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Biotechnology.

Engineering ranking Location
#11 of 25 In Bulgaria
#957 of 1,466 In Europe
#3722 of 6,795 In the World

Medical University - Varna
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 3 2
1994 6 3
1995 0 4
1996 6 7
1997 5 2
1998 4 2
1999 4 11
2000 2 6
2001 5 18
2002 3 13
2003 4 17
2004 7 39
2005 6 35
2006 6 72
2007 22 108
2008 19 137
2009 17 118
2010 22 137
2011 25 166
2012 41 197
2013 43 179
2014 59 266
2015 59 288
2016 104 538
2017 142 691
2018 155 734
2019 128 899
2020 148 1061
2021 179 1281
2022 152 1217
2023 126 1296
2024 90 1340
2025 65 1218

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

Engineering subfield Bulgaria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biotechnology 3 419 1456
Biomedical Engineering 2 482 1515
Optical Engineering 7 822 3138
Mechanical Engineering 8 946 3490
Metallurgical Engineering 10 859 3494
Nanotechnology 9 858 3533
Materials Science 12 950 3786
Chemical Engineering 10 895 3846
Aerospace Engineering 12 1010 3888
Acoustical Engineering 11 1013 3910
Structural Engineering 12 1016 3961
Electrical Engineering 14 1104 4505
Telecommunications 16 1109 4613
Computer Networking 16 1124 4670

Computer Science rankings

Medical University - Varna ranked 6th for Computer Science in Bulgaria and 3411th in the World with 1,628 publications made and 18,616 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Cognitive Science.

Computer Science ranking Location
#6 of 24 In Bulgaria
#875 of 1,470 In Europe
#3411 of 6,855 In the World

Medical University - Varna
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 1 2
1994 2 4
1995 3 3
1996 3 5
1997 3 3
1998 2 8
1999 6 14
2000 2 18
2001 5 24
2002 4 21
2003 6 24
2004 2 26
2005 6 42
2006 17 68
2007 29 109
2008 23 114
2009 19 171
2010 29 216
2011 31 230
2012 47 240
2013 62 280
2014 68 352
2015 55 352
2016 78 683
2017 108 866
2018 124 1033
2019 135 1204
2020 159 1485
2021 165 1710
2022 164 1598
2023 133 1719
2024 80 1574
2025 59 1546

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

Computer Science subfield Bulgaria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Neuroscience 3 553 1809
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 4 536 1876
Library and Information science 5 822 2991
Cyber Security 11 947 3687
Cognitive Science 10 949 3967
Computer Vision 13 1056 4293
Telecommunications 16 1109 4613
Computer Networking 16 1124 4670
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 15 1164 4730
Machine Learning 17 1134 4901

Environmental Science rankings

Medical University - Varna ranked 7th for Environmental Science in Bulgaria and 3714th in the World with 1,564 publications made and 8,084 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Paleontology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#7 of 24 In Bulgaria
#913 of 1,464 In Europe
#3714 of 6,888 In the World

Medical University - Varna
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 1 3
1994 0 1
1995 0 2
1996 6 9
1997 1 1
1998 1 7
1999 6 5
2000 2 7
2001 4 8
2002 4 13
2003 4 22
2004 4 20
2005 3 29
2006 5 64
2007 15 58
2008 15 85
2009 17 85
2010 14 116
2011 27 137
2012 36 159
2013 45 149
2014 49 260
2015 55 277
2016 117 563
2017 137 769
2018 159 969
2019 115 1022
2020 140 1153
2021 160 1335
2022 127 1193
2023 134 1298
2024 99 1274
2025 61 1127

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

Environmental Science subfield Bulgaria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 3 499 1943
Environmental Chemistry 3 707 2914
Oceanography 3 818 3154
Paleontology 7 825 3359
Geology 8 887 3545
Ecology 8 930 3861
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 13 1026 4177
Geography and Cartography 12 1097 4406

Physics rankings

Medical University - Varna ranked 11th for Physics in Bulgaria and 3879th in the World with 1,482 publications made and 11,806 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nanotechnology.

Physics ranking Location
#11 of 24 In Bulgaria
#983 of 1,460 In Europe
#3879 of 6,729 In the World

Medical University - Varna
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 4 3
1994 7 6
1995 2 4
1996 7 9
1997 2 4
1998 3 4
1999 4 11
2000 3 7
2001 3 15
2002 5 15
2003 5 16
2004 3 24
2005 3 20
2006 4 37
2007 12 45
2008 16 57
2009 15 42
2010 17 56
2011 16 74
2012 46 79
2013 40 89
2014 47 173
2015 51 160
2016 97 375
2017 124 462
2018 147 507
2019 110 623
2020 143 789
2021 159 866
2022 130 956
2023 104 1034
2024 88 1135
2025 60 1088

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

Physics subfield Bulgaria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Medical Physics 1 294 804
Optical Engineering 7 822 3138
Nuclear Physics 7 839 3412
Nanotechnology 9 858 3533
Astrophysics and Astronomy 10 963 3759
Materials Science 12 950 3786
Acoustical Engineering 11 1013 3910
Quantum and Particle physics 12 1073 4355

Economics rankings

Medical University - Varna ranked 3rd for Economics in Bulgaria and 2618th in the World with 591 publications made and 3,638 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance.

Economics ranking Location
#3 of 24 In Bulgaria
#762 of 1,391 In Europe
#2618 of 6,188 In the World

Medical University - Varna
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1994 0 1
1995 1 0
1996 1 3
1997 3 2
1998 1 1
1999 0 0
2000 0 6
2001 2 4
2002 0 3
2003 1 8
2004 2 6
2005 2 11
2006 2 4
2007 2 9
2008 1 9
2009 1 10
2010 2 17
2011 8 24
2012 14 33
2013 13 36
2014 17 134
2015 26 90
2016 57 355
2017 69 424
2018 61 472
2019 45 496
2020 49 520
2021 77 581
2022 49 494
2023 44 527
2024 23 407
2025 19 380

The following table provides academic rankings for Medical University - Varna in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Bulgaria ranking Europe ranking World rank
Development Studies 1 545 1763
Finance 19 1151 4620

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Medical University - Varna

Speciality Bulgaria Europe World Rank
Photography 1 242 604
Advertising 5 821 2808
Literature 8 963 3732
Business 9 1012 3792
Fashion Design 5 1021 3936
Art & Design 11 1060 4120
Math Teachers 12 991 4306
Statistics 11 1036 4327
Management 14 1121 4382
Marketing 15 1140 4561
Mathematics 12 1081 4572