Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2025 All Rights Reserved

Scientists from Bulgaria in top 2% of scientists in the world

St. Kliment Ohridski University
Photo: sredec-sofia.org

Twenty-two scientists from St. Kliment Ohridski University, the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and other Bulgarian higher education institues are among the top 2% scientists in the world for 2023, indicates an annual updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators in 22 scientific fields and 174 sub-fields.  

The database of top-cited scientists provides standardized information on citations, h-index, co-authorship adjusted hm-index, citations to papers in different authorship positions and a composite indicator (c-score). The database includes millions of researchers from all over the world. 

From St. Kliment Ohridski University Prof. Nikolay V. Vitanov (general physics) is in 193rd position, Prof. Ivan Hristov (optoelectronics) is in 317th, Assoc. Prof. Micha Karavasteva (mining and metallurgy) is 405th, and the prime minister of Bulgaria Academician Nikolay Denkov (chemical physics) is 678th



Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

4-year-old boy hit by ATV in Bulgaria's Sunny Beach resort has been taken out of intensive care

4-year-old Martin, who was hit by an ATV in a heavy accident on a sidewalk in Bulgaria's Sunny Beach resort is in stable condition and has been taken out of intensive care . This was reported by Nova TV, referring to a statement of Sofia's Emergency..

published on 9/16/25 5:13 PM
Deputy finance minister Metodi Metodiev

Bulgaria expects second and third payments under the Recovery and Resilience Plan by the end of the year

The second and third payments under the Recovery and Resilience Plan are expected by the end of the year, confirmed Deputy Minister of Finance Metodi Metodiev. He participated in a meeting of the budget committee in parliament, at which the..

published on 9/16/25 4:48 PM

Bulgarian navy destroys damaged surface drone about 80 km east of Varna

A damaged surface drone was destroyed today about 80 km east of Varna in the waters of the Black Sea by the Bulgarian Navy , the Ministry of Defense announced.  The drone was discovered on September 15 by the Navy, in cooperation with allied forces..

published on 9/16/25 2:40 PM