Sixty-four researchers affiliated with the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences are among the top two per cent of researchers worldwide, shows this year’s ranking of researchers’ overall career development (known as the Stanford Ranking). Twenty of these scientists are full members and corresponding members of BAS, whilst the rest are professors at the Academy’s institutes. A total of 102 Bulgarian researchers is included in this year’s Stanford Ranking. The ranking is compiled annually based on an analysis of the scientometric indicators of over 12 million researchers whose publications are indexed in Scopus and reflects the impact that each individual researcher has had on the development of science. A separate ranking has been compiled to assess the impact on scientific development over the previous year. It includes [...]

The international conference “The Black Sea and Eastern Europe: Key to European Security” took place on 12 October at the Sofia Grand Hotel. The event was jointly organised by the European League for Economic Cooperation (E.L.E.C.) and the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS). The conference was held under the patronage of the President of the Republic of Bulgaria, Iliana Iotova, and marked the 80th anniversary of the founding of E.L.E.C. The forum brought together leading politicians, diplomats, academics, security experts, business representatives and technology specialists. The main aim of the discussions was to examine the evolving strategic role of the Black Sea as a critical link between Europe and Asia and as a key dimension of European security, resilience and economic prosperity. The event was [...]

Academician Vassil Nikolov has been awarded the Grand Prize for Science of BAS for 2026. The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences marked the 157th anniversary of its foundation with a ceremonial gathering held today in the “Prof. Marin Drinov” Hall. This year, the focus of the celebrations is on the reorganisation of the Bulgarian Learned Society into the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences in 1911, announced the Vice-President of BAS, Prof. Emmanuel Moutafov, who chaired the event. “On days like this, we also reflect on the present and try to chart our future course,” he noted. The President of BAS, Corresponding Member Evelina Slavcheva, delivered a speech dedicated to this significant date in the Academy’s history – the 115th anniversary of the transformation of the Bulgarian Learned [...]