Innovative Research Award
Teodora Hristova is an engineering researcher affiliated with the Technical University of Sofia, Bulgaria. Her scholarly record, as represented by the supplied bibliometric information, comprises 40 documents, 188 citations, and an h-index of 9. Her research profile is situated within the broad field of engineering and provides a basis for consideration in the Innovative Research Award category of the International Research Excellence Awards – Book of Award. Bibliometric indicators can provide useful evidence of scholarly visibility, although they are best interpreted alongside the quality, originality, relevance, and practical significance of individual research contributions.[1]
Abstract
The Innovative Research Award recognizes research that contributes meaningful advances to engineering knowledge, methods, technologies, or applications. Teodora Hristova, affiliated with the Technical University of Sofia, is presented within this academic recognition framework on the basis of the supplied research profile and bibliometric record. Her Scopus record includes 40 documents, 188 citations, and an h-index of 9. These indicators suggest an established body of scholarly output and measurable citation visibility within the research literature.[1]
Keywords
Engineering; Engineering Research; Engineering Innovation; Research Excellence; Technical Research; Applied Engineering; Engineering Development; Technological Innovation; Research Impact; Academic Recognition; Engineering Achievement; Innovative Research Award.
Introduction
Teodora Hristova is associated with the Technical University of Sofia, an institution with an established role in engineering education and research in Bulgaria. The supplied bibliometric profile identifies 40 Scopus-indexed documents, 188 citations, and an h-index of 9. Scopus author metrics are commonly used as indicators of publication and citation activity, while their interpretation requires consideration of disciplinary and career-stage differences.[1]
Research Profile
The available profile places Hristova within the engineering subject area and identifies a research output of 40 documents. A publication record of this scale provides evidence of sustained engagement with scholarly communication and technical research. The associated citation count of 188 indicates that the published work has received measurable attention within the indexed research literature, while an h-index of 9 indicates that at least nine publications have each received at least nine citations according to the supplied Scopus information.[1]
Research Contributions
Engineering contributions may take several forms, including development of new methodologies, refinement of existing technical processes, computational or experimental investigations, system design, optimization, and application of engineering knowledge to practical challenges. On the information supplied for this profile, Hristova’s contribution is characterized primarily through sustained scholarly publication and citation activity rather than through a specific technical invention or individual research result. [1]
Publications
The supplied Scopus information records 40 documents associated with Hristova’s author profile. These documents constitute the principal bibliographic basis for evaluating her publication activity in the present article. Because complete publication titles, journal information, publication years, and DOI identifiers were not supplied, this page does not attribute individual research findings or specific papers to the researcher without independent bibliographic verification.[3]
Research Impact
The supplied citation record of 188 citations provides evidence that Hristova’s indexed publications have been cited by other scholarly works. Citation activity can serve as one indicator of research visibility and intellectual uptake, although citation counts vary substantially between engineering disciplines, publication types, research topics, and periods of scholarly activity.[1]
Award Suitability
The Innovative Research Award is aligned with researchers whose work demonstrates meaningful engagement with engineering research and innovation. Based on the supplied information, Hristova’s profile is relevant to this recognition because it combines an engineering subject-area classification, a sustained record of 40 documents, and measurable citation activity represented by 188 citations and an h-index of 9.[1]
Conclusion
Teodora Hristova’s supplied academic profile represents a sustained engagement with engineering research through a recorded portfolio of 40 documents, 188 citations, and an h-index of 9. Her affiliation with the Technical University of Sofia and her persistent ORCID identification provide additional scholarly context. The profile is therefore suitable for consideration within an engineering-focused innovative research recognition framework, subject to detailed evaluation of the underlying publications and research contributions. [2]
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References
- Elsevier. (2026). Scopus author details: Teodora Hristova, Author ID 57192706510. Scopus.
https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57192706510
- ORCID. (2026). ORCID record: Teodora Hristova. ORCID.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3996-6182
- Google Scholar. (2026). Teodora Hristova — Google Scholar profile.
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=3NgecQEAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=sra