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Research in Heraklion

Science Explorer records 18 research institutions in Heraklion, Greece. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas, Hellenic Mediterranean University and University Hospital of Heraklion.

Research institutions
18
5 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
15k
▲ 18% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
21.0%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Heraklion?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Foundation for Research and Technology HellasResearch facility 6,222 #2,030
2University Hospital of HeraklionHospital / health system 3,014 #7,436
3Hellenic Mediterranean UniversityUniversity 2,625 #2,728
4FORTH Institute of Electronic Structure and LaserResearch facility 881 #9,100
5The General Hospital of Heraklion "Venizeleio-Pananio"Hospital / health system 510 #20,769
6FORTH Institute of Computer ScienceResearch facility 483 #18,084 all time
7FORTH Institute of Molecular Biology and BiotechnologyResearch facility 329 #13,929 all time
8FORTH Institute of Applied and Computational MathematicsResearch facility 218 #20,502 all time
9Centre for Technological Research of CreteResearch facility 201 #14,973 all time
10Science and Technology Park of CreteInstitution 161 #27,561 all time
11European Union Agency for Network and Information SecurityGovernment institution 87 not ranked
12Advanced Management Solutions (Greece)Company 34 not ranked
13Regional Energy Agency of CreteGovernment institution 23 not ranked
14Virtual Trip (Greece)Company 8 not ranked
15FORTH Institute of AstrophysicsResearch facility 6 not ranked
16Apintech (Greece)Company 3 not ranked
17Union of Agricultural Cooperatives of PezaGovernment institution 2 not ranked
18Labyrinth Musical WorkshopUniversity 1 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas: 42.0%University Hospital of Heraklion: 20.4%Hellenic Mediterranean University: 17.7%FORTH Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser: 5.9%14 others listed: 14.0%42%largest
Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas6,222 · 42.0%University Hospital of Heraklion3,014 · 20.4%Hellenic Mediterranean University2,625 · 17.7%FORTH Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser881 · 5.9%14 others listed2,066 · 14.0%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

What is Heraklion strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Heraklion is most concentrated in Human-Computer Interaction (3.6× the world share in Human-Computer Interaction).

  1. Human-Computer InteractionSubfield · 20.7 works3.6×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

Which keywords describe research in Heraklion?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Epidemiology, Applications, Sustainability, Biomedical Applications, Tissue Engineering and Inflammation.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Deep Learning142▲ 1.50×74 topics
  2. Epidemiology120◆ 1.10×119 topics
  3. Machine Learning120▲ 1.33×75 topics
  4. Sustainability87▲ 1.30×52 topics
  5. Inflammation75▲ 1.30×71 topics
  6. Climate Change63▼ 0.85×70 topics
  7. Biomedical Applications63▲ 1.92×33 topics
  8. Neural Networks56▲ 1.31×32 topics
  9. Environmental Impact51◆ 1.09×44 topics
  10. Remote Sensing48▲ 1.42×30 topics
  11. Tissue Engineering48▲ 2.8×13 topics
  12. Renewable Energy47▲ 1.19×35 topics
  13. Nanomaterials47▲ 1.61×20 topics
  14. Cardiovascular Disease46▲ 1.49×37 topics
  15. Nanocomposites46▲ 2.1×21 topics
  16. Nanoparticles45▲ 1.31×35 topics
  17. Diagnosis42▲ 1.65×39 topics
  18. Applications41▲ 5.4×6 topics
  19. Treatment41▲ 1.23×44 topics
  20. Healthcare38▲ 1.21×18 topics
  21. Big Data37▲ 1.48×17 topics
  22. Additive Manufacturing32▲ 3.7×5 topics
  23. Materials31▲ 4.8×6 topics
  24. Graphene31▲ 1.63×11 topics
  25. Polymer Composites31▲ 4.2×6 topics
  26. Cultural Heritage30▲ 2.0×14 topics
  27. Energy Storage30▲ 1.69×12 topics
  28. 3D Printing30▲ 4.7×5 topics
  29. Precision Medicine28▲ 2.2×8 topics
  30. Feature Extraction27▲ 2.1×10 topics
  31. Biomedical Engineering26▲ 6.4×2 topics
  32. Semiconductors26▲ 3.1×4 topics
  33. Ceramics26▲ 6.1×4 topics
  34. Challenges25▲ 7.6×2 topics
  35. Fused Deposition Modeling25▲ 8.0×1 topic
  36. Data Integration24▲ 5.3×6 topics
  37. Nanostructures24▲ 2.2×15 topics
  38. Surgery24▲ 2.5×12 topics
  39. Semantic Web17▲ 6.7×4 topics
  40. Description Logics13▲ 9.9×2 topics

What research is done in Heraklion?

Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 25 fractional worksSemantic Web and Ontologies: 13 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and Applications: 13 fractional worksBone Tissue Engineering Materials: 12 fractional worksAugmented Reality Applications: 12 fractional worksRadiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging: 11 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing10IoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 10 fractional works3D Printing in Biomedical Research: 10 fractional worksVirtual Reality Applications and Impacts: 9 fractional worksHybrid Renewable Energy …9Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems: 9 fractional works
Automotive EngineeringArtificial IntelligenceElectrical and Electronic EngineeringBiomedical Engineering5 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 25 works
  2. 2 Semantic Web and Ontologies Artificial Intelligence 13 works
  3. 3 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 13 works
  4. 4 Bone Tissue Engineering Materials Biomedical Engineering 12 works
  5. 5 Augmented Reality Applications Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 12 works
  6. 6 Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 11 works
  7. 7 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 10 works
  8. 8 3D Printing in Biomedical Research Biomedical Engineering 10 works
  9. 9 Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts Human-Computer Interaction 9 works
  10. 10 Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems Energy Engineering and Power Technology 9 works

Research output over time

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