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Research in Rethymno

Science Explorer records 1 research institutions in Rethymno, Greece. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Crete.

Research institutions
1
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
16k
▲ 4% vs 2018-21
Citations
397k
24.3 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
21.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1959-2026
68 years on the record
Rethymno

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Rethymno?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of CreteUniversity 18,318 #909

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

Which fields of science does Rethymno work in?

In 2022-now, 40% of research in Rethymno is in Physical Sciences, 24% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (15%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (15%), Environmental Science (14%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 1,593 fractional works · 40.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 561 fractional works · 14.1% of its workEcology: 237 fractional works · 6.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 136 fractional works · 3.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 47 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 40 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 33 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 33 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcological Modeling: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPollution: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 229 fractional works · 5.8% of its workPaleontology: 177 fractional works · 4.4% of its workOceanography: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 208 fractional works · 5.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 66 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInformation Systems: 37 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 28 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science Applications: 24 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 161 fractional works · 4.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 55 fractional works · 1.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 41 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputational Mechanics: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 35 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMaterials Science: 141 fractional works · 3.5% of its workBiomaterials: 72 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 41 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 133 fractional works · 3.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 48 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 30 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 66 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeometry and Topology: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Mathematics: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematical Physics: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 65 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 40 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 949 fractional works · 23.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 603 fractional works · 15.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 436 fractional works · 11.0% of its workPlant Science: 54 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInsect Science: 49 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAquatic Science: 44 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFood Science: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 236 fractional works · 6.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 108 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGenetics: 54 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCancer Research: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 43 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNeuroscience: 60 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 29 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 42 fractional works · 1.1% of its workImmunology: 31 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 747 fractional works · 18.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 344 fractional works · 8.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 107 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEducation: 96 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 38 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnthropology: 29 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 33 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychology: 170 fractional works · 4.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 49 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 43 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 36 fractional works · 0.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 34 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 123 fractional works · 3.1% of its workArcheology: 34 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhilosophy: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 51 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 35 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFinance: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 38 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDecision Sciences: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 684 fractional works · 17.2% of its workMedicine: 611 fractional works · 15.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 72 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSurgery: 51 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysiology: 47 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEpidemiology: 46 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 37 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOncology: 34 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 34 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 32 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 25 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRheumatology: 24 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 89 fractional works · 2.2% of its workHealth Professions: 56 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 36 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKRethymno3,973fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences24%Physical Sciences40%Health Sciences17%Social Sciences19%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science56114.1%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences2295.8%
    3. Computer Science2085.2%
    4. Engineering1614.0%
    5. Materials Science1413.5%
    6. Physics and Astronomy1333.3%
    7. Mathematics661.7%
    8. Chemistry651.6%
    9. Energy210.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering90.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences60315.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2366.0%
    3. Neuroscience601.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology421.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics70.2%
    1. Social Sciences3448.7%
    2. Psychology1704.3%
    3. Arts and Humanities1233.1%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance511.3%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting381.0%
    6. Decision Sciences190.5%
    1. Medicine61115.4%
    2. Health Professions561.4%
    3. Nursing100.3%
    4. Veterinary40.1%
    5. Dentistry30.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Rethymno strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Rethymno is most concentrated in Archeology and Anthropology (4.3× the world share in Archeology).

  1. ArcheologySubfield · 31.6 works4.3×
  2. AnthropologySubfield · 26.9 works4.0×
← 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.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 81 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.27× its world share, 164 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.54× its world share, 37 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.30× its world share, 51 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.59× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.95× its world share, 8 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.41× its world share, 53 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.95× its world share, 178 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.21× its world share, 46 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.84× its world share, 19 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.40× its world share, 145 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.04× its world share, 124 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.93× its world share, 78 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.93× its world share, 55 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.22× its world share, 119 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.25× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.80× its world share, 51 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.15× its world share, 531 worksMedicineNursing: 0.79× its world share, 9 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.61× its world share, 112 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.46× its world share, 36 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 16 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.87× its world share, 45 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.01× its world share, 148 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.97× its world share, 294 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 2.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy2.22×119 works
  2. Psychology2.01×148 works
  3. Mathematics1.93×55 works
  4. Arts and Humanities1.61×112 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology1.54×37 works
  6. Chemistry1.41×53 works
  7. Neuroscience1.30×51 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.27×164 works
  9. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.21×46 works
  10. Medicine1.15×531 works
  11. Environmental Science1.04×124 works
  12. Social Sciences0.97×294 works
  13. Chemical Engineering0.95×8 works
  14. Computer Science0.95×178 works
  15. Materials Science0.93×78 works
  16. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.87×45 works
  17. Energy0.84×19 works
  18. Health Professions0.80×51 works
  19. Nursing0.79×9 works
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.70×81 works
  21. Veterinary0.70×2 works
  22. Decision Sciences0.69×16 works
  23. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.59×5 works
  24. Business, Management and Accounting0.46×36 works
  25. Engineering0.40×145 works
  26. Dentistry0.25×3 works

Which keywords describe research in Rethymno?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biodiversity, Taxonomy, Evolution, Biogeography, Invasive Species, Phylogeny, Coleoptera and Morphology.

▲ 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-now 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. Biodiversity439▲ 14×26 topics
  2. Taxonomy385▲ 67×14 topics
  3. Evolution370▲ 35×17 topics
  4. Biogeography362▲ 33×19 topics
  5. Invasive Species354▲ 21×18 topics
  6. Phylogeny348▲ 52×17 topics
  7. Climate Change290▲ 2.7×74 topics
  8. Coleoptera270▲ 261×2 topics
  9. Morphology232▲ 33×10 topics
  10. DNA Barcoding218▲ 32×9 topics
  11. Conservation210▲ 12×15 topics
  12. Ecology199▲ 29×8 topics
  13. Speciation197▲ 111×3 topics
  14. Diversification178▲ 101×2 topics
  15. beetles177▲ 267×1 topic
  16. Biodiversity Loss176▲ 78×2 topics
  17. Adaptation136▲ 12×12 topics
  18. Ecosystem Engineering133▲ 113×2 topics
  19. Genetic Analysis130▲ 64×2 topics
  20. Groundwater130▲ 35×4 topics
  21. Environmental Impacts130▲ 12×6 topics
  22. Phylogenetic Analysis130▲ 10×14 topics
  23. Cavefish128▲ 166×1 topic
  24. Subterranean128▲ 166×1 topic
  25. Conservation Genetics128▲ 80×2 topics
  26. Aquatic Invasions127▲ 155×1 topic
  27. Freshwater Mussels127▲ 155×1 topic
  28. Ecosystem Functioning125▲ 15×7 topics
  29. Neotropical Region103▲ 145×2 topics
  30. Population Dynamics103▲ 10×12 topics
  31. Host Plants94▲ 168×2 topics
  32. Distribution93▲ 92×2 topics
  33. Cerambycidae93▲ 250×1 topic
  34. New Species93▲ 250×1 topic
  35. Habitat Fragmentation82▲ 9.6×5 topics
  36. Molecular Phylogeny76▲ 12×11 topics
  37. Toxins72▲ 18×5 topics
  38. Biological Invasions72▲ 20×3 topics
  39. Marine Invasions70▲ 109×1 topic
  40. Mediterranean Sea70▲ 109×1 topic

What research is done in Rethymno?

Classical Antiquity Studies: 18 fractional worksObstructive Sleep Apnea Research: 14 fractional worksChild Development and Di…12Child Development and Digital Technology: 12 fractional worksTeaching and Learning Pr…11Teaching and Learning Programming: 11 fractional worksSubterranean biodiversity and taxonomy: 10 fractional worksChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research: 9 fractional worksMetal-Organic Frameworks…9Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications: 9 fractional worksEffects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals: 9 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 8 fractional worksSleep and related disord…8Sleep and related disorders: 8 fractional works
AnthropologyPhysiologyEducationComputer Science Applications6 others

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

  1. 1 Classical Antiquity Studies Anthropology 18 works
  2. 2 Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research Physiology 14 works
  3. 3 Child Development and Digital Technology Education 12 works
  4. 4 Teaching and Learning Programming Computer Science Applications 11 works
  5. 5 Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy Paleontology 10 works
  6. 6 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 9 works
  7. 7 Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications Inorganic Chemistry 9 works
  8. 8 Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 9 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 8 works
  10. 10 Sleep and related disorders Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 8 works

Research output over time

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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%Rethymno18.3% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 29.8% in 2007.

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