Science Explorer Map
Science domain explorer
Compare · Countries

Greece vs South Africa

On research quality in 2022–now, South Africa ranks #34 in the world and Greece #37, of 192 countries. Greece stands higher in 12 of the 25 fields both publish in, South Africa in 13.

Greece

World rank, 2022–now
#37
#34 all time
Works, 2022–now
88k
fractional
Top-10% rate
21.1%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
42%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Space and Planetary Science, Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management, Classics.

South Africa

World rank, 2022–now
#34
#33 all time
Works, 2022–now
113k
fractional
Top-10% rate
21.5%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
49%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Archeology, Religious studies, Public Administration.

Who leads in each field?

Greece stands higher in 12 of 25 fields, South Africa in 13. Each bar is that side’s standing among all countries ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Greece 1213 South Africa
  1. #40Agricultural and Biological Sciences#16
  2. #38Arts and Humanities#9
  3. #34Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#39
  4. #18Business, Management and Accounting#21
  5. #39Chemical Engineering#36
  6. #47Chemistry#31
  7. #28Computer Science#44
  8. #36Decision Sciences#38
  9. #36Dentistry#39
  10. #32Earth and Planetary Sciences#29
  11. #26Economics, Econometrics and Finance#17
  12. #29Energy#34
  13. #33Engineering#38
  14. #37Environmental Science#25
  15. #27Health Professions#37
  16. #29Immunology and Microbiology#27
  17. #51Materials Science#38
  18. #33Mathematics#37
  19. #28Medicine#40
  20. #28Neuroscience#45
  21. #37Nursing#26
  22. #37Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics#34
  23. #39Physics and Astronomy#42
  24. #35Psychology#33
  25. #34Social Sciences#13

Standing is the percentile of world rank within each field, 2022–now; the printed number is the rank itself. A dash means the field is too small there to rank. How sides are compared.

How has their output grown?

20k40kSouth Africa31k in 2025Greece24k in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works per year. The latest, partial year is left off.

Which publishes more research, Greece or South Africa?

South Africa publishes 1.3× as much research as Greece in 2022–now (113k against 88k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Greece or South Africa?

21.5% of South Africa's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 21.1% for Greece.

Where does their research happen?

Other comparisons

Compare any two