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Science in Cyprus

Cyprus ranks #58 of 192 countries on research quality in 2022–2025 (#64 all time), with 17k research works and 24.2% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022–2025
#58
of 192 · #64 all time
Works, 2022–2025
17k
▲ 65% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate
24.2%
record average 16.5%
In the world top 100
0
1 in the top 1,000
Open access
51%
world 63%

What is Cyprus strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022–2025, Cyprus ranks highest in Business, Management and Accounting (#31 of 113), Economics and Econometrics (#33 of 101) and Economics, Econometrics and Finance (#36 of 110). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Space and Planetary Science, General Energy and Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Business, Management and AccountingField #31 of 113 38.4%905 Institutions
Economics and EconometricsSubfield #33 of 101 45.5%510 Institutions
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #36 of 110 39.7%687 Institutions
Social SciencesField #59 of 151 26.8%2,657 Institutions
MedicineField #70 of 155 17.1%2,318 Institutions
Environmental ScienceField #57 of 125 26.6%853 Institutions
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #56 of 122 26.6%901 Institutions
EducationSubfield #53 of 115 31.5%645 Institutions
Computer ScienceField #61 of 131 23.8%1,576 Institutions
EngineeringField #66 of 134 18.2%2,206 Institutions
Strategy and ManagementSubfield #40 of 80 41.6%238
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #62 of 108 19.7%554 Institutions

Where its research is concentrated

Location quotient: how much more — or less — of each node it does than its size predicts. Drawn around 1×, where “twice the world share” and “half of it” are the same distance apart in opposite directions. A volume reading, which on a country axis is largely population and industrial structure.

  1. Space and Planetary ScienceSubfield · 24.5 works7.3×
  2. General EnergySubfield · 32.5 works7.2×
  3. Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality ManagementSubfield · 19.8 works5.2×
  4. Modeling and SimulationSubfield · 96.1 works4.1×
  5. ArcheologySubfield · 177.3 works3.5×
  6. Numerical AnalysisSubfield · 46.7 works3.3×
  7. Drug DiscoverySubfield · 4.5 works3.1×
  8. ArcheologySubfield · 7.6 works3.0×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 463 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.62× its world share, 554 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.58× its world share, 98 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.83× its world share, 226 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.27× its world share, 75 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.61× its world share, 36 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.71× its world share, 186 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.21× its world share, 1,576 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 229 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.73× its world share, 266 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.88× its world share, 2,206 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.02× its world share, 853 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.41× its world share, 241 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.66× its world share, 328 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.23× its world share, 461 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.33× its world share, 108 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.01× its world share, 446 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.72× its world share, 2,318 worksMedicineNursing: 0.86× its world share, 71 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.74× its world share, 17 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.48× its world share, 717 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.67× its world share, 905 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.46× its world share, 236 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.91× its world share, 687 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.62× its world share, 830 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.25× its world share, 2,657 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 1.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research in Cyprus?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Machine Learning, Sustainability, Deep Learning, Economic Growth, Climate Change, Financial Development and Panel Data Analysis.

▲ 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 country'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. Machine Learning758▲ 1.38×96 topics
  2. Deep Learning619◆ 1.08×84 topics
  3. Renewable Energy579▲ 2.4×53 topics
  4. Sustainability568▲ 1.39×111 topics
  5. Epidemiology506▼ 0.76×134 topics
  6. Climate Change478◆ 1.06×107 topics
  7. Environmental Impact383▲ 1.34×62 topics
  8. Globalization377◆ 1.14×132 topics
  9. Education361▲ 1.25×117 topics
  10. Economic Growth359▲ 2.5×33 topics
  11. Artificial Intelligence346▲ 1.50×60 topics
  12. Social Media332▲ 1.38×39 topics
  13. Mental Health330▲ 1.34×47 topics
  14. Healthcare308▲ 1.63×36 topics
  15. Energy Efficiency293▲ 1.86×42 topics
  16. COVID-19278▲ 1.21×32 topics
  17. Supply Chain Management268▲ 1.71×24 topics
  18. Internet of Things255▲ 1.74×29 topics
  19. Educational Technology250▲ 1.26×43 topics
  20. Big Data237▲ 1.56×34 topics
  21. Urbanization218▲ 3.1×12 topics
  22. Cultural Heritage217▲ 2.4×31 topics
  23. Consumer Behavior201▲ 1.89×19 topics
  24. Security187▲ 1.71×28 topics
  25. Energy Consumption178▲ 4.7×7 topics
  26. Panel Data Analysis169▲ 6.3×3 topics
  27. Financial Development167▲ 6.4×3 topics
  28. CO2 Emissions151▲ 4.8×4 topics
  29. Student Engagement146▲ 2.2×17 topics
  30. Environmental Regulation145▲ 5.8×5 topics
  31. Kuznets Curve139▲ 7.4×1 topic
  32. Trade Openness139▲ 7.4×1 topic
  33. Monetary Policy137▲ 3.4×11 topics
  34. Smart Cities129▲ 3.0×8 topics
  35. European Union120▲ 3.1×24 topics
  36. Nonlinear Equations116▲ 5.4×6 topics
  37. Peacebuilding107▲ 9.8×6 topics
  38. Identity Construction96▲ 11×5 topics
  39. Mediation82▲ 23×4 topics
  40. Cyprus Conflict76▲ 140×1 topic

How many world-class institutions does Cyprus hold?

Average quality and elite capacity disagree by construction, and both are worth knowing: the first is decided by a country’s whole institution population, the second counts the institutions it holds at the top. One square per institution.

501st to 1,000th1

Bands are exclusive, so the squares add up to 1 — the institutions it holds in the world top 1,000 — and not to four times it.

Which universities in Cyprus lead research?

Near East University, Eastern Mediterranean University and Cyprus International University rank highest in Cyprus on research quality in 2022–2025.

0%20%40%mean 26.9067%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →Near East University: 2,757, 23.4%Eastern Mediterranean University: 1,333, 32.1%Cyprus International University: 1,072, 33.9%University of Cyprus: 2,819, 21.1%University of Nicosia: 1,443, 31.5%European University Cyprus: 835, 28.4%Cyprus University of Technology: 1,188, 26.2%Cyprus Institute: 379, 28.4%Neapolis University Pafos: 314, 34.9%Open University of Cyprus: 321, 39.6%Girne American University: 298, 25.3%Frederick University: 424, 20.3%University of Kyrenia: 243, 21.5%Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics: 130, 18.5%Limassol General Hospital: 168, 18.5%Cyprus International…Eastern Mediterranea…Near East UniversityUniversity of Cyprus
above the meannear itbelow it

One dot per institution in the list below. The upper left is the interesting corner.

  1. 1Near East UniversityUniversity · Nicosia · #881 worldwide23.4% top 10% · 2.8k works
  2. 2Eastern Mediterranean UniversityUniversity · Famagusta · #1,471 worldwide32.1% top 10% · 1.3k works
  3. 3Cyprus International UniversityUniversity · Nicosia · #1,512 worldwide33.9% top 10% · 1.1k works
  4. 4University of CyprusUniversity · Nicosia · #1,816 worldwide21.1% top 10% · 2.8k works
  5. 5University of NicosiaUniversity · Nicosia · #2,021 worldwide31.5% top 10% · 1.4k works
  6. 6European University CyprusUniversity · Nicosia · #2,144 worldwide28.4% top 10% · 835 works
  7. 7Cyprus University of TechnologyUniversity · Limassol · #2,480 worldwide26.2% top 10% · 1.2k works
  8. 8Cyprus InstituteInstitution · Nicosia · #2,959 worldwide28.4% top 10% · 379 works
  9. 9Neapolis University PafosUniversity · Paphos · #5,290 worldwide34.9% top 10% · 314 works
  10. 10Open University of CyprusUniversity · Nicosia · #6,472 worldwide39.6% top 10% · 321 works
  11. 11Girne American UniversityUniversity · Kyrenia · #8,018 worldwide25.3% top 10% · 298 works
  12. 12Frederick UniversityUniversity · Nicosia · #8,573 worldwide20.3% top 10% · 424 works
  13. 13University of KyreniaUniversity · Kyrenia · #8,869 worldwide21.5% top 10% · 243 works
  14. 14Cyprus Institute of Neurology and GeneticsNonprofit · Nicosia · #9,635 worldwide18.5% top 10% · 130 works
  15. 15Limassol General HospitalHospital / health system · Limassol · #9,804 worldwide18.5% top 10% · 168 works

The track on each row is its top-10% rate; the tick is the world’s rate in this record, 16.5% — teal above it, red below.

All ranked institutions in Cyprus

Who are the top researchers in Cyprus?

Andreas Savvides, Haridimos Tsoukas and Soteris A. Kalogirou rank highest among researchers based in Cyprus.

  1. 1 Andreas Savvides · #9,184 worldwide 769 citations · 60 works
  2. 2 Haridimos Tsoukas · #13,898 worldwide 843 citations · 49 works
  3. 3 Soteris A. Kalogirou · #14,827 worldwide 1.8k citations · 106 works
  4. 4 Marios M. Polycarpou · #18,377 worldwide 1.3k citations · 151 works
  5. 5 Ekaterini Lambrinou · #29,036 worldwide 1.2k citations · 34 works
  6. 6 Despo Fatta‐Kassinos · #35,933 worldwide 832 citations · 35 works
  7. 7 Lenos Trigeorgis · #42,682 worldwide 404 citations · 39 works
  8. 8 Antonis Kakas · #45,187 worldwide 269 citations · 49 works
  9. 9 George Pallis · #51,912 worldwide 362 citations · 38 works
  10. 10 Zacharias C. Zacharia · #62,004 worldwide 309 citations · 29 works
Top researchers in Cyprus

Which cities in Cyprus are research hubs?

  1. 1 Nicosia Cyprus 41k works

How open and international is Cyprus's research?

51% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 38% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available50.6%not open49.4%

World: 63% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors38.3%domestic only61.7%

World: 22% is written across borders.

How has Cyprus's research grown?

Output in 2018–2022 was 65% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Research fields in Cyprus