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Science in Greece

Greece ranks #34 of 189 countries on research quality in 2022-now (#34 all time), with 88k research works and 11.8% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022-now
#34
of 189 · #34 all time
Works, 2022-now
88k
▲ 18% vs 2018-21
Citations
8.9M
19.9 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate
11.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.09×
1.00× is exactly expected
In the world top 100
0
4 in the top 1,000
Open access
42%
world 40%
International
25%
world 18%
Greece

What is Greece strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022-now, Greece ranks highest in Medicine (#32 of 152), Computer Science (#33 of 128) and Engineering (#34 of 131). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Space and Planetary Science, Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management and Classics.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #32 of 152 12.5%22,097 #31 Institutions
Computer ScienceField #33 of 128 12.0%7,979 #30 Institutions
EngineeringField #34 of 131 11.0%12,067 #31 Institutions
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #29 of 105 10.8%4,222 #33 Institutions
Social SciencesField #41 of 148 11.8%7,511 #44 Institutions
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #35 of 124 14.3%3,648 #35 Institutions
Environmental ScienceField #35 of 122 10.3%5,054 #34 Institutions
PsychologyField #32 of 106 12.6%3,096 #34 Institutions
Business, Management and AccountingField #35 of 110 14.6%2,638 #35 Institutions
Health ProfessionsField #34 of 106 13.4%1,795 #34 Institutions
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #35 of 107 13.2%2,415 #38 Institutions
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #41 of 119 11.4%2,416 #43 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 · 103.3 works · #12 of 158 active here5.1×
  2. Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality ManagementSubfield · 88.0 works · #18 of 165 active here3.8×
  3. ClassicsSubfield · 152.9 works · #16 of 153 active here2.5×
  4. PaleontologySubfield · 305.9 works · #25 of 212 active here2.5×
  5. ArcheologySubfield · 712.8 works · #21 of 208 active here2.3×
  6. Computer Science ApplicationsSubfield · 583.4 works · #22 of 196 active here2.3×
  7. General EnergySubfield · 62.2 works · #24 of 167 active here2.3×
  8. BiochemistrySubfield · 250.2 works · #28 of 198 active here2.0×
← 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: 0.97× its world share, 4,667 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.90× its world share, 4,839 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.03× its world share, 1,050 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.99× its world share, 1,621 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.65× its world share, 233 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.74× its world share, 261 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.72× its world share, 1,145 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.14× its world share, 9,002 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.38× its world share, 2,197 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.93× its world share, 866 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.88× its world share, 13k worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.24× its world share, 6,250 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.57× its world share, 2,029 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.93× its world share, 1,104 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.97× its world share, 2,179 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.05× its world share, 519 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.76× its world share, 2,026 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.30× its world share, 25k worksMedicineNursing: 0.89× its world share, 440 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.95× its world share, 130 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.96× its world share, 2,825 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.90× its world share, 2,945 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.27× its world share, 1,244 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.22× its world share, 2,643 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.16× its world share, 3,578 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 8,798 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 1.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.38×2,197 works
  2. Medicine1.30×25k works
  3. Decision Sciences1.27×1,244 works
  4. Environmental Science1.24×6,250 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.22×2,643 works
  6. Psychology1.16×3,578 works
  7. Computer Science1.14×9,002 works
  8. Dentistry1.05×519 works
  9. Immunology and Microbiology1.03×1,050 works
  10. Neuroscience0.99×1,621 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.97×4,667 works
  12. Physics and Astronomy0.97×2,179 works
  13. Arts and Humanities0.96×2,825 works
  14. Veterinary0.95×130 works
  15. Energy0.93×866 works
  16. Mathematics0.93×1,104 works
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.90×4,839 works
  18. Business, Management and Accounting0.90×2,945 works
  19. Nursing0.89×440 works
  20. Engineering0.88×13k works
  21. Health Professions0.76×2,026 works
  22. Chemical Engineering0.74×261 works
  23. Chemistry0.72×1,145 works
  24. Social Sciences0.69×8,798 works
  25. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.65×233 works
  26. Materials Science0.57×2,029 works

Which fields of science does Greece work in?

In 2022-now, 38% of research in Greece is in Physical Sciences, 28% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (25%), Engineering (13%), Computer Science (9%).

Physical Sciences: 38k fractional works · 37.9% of its workEngineering: 13k fractional works · 13.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2,978 fractional works · 2.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1,815 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1,213 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1,164 fractional works · 1.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 978 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 870 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 838 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 802 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 664 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 556 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 474 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 399 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 349 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 275 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 9,002 fractional works · 8.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2,848 fractional works · 2.8% of its workInformation Systems: 1,511 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1,298 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1,286 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 583 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 432 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 375 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 372 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 296 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 6,250 fractional works · 6.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1,310 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 910 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology: 894 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 640 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 546 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 511 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 508 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 390 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 237 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 227 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 77 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2,197 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAtmospheric Science: 469 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeophysics: 408 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOceanography: 345 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPaleontology: 306 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeology: 244 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 225 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 200 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2,179 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 660 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 491 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 409 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 360 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 259 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 2,029 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 975 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomaterials: 440 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 281 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 214 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 118 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 1,145 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 541 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 227 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 377 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 1,105 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStatistics and Probability: 261 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 237 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 606 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 866 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 677 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 189 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 261 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 28k fractional works · 28.1% of its workMedicine: 25k fractional works · 25.0% of its workSurgery: 3,290 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2,194 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2,109 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEpidemiology: 1,712 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOncology: 1,340 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1,288 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysiology: 1,113 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 990 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 824 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 808 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRheumatology: 764 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 738 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 715 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 648 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 580 fractional works · 0.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 505 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 477 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 458 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 423 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 412 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 371 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 369 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 341 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 337 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 250 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHepatology: 240 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 240 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 235 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Informatics: 233 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 211 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1,147 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 2,026 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 934 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 231 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 861 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDentistry: 519 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOral Surgery: 206 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 313 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 440 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 401 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 39 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 130 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 22k fractional works · 21.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 8,798 fractional works · 8.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2,791 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEducation: 1,885 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1,011 fractional works · 1.0% of its workTransportation: 426 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 357 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 302 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 261 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 252 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCommunication: 247 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCultural Studies: 223 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrban Studies: 216 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth: 211 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 615 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 3,578 fractional works · 3.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 1,079 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 943 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 799 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 555 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 202 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2,945 fractional works · 2.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 796 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAccounting: 449 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 446 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 429 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 374 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 317 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 135 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 2,825 fractional works · 2.8% of its workArcheology: 713 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 374 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhilosophy: 330 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 289 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory: 231 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 889 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2,643 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1,780 fractional works · 1.8% of its workFinance: 538 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 326 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 1,244 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 712 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 317 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 204 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 12k fractional works · 12.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4,839 fractional works · 4.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 2,557 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGenetics: 880 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCancer Research: 423 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 279 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 701 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4,667 fractional works · 4.6% of its workPlant Science: 1,620 fractional works · 1.6% of its workFood Science: 873 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 722 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInsect Science: 457 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 226 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 768 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeuroscience: 1,621 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 843 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 264 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 229 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 285 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1,050 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology: 782 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 267 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 233 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKGreece101kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences38%Health Sciences28%Social Sciences22%

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 country does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering13k13.3%
    2. Computer Science9,0028.9%
    3. Environmental Science6,2506.2%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences2,1972.2%
    5. Physics and Astronomy2,1792.1%
    6. Materials Science2,0292.0%
    7. Chemistry1,1451.1%
    8. Mathematics1,1051.1%
    9. Energy8660.9%
    10. Chemical Engineering2610.3%
    1. Medicine25k25.0%
    2. Health Professions2,0262.0%
    3. Dentistry5190.5%
    4. Nursing4400.4%
    5. Veterinary1300.1%
    1. Social Sciences8,7988.7%
    2. Psychology3,5783.5%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting2,9452.9%
    4. Arts and Humanities2,8252.8%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2,6432.6%
    6. Decision Sciences1,2441.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4,8394.8%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences4,6674.6%
    3. Neuroscience1,6211.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology1,0501.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2330.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Greece?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Machine Learning, Climate Change, Deep Learning, Sustainability, Inflammation, Cardiovascular Disease and Environmental Impact.

▲ 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 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. Epidemiology4,737▲ 1.17×139 topics
  2. Machine Learning3,790◆ 1.12×97 topics
  3. Deep Learning3,640◆ 1.04×85 topics
  4. Climate Change3,422▲ 1.24×126 topics
  5. Sustainability2,897▲ 1.17×132 topics
  6. Inflammation2,616▲ 1.21×83 topics
  7. Cardiovascular Disease2,002▲ 1.73×39 topics
  8. Environmental Impact1,943◆ 1.12×72 topics
  9. Renewable Energy1,768▲ 1.21×61 topics
  10. Oxidative Stress1,690◆ 1.01×63 topics
  11. Neural Networks1,668◆ 1.07×42 topics
  12. Quality of Life1,614◆ 1.10×61 topics
  13. Treatment1,589▲ 1.29×52 topics
  14. Remote Sensing1,569▲ 1.27×42 topics
  15. Risk Factors1,474▲ 1.32×37 topics
  16. Globalization1,385▼ 0.70×176 topics
  17. Big Data1,345▲ 1.39×37 topics
  18. Diagnosis1,336▲ 1.41×41 topics
  19. Artificial Intelligence1,301◆ 0.90×67 topics
  20. Metabolic Syndrome1,276▲ 1.55×24 topics
  21. Energy Efficiency1,266▲ 1.35×44 topics
  22. Public Health1,236▼ 0.84×71 topics
  23. Healthcare1,220◆ 1.05×42 topics
  24. Mental Health1,218▼ 0.84×48 topics
  25. Cancer1,202◆ 0.88×59 topics
  26. Economic Growth1,166▲ 1.41×36 topics
  27. Internet of Things1,106▲ 1.27×33 topics
  28. Biodiversity1,083▲ 1.40×38 topics
  29. Obesity1,075▲ 1.38×29 topics
  30. Management1,039▲ 1.28×40 topics
  31. Genetics1,009▲ 1.41×27 topics
  32. Supply Chain Management1,004◆ 1.10×26 topics
  33. Depression980◆ 1.10×26 topics
  34. Health Effects942▲ 1.53×24 topics
  35. Chemotherapy940▲ 1.31×25 topics
  36. Mortality874▲ 1.52×13 topics
  37. Heart Failure807▲ 1.78×14 topics
  38. Invasive Species777▲ 1.81×21 topics
  39. Guidelines766▲ 1.60×13 topics
  40. Hypertension631▲ 2.1×16 topics

Which research topics does Greece publish the most in?

Its largest topics in 2022-now are IoT and Edge/Fog Computing, Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research, Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education.

IoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 293 fractional worksDiverse Aspects of Tourism Research: 239 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence …233Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 233 fractional worksClassical Antiquity Studies: 220 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 219 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Resear…212COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 212 fractional worksEducational Games and Gamification: 211 fractional worksContemporary and Historical Greek Studies: 210 fractional worksOnline Learning and Anal…209Online Learning and Analytics: 209 fractional worksAugmented Reality Applications: 208 fractional worksDigital Transformation in Industry: 206 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing a…205Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 205 fractional works
Computer Networks and CommunicationsSociology and Political ScienceHealth InformaticsAnthropology7 others

Area is fractional works in 2022-now; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to. Every tile is a topic page.

  1. 1 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 293 works
  2. 2 Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research Sociology and Political Science 239 works
  3. 3 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 233 works
  4. 4 Classical Antiquity Studies Anthropology 220 works
  5. 5 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 219 works
  6. 6 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 212 works
  7. 7 Educational Games and Gamification Developmental and Educational Psychology 211 works
  8. 8 Contemporary and Historical Greek Studies Sociology and Political Science 210 works
  9. 9 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 209 works
  10. 10 Augmented Reality Applications Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 208 works
  11. 11 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 206 works
  12. 12 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 205 works

How many world-class institutions does Greece 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.

Standing among countries2022-nowWhere that sitsAll time
Average qualityits whole institution population #34 of 189 #34 of 203
Elite capacitythe institutions it holds at the top #32 of 204 #32 of 216

Elite capacity counts a country's institutions by their worldwide rank, weighted so a place at #1 counts for more than one at #480. Countries under 100 fractional works are left out.

501st to 1,000th4

Bands are exclusive, so the squares add up to 4 (the institutions it holds in the world top 1,000), not to four times it.

Which universities in Greece lead research?

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and University of Crete rank highest in Greece on research quality in 2022-now.

0%10%20%mean 12.3467%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →National and Kapodis…University of CreteFoundation for Resea…Aristotle University…
above the meannear itbelow it

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

  1. 1National and Kapodistrian University of AthensUniversity · Athens · #838 worldwide13.0% top 10% · 11k works
  2. 2Aristotle University of ThessalonikiUniversity · Thessaloniki · #906 worldwide11.4% top 10% · 10k works
  3. 3University of CreteUniversity · Rethymno · #909 worldwide12.1% top 10% · 2.5k works
  4. 4Foundation for Research and Technology HellasResearch facility · Heraklion · #1,000 worldwide11.8% top 10% · 1.7k works
  5. 5University of PatrasUniversity · Pátrai · #1,264 worldwide12.7% top 10% · 5.6k works
  6. 6University of the AegeanUniversity · Mytilene · #1,408 worldwide11.7% top 10% · 1.9k works
  7. 7National Technical University of AthensUniversity · Athens · #1,416 worldwide11.1% top 10% · 5.4k works
  8. 8University of IoanninaUniversity · Ioannina · #1,433 worldwide11.0% top 10% · 3.5k works
  9. 9University of PiraeusUniversity · Piraeus · #1,530 worldwide12.3% top 10% · 1.4k works
  10. 10University of West AtticaUniversity · Athens · #1,751 worldwide13.0% top 10% · 2.9k works
  11. 11University of ThessalyUniversity · Volos · #1,901 worldwide12.8% top 10% · 4.7k works
  12. 12Democritus University of ThraceUniversity · Komotini · #1,945 worldwide12.3% top 10% · 3.2k works
  13. 13International Hellenic UniversityUniversity · Thessaloniki · #1,947 worldwide15.3% top 10% · 1.8k works
  14. 14University of MacedoniaUniversity · Thessaloniki · #2,083 worldwide13.5% top 10% · 1.2k works
  15. 15Hellenic Open UniversityUniversity · Pátrai · #2,140 worldwide11.2% top 10% · 1.3k works

The track on each row is its top-10% rate; the tick is the average of all institutions, 10.0% (how it is set): teal above it, red below.

All ranked institutions in Greece

Who are the top researchers in Greece?

Gerasimos S Filippatos, George V. Dedoussis and Stamatios Papadakis rank highest among researchers based in Greece.

  1. 1 Gerasimos S Filippatos #1,382 worldwide 184k citations · 1,157 works
  2. 2 George V. Dedoussis #2,273 worldwide 40k citations · 83 works
  3. 3 Stamatios Papadakis #2,795 worldwide 10k citations · 195 works
  4. 4 Emmanuel N. Saridakis #4,461 worldwide 21k citations · 379 works
  5. 5 Evangelos Evangelou #7,975 worldwide 37k citations · 351 works
  6. 6 Stavroula Kanoni #8,955 worldwide 49k citations · 249 works
  7. 7 Antonia Trichopoulou #9,171 worldwide 92k citations · 1,107 works
  8. 8 Leda Chatzi #11,931 worldwide 15k citations · 304 works
  9. 9 M. Santamouris #12,491 worldwide 45k citations · 722 works
  10. 10 Klea Katsouyanni #15,727 worldwide 40k citations · 523 works
Top researchers in Greece

Which cities in Greece are research hubs?

  1. 1 AthensGreece 192k works
  2. 2 ThessalonikiGreece 82k works
  3. 3 PátraiGreece 41k works
  4. 4 IoanninaGreece 19k works

How much of it is in the largest

The same cities as shares of everything these twelve account for.

Athens: 57.5%Thessaloniki: 24.6%Pátrai: 12.2%Ioannina: 5.8%57%largest
Athens192k · 57.5%Thessaloniki82k · 24.6%Pátrai41k · 12.2%Ioannina19k · 5.8%

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

How open and international is Greece's research?

42% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 25% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available42.1%not open57.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.1%domestic only74.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

In 2022-now, 65% of its research is openly available (world 63%) and 26% is written with co-authors abroad (world 22%). Against what its own mix of topics predicts, that is 1.06× the expected open access and 1.13× the expected international share, which puts it #136 of 173 countries on openness.

How has Greece's research grown?

Output in 2022-2025 was 18% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Greece as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.38% in 2024.

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Fractional works of Greece over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Over the whole record, 10.1% of its 448k works since 1950 reached the world top 10% for their field and year.

still counting5%10%15%Greece13.0% 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 13.0% in 2025.

Which countries have research most like Greece's?

Norway is Greece's closest research twin: of all countries, its research is spread across the fields most like Greece's, with both strong in Earth and Planetary Sciences.

  1. 1 NorwayBoth strong in Earth and Planetary Sciences, Decision Sciences, Environmental Science 0.59 Compare
  2. 2 NetherlandsBoth strong in Medicine, Decision Sciences, Psychology 0.55 Compare
  3. 3 ItalyBoth strong in Earth and Planetary Sciences, Medicine, Dentistry 0.55 Compare
  4. 4 Cayman IslandsBoth strong in Earth and Planetary Sciences, Decision Sciences, Psychology 0.53 Compare
  5. 5 Guinea-BissauBoth strong in Decision Sciences, Environmental Science, Immunology and Microbiology 0.49 Compare

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What is Greece strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022-now, Greece ranks highest in Medicine (#32 of 152), Computer Science (#33 of 128) and Engineering (#34 of 131). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Space and Planetary Science, Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management and Classics.

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