Question 1

How strong is science in Greece?

Accepted Answer

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%.

Question 2

What is Greece strongest at in science?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 3

Which universities in Greece lead research?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

Who are the top researchers in Greece?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

Which cities in Greece are research hubs?

Accepted Answer

By research output, Athens, Thessaloniki, Pátrai and Ioannina.

Question 6

How much of Greece's research is open access?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Is Greece's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

Which keywords describe research in Greece?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 9

Which fields of science does Greece work in?

Accepted Answer

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%).

Question 10

Which countries have research most like Greece's?

Accepted Answer

Norway has the research profile closest to Greece's (similarity 0.59 on a scale to 1), with both strong in Earth and Planetary Sciences, followed by Netherlands and Italy.

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