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Health Sciences research in Greece

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens ranks first in Greece for Health Sciences research in 2022–2025 (#76 worldwide), followed by Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and University of Thessaly.

Greece's world rank
#28
of 161 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
25k
Top-10% rate
18.3%
Ranked institutions
60

This ranks research output and citation impact, not the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

What is the best university for Health Sciences in Greece?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1National and Kapodistrian University of AthensAthens #7653.920.8%4,268
2Aristotle University of ThessalonikiThessaloniki #28439.819.0%2,842
3University of ThessalyVolos #62831.421.1%1,048
4University of PatrasPátrai #74029.622.0%710
5Democritus University of ThraceKomotini #74929.521.8%629
6University of IoanninaIoannina #83728.322.5%834
7University of West AtticaAthens #98426.620.2%681
8University of CreteRethymno #1,08025.620.8%562
9International Hellenic UniversityThessaloniki #1,43222.626.2%244
10Hellenic Mediterranean UniversityHeraklion #1,55621.729.0%108
11Laiko General Hospital of AthensAthens #1,91819.520.7%435
12AHEPA University HospitalThessaloniki #2,10818.518.7%473
13Hippocration General HospitalAthens #2,22118.014.8%577
14University Hospital of HeraklionHeraklion #2,31517.515.8%324
15University General Hospital AttikonAthens #2,32517.516.6%347
16Hellenic Open UniversityPátrai #2,32917.424.4%120
17General University Hospital of PatrasPátrai #2,36617.315.1%514
18Sotiria General HospitalAthens #2,60216.316.7%308
19National Technical University of AthensAthens #2,75715.623.9%189
20Panagiotis & Aglaia Kyriakou Children's HospitalAthens #3,09114.412.2%104
21Andreas Sygros HospitalAthens #3,15214.225.7%94
22University of PiraeusPiraeus #3,22014.023.0%102
23Papageorgiou General HospitalThessaloniki #3,27213.814.7%343
24Foundation for Research and Technology HellasHeraklion #3,39713.431.8%112
25Evangelismos HospitalAthens #3,56212.912.5%300
26Harokopio University of AthensAthens #3,64712.722.7%179
27Alexandra HospitalAthens #3,72012.522.7%271
28University Hospital of LarissaLarissa #3,90311.916.2%386
29University of the AegeanMytilene #3,96711.830.4%141
30424 General Military HospitalThessaloniki #4,24811.015.9%110
31University of PeloponneseTripoli #4,26111.014.0%162
32University Hospital of IoanninaIoannina #4,53910.310.8%319
33Sismanoglio General HospitalAthens #4,56010.322.6%107
34Ippokrateio General Hospital of ThessalonikiThessaloniki #4,59110.213.6%252
35Agricultural University of AthensAthens #4,67510.025.6%171
36KAT General Hospital of AtticaAthens #4,8679.69.6%256
37University of Western MacedoniaKozani #5,0469.225.6%134
38Academy of AthensAthens #5,2508.823.1%116
39Metropolitan HospitalAthens #5,3378.615.7%144
40G. Papanikolaou General HospitalThessaloniki #5,7317.811.9%233
41Eginition HospitalAthens #6,0187.324.4%138
42General Hospital of Athens G. GenimatasAthens #6,1507.19.2%160
43Athens Medical CenterAthens #6,2396.910.3%217
44University of MacedoniaThessaloniki #6,3446.823.9%65
45Ionian UniversityCorfu #6,5076.520.3%75
46Hellenic Air ForceAthens #6,5466.414.8%64
47Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of AthensAthens #6,5576.428.6%78
48Red Cross HospitalAthens #6,5936.49.5%179
49Centre for Research and Technology HellasThessaloniki #6,5966.425.3%80
50University Hospital of AlexandroupolisAlexandroupoli #6,6626.212.0%177
51General Hospital of NikeaPiraeus #6,8146.017.0%120
52National Centre of Scientific Research "Demokritos"Athens #6,8515.920.0%92
53Athens Naval & Veterans HospitalAthens #6,8595.914.6%75
54Hygeia HospitalAthens #6,9835.814.3%119
55St Savas HospitalAthens #7,5754.99.2%96
56Aretaeio HospitalAthens #7,5824.916.2%99
57Children's Hospital Agia SophiaAthens #7,6864.712.0%98
58Onassis Cardiac Surgery CenterAthens #7,9174.412.8%142
59401 General Military Hospital of AthensAthens #8,3973.88.7%72
60Polyclinic General HospitalAthens #8,4563.76.9%71

Institutions in Greece above the floor of 40 fractional works in Health Sciences, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Health Sciences researchers in Greece?

Gerasimos Filippatos, Demosthenes G. Katritsis and Demosthenes Bouros rank highest among researchers based in Greece.

  1. 1Gerasimos Filippatos#323 worldwide overall3k citations · 166 works
  2. 2Demosthenes G. Katritsis#1,103 worldwide overall1.9k citations · 147 works
  3. 3Demosthenes Bouros#10,937 worldwide overall747 citations · 132 works
  4. 4George P. Chrousos#42,739 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 181 works
  5. 5Konstantinos Tsioufis#43,777 worldwide overall576 citations · 123 works
  6. 6Demosthenes B. Panagiotakos#83,578 worldwide overall768 citations · 150 works
  7. 7Gregory Kaltsas#95,379 worldwide overall400 citations · 120 works
  8. 8Nikolaos G. Papadopoulos#124,064 worldwide overall500 citations · 148 works
  9. 9George Fountzilas#139,559 worldwide overall544 citations · 164 works
  10. 10Georgios Tsivgoulis#211,035 worldwide overall317 citations · 130 works
  11. 11Demetrios�� Spandidos#232,291 worldwide overall713 citations · 174 works
  12. 12Paul Zarogoulidis#243,072 worldwide overall240 citations · 114 works
  13. 13George Papatheodoridis#320,475 worldwide overall221 citations · 137 works
  14. 14Meletios Α. Dimopoulos#399,633 worldwide overall981 citations · 456 works
  15. 15Christodoulos Stefanadis#443,804 worldwide overall896 citations · 411 works

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