Science Explorer Back to mapMap
Field · Medicine · Greece

Medicine research in Greece

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens ranks first in Greece for Medicine research in 2022-now (#475 worldwide), followed by University of Crete and Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

Greece's world rank
#32
of 152 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
22k
Top-10% rate
12.5%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Medicine in Greece?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1National and Kapodistrian University of AthensAthens #47531.914.4%4,255
2University of CreteRethymno #82725.814.5%817
3Aristotle University of ThessalonikiThessaloniki #1,15222.113.0%2,410
4University of IoanninaIoannina #1,31720.611.9%1,062
5Foundation for Research and Technology HellasHeraklion #1,32620.617.9%169
6AHEPA University HospitalThessaloniki #1,58718.613.8%456
7University of ThessalyVolos #1,69517.913.3%1,271
8University of PatrasPátrai #1,72717.712.9%1,112
9University General Hospital AttikonAthens #1,87416.812.5%333
10Papageorgiou General HospitalThessaloniki #2,10515.511.4%328
11Alexandra HospitalAthens #2,12115.414.9%265
12Democritus University of ThraceKomotini #2,20814.914.0%706
13Sotiria General HospitalAthens #2,25614.714.1%290
14Hippocration General HospitalAthens #2,25714.711.2%560
15Sismanoglio General HospitalAthens #2,36514.213.2%103
16Metropolitan HospitalAthens #2,44113.812.7%140
17University of West AtticaAthens #2,44813.812.1%541
18G. Papanikolaou General HospitalThessaloniki #2,68712.89.4%222
19Athens Medical CenterAthens #2,72012.68.2%206
20KAT General Hospital of AtticaAthens #2,83812.29.1%244
21424 General Military HospitalThessaloniki #2,93211.813.2%104
22Onassis Cardiac Surgery CenterAthens #2,99011.611.7%138
23General Hospital of NikeaPiraeus #2,99411.613.1%116
24Harokopio University of AthensAthens #3,25310.712.1%147
25Andreas Sygros HospitalAthens #3,26010.615.9%91
26Red Cross HospitalAthens #3,5249.85.3%168
27University of the AegeanMytilene #3,5589.717.7%101
28National Technical University of AthensAthens #3,6219.516.0%154
29Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of AthensAthens #3,6369.414.0%73
30Aretaeio HospitalAthens #3,6609.410.5%96
31Ippokrateio General Hospital of ThessalonikiThessaloniki #3,6629.49.6%242
32Academy of AthensAthens #3,7079.214.2%107
33Eginition HospitalAthens #3,7609.115.6%131
34Hygeia HospitalAthens #3,8838.710.9%117
35International Hellenic UniversityThessaloniki #4,0478.219.3%189
36Athens Naval & Veterans HospitalAthens #4,2847.612.4%72
37Evangelismos HospitalAthens #4,4847.113.0%286
38Panagiotis & Aglaia Kyriakou Children's HospitalAthens #4,5177.08.0%95
39General Hospital of Athens G. GenimatasAthens #4,6536.76.7%153
40University of PeloponneseTripoli #4,6926.610.7%122
41Hellenic Open UniversityPátrai #4,7366.512.3%70
42Mitera HospitalMarousi #4,7536.510.8%65
43Agia Olga HospitalAthens #4,7716.413.0%64
44Agios Pavlos General HospitalKalamaria #5,2265.47.9%80
45Hellenic Mediterranean UniversityHeraklion #5,2515.416.8%78
46Interbalkan Medical CenterThessaloniki #5,2725.37.1%109
47Tzaneion General HospitalPiraeus #5,3205.27.7%83
48General-Maternity District Hospital Helena VenizelouAthens #5,4075.110.6%60
49Children's Hospital Agia SophiaAthens #5,4425.09.6%93
50Theageneio General HospitalThessaloniki #5,4554.98.8%65
51Polyclinic General HospitalAthens #5,4664.97.0%67
52Centre for Research and Technology HellasThessaloniki #5,5424.813.5%62
53Metaxa HospitalAthens #5,5504.84.3%90
54401 General Military Hospital of AthensAthens #5,7334.47.3%68
55Hellenic Red CrossAthens #5,7424.48.3%75
56University of Western MacedoniaKozani #5,9484.015.9%103
57The General Hospital of Heraklion "Venizeleio-Pananio"Heraklion #6,1663.64.6%102
58National Centre of Scientific Research "Demokritos"Athens #6,5912.910.7%105
59St Savas HospitalAthens #6,8682.48.1%93
60Agricultural University of AthensAthens #7,497144.012.3%122

Institutions in Greece above the floor of 40 fractional works in Medicine, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.

Who are the top Medicine researchers in Greece?

Gerasimos S Filippatos, Antonia Trichopoulou and Meletios Athanasios Dimopoulos rank highest among researchers based in Greece, on their papers in Medicine that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Gerasimos S Filippatos#1,382 worldwide overall409.9 of 898 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Antonia Trichopoulou#9,171 worldwide overall246.5 of 619 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Meletios Athanasios Dimopoulos#161,192 worldwide overall344.6 of 1,700 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Nikolaos G. Papadopoulos#64,723 worldwide overall184.7 of 686 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Georgios K. Tsivgoulis#113,428 worldwide overall211.9 of 817 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6George Panagiotis Chrousos#274,079 worldwide overall189.8 of 904 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Dimitrios T. Boumpas#38,521 worldwide overall102.5 of 293 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Maria G. Tektonidou#43,175 worldwide overall97.2 of 281 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Petros Paul Sfikakis#249,452 worldwide overall142.3 of 583 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Konstantinos K. Tsilidis#16,090 worldwide overall91.5 of 236 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Evangelos J. Giamarellos‐Bourboulis#103,868 worldwide overall104.6 of 414 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12George S. Stergiou#145,367 worldwide overall118.9 of 481 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13George Ntaios#84,749 worldwide overall92.4 of 355 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Aristeidis H. Katsanos#96,027 worldwide overall93.7 of 297 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Emmanuel Roilides#166,953 worldwide overall97.7 of 421 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Greece on their work in Medicine alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.

How Greece compares with other countries in Medicine