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Agricultural University of Athens

In research, Agricultural University of Athens stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#184 of 3,409 worldwide), Plant Science (#76 of 1,395 worldwide) and Business, Management and Accounting (#196 of 2,578 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Forestry, Animal Science and Zoology and Insect Science — Forestry is 15.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,119
of 28,054 · #3,903 all time
Rank in Greece
#12
of 124
Research works
7k
▲ 49% vs 2013–17
Citations
201k
28.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
26.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is Agricultural University of Athens known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #184 of 3,409 29.2%619 #453
Plant ScienceSubfield #76 of 1,395 37.5%265 #329
Business, Management and AccountingField #196 of 2,578 36.9%76 #509
Social SciencesDomain #1,322 of 10,521 31.9%216 #1814
Life SciencesDomain #1,274 of 7,800 28.1%822 #2525
Environmental ScienceField #853 of 3,551 18.8%248 #1241
Physical SciencesDomain #3,254 of 12,888 21.8%497 #4346
Food ScienceSubfield #178 of 492 26.7%96 #171
Health SciencesDomain #4,675 of 11,982 25.6%171 #6819
EngineeringField #2,641 of 6,636 21.4%102 #3811

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Agricultural University of Athens sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#453 #184
  2. Plant Science#329 #76
  3. Business, Management and Accounting#509 #196
  4. Social Sciences#1,814 #1,322
  5. Life Sciences#2,525 #1,274
  6. Environmental Science#1,241 #853
  7. Physical Sciences#4,346 #3,254
  8. Food Science#171 #178
  9. Health Sciences#6,819 #4,675
  10. Engineering#3,811 #2,641
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Agricultural University of Athens specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Forestry takes 15.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ForestrySubfield · 27.1 works15×
  2. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 46.3 works12×
  3. Insect ScienceSubfield · 50.1 works10×
  4. Plant ScienceSubfield · 265.2 works8.9×
  5. Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield · 34.8 works8.6×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 7.64× its world share, 619 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.94× its world share, 176 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.82× its world share, 14 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.27× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.77× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.07× its world share, 29 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.29× its world share, 39 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.74× its world share, 20 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.02× its world share, 16 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.40× its world share, 102 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.92× its world share, 248 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.50× its world share, 30 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.39× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.25× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.37× its world share, 122 worksMedicineNursing: 3.28× its world share, 27 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.37× its world share, 10 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.25× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.38× its world share, 76 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 12 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.28× its world share, 47 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.23× its world share, 12 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 57 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 7.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Agricultural University of Athens?

Ranked on the composite score, George‐John E. Nychas, G. Papadakis and Moschos G. Polissiou lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Agricultural University of Athens.

  1. 1 George‐John E. Nychas Greece · #31,664 worldwide 630 citations · 59 works
  2. 2 G. Papadakis Greece · #49,303 worldwide 662 citations · 42 works
  3. 3 Moschos G. Polissiou Greece · #61,756 worldwide 393 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 Demetres Briassoulis Greece · #82,173 worldwide 273 citations · 34 works
  5. 5 Petros Α. Tarantilis Greece · #133,513 worldwide 179 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 Panagiotis Skandamis Greece · #136,085 worldwide 306 citations · 41 works
  7. 7 Michael Komaitis Greece · #150,475 worldwide 252 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 Nikos A. Lorentzos Greece · #151,959 worldwide 145 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 Séraphim Papanikolaou Greece · #154,094 worldwide 287 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 H.C. Passam Greece · #178,229 worldwide 131 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at Agricultural University of Athens

Which keywords describe research at Agricultural University of Athens?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biodiversity, Sustainability, Ecosystem Services, Environmental Impact, Antioxidant Activity, Sustainable Agriculture and Gut Microbiota.

▲ 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 institution'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. Climate Change173▲ 3.8×78 topics
  2. Sustainability120▲ 2.9×62 topics
  3. Environmental Impact97▲ 3.3×38 topics
  4. Biodiversity81▲ 6.4×25 topics
  5. Ecosystem Services66▲ 9.9×12 topics
  6. Antioxidant Activity64▲ 5.9×25 topics
  7. Remote Sensing64▲ 3.0×23 topics
  8. Sustainable Agriculture50▲ 9.3×14 topics
  9. Sustainable Development50▲ 1.84×40 topics
  10. Gut Microbiota45▲ 7.5×7 topics
  11. Biodiversity Conservation45▲ 7.1×12 topics
  12. Antioxidants44▲ 5.8×11 topics
  13. Polyphenols44▲ 15×6 topics
  14. Health Effects42▲ 4.1×18 topics
  15. Consumer Perception41▲ 11×8 topics
  16. Antioxidant39▲ 3.3×39 topics
  17. Food Security35▲ 3.7×17 topics
  18. Invasive Species35▲ 4.8×19 topics
  19. Cancer Prevention33▲ 7.4×9 topics
  20. Probiotics31▲ 7.8×5 topics
  21. Agroforestry31▲ 28×3 topics
  22. Health Benefits30▲ 5.4×12 topics
  23. Global Change30▲ 6.7×6 topics
  24. Phenolic Compounds28▲ 8.8×7 topics
  25. Flavonoids28▲ 6.3×10 topics
  26. Microbiota28▲ 7.5×6 topics
  27. Aroma Compounds27▲ 18×3 topics
  28. Essential Oils27▲ 14×3 topics
  29. Fermentation27▲ 11×6 topics
  30. Anthocyanins26▲ 22×3 topics
  31. Transcriptome Analysis26▲ 24×3 topics
  32. Livestock Production26▲ 16×3 topics
  33. Environmental Benefits25▲ 62×2 topics
  34. Grapevine24▲ 36×2 topics
  35. Nutritional Significance24▲ 8.9×3 topics
  36. Silvoarable Systems24▲ 93×1 topic
  37. Temperate Region24▲ 93×1 topic
  38. Water Deficit24▲ 40×1 topic
  39. Wine Quality24▲ 40×1 topic
  40. Biological Control24▲ 9.3×9 topics

Which research topics does Agricultural University of Athens publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems, Horticultural and Viticultural Research, Smart Agriculture and AI and Fermentation and Sensory Analysis.

Agroforestry and silvopa…24Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems: 24 fractional worksHorticultural and Viticu…24Horticultural and Viticultural Research: 24 fractional worksSmart Agriculture and AI: 20 fractional worksFermentation and Sensory Analysis: 18 fractional worksAgriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact: 17 fractional worksMeat and Animal Product Quality: 17 fractional worksRemote Sensing in Agriculture: 15 fractional worksInsect Pest Control Stra…14Insect Pest Control Strategies: 14 fractional worksInsect and Pesticide Research: 14 fractional worksPhytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities: 14 fractional works
ForestryPlant ScienceFood ScienceEcology3 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems Forestry 24 works
  2. 2 Horticultural and Viticultural Research Plant Science 24 works
  3. 3 Smart Agriculture and AI Plant Science 20 works
  4. 4 Fermentation and Sensory Analysis Food Science 18 works
  5. 5 Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact Ecology 17 works
  6. 6 Meat and Animal Product Quality Animal Science and Zoology 17 works
  7. 7 Remote Sensing in Agriculture Ecology 15 works
  8. 8 Insect Pest Control Strategies Plant Science 14 works
  9. 9 Insect and Pesticide Research Insect Science 14 works
  10. 10 Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities Biochemistry 14 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available46.2%not open53.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.0%domestic only79.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Agricultural University of Athens's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 49% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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.

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