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Athens University of Economics and Business

In research, Athens University of Economics and Business stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,001 of 10,521 worldwide), Computer Science (#983 of 4,667 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#3,981 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Finance, General Economics, Econometrics and Finance and Economics, Econometrics and Finance — Finance is 22.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,283
of 28,054 · #4,493 all time
Rank in Greece
#27
of 124
Research works
6.7k
▼ 23% vs 2013–17
Citations
149k
22.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is Athens University of Economics and Business 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
Social SciencesDomain #2,001 of 10,521 26.9%487 #1139
Computer ScienceField #983 of 4,667 22.2%162 #624
Physical SciencesDomain #3,981 of 12,888 18.5%304 #3814
Social SciencesField #2,091 of 6,365 30.9%114 #1715
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #594 of 1,775 25.4%172 #381
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,244 of 2,578 27.1%135 #592
Economics and EconometricsSubfield #619 of 1,272 31.0%92 #456
EngineeringField #5,089 of 6,636 14.1%72 #3423

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Athens University of Economics and Business 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. Social Sciences#1,139 #2,001
  2. Computer Science#624 #983
  3. Physical Sciences#3,814 #3,981
  4. Social Sciences#1,715 #2,091
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#381 #594
  6. Business, Management and Accounting#592 #1,244
  7. Economics and Econometrics#456 #619
  8. Engineering#3,423 #5,089
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 Athens University of Economics and Business specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Finance takes 22.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. FinanceSubfield · 56.0 works22×
  2. General Economics, Econometrics and FinanceSubfield · 24.2 works11×
  3. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 172.3 works9.6×
  4. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 92.1 works6.9×
  5. AccountingSubfield · 34.9 works6.8×
← 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: 0.13× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.06× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.24× its world share, 3 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.47× its world share, 162 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.04× its world share, 8 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.57× its world share, 72 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.73× its world share, 30 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.54× its world share, 25 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.25× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.41× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 26 worksMedicineNursing: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.39× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4.98× its world share, 135 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.90× its world share, 40 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 9.59× its world share, 172 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.65× its world share, 17 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.07× its world share, 114 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 9.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Athens University of Economics and Business?

Ranked on the composite score, Michalis Vazirgiannis, Costas Courcoubetis and Yannis Kotidis lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Athens University of Economics and Business.

  1. 1 Michalis Vazirgiannis Greece · #14,418 worldwide 1k citations · 79 works
  2. 2 Costas Courcoubetis Greece · #56,237 worldwide 470 citations · 54 works
  3. 3 Yannis Kotidis Greece · #59,962 worldwide 409 citations · 45 works
  4. 4 Diomidis Spinellis Greece · #66,343 worldwide 510 citations · 101 works
  5. 5 Vasilis Vassalos Greece · #73,049 worldwide 311 citations · 34 works
  6. 6 George C. Polyzos Greece · #85,910 worldwide 373 citations · 78 works
  7. 7 Michalis K. Titsias Greece · #91,201 worldwide 481 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 George M. Giaglis Greece · #100,342 worldwide 255 citations · 35 works
  9. 9 Stavros Toumpis Greece · #106,776 worldwide 298 citations · 29 works
  10. 10 Manolis G. Kavussanos Greece · #112,766 worldwide 218 citations · 39 works
All ranked researchers at Athens University of Economics and Business

Which keywords describe research at Athens University of Economics and Business?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Economic Growth, Monetary Policy, Fiscal Policy, Corporate Governance, Supply Chain Management, Liquidity, Risk Management and Machine Learning.

▲ 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. Economic Growth57▲ 8.0×21 topics
  2. Monetary Policy46▲ 22×12 topics
  3. Machine Learning45▲ 1.64×52 topics
  4. Deep Learning42▲ 1.47×48 topics
  5. Sustainability37▲ 1.80×40 topics
  6. Corporate Governance32▲ 5.1×18 topics
  7. Supply Chain Management32▲ 4.0×21 topics
  8. Fiscal Policy29▲ 16×7 topics
  9. Internet of Things26▲ 3.6×10 topics
  10. Security23▲ 4.3×13 topics
  11. Risk Management23▲ 5.7×13 topics
  12. Big Data23▲ 3.0×16 topics
  13. Liquidity21▲ 33×3 topics
  14. Regulation20▲ 4.4×10 topics
  15. Consumer Behavior19▲ 3.6×10 topics
  16. Structural Change18▲ 32×2 topics
  17. Privacy17▲ 6.8×3 topics
  18. Social Capital17▲ 3.8×14 topics
  19. Panel Data Analysis16▲ 12×3 topics
  20. Stock Market16▲ 8.0×3 topics
  21. Financial Development16▲ 12×2 topics
  22. Financial Crisis15▲ 16×10 topics
  23. Asset Pricing15▲ 21×3 topics
  24. Performance Measurement15▲ 6.2×7 topics
  25. Wireless Networks14▲ 11×7 topics
  26. Distributed Systems14▲ 10×5 topics
  27. Finance14▲ 8.6×4 topics
  28. Firm Performance14▲ 8.9×3 topics
  29. Financial Reporting14▲ 14×5 topics
  30. Capital Flows14▲ 43×2 topics
  31. Financialization14▲ 16×3 topics
  32. Global Economy13▲ 11×4 topics
  33. Game Theory13▲ 9.0×6 topics
  34. Mergers and Acquisitions12▲ 16×2 topics
  35. Economic Policy Uncertainty12▲ 22×1 topic
  36. Oil Price Shocks12▲ 22×1 topic
  37. Smart Contracts12▲ 8.7×2 topics
  38. Business Cycles12▲ 35×1 topic
  39. Financial Constraints12▲ 13×2 topics
  40. Interest Rates12▲ 35×1 topic

Which research topics does Athens University of Economics and Business publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Market Dynamics and Volatility, Monetary Policy and Economic Impact, Blockchain Technology Applications and Security and Corporate Finance and Governance.

Market Dynamics and Vola…12Market Dynamics and Volatility: 12 fractional worksMonetary Policy and Econ…12Monetary Policy and Economic Impact: 12 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 11 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Go…11Corporate Finance and Governance: 11 fractional worksBanking stability, regul…11Banking stability, regulation, efficiency: 11 fractional worksGlobal Financial Crisis and Policies: 10 fractional worksAuditing, Earnings Management, Governance: 9 fractional worksFinancial Markets and In…9Financial Markets and Investment Strategies: 9 fractional worksFinancial Risk and Volatility Modeling: 7 fractional worksJob Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior: 7 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsGeneral Economics, Econometrics and FinanceInformation SystemsAccounting2 others

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

  1. 1 Market Dynamics and Volatility Economics and Econometrics 12 works
  2. 2 Monetary Policy and Economic Impact General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 12 works
  3. 3 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 11 works
  4. 4 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 11 works
  5. 5 Banking stability, regulation, efficiency Finance 11 works
  6. 6 Global Financial Crisis and Policies Finance 10 works
  7. 7 Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance Accounting 9 works
  8. 8 Financial Markets and Investment Strategies Finance 9 works
  9. 9 Financial Risk and Volatility Modeling Finance 7 works
  10. 10 Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 7 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 available34.4%not open65.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.2%domestic only72.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Athens University of Economics and Business's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 23% lower than in 2013–2017.

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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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