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Democritus University of Thrace

In research, Democritus University of Thrace stands highest in Health Sciences (#749 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#660 of 10,443 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,097 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and Developmental and Educational Psychology — Orthopedics and Sports Medicine is 3.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,394
of 28,054 · #2,101 all time
Rank in Greece
#9
of 124
Research works
13k
▲ 25% vs 2013–17
Citations
237k
17.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is Democritus University of Thrace 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
Health SciencesDomain #749 of 11,982 21.8%629 #1492
MedicineField #660 of 10,443 21.5%536 #1385
Social SciencesDomain #1,097 of 10,521 25.6%758 #1388
Physical SciencesDomain #1,692 of 12,888 20.0%1,228 #2159
EngineeringField #897 of 6,636 19.4%532 #1194
Computer ScienceField #812 of 4,667 22.4%290 #860
Social SciencesField #1,139 of 6,365 22.8%287 #1546
Life SciencesDomain #1,669 of 7,800 26.4%335 #2479
Environmental ScienceField #792 of 3,551 20.8%226 #805
Business, Management and AccountingField #661 of 2,578 36.1%115 #760

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Democritus University of Thrace 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. Health Sciences#1,492 #749
  2. Medicine#1,385 #660
  3. Social Sciences#1,388 #1,097
  4. Physical Sciences#2,159 #1,692
  5. Engineering#1,194 #897
  6. Computer Science#860 #812
  7. Social Sciences#1,546 #1,139
  8. Life Sciences#2,479 #1,669
  9. Environmental Science#805 #792
  10. Business, Management and Accounting#760 #661
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 Democritus University of Thrace specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Orthopedics and Sports Medicine takes 3.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSubfield · 22.4 works3.0×
  2. Developmental and Educational PsychologySubfield · 36.9 works2.7×
← 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: 0.98× its world share, 137 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.74× its world share, 117 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.88× its world share, 26 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.05× its world share, 50 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.51× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.78× its world share, 8 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.37× its world share, 17 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.26× its world share, 290 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.89× its world share, 41 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.07× its world share, 29 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.20× its world share, 532 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.54× its world share, 226 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.27× its world share, 27 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.74× its world share, 26 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.48× its world share, 31 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.30× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.96× its world share, 74 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.94× its world share, 536 worksMedicineNursing: 0.93× its world share, 14 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.84× its world share, 72 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.20× its world share, 115 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.95× its world share, 56 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.54× its world share, 98 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.47× its world share, 132 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.77× its world share, 287 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 1.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Democritus University of Thrace?

Ranked on the composite score, Paschalis Steiropoulos, Demosthenes Bouros and Ioannis Pratikakis lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Democritus University of Thrace.

  1. 1 Paschalis Steiropoulos Greece · #9,742 worldwide 835 citations · 51 works
  2. 2 Demosthenes Bouros Greece · #10,937 worldwide 747 citations · 100 works
  3. 3 Ioannis Pratikakis Greece · #32,101 worldwide 576 citations · 43 works
  4. 4 Eugenia Bezirtzoglou Greece · #45,786 worldwide 712 citations · 30 works
  5. 5 Alexandra Giatromanolaki Greece · #57,302 worldwide 412 citations · 57 works
  6. 6 Kyriakos E. Zoiros Greece · #69,932 worldwide 185 citations · 38 works
  7. 7 Evangelia Nena Greece · #93,215 worldwide 166 citations · 34 works
  8. 8 Elisavet Stavropoulou Greece · #144,313 worldwide 712 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 K. Radoglou Greece · #165,461 worldwide 252 citations · 73 works
  10. 10 Christos A. Damalas Greece · #183,090 worldwide 140 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Democritus University of Thrace

Which keywords describe research at Democritus University of Thrace?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Renewable Energy, Climate Change, Epidemiology, Sustainability, Neural Networks and Environmental Impact.

▲ 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. Deep Learning136▲ 1.35×72 topics
  2. Machine Learning128▲ 1.33×78 topics
  3. Epidemiology120◆ 1.03×123 topics
  4. Climate Change106▲ 1.33×86 topics
  5. Sustainability94▲ 1.31×65 topics
  6. Renewable Energy87▲ 2.0×38 topics
  7. Neural Networks75▲ 1.66×32 topics
  8. Environmental Impact71▲ 1.41×46 topics
  9. Inflammation70◆ 1.13×76 topics
  10. Mental Health50◆ 1.15×34 topics
  11. Oxidative Stress46◆ 0.96×51 topics
  12. Remote Sensing44▲ 1.22×25 topics
  13. Cardiovascular Disease44▲ 1.34×32 topics
  14. Treatment43▲ 1.21×42 topics
  15. Educational Technology42▲ 1.21×28 topics
  16. Heat Transfer42▲ 2.9×12 topics
  17. Energy Efficiency41▲ 1.47×31 topics
  18. Genetics40▲ 1.92×24 topics
  19. Big Data38▲ 1.43×23 topics
  20. Economic Growth38▲ 1.50×21 topics
  21. Meta-Analysis37▲ 2.1×18 topics
  22. Supply Chain Management36▲ 1.33×19 topics
  23. Applications27▲ 3.3×5 topics
  24. Experimental Investigation27▲ 8.6×3 topics
  25. Smart Grid26▲ 2.3×9 topics
  26. Technology Integration24▲ 2.7×9 topics
  27. Thermal Conductivity23▲ 5.0×5 topics
  28. Viscosity20▲ 9.6×2 topics
  29. Review20▲ 5.5×4 topics
  30. Neuromorphic Computing19▲ 5.7×2 topics
  31. Convective Transport19▲ 14×1 topic
  32. Enhancement19▲ 14×1 topic
  33. Nanofluids19▲ 8.0×2 topics
  34. High-Intensity Interval Training16▲ 5.3×2 topics
  35. Prebiotics16▲ 5.7×2 topics
  36. Fuzzy Sets16▲ 9.3×2 topics
  37. Analytic Hierarchy Process15▲ 8.6×2 topics
  38. European Integration15▲ 8.9×4 topics
  39. Group Decision Making14▲ 11×1 topic
  40. TOPSIS14▲ 11×1 topic

Which research topics does Democritus University of Thrace publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer, Advanced Memory and Neural Computing, Multi-Criteria Decision Making and Structural Health Monitoring Techniques.

Nanofluid Flow and Heat …19Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer: 19 fractional worksAdvanced Memory and Neur…15Advanced Memory and Neural Computing: 15 fractional worksMulti-Criteria Decision Making: 14 fractional worksStructural Health Monitoring Techniques: 13 fractional worksSports Performance and Training: 13 fractional worksContemporary and Historical Greek Studies: 12 fractional worksSmart Grid Energy Management: 12 fractional worksProbiotics and Fermented…11Probiotics and Fermented Foods: 11 fractional worksRobotics and Sensor-Based Localization: 11 fractional worksBuilding Energy and Comfort Optimization: 10 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringManagement Science and Operations ResearchCivil and Structural Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer Biomedical Engineering 19 works
  2. 2 Advanced Memory and Neural Computing Electrical and Electronic Engineering 15 works
  3. 3 Multi-Criteria Decision Making Management Science and Operations Research 14 works
  4. 4 Structural Health Monitoring Techniques Civil and Structural Engineering 13 works
  5. 5 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 13 works
  6. 6 Contemporary and Historical Greek Studies Sociology and Political Science 12 works
  7. 7 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 12 works
  8. 8 Probiotics and Fermented Foods Food Science 11 works
  9. 9 Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization Aerospace Engineering 11 works
  10. 10 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 10 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 available40.0%not open60.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.5%domestic only83.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Democritus University of Thrace's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 25% higher 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.