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Hellenic Air Force

In research, Hellenic Air Force stands highest in Health Sciences (#6,546 of 9,902 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#9,375 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#11,160
of 22,385 · #11,095 all time
Rank in Greece
#41
of 111
Research works
864
▲ 2% vs 2018-21
Citations
16k
18.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.96×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
38%
world 40%
International
23%
world 18%
Hellenic Air Force

What is Hellenic Air Force known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #6,546 of 9,902 11.8%64 #7000
Physical SciencesDomain #9,375 of 10,670 10.1%63 #14596

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hellenic Air Force 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Hellenic Air Force work in?

In 2022-now, 39% of research at Hellenic Air Force is in Health Sciences, 36% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (34%), Engineering (18%), Computer Science (7%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 73 fractional works · 39.0% of its workMedicine: 64 fractional works · 34.1% of its workSurgery: 17 fractional works · 8.8% of its workEpidemiology: 6 fractional works · 3.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOncology: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRheumatology: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOphthalmology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDentistry: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workOrthodontics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPeriodontics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 68 fractional works · 36.3% of its workEngineering: 33 fractional works · 17.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 8 fractional works · 4.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 13 fractional works · 7.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 10 fractional works · 5.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 5 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 32 fractional works · 17.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 11 fractional works · 5.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 7 fractional works · 3.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 6 fractional works · 3.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 14 fractional works · 7.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 10 fractional works · 5.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKHellenic AirForce188fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences36%Health Sciences39%Social Sciences17%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine6434.1%
    2. Dentistry52.7%
    3. Health Professions41.9%
    4. Nursing00.2%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Engineering3317.6%
    2. Computer Science137.1%
    3. Environmental Science105.2%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences52.6%
    5. Physics and Astronomy31.4%
    6. Materials Science20.9%
    7. Mathematics10.6%
    8. Chemical Engineering10.5%
    9. Energy10.3%
    10. Chemistry00.1%
    1. Social Sciences115.9%
    2. Psychology73.5%
    3. Arts and Humanities63.3%
    4. Decision Sciences31.8%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance31.6%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting21.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology105.4%
    2. Neuroscience20.9%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology10.7%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.01× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.44× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.92× its world share, 13 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.66× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.17× its world share, 33 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.05× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.61× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 5.65× its world share, 5 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.73× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.77× its world share, 64 worksMedicineNursing: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.16× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.82× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.73× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.14× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 11 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 5.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry5.65×5 works
  2. Decision Sciences1.82×3 works
  3. Medicine1.77×64 works
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.66×5 works
  5. Chemical Engineering1.44×1 works
  6. Engineering1.17×33 works
  7. Arts and Humanities1.16×6 works
  8. Psychology1.14×6 works
  9. Environmental Science1.05×10 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.01×10 works
  11. Computer Science0.92×13 works
  12. Health Professions0.73×4 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.73×3 works
  14. Immunology and Microbiology0.72×1 works
  15. Physics and Astronomy0.61×3 works
  16. Neuroscience0.55×2 works
  17. Mathematics0.50×1 works
  18. Social Sciences0.46×11 works
  19. Nursing0.43×0 works
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.38×2 works
  21. Energy0.34×1 works
  22. Materials Science0.26×2 works
  23. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.17×0 works
  24. Veterinary0.16×0 works
  25. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.09×1 works
  26. Chemistry0.08×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Hellenic Air Force?

Ranked on the quality score, Roussos G. Papagiannakis, Polyzois Makras and Charis Ntakolia lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hellenic Air Force.

  1. 1 Roussos G. Papagiannakis Greece · #359,222 worldwide 3.9k citations · 54 works
  2. 2 Polyzois Makras Greece · #907,620 worldwide 5.4k citations · 212 works
  3. 3 Charis Ntakolia Greece · #962,036 worldwide 1.1k citations · 54 works
  4. 4 Christos Koutserimpas Greece · #1,788,549 worldwide 2k citations · 217 works
  5. 5 Ioannis Doulis Greece · #1,837,306 worldwide 443 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Adelais G. Tsiotou Greece · #2,139,029 worldwide 1.9k citations · 35 works
  7. 7 Panagiotis Kostopoulos Greece · #2,366,957 worldwide 2.1k citations · 60 works
  8. 8 George Koukos Greece · #2,567,355 worldwide 467 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Konstantinos Petalas Greece · #2,803,662 worldwide 466 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Christos Grigoreas Greece · #2,899,484 worldwide 200 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Hellenic Air Force

What are the most cited papers from Hellenic Air Force?

The most cited paper from Hellenic Air Force is "Additive manufacturing methods and modelling approaches: a critical review" (Harry Bikas, Panagiotis G. Stavropoulos, George Chryssolouris, 2015), with 1,426 citations. Next come "Osteonecrosis of the Jaw in Cancer After Treatment With Bisphosphonates: Incidence and Risk Factors" (1,156) and "Twenty-three unsolved problems in hydrology (UPH) – a community perspective" (1,148).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Additive manufacturing methods and modelling approaches: a critical review Harry Bikas, Panagiotis G. Stavropoulos, George Chryssolouris · The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology Open access 22 Jul 2015 1,426
2 Osteonecrosis of the Jaw in Cancer After Treatment With Bisphosphonates: Incidence and Risk Factors Aristotle Bamias, Efstathios Kastritis, Christina Bamia et al. · Journal of Clinical Oncology 28 Nov 2005 1,156
3 Twenty-three unsolved problems in hydrology (UPH) – a community perspective Günter Blöschl et al. · Hydrological Sciences Journal Open access205 authors 10 Jun 2019 1,148
4 A Brief Review of Random Forests for Water Scientists and Practitioners and Their Recent History in Water Resources Hristos Tyralis, Georgia Papacharalampous, Andreas Langousis · Water Open access 30 Apr 2019 786
5 Reduction of osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) after implementation of preventive measures in patients with multiple myeloma treated with zoledronic acid Meletios Athanasios Dimopoulos, Efstathios Kastritis, Christina Bamia et al. · Annals of Oncology Open access 10 Aug 2008 440
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Hellenic Air Force?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Surgical Management, Epidemiology, Climate Change, Collision Avoidance, Perception, Truth, Emissions and Complications.

▲ 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-now 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. Epidemiology12▲ 1.66×61 topics
  2. Climate Change10▲ 1.95×17 topics
  3. Machine Learning8▲ 1.31×20 topics
  4. Surgical Management6▲ 7.4×15 topics
  5. Quality of Life5▲ 1.97×19 topics
  6. Complications5▲ 4.9×10 topics
  7. Collision Avoidance4▲ 13×3 topics
  8. Perception4▲ 30×2 topics
  9. Truth4▲ 63×2 topics
  10. Emissions4▲ 10×5 topics
  11. Genetic Code4▲ 28×2 topics
  12. Path Planning4▲ 15×3 topics
  13. Global Warming4▲ 4.3×5 topics
  14. Air Quality3▲ 9.2×5 topics
  15. Autonomous Vehicles3▲ 8.1×2 topics
  16. Philosophy of Science3▲ 46×3 topics
  17. Revision Surgery3▲ 12×2 topics
  18. Total Hip Replacement3▲ 12×2 topics
  19. Boundary Layer3▲ 11×3 topics
  20. Consciousness2▲ 18×2 topics
  21. Risk Perception2▲ 5.0×4 topics
  22. Alternative Fuels2▲ 33×2 topics
  23. Grounding2▲ 90×1 topic
  24. Phenomenal Experience2▲ 90×1 topic
  25. Data Assimilation2▲ 7.4×3 topics
  26. Probabilistic Forecasting2▲ 6.3×3 topics
  27. Parathyroid Hormone2▲ 12×3 topics
  28. Bone Mineral Density2▲ 14×2 topics
  29. Evolutionary Synthesis2▲ 66×1 topic
  30. Human Factors2▲ 14×2 topics
  31. Mechanistic Explanation2▲ 66×1 topic
  32. Optimal Motion Planning2▲ 15×1 topic
  33. Sampling-Based Algorithms2▲ 15×1 topic
  34. Stability Analysis2▲ 7.2×4 topics
  35. Adaptive Control2▲ 7.9×4 topics
  36. Aircraft Design2▲ 69×1 topic
  37. Aviation2▲ 43×1 topic
  38. Buckling Behavior2▲ 15×2 topics
  39. Convective Parameterization2▲ 19×1 topic
  40. Ensemble Kalman Filter2▲ 10×1 topic

Which research topics does Hellenic Air Force publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Philosophy and Theoretical Science, Philosophy and History of Science, Robotic Path Planning Algorithms and Advanced Aircraft Design and Technologies.

Philosophy and Theoretic…2Philosophy and Theoretical Science: 2 fractional worksPhilosophy and History o…2Philosophy and History of Science: 2 fractional worksRobotic Path Planning Algorithms: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Aircraft Design…2Advanced Aircraft Design and Technologies: 2 fractional worksMeteorological Phenomena…2Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations: 2 fractional worksBone health and osteoporosis research: 2 fractional worksClimate variability and models: 2 fractional worksOrthopaedic implants and…2Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty: 2 fractional worksEpistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics: 1 fractional worksOccupational Health and Safety Research: 1 fractional works
Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyHistory and Philosophy of ScienceComputer Vision and Pattern RecognitionGlobal and Planetary Change5 others

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

  1. 1 Philosophy and Theoretical Science Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 2 works
  2. 2 Philosophy and History of Science History and Philosophy of Science 2 works
  3. 3 Robotic Path Planning Algorithms Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 2 works
  4. 4 Advanced Aircraft Design and Technologies Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  5. 5 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 2 works
  6. 6 Bone health and osteoporosis research Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 2 works
  7. 7 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  8. 8 Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty Surgery 2 works
  9. 9 Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics Philosophy 1 works
  10. 10 Occupational Health and Safety Research Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 1 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 available37.8%not open62.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.1%domestic only76.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Hellenic Air Force's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 2% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Hellenic Air Force as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00060% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Hellenic Air Force0.00065% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Hellenic Air Force over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Hellenic Air Force9.3% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 18.8% in 2005.

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