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Metropolitan College

In research, Metropolitan College stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,501 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#12,082
of 22,385 · #18,163 all time
Rank in Greece
#46
of 111
Research works
925
▲ 5% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.9k
3.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.94×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
67%
world 40%
International
64%
world 18%
Metropolitan College

What is Metropolitan College 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
Physical SciencesDomain #8,501 of 10,670 6.2%67 #11697

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Metropolitan College 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 Metropolitan College work in?

In 2022-now, 45% of research at Metropolitan College is in Physical Sciences, 25% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (27%), Medicine (18%), Social Sciences (9%).

Physical Sciences: 72 fractional works · 44.9% of its workEngineering: 43 fractional works · 26.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 9 fractional works · 5.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 4.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 7 fractional works · 4.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 12 fractional works · 7.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Science Applications: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 6 fractional works · 4.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 5 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Energy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 41 fractional works · 25.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 15 fractional works · 9.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 5 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 9 fractional works · 5.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 7 fractional works · 4.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workConservation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMusic: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 37 fractional works · 23.1% of its workMedicine: 29 fractional works · 18.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 5 fractional works · 3.1% of its workRehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 6 fractional works · 3.8% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOccupational Therapy: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPeriodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 11 fractional works · 6.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKMetropolitanCollege161fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences45%Health Sciences23%Social Sciences25%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering4326.7%
    2. Computer Science127.6%
    3. Physics and Astronomy64.0%
    4. Materials Science52.8%
    5. Environmental Science21.5%
    6. Energy21.3%
    7. Mathematics21.0%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.0%
    1. Social Sciences159.5%
    2. Psychology95.5%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting74.6%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance52.9%
    5. Decision Sciences31.7%
    6. Arts and Humanities21.4%
    1. Medicine2918.3%
    2. Health Professions63.8%
    3. Dentistry10.7%
    4. Nursing00.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology42.7%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences42.3%
    3. Neuroscience21.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
    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: 0.48× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.50× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.86× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.98× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.37× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.78× its world share, 43 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.80× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.89× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.78× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.37× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.46× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.95× its world share, 30 worksMedicineNursing: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.42× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.71× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.34× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.81× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.75× its world share, 15 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 1.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology1.81×9 works
  2. Engineering1.78×43 works
  3. Physics and Astronomy1.78×6 works
  4. Decision Sciences1.71×3 works
  5. Health Professions1.46×6 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting1.42×7 works
  7. Energy1.37×2 works
  8. Dentistry1.37×1 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.34×5 works
  10. Computer Science0.98×12 works
  11. Medicine0.95×30 works
  12. Mathematics0.89×2 works
  13. Neuroscience0.86×2 works
  14. Materials Science0.80×4 works
  15. Social Sciences0.75×15 works
  16. Nursing0.53×0 works
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.50×4 works
  18. Arts and Humanities0.49×2 works
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.48×4 works
  20. Environmental Science0.30×2 works
  21. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.29×0 works
  22. Immunology and Microbiology0.10×0 works
  23. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Metropolitan College?

Ranked on the quality score, Panagiotis Siaperas, Georgios Chliveros and Shigeru Aoki lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Metropolitan College.

  1. 1 Panagiotis Siaperas Greece · #2,628,132 worldwide 138 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Georgios Chliveros Greece · #4,671,844 worldwide 165 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Shigeru Aoki Greece · #4,928,687 worldwide 7.2k citations · 704 works
  4. 4 Taiji Aoyagi Greece · #5,122,016 worldwide 3 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Takashi Hihara Greece · #5,285,465 worldwide 2 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Masaki Konno Greece · #5,513,016 worldwide 50 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Mitsuhiro Uejima Greece · #5,556,886 worldwide 8 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Keiichi Asahina Greece · #5,798,142 worldwide 5 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 Kazuo Shimada Greece · #5,810,468 worldwide 8 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 Tomokatsu Aizawa Greece · #5,849,851 worldwide 395 citations · 66 works
All ranked researchers at Metropolitan College

What are the most cited papers from Metropolitan College?

The most cited paper from Metropolitan College is "Recent advances on the numerical modelling of turbulent flows" (Christos D. Argyropoulos, N.C. Markatos, 2014), with 548 citations. Next come "Shipping markets in turmoil: An analysis of the Covid-19 outbreak and its implications" (166) and "What really happens in police interviews of suspects? Tactics and confessions" (158).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Recent advances on the numerical modelling of turbulent flows Christos D. Argyropoulos, N.C. Markatos · Applied Mathematical Modelling Open access 14 Jul 2014 548
2 Shipping markets in turmoil: An analysis of the Covid-19 outbreak and its implications Nektarios A. Michail, Kostis D. Melas · Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives Open access 25 Jul 2020 166
3 What really happens in police interviews of suspects? Tactics and confessions Stavroula Soukara, Ray Bull, Aldert Vrij et al. · Psychology Crime and Law Jul 2009 158
4 The First Physical Therapy Summit on Global Health: Implications and Recommendations for the 21st century Elizabeth Dean et al. · Physiotherapy Theory and Practice 25 May 2011 123
5 Online distance learning and music training: benefits, drawbacks and challenges Theano Koutsoupidou · Open Learning The Journal of Open Distance and e-Learning 2 Sep 2014 115
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Metropolitan College?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Numerical Simulation, Fluid Dynamics, Failure Analysis, Structural Analysis, Design Optimization, Finite Element Method, High-Intensity Interval Training and Performance Analysis.

▲ 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. Numerical Simulation7▲ 14×6 topics
  2. Deep Learning6◆ 1.13×25 topics
  3. Epidemiology6◆ 0.99×23 topics
  4. Fluid Dynamics6▲ 25×4 topics
  5. Failure Analysis5▲ 37×2 topics
  6. Structural Analysis5▲ 37×2 topics
  7. Machine Learning5◆ 0.98×23 topics
  8. Design Optimization5▲ 88×1 topic
  9. Finite Element Method5▲ 34×1 topic
  10. High-Intensity Interval Training5▲ 29×2 topics
  11. Supply Chain Management4▲ 2.8×10 topics
  12. Sustainable Development4▲ 1.59×14 topics
  13. Performance Analysis4▲ 12×3 topics
  14. Quality of Life4▲ 1.66×14 topics
  15. Mechanical Properties4▲ 2.3×12 topics
  16. Big Data4▲ 2.3×10 topics
  17. Resistance Training4▲ 24×2 topics
  18. Physiological Demands3▲ 32×1 topic
  19. Training Load3▲ 32×1 topic
  20. Leadership3▲ 3.8×10 topics
  21. Physical Activity3▲ 3.8×8 topics
  22. Biomechanics3▲ 5.5×8 topics
  23. STEM Education3▲ 3.7×3 topics
  24. Organizational Culture2▲ 3.8×5 topics
  25. Robotic Manipulators2▲ 14×2 topics
  26. Injury Prevention2▲ 11×3 topics
  27. Biological Applications2▲ 20×2 topics
  28. Functional Recovery2▲ 8.8×2 topics
  29. Atomic Force Microscopy2▲ 54×1 topic
  30. Force Spectroscopy2▲ 54×1 topic
  31. Monetary Policy2▲ 5.3×3 topics
  32. Tool Wear2▲ 9.7×3 topics
  33. Cardiorespiratory Fitness2▲ 25×1 topic
  34. Constraint-Induced Therapy2▲ 14×1 topic
  35. Exercise Capacity2▲ 25×1 topic
  36. Motor Recovery2▲ 14×1 topic
  37. Muscle Injuries2▲ 17×1 topic
  38. Occupational Safety2▲ 11×1 topic
  39. Safety Culture2▲ 16×1 topic
  40. Sports Injury2▲ 17×1 topic

Which research topics does Metropolitan College publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Engineering Applied Research, Sports Performance and Training, Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications and Cardiovascular and exercise physiology.

Engineering Applied Rese…5Engineering Applied Research: 5 fractional worksSports Performance and Training: 3 fractional worksForce Microscopy Techniques and Applications: 2 fractional worksCardiovascular and exercise physiology: 2 fractional worksStroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 2 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 2 fractional worksOccupational Health and …2Occupational Health and Safety Research: 2 fractional worksTeaching and Learning Programming: 2 fractional worksSoft Robotics and Applications: 2 fractional worksMetal and Thin Film Mechanics: 1 fractional works
Civil and Structural EngineeringOrthopedics and Sports MedicineAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsComplementary and alternative medicine5 others

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

  1. 1 Engineering Applied Research Civil and Structural Engineering 5 works
  2. 2 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 3 works
  3. 3 Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2 works
  4. 4 Cardiovascular and exercise physiology Complementary and alternative medicine 2 works
  5. 5 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 2 works
  6. 6 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 2 works
  7. 7 Occupational Health and Safety Research Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 2 works
  8. 8 Teaching and Learning Programming Computer Science Applications 2 works
  9. 9 Soft Robotics and Applications Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Metal and Thin Film Mechanics Mechanics of Materials 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 available67.4%not open32.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors64.4%domestic only35.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Metropolitan College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 5% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Metropolitan College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00087% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Metropolitan College0.00047% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Metropolitan College 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 counting5%10%15%Metropolitan College10.3% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 10.3% in 2025.

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