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National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

In research, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens stands highest in Health Sciences (#76 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#82 of 10,443 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#166 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Classics, Orthodontics and Hematology — Classics is 6.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#278
of 28,054 · #538 all time
Rank in Greece
#1
of 124
Research works
50k
▲ 39% vs 2013–17
Citations
1M
19.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is National and Kapodistrian 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
Health SciencesDomain #76 of 11,982 20.8%4,269 #240
MedicineField #82 of 10,443 20.5%3,833 #253
Life SciencesDomain #166 of 7,800 23.6%1,335 #488
Social SciencesDomain #320 of 10,521 24.2%2,142 #557
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield #30 of 738 19.7%326 #147
Health ProfessionsField #85 of 1,928 22.6%225 #208
EpidemiologySubfield #52 of 976 23.8%260 #186
SurgerySubfield #99 of 1,816 17.3%430 #261
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #98 of 1,775 27.7%279 #321
Physical SciencesDomain #768 of 12,888 20.2%2,350 #750

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National and Kapodistrian 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. Health Sciences#240 #76
  2. Medicine#253 #82
  3. Life Sciences#488 #166
  4. Social Sciences#557 #320
  5. Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine#147 #30
  6. Health Professions#208 #85
  7. Epidemiology#186 #52
  8. Surgery#261 #99
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#321 #98
  10. Physical Sciences#750 #768
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 National and Kapodistrian University of Athens specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Classics takes 6.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ClassicsSubfield · 37.5 works6.2×
  2. OrthodonticsSubfield · 51.8 works4.6×
  3. HematologySubfield · 113.1 works3.7×
  4. Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSubfield · 94.9 works3.7×
  5. Reproductive MedicineSubfield · 77.6 works3.4×
  6. DentistryField · 153.1 works3.1×
  7. Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 325.8 works3.1×
← 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: 0.48× its world share, 231 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.36× its world share, 730 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.59× its world share, 162 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.05× its world share, 172 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.13× its world share, 40 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.17× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.08× its world share, 172 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.61× its world share, 480 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.42× its world share, 225 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.33× its world share, 31 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.42× its world share, 633 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.61× its world share, 307 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.33× its world share, 118 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.20× its world share, 143 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.05× its world share, 236 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.13× its world share, 153 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.85× its world share, 225 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.97× its world share, 3,833 worksMedicineNursing: 1.01× its world share, 50 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.56× its world share, 8 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.47× its world share, 428 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.47× its world share, 154 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.75× its world share, 73 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.29× its world share, 279 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.24× its world share, 383 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 825 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National and Kapodistrian University of Athens?

Ranked on the composite score, Gerasimos Filippatos, George N. Papadimitriou and P. Ioannou lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.

  1. 1 Gerasimos Filippatos Greece · #323 worldwide 3k citations · 153 works
  2. 2 George N. Papadimitriou Greece · #5,448 worldwide 1.3k citations · 66 works
  3. 3 P. Ioannou Greece · #6,974 worldwide 1.9k citations · 114 works
  4. 4 Stella Vosniadou Greece · #15,341 worldwide 869 citations · 58 works
  5. 5 M. Santamouris Greece · #18,623 worldwide 1.9k citations · 163 works
  6. 6 Urania Dafni Greece · #23,716 worldwide 327 citations · 52 works
  7. 7 John Lekakis Greece · #23,838 worldwide 591 citations · 38 works
  8. 8 E. Stiliaris Greece · #24,267 worldwide 1.2k citations · 100 works
  9. 9 Marilita M. Moschos Greece · #25,417 worldwide 2.6k citations · 35 works
  10. 10 Haralampos Μ. Moutsopoulos Greece · #25,996 worldwide 422 citations · 100 works
All ranked researchers at National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Which keywords describe research at National and Kapodistrian University of Athens?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Cardiovascular Disease, Treatment, Metabolic Syndrome, Diagnosis, Risk Factors and Oxidative Stress.

▲ 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. Epidemiology679▲ 1.70×132 topics
  2. Inflammation399▲ 1.90×82 topics
  3. Cardiovascular Disease292▲ 2.6×39 topics
  4. Treatment259▲ 2.1×51 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress244▲ 1.48×60 topics
  6. Risk Factors222▲ 2.0×37 topics
  7. Cancer217▲ 1.60×59 topics
  8. Quality of Life215▲ 1.48×57 topics
  9. Climate Change209▼ 0.77×84 topics
  10. Diagnosis208▲ 2.2×41 topics
  11. Metabolic Syndrome202▲ 2.5×23 topics
  12. Obesity161▲ 2.1×27 topics
  13. Chemotherapy158▲ 2.2×25 topics
  14. Pandemic151▲ 1.40×13 topics
  15. Management149▲ 1.88×33 topics
  16. Clinical Trials148▲ 2.2×19 topics
  17. Biomarkers146▲ 2.1×17 topics
  18. Heart Failure131▲ 3.0×14 topics
  19. Global Burden125▲ 2.3×12 topics
  20. Immunotherapy124▲ 1.72×19 topics
  21. Immune Response119▲ 2.1×21 topics
  22. Clinical Practice Guidelines117▲ 2.1×14 topics
  23. Prognostic Factors116▲ 2.6×14 topics
  24. Hypertension114▲ 3.9×16 topics
  25. SARS-CoV-2108▲ 3.3×6 topics
  26. Insulin Resistance106▲ 2.3×10 topics
  27. Autoantibodies94▲ 4.0×8 topics
  28. ACE2 Receptor91▲ 3.7×3 topics
  29. Clinical Guidelines89▲ 3.0×9 topics
  30. Prognosis88▲ 2.7×9 topics
  31. Pathophysiology87▲ 2.9×11 topics
  32. Cardiovascular Events85▲ 7.0×4 topics
  33. Thrombosis83▲ 3.0×7 topics
  34. Financial Crisis64▲ 5.6×12 topics
  35. High-Intensity Interval Training62▲ 5.8×2 topics
  36. Staging System59▲ 9.6×2 topics
  37. Proteasome Inhibitors59▲ 8.3×2 topics
  38. Minimal Residual Disease56▲ 8.0×2 topics
  39. Diagnosis Criteria52▲ 15×1 topic
  40. International Myeloma Working Group52▲ 15×1 topic

Which research topics does National and Kapodistrian University of Athens publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Multiple Myeloma Research and Treatments, COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies, Classical Antiquity Studies and Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies.

Multiple Myeloma Researc…52Multiple Myeloma Research and Treatments: 52 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Resear…46COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 46 fractional worksClassical Antiquity Studies: 43 fractional worksBlood Pressure and Hyper…43Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies: 43 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 …39SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 39 fractional worksSports Performance and Training: 39 fractional worksSystemic Lupus Erythematosus Research: 34 fractional worksByzantine Studies and Hi…34Byzantine Studies and History: 34 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 32 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 30 fractional works
HematologyInfectious DiseasesAnthropologyCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine5 others

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

  1. 1 Multiple Myeloma Research and Treatments Hematology 52 works
  2. 2 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 46 works
  3. 3 Classical Antiquity Studies Anthropology 43 works
  4. 4 Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 43 works
  5. 5 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 39 works
  6. 6 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 39 works
  7. 7 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research Rheumatology 34 works
  8. 8 Byzantine Studies and History Classics 34 works
  9. 9 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 32 works
  10. 10 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 30 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 available42.0%not open58.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.6%domestic only75.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National and Kapodistrian University of Athens's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 39% 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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