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National Hellenic Research Foundation

In research, National Hellenic Research Foundation stands highest in Life Sciences (#5,334 of 6,403 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#10,358 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#15,982
of 22,385 · #17,863 all time
Rank in Greece
#66
of 111
Research works
2.6k
▲ 20% vs 2018-21
Citations
58k
21.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.93×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
34%
world 40%
International
28%
world 18%
National Hellenic Research Foundation

What is National Hellenic Research Foundation 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
Life SciencesDomain #5,334 of 6,403 9.6%85 #8400
Physical SciencesDomain #10,358 of 10,670 7.0%168 #12587

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Hellenic Research Foundation 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 National Hellenic Research Foundation work in?

In 2022-now, 50% of research at National Hellenic Research Foundation is in Physical Sciences, 25% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Materials Science (17%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (16%), Chemistry (12%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 191 fractional works · 50.0% of its workMaterials Science: 65 fractional works · 17.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 28 fractional works · 7.2% of its workBiomaterials: 14 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 9 fractional works · 2.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 7 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 7 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCeramics and Composites: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 44 fractional works · 11.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 31 fractional works · 8.1% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSpectroscopy: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 37 fractional works · 9.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 15 fractional works · 3.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 12 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 16 fractional works · 4.1% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 11 fractional works · 2.9% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 8 fractional works · 2.1% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 8 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 8 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSpace and Planetary Science: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPaleontology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBioengineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 95 fractional works · 24.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 62 fractional works · 16.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 39 fractional works · 10.1% of its workMolecular Medicine: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCancer Research: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAging: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiotechnology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 18 fractional works · 4.7% of its workFood Science: 8 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPlant Science: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInsect Science: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 8 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 7 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 60 fractional works · 15.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 36 fractional works · 9.4% of its workArcheology: 17 fractional works · 4.4% of its workClassics: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workConservation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 17 fractional works · 4.5% of its workAnthropology: 7 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 36 fractional works · 9.5% of its workMedicine: 33 fractional works · 8.6% of its workOncology: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysiology: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiochemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKNational HellenicResearch…382fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences25%Physical Sciences50%Health Sciences9%Social Sciences16%

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. Materials Science6517.0%
    2. Chemistry4411.6%
    3. Engineering379.7%
    4. Physics and Astronomy164.1%
    5. Energy82.1%
    6. Environmental Science82.0%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences61.5%
    8. Computer Science51.3%
    9. Chemical Engineering20.5%
    10. Mathematics10.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6216.2%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences184.7%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics82.1%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology41.0%
    5. Neuroscience40.9%
    1. Arts and Humanities369.4%
    2. Social Sciences174.5%
    3. Psychology30.8%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting20.5%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.3%
    6. Decision Sciences10.2%
    1. Medicine338.6%
    2. Nursing20.6%
    3. Veterinary10.2%
    4. Health Professions00.1%
    5. Dentistry00.0%
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: 0.99× its world share, 18 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.03× its world share, 62 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.97× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.58× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5.83× its world share, 8 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.33× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 7.37× its world share, 44 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.17× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.96× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.28× its world share, 8 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.65× its world share, 37 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.40× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 4.87× its world share, 65 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.86× its world share, 16 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.45× its world share, 33 worksMedicineNursing: 1.16× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.26× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.25× its world share, 36 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.26× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 17 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 7.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemistry7.37×44 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics5.83×8 works
  3. Materials Science4.87×65 works
  4. Arts and Humanities3.25×36 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.03×62 works
  6. Energy2.28×8 works
  7. Physics and Astronomy1.86×16 works
  8. Chemical Engineering1.33×2 works
  9. Veterinary1.26×1 works
  10. Nursing1.16×2 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.99×18 works
  12. Immunology and Microbiology0.97×4 works
  13. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.96×6 works
  14. Engineering0.65×37 works
  15. Neuroscience0.58×4 works
  16. Medicine0.45×33 works
  17. Environmental Science0.40×8 works
  18. Social Sciences0.36×17 works
  19. Decision Sciences0.26×1 works
  20. Psychology0.26×3 works
  21. Computer Science0.17×5 works
  22. Business, Management and Accounting0.16×2 works
  23. Mathematics0.15×1 works
  24. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.15×1 works
  25. Dentistry0.04×0 works
  26. Health Professions0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at National Hellenic Research Foundation?

Ranked on the quality score, Efstratios I. Kamitsos, Christos L. Chochos and Vasilis G. Gregoriou lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Hellenic Research Foundation.

  1. 1 Efstratios I. Kamitsos Greece · #422,587 worldwide 12k citations · 290 works
  2. 2 Christos L. Chochos Greece · #490,815 worldwide 3.8k citations · 112 works
  3. 3 Vasilis G. Gregoriou Greece · #645,042 worldwide 4.2k citations · 134 works
  4. 4 Dimitrios G. Liakos Greece · #947,613 worldwide 4.1k citations · 36 works
  5. 5 Nikos Tagmatarchis Greece · #1,103,299 worldwide 17k citations · 407 works
  6. 6 Georgios D. Chryssikos Greece · #1,265,357 worldwide 6.3k citations · 124 works
  7. 7 Garth Fowden Greece · #1,363,249 worldwide 2.7k citations · 117 works
  8. 8 Alkmini D. Nega Greece · #1,557,892 worldwide 460 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Georgia Pagona Greece · #1,863,228 worldwide 1.7k citations · 47 works
  10. 10 Soterios Α. Kyrtopoulos Greece · #2,072,365 worldwide 7k citations · 250 works
All ranked researchers at National Hellenic Research Foundation

What are the most cited papers from National Hellenic Research Foundation?

The most cited paper from National Hellenic Research Foundation is "Chemistry of Carbon Nanotubes" (Dimitrios A. Tasis, Nikos Tagmatarchis, Alberto Bianco et al., 2006), with 4,267 citations. Next come "Oncogene-induced senescence is part of the tumorigenesis barrier imposed by DNA damage checkpoints" (2,012) and "Current Progress on the Chemical Modification of Carbon Nanotubes" (1,317).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Chemistry of Carbon Nanotubes Dimitrios A. Tasis, Nikos Tagmatarchis, Alberto Bianco et al. · Chemical Reviews Review 23 Feb 2006 4,267
2 Oncogene-induced senescence is part of the tumorigenesis barrier imposed by DNA damage checkpoints Jiřina Bártková et al. · Nature Nov 2006 2,012
3 Current Progress on the Chemical Modification of Carbon Nanotubes Nikolaos Karousis, Nikos Tagmatarchis, Dimitrios A. Tasis · Chemical Reviews Review 14 Jun 2010 1,317
4 Delay in Photoemission Martin Schultze et al. · Science Open access 24 Jun 2010 1,101
5 Infrared reflectance spectra of lithium borate glasses Efstratios I. Kamitsos, A.P. Patsis, Michael A. Karakassides et al. · Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids Dec 1990 768
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at National Hellenic Research Foundation?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biomedical Applications, Drug Delivery, Nanoparticles, Self-Assembly, Micelles, Cancer Therapy, Cultural Exchange and Block Copolymers.

▲ 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. Biomedical Applications39▲ 8.6×28 topics
  2. Nanoparticles27▲ 5.6×25 topics
  3. Drug Delivery24▲ 12×14 topics
  4. Self-Assembly21▲ 17×10 topics
  5. Micelles14▲ 102×2 topics
  6. Cancer Therapy14▲ 6.4×17 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress14▲ 2.2×37 topics
  8. Nanocomposites12▲ 4.2×13 topics
  9. Catalysis12▲ 4.9×21 topics
  10. Cultural Exchange11▲ 23×5 topics
  11. Tissue Engineering11▲ 4.7×12 topics
  12. Block Copolymers11▲ 103×2 topics
  13. Click Chemistry11▲ 51×2 topics
  14. Synthesis10▲ 6.9×16 topics
  15. Vesicles10▲ 74×2 topics
  16. Graphene10▲ 3.8×9 topics
  17. Nanomaterials10▲ 2.5×12 topics
  18. Living Radical Polymerization10▲ 121×1 topic
  19. Thiol-Ene Chemistry10▲ 121×1 topic
  20. Antioxidant9▲ 3.5×28 topics
  21. Biomaterials8▲ 8.5×6 topics
  22. Two-Dimensional Materials8▲ 9.0×4 topics
  23. Archaeology8▲ 16×6 topics
  24. Mediterranean8▲ 22×3 topics
  25. Toxicity8▲ 4.6×12 topics
  26. Medicinal Chemistry7▲ 7.1×10 topics
  27. Ionic Liquids7▲ 6.5×4 topics
  28. Tumor Targeting7▲ 9.4×3 topics
  29. Hydrogels6▲ 8.7×3 topics
  30. Bioimaging6▲ 7.2×6 topics
  31. Gene Therapy6▲ 8.6×3 topics
  32. Raman Spectroscopy6▲ 8.5×6 topics
  33. Characterization6▲ 12×6 topics
  34. Self-Assembled Monolayers6▲ 35×2 topics
  35. Bronze Age6▲ 39×3 topics
  36. Molecular Dynamics6▲ 8.8×6 topics
  37. Surface Chemistry6▲ 34×3 topics
  38. Antifouling Coatings6▲ 39×2 topics
  39. Gene Silencing6▲ 16×2 topics
  40. RNA Interference6▲ 18×2 topics

Which research topics does National Hellenic Research Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization, RNA Interference and Gene Delivery, Polymer Surface Interaction Studies and Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History.

Advanced Polymer Synthes…10Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization: 10 fractional worksRNA Interference and Gen…6RNA Interference and Gene Delivery: 6 fractional worksPolymer Surface Interaction Studies: 5 fractional worksAncient Mediterranean Archaeology and History: 5 fractional worksDendrimers and Hyperbranched Polymers: 5 fractional worksNanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery: 5 fractional worksSurfactants and Colloidal Systems: 5 fractional worksByzantine Studies and Hi…5Byzantine Studies and History: 5 fractional worksHydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications: 5 fractional worksAdvanced Drug Delivery Systems: 4 fractional works
Organic ChemistryMolecular BiologySurfaces, Coatings and FilmsArcheology5 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization Organic Chemistry 10 works
  2. 2 RNA Interference and Gene Delivery Molecular Biology 6 works
  3. 3 Polymer Surface Interaction Studies Surfaces, Coatings and Films 5 works
  4. 4 Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History Archeology 5 works
  5. 5 Dendrimers and Hyperbranched Polymers Polymers and Plastics 5 works
  6. 6 Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery Biomaterials 5 works
  7. 7 Surfactants and Colloidal Systems Organic Chemistry 5 works
  8. 8 Byzantine Studies and History Classics 5 works
  9. 9 Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications Molecular Medicine 5 works
  10. 10 Advanced Drug Delivery Systems Pharmaceutical Science 4 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 available33.5%not open66.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.3%domestic only71.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has National Hellenic Research Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 20% 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 National Hellenic Research Foundation as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0014% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%National Hellenic Research Foundation0.0014% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of National Hellenic Research Foundation 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%all institutions10.0% in 2025National Hellenic Research Foundation8.5% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.5% in 1997.

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