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National Hellenic Research Foundation

In research, National Hellenic Research Foundation stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,875 of 12,888 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#4,525 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Organic Chemistry — Organic Chemistry is 11.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,556
of 28,054 · #4,021 all time
Rank in Greece
#31
of 124
Research works
2.6k
◆ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
58k
21.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is National Hellenic Research Foundation 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
Physical SciencesDomain #4,875 of 12,888 11.7%168 #2994
Life SciencesDomain #4,525 of 7,800 18.9%85 #4462

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does National Hellenic Research Foundation specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Organic Chemistry takes 11.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 28.8 works12×
← 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: 1.08× its world share, 17 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.07× its world share, 54 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.12× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.58× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5.51× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.48× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 7.58× its world share, 40 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.15× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.07× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.55× its world share, 8 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.70× its world share, 35 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.40× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 5.13× its world share, 60 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.10× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.47× its world share, 30 worksMedicineNursing: 1.30× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.38× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.00× its world share, 29 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 7.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Hellenic Research Foundation?

Ranked on the composite score, Nikos Tagmatarchis, Garth Fowden and Georgios D. Chryssikos lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Hellenic Research Foundation.

  1. 1 Nikos Tagmatarchis Greece · #23,356 worldwide 1.2k citations · 67 works
  2. 2 Garth Fowden Greece · #67,546 worldwide 177 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Georgios D. Chryssikos Greece · #234,520 worldwide 267 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 C. A. Nicolaides Greece · #239,922 worldwide 193 citations · 30 works
  5. 5 E. I. Kamitsos Greece · #257,591 worldwide 389 citations · 63 works
  6. 6 Efstathios S. Gonos Greece · #263,144 worldwide 133 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 G. C. Papavassiliou Greece · #390,817 worldwide 316 citations · 71 works
  8. 8 George A. Mousdis Greece · #419,180 worldwide 60 citations · 26 works
  9. 9 Cleanthes A. Nicolaides Greece · #438,145 worldwide 229 citations · 54 works
  10. 10 Soterios Α. Kyrtopoulos Greece · #449,548 worldwide 155 citations · 50 works
All ranked researchers at National Hellenic Research Foundation

Which keywords describe research at National Hellenic Research Foundation?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biomedical Applications, Drug Delivery, Nanoparticles, Self-Assembly, Micelles, Cancer Therapy, Click Chemistry 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 2022–2025 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. Biomedical Applications36▲ 9.1×27 topics
  2. Nanoparticles24▲ 5.8×24 topics
  3. Drug Delivery22▲ 12×14 topics
  4. Self-Assembly20▲ 18×10 topics
  5. Micelles14▲ 110×2 topics
  6. Cancer Therapy13▲ 6.7×15 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress12▲ 2.2×34 topics
  8. Nanocomposites12▲ 4.5×13 topics
  9. Catalysis11▲ 5.1×19 topics
  10. Click Chemistry10▲ 57×2 topics
  11. Block Copolymers10▲ 113×2 topics
  12. Tissue Engineering10▲ 4.9×12 topics
  13. Nanomaterials10▲ 2.7×12 topics
  14. Synthesis10▲ 7.8×16 topics
  15. Graphene10▲ 4.2×9 topics
  16. Vesicles9▲ 79×2 topics
  17. Living Radical Polymerization9▲ 131×1 topic
  18. Thiol-Ene Chemistry9▲ 131×1 topic
  19. Antioxidant8▲ 3.5×24 topics
  20. Two-Dimensional Materials8▲ 10.0×4 topics
  21. Cultural Exchange7▲ 17×4 topics
  22. Toxicity7▲ 5.0×9 topics
  23. Ionic Liquids7▲ 7.2×4 topics
  24. Medicinal Chemistry7▲ 7.3×8 topics
  25. Archaeology7▲ 15×6 topics
  26. Biomaterials7▲ 8.7×6 topics
  27. Mediterranean6▲ 21×3 topics
  28. Tumor Targeting6▲ 10×3 topics
  29. Gene Therapy6▲ 9.2×3 topics
  30. Characterization6▲ 13×6 topics
  31. Adsorption6▲ 8.0×4 topics
  32. Bioimaging6▲ 7.3×6 topics
  33. Hydrogels6▲ 9.1×3 topics
  34. Raman Spectroscopy6▲ 8.5×6 topics
  35. Self-Assembled Monolayers5▲ 36×2 topics
  36. Molecular Imaging5▲ 19×4 topics
  37. Surface Chemistry5▲ 38×2 topics
  38. Hydrocolloids5▲ 20×2 topics
  39. Surfactants5▲ 16×2 topics
  40. Gene Silencing5▲ 15×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization, RNA Interference and Gene Delivery, Dendrimers and Hyperbranched Polymers and Surfactants and Colloidal Systems.

Advanced Polymer Synthes…9Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization: 9 fractional worksRNA Interference and Gen…5RNA Interference and Gene Delivery: 5 fractional worksDendrimers and Hyperbranched Polymers: 5 fractional worksSurfactants and Colloidal Systems: 5 fractional worksPolymer Surface Interaction Studies: 5 fractional worksNanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery: 4 fractional worksHydrogels: synthesis, pr…4Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications: 4 fractional worksAncient Mediterranean Archaeology and History: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Drug Delivery S…3Advanced Drug Delivery Systems: 3 fractional works
Organic ChemistryMolecular BiologyPolymers and PlasticsSurfaces, Coatings and Films5 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization Organic Chemistry 9 works
  2. 2 RNA Interference and Gene Delivery Molecular Biology 5 works
  3. 3 Dendrimers and Hyperbranched Polymers Polymers and Plastics 5 works
  4. 4 Surfactants and Colloidal Systems Organic Chemistry 5 works
  5. 5 Polymer Surface Interaction Studies Surfaces, Coatings and Films 5 works
  6. 6 Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery Biomaterials 4 works
  7. 7 Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications Molecular Medicine 4 works
  8. 8 Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History Archeology 4 works
  9. 9 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 3 works
  10. 10 Advanced Drug Delivery Systems Pharmaceutical Science 3 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% lower 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.

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