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University of Crete

In research, University of Crete stands highest in Medicine (#890 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#1,080 of 11,982 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#1,211 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Anthropology — Anthropology is 3.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,094
of 28,054 · #951 all time
Rank in Greece
#6
of 124
Research works
15k
▲ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
380k
24.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
world 28%

What is University of Crete 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
MedicineField #890 of 10,443 20.7%506 #1365
Health SciencesDomain #1,080 of 11,982 20.7%562 #1580
Physical SciencesDomain #1,211 of 12,888 16.6%760 #828
Social SciencesDomain #1,484 of 10,521 28.6%466 #1168
Life SciencesDomain #1,103 of 7,800 18.1%322 #1174
Social SciencesField #1,273 of 6,365 31.3%213 #1214
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #958 of 3,579 17.4%160 #1009
Computer ScienceField #1,725 of 4,667 20.3%151 #697
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,201 of 2,578 33.8%65 #1108
PsychologyField #1,084 of 2,181 30.0%105 #896

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Crete 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. Medicine#1,365 #890
  2. Health Sciences#1,580 #1,080
  3. Physical Sciences#828 #1,211
  4. Social Sciences#1,168 #1,484
  5. Life Sciences#1,174 #1,103
  6. Social Sciences#1,214 #1,273
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,009 #958
  8. Computer Science#697 #1,725
  9. Sociology and Political Science#1,108 #1,201
  10. Psychology#896 #1,084
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 University of Crete specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Anthropology takes 3.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. AnthropologySubfield · 20.9 works3.5×
← 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: 0.74× its world share, 75 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.42× its world share, 160 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.75× its world share, 37 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.32× its world share, 45 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.64× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.08× its world share, 8 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.58× its world share, 52 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.92× its world share, 151 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.22× its world share, 40 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.91× its world share, 18 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.41× its world share, 130 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.11× its world share, 116 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.05× its world share, 77 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.07× its world share, 51 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.46× its world share, 116 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.76× its world share, 42 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.25× its world share, 506 worksMedicineNursing: 0.89× its world share, 9 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.78× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.30× its world share, 79 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.36× its world share, 24 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.63× its world share, 13 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.69× its world share, 31 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.64× its world share, 105 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.80× its world share, 213 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Crete?

Ranked on the composite score, Miltiadis K. Tsilimbaris, P. Lambropoulos and Euripides G. Stephanou lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Crete.

  1. 1 Miltiadis K. Tsilimbaris Greece · #3,514 worldwide 2.8k citations · 64 works
  2. 2 P. Lambropoulos Greece · #12,580 worldwide 1.1k citations · 86 works
  3. 3 Euripides G. Stephanou Greece · #20,711 worldwide 879 citations · 41 works
  4. 4 Michail Kalogiannakis Greece · #21,760 worldwide 436 citations · 50 works
  5. 5 Vassilis Christophides Greece · #27,198 worldwide 456 citations · 56 works
  6. 6 Yannis Stylianou Greece · #39,332 worldwide 576 citations · 70 works
  7. 7 Stamatios Papadakis Greece · #43,638 worldwide 436 citations · 34 works
  8. 8 Maria Kanakidou Greece · #44,256 worldwide 767 citations · 58 works
  9. 9 Dimitrios T. Boumpas Greece · #47,831 worldwide 369 citations · 80 works
  10. 10 Xenofontas Dimitropoulos Greece · #62,235 worldwide 296 citations · 35 works
All ranked researchers at University of Crete

Which keywords describe research at University of Crete?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Evolution, Mortality, Biodiversity, Cardiovascular Disease, Oxidative Stress and Invasive Species.

▲ 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. Epidemiology125▲ 1.49×119 topics
  2. Inflammation67▲ 1.52×78 topics
  3. Climate Change54◆ 0.96×68 topics
  4. Machine Learning54▼ 0.78×63 topics
  5. Deep Learning52▼ 0.72×64 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress46▲ 1.34×51 topics
  7. Cardiovascular Disease41▲ 1.77×35 topics
  8. Cancer39▲ 1.39×51 topics
  9. Mental Health37▲ 1.18×35 topics
  10. Education36◆ 1.00×51 topics
  11. Biodiversity36▲ 2.3×21 topics
  12. Mortality33▲ 2.7×12 topics
  13. Diagnosis30▲ 1.53×38 topics
  14. Treatment30▲ 1.16×45 topics
  15. Depression28▲ 1.54×21 topics
  16. Invasive Species28▲ 3.1×16 topics
  17. Health Effects28▲ 2.2×19 topics
  18. Metabolic Syndrome26▲ 1.52×22 topics
  19. Evolution26▲ 4.9×13 topics
  20. Meta-Analysis25▲ 1.99×18 topics
  21. Insulin Resistance22▲ 2.3×10 topics
  22. Aging22▲ 1.95×15 topics
  23. Biogeography22▲ 4.0×18 topics
  24. Hypertension19▲ 3.1×15 topics
  25. Taxonomy17▲ 6.4×11 topics
  26. Demography16▲ 16×2 topics
  27. Late Antiquity16▲ 14×2 topics
  28. Morphology15▲ 4.2×7 topics
  29. Ancient Rome15▲ 22×1 topic
  30. Greek Literature15▲ 22×1 topic
  31. Phylogeny15▲ 4.7×14 topics
  32. Ecology14▲ 4.4×7 topics
  33. Obstructive Sleep Apnea14▲ 14×1 topic
  34. Sleep-Disordered Breathing14▲ 14×1 topic
  35. Optical Lattices13▲ 9.7×3 topics
  36. Environmental Exposure13▲ 5.8×3 topics
  37. Internet Use12▲ 7.2×3 topics
  38. Genetic Analysis12▲ 13×2 topics
  39. Black Holes12▲ 5.9×3 topics
  40. Coleoptera12▲ 28×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Crete publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Classical Antiquity Studies, Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research, Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research.

Classical Antiquity Stud…15Classical Antiquity Studies: 15 fractional worksObstructive Sleep Apnea …14Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research: 14 fractional worksSubterranean biodiversity and taxonomy: 10 fractional worksChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research: 9 fractional worksChild Development and Di…9Child Development and Digital Technology: 9 fractional worksMetal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications: 9 fractional worksEffects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals: 8 fractional worksColeoptera Taxonomy and …8Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution: 8 fractional worksSleep and related disorders: 8 fractional worksAquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior: 8 fractional works
AnthropologyPhysiologyPaleontologyPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine6 others

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

  1. 1 Classical Antiquity Studies Anthropology 15 works
  2. 2 Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research Physiology 14 works
  3. 3 Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy Paleontology 10 works
  4. 4 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 9 works
  5. 5 Child Development and Digital Technology Education 9 works
  6. 6 Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications Inorganic Chemistry 9 works
  7. 7 Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 8 works
  8. 8 Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 8 works
  9. 9 Sleep and related disorders Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 8 works
  10. 10 Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior Ecology 8 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 available44.7%not open55.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors36.6%domestic only63.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Crete's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% 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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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.