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University of Cyprus

In research, University of Cyprus stands highest in Social Sciences (#899 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#865 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#2,113 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Archeology and Computer Networks and Communications — Archeology is 4.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,816
of 28,054 · #1,785 all time
Rank in Cyprus
#4
of 25
Research works
13k
▲ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
252k
19.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is University of Cyprus 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
Social SciencesDomain #899 of 10,521 25.9%967 #728
Social SciencesField #865 of 6,365 28.4%448 #685
Physical SciencesDomain #2,113 of 12,888 17.5%1,343 #1796
Health SciencesDomain #2,011 of 11,982 20.8%321 #2760
EngineeringField #1,143 of 6,636 17.0%612 #1123
MedicineField #2,251 of 10,443 21.8%269 #2838
Life SciencesDomain #1,907 of 7,800 22.7%188 #3214
Computer ScienceField #1,204 of 4,667 18.9%330 #951
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #740 of 2,578 27.0%152 #817
Business, Management and AccountingField #751 of 2,578 27.2%84 #737

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Cyprus 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. Social Sciences#728 #899
  2. Social Sciences#685 #865
  3. Physical Sciences#1,796 #2,113
  4. Health Sciences#2,760 #2,011
  5. Engineering#1,123 #1,143
  6. Medicine#2,838 #2,251
  7. Life Sciences#3,214 #1,907
  8. Computer Science#951 #1,204
  9. Sociology and Political Science#817 #740
  10. Business, Management and Accounting#737 #751
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 Cyprus specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Archeology takes 4.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ArcheologySubfield · 41.3 works4.9×
  2. Computer Networks and CommunicationsSubfield · 89.5 works3.6×
← 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: 0.24× its world share, 32 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.59× its world share, 89 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.56× its world share, 16 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.02× its world share, 47 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.39× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.01× its world share, 10 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.99× its world share, 44 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.51× its world share, 330 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 36 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.10× its world share, 29 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.45× its world share, 612 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.75× its world share, 106 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.60× its world share, 59 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.70× its world share, 56 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.99× its world share, 62 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.64× its world share, 9 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.53× its world share, 39 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.50× its world share, 269 worksMedicineNursing: 0.23× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.15× its world share, 175 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.92× its world share, 84 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.29× its world share, 35 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.31× its world share, 79 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.70× its world share, 146 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.26× its world share, 448 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 2.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Cyprus?

Ranked on the composite score, Andreas Savvides, Haridimos Tsoukas and Marios M. Polycarpou lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Cyprus.

  1. 1 Andreas Savvides Cyprus · #9,184 worldwide 769 citations · 60 works
  2. 2 Haridimos Tsoukas Cyprus · #13,898 worldwide 843 citations · 49 works
  3. 3 Marios M. Polycarpou Cyprus · #18,377 worldwide 1.3k citations · 151 works
  4. 4 Despo Fatta‐Kassinos Cyprus · #35,933 worldwide 832 citations · 35 works
  5. 5 Lenos Trigeorgis Cyprus · #42,682 worldwide 404 citations · 39 works
  6. 6 Antonis Kakas Cyprus · #45,187 worldwide 269 citations · 49 works
  7. 7 George Pallis Cyprus · #51,912 worldwide 362 citations · 38 works
  8. 8 Zacharias C. Zacharia Cyprus · #62,004 worldwide 309 citations · 29 works
  9. 9 Leonidas C. Leonidou Cyprus · #67,322 worldwide 352 citations · 32 works
  10. 10 Elias Kyriakides Cyprus · #78,950 worldwide 392 citations · 57 works
All ranked researchers at University of Cyprus

Which keywords describe research at University of Cyprus?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Energy Efficiency, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Renewable Energy, Globalization, Energy Management, Smart Grid and Sensor Networks.

▲ 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. Deep Learning131▲ 1.36×71 topics
  2. Machine Learning125▲ 1.35×74 topics
  3. Renewable Energy90▲ 2.2×37 topics
  4. Energy Efficiency84▲ 3.2×28 topics
  5. Globalization83▲ 1.50×64 topics
  6. Neural Networks58▲ 1.34×32 topics
  7. Mental Health46◆ 1.12×33 topics
  8. Smart Grid42▲ 3.9×9 topics
  9. Colonialism37▲ 2.8×20 topics
  10. Neoliberalism37▲ 3.7×17 topics
  11. Sensor Networks35▲ 5.0×5 topics
  12. Energy Management34▲ 7.1×3 topics
  13. Cultural Heritage32▲ 2.1×18 topics
  14. European Union32▲ 5.0×12 topics
  15. Nationalism31▲ 2.4×18 topics
  16. Artificial Neural Networks30▲ 2.2×8 topics
  17. Cultural Exchange27▲ 7.4×8 topics
  18. Peacebuilding27▲ 15×4 topics
  19. Multi-Agent Systems26▲ 4.9×6 topics
  20. Identity Construction24▲ 17×4 topics
  21. Anomaly Detection24▲ 2.9×5 topics
  22. Game Theory23▲ 4.7×6 topics
  23. Wireless Communications22▲ 4.5×5 topics
  24. Wireless Power Transfer22▲ 8.1×2 topics
  25. Wireless Networks21▲ 4.9×9 topics
  26. Intelligent Transportation Systems20▲ 4.9×3 topics
  27. Mediation20▲ 33×2 topics
  28. Archaeology20▲ 5.3×9 topics
  29. Cyprus Conflict20▲ 217×1 topic
  30. Intercultural Education20▲ 9.0×1 topic
  31. Mediterranean19▲ 7.3×4 topics
  32. Traffic Flow18▲ 6.1×2 topics
  33. Attack Detection17▲ 9.3×2 topics
  34. Late Antiquity17▲ 11×2 topics
  35. Demand Response17▲ 6.5×1 topic
  36. Electricity Markets17▲ 6.5×1 topic
  37. Information Transfer17▲ 8.9×1 topic
  38. Wireless Energy Harvesting17▲ 8.9×1 topic
  39. Event-Triggered Control16▲ 8.8×2 topics
  40. Perception16▲ 8.4×4 topics

Which research topics does University of Cyprus publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cyprus History, Politics, Society, Smart Grid Energy Management, Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks and Smart Grid Security and Resilience.

Cyprus History, Politics…20Cyprus History, Politics, Society: 20 fractional worksSmart Grid Energy Manage…17Smart Grid Energy Management: 17 fractional worksEnergy Harvesting in Wireless Networks: 17 fractional worksSmart Grid Security and Resilience: 14 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Optimization: 14 fractional worksBuilding Energy and Comfort Optimization: 14 fractional worksAdvanced MIMO Systems Optimization: 13 fractional worksClassical Antiquity Stud…13Classical Antiquity Studies: 13 fractional worksDistributed Control Multi-Agent Systems: 12 fractional worksByzantine Studies and History: 12 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceElectrical and Electronic EngineeringControl and Systems EngineeringBuilding and Construction3 others

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

  1. 1 Cyprus History, Politics, Society Sociology and Political Science 20 works
  2. 2 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 17 works
  3. 3 Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks Electrical and Electronic Engineering 17 works
  4. 4 Smart Grid Security and Resilience Control and Systems Engineering 14 works
  5. 5 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 14 works
  6. 6 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 14 works
  7. 7 Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization Electrical and Electronic Engineering 13 works
  8. 8 Classical Antiquity Studies Anthropology 13 works
  9. 9 Distributed Control Multi-Agent Systems Computer Networks and Communications 12 works
  10. 10 Byzantine Studies and History Classics 12 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 available40.2%not open59.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.7%domestic only64.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Cyprus's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% higher 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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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.