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University of Macedonia

In research, University of Macedonia stands highest in Business, Management and Accounting (#215 of 2,578 worldwide), Social Sciences (#978 of 10,521 worldwide) and Information Systems (#278 of 1,291 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Computer Science Applications, General Economics, Econometrics and Finance and Management Information Systems — Computer Science Applications is 13.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,140
of 28,054 · #5,422 all time
Rank in Greece
#23
of 124
Research works
5.4k
▲ 32% vs 2013–17
Citations
85k
15.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
27.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is University of Macedonia 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
Business, Management and AccountingField #215 of 2,578 36.6%169 #627
Social SciencesDomain #978 of 10,521 28.4%710 #1278
Information SystemsSubfield #278 of 1,291 37.2%63 #319
Computer ScienceField #1,084 of 4,667 29.6%250 #940
Social SciencesField #1,551 of 6,365 25.1%241 #1392
Physical SciencesDomain #4,497 of 12,888 28.1%391 #5318
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #636 of 1,775 29.7%125 #766
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,189 of 2,578 26.0%83 #867
EngineeringField #3,239 of 6,636 23.5%94 #4500
Economics and EconometricsSubfield #656 of 1,272 31.5%78 #828

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Macedonia 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. Business, Management and Accounting#627 #215
  2. Social Sciences#1,278 #978
  3. Information Systems#319 #278
  4. Computer Science#940 #1,084
  5. Social Sciences#1,392 #1,551
  6. Physical Sciences#5,318 #4,497
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#766 #636
  8. Sociology and Political Science#867 #1,189
  9. Engineering#4,500 #3,239
  10. Economics and Econometrics#828 #656
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 Macedonia specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Computer Science Applications takes 13.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Computer Science ApplicationsSubfield · 39.4 works13×
  2. General Economics, Econometrics and FinanceSubfield · 24.3 works8.0×
  3. Management Information SystemsSubfield · 39.4 works8.0×
  4. Management Science and Operations ResearchSubfield · 41.3 works7.0×
  5. Developmental and Educational PsychologySubfield · 36.0 works6.6×
  6. FinanceSubfield · 23.4 works6.4×
← 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: 0.17× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.06× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.08× its world share, 21 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.68× its world share, 250 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.41× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.52× its world share, 94 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.43× its world share, 26 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.33× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.21× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.82× its world share, 26 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 37 worksMedicineNursing: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.73× its world share, 26 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4.36× its world share, 169 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.66× its world share, 54 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.88× its world share, 125 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.61× its world share, 96 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.58× its world share, 241 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 4.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Macedonia?

Ranked on the composite score, Efthimios Tambouris, Maria Dimitriou and Vassilios Peristeras lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Macedonia.

  1. 1 Efthimios Tambouris Greece · #82,059 worldwide 143 citations · 59 works
  2. 2 Maria Dimitriou Greece · #114,439 worldwide 266 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Vassilios Peristeras Greece · #139,205 worldwide 135 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Konstantinos Tarabanis Greece · #148,366 worldwide 271 citations · 71 works
  5. 5 Anthony Montgomery Greece · #168,969 worldwide 226 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 Anastasios A. Economides Greece · #185,822 worldwide 294 citations · 73 works
  7. 7 Ioannis Konstantaras Greece · #204,244 worldwide 212 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Katerina Gotzamani Greece · #237,263 worldwide 176 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Aparnaa Somanathan Greece · #292,706 worldwide 94 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Alexander Chatzigeorgiou Greece · #302,388 worldwide 219 citations · 56 works
All ranked researchers at University of Macedonia

Which keywords describe research at University of Macedonia?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Economic Growth, Supply Chain Management, Innovation, Educational Technology, Monetary Policy, Internet of Things, Motivation and Machine Learning.

▲ 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. Machine Learning67▲ 1.71×55 topics
  2. Economic Growth58▲ 5.7×22 topics
  3. Educational Technology55▲ 3.9×24 topics
  4. Supply Chain Management55▲ 4.9×17 topics
  5. Innovation53▲ 4.2×27 topics
  6. Deep Learning53▲ 1.29×49 topics
  7. Sustainability49▲ 1.67×49 topics
  8. Globalization48▲ 2.0×50 topics
  9. Education46▲ 2.2×33 topics
  10. Social Media42▲ 2.5×22 topics
  11. Internet of Things42▲ 4.0×14 topics
  12. Big Data41▲ 3.7×18 topics
  13. Artificial Intelligence33▲ 2.0×24 topics
  14. Motivation33▲ 6.6×10 topics
  15. Monetary Policy33▲ 11×8 topics
  16. Technology32▲ 5.1×7 topics
  17. Healthcare32▲ 2.4×15 topics
  18. Student Engagement32▲ 6.6×9 topics
  19. E-Learning30▲ 2.5×10 topics
  20. Social Capital29▲ 4.6×15 topics
  21. Energy Efficiency28▲ 2.4×15 topics
  22. Learning Outcomes28▲ 5.3×4 topics
  23. Consumer Behavior24▲ 3.2×15 topics
  24. Knowledge Management24▲ 3.5×13 topics
  25. Neoliberalism22▲ 5.2×13 topics
  26. Informal Learning22▲ 14×5 topics
  27. Learning Analytics20▲ 14×2 topics
  28. Intrinsic Motivation20▲ 14×4 topics
  29. Productivity Growth19▲ 38×2 topics
  30. Structural Change18▲ 22×2 topics
  31. Educational Games17▲ 14×2 topics
  32. Human-Robot Interaction17▲ 14×3 topics
  33. Gamification16▲ 8.7×2 topics
  34. Digital Games16▲ 23×1 topic
  35. Game-Based Learning16▲ 23×1 topic
  36. Financial Crisis16▲ 12×7 topics
  37. Educational Projects15▲ 28×1 topic
  38. Remote Learning15▲ 28×1 topic
  39. Panel Data Analysis15▲ 8.0×3 topics
  40. Financial Development15▲ 8.2×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Macedonia publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Educational Games and Gamification, E-Learning and Knowledge Management, Efficiency Analysis Using DEA and Blockchain Technology Applications and Security.

Educational Games and Ga…16Educational Games and Gamification: 16 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge…15E-Learning and Knowledge Management: 15 fractional worksEfficiency Analysis Using DEA: 14 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 13 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 11 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 10 fractional worksAugmented Reality Applications: 10 fractional worksOnline Learning and Anal…10Online Learning and Analytics: 10 fractional worksAutism Spectrum Disorder Research: 10 fractional worksDigital Transformation in Industry: 10 fractional works
Developmental and Educational PsychologyComputer Science ApplicationsManagement Science and Operations ResearchInformation Systems5 others

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

  1. 1 Educational Games and Gamification Developmental and Educational Psychology 16 works
  2. 2 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 15 works
  3. 3 Efficiency Analysis Using DEA Management Science and Operations Research 14 works
  4. 4 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 13 works
  5. 5 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 11 works
  6. 6 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 10 works
  7. 7 Augmented Reality Applications Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 10 works
  8. 8 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 10 works
  9. 9 Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Cognitive Neuroscience 10 works
  10. 10 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 10 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 available36.9%not open63.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.8%domestic only84.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Macedonia's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 32% 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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