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University of Nicosia

In research, University of Nicosia stands highest in Social Sciences (#764 of 10,521 worldwide), Health Sciences (#1,264 of 11,982 worldwide) and Business, Management and Accounting (#376 of 2,578 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Marketing — Experimental and Cognitive Psychology is 4.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,021
of 28,054 · #3,886 all time
Rank in Cyprus
#5
of 25
Research works
3.9k
▲ 123% vs 2013–17
Citations
53k
13.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
31.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is University of Nicosia 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 #764 of 10,521 39.2%569 #985
Health SciencesDomain #1,264 of 11,982 23.0%401 #2595
Business, Management and AccountingField #376 of 2,578 52.7%103 #328
Social SciencesField #932 of 6,365 35.8%238 #1341
MedicineField #1,786 of 10,443 22.2%341 #3575
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #646 of 2,578 30.1%86 #991
Life SciencesDomain #2,184 of 7,800 28.8%139 #5217
Computer ScienceField #1,643 of 4,667 37.5%138 #2482
Physical SciencesDomain #4,665 of 12,888 29.7%334 #6236
EngineeringField #2,941 of 6,636 26.5%99 #4096

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Nicosia 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#985 #764
  2. Health Sciences#2,595 #1,264
  3. Business, Management and Accounting#328 #376
  4. Social Sciences#1,341 #932
  5. Medicine#3,575 #1,786
  6. Sociology and Political Science#991 #646
  7. Life Sciences#5,217 #2,184
  8. Computer Science#2,482 #1,643
  9. Physical Sciences#6,236 #4,665
  10. Engineering#4,096 #2,941
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 Nicosia specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology takes 4.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Experimental and Cognitive PsychologySubfield · 29.5 works4.3×
  2. MarketingSubfield · 21.4 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: 0.30× its world share, 20 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.90× its world share, 69 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.04× its world share, 15 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.20× its world share, 28 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.22× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.28× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.23× its world share, 138 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.76× its world share, 10 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.46× its world share, 99 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.65× its world share, 46 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 7 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.55× its world share, 9 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.27× its world share, 9 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.25× its world share, 48 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.23× its world share, 341 worksMedicineNursing: 1.09× its world share, 8 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.19× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.14× its world share, 47 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.22× its world share, 103 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.81× its world share, 25 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.30× its world share, 40 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.64× its world share, 116 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.30× its world share, 238 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Nicosia?

Ranked on the composite score, Alkis Thrassou, Michael Christofi and Lucy Avraamidou lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Nicosia.

  1. 1 Alkis Thrassou · #120,442 worldwide 425 citations · 61 works
  2. 2 Michael Christofi · #131,368 worldwide 301 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Lucy Avraamidou · #137,211 worldwide 191 citations · 44 works
  4. 4 Cyprus · #163,605 worldwide 89 citations · 42 works
  5. 5 Charalambos Vrasidas · #241,675 worldwide 94 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Mark J. M. Sullman · #258,607 worldwide 225 citations · 43 works
  7. 7 Demetris Vrontis · #304,060 worldwide 677 citations · 161 works
  8. 8 Vasilios Tanos · #325,452 worldwide 117 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Panayiotis Angelides · #363,873 worldwide 81 citations · 34 works
  10. 10 Christina Hajisoteriou · #365,600 worldwide 65 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at University of Nicosia

Which keywords describe research at University of Nicosia?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Healthcare, Internet of Things, Social Media, Big Data, Supply Chain Management, Sustainability and Mental Health.

▲ 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. Epidemiology88▲ 1.54×112 topics
  2. Machine Learning52◆ 1.10×62 topics
  3. Healthcare48▲ 3.0×23 topics
  4. Sustainability47▲ 1.35×58 topics
  5. Deep Learning41▼ 0.83×60 topics
  6. Social Media40▲ 1.93×26 topics
  7. Mental Health39▲ 1.83×34 topics
  8. Internet of Things37▲ 2.9×15 topics
  9. Supply Chain Management34▲ 2.5×17 topics
  10. Big Data33▲ 2.5×20 topics
  11. Globalization33▲ 1.16×52 topics
  12. Inflammation31◆ 1.04×64 topics
  13. Public Health30▲ 1.43×44 topics
  14. Artificial Intelligence30▲ 1.50×33 topics
  15. Education29▲ 1.17×40 topics
  16. Quality of Life28▲ 1.33×48 topics
  17. Depression26▲ 2.1×22 topics
  18. Treatment26▲ 1.51×44 topics
  19. Pandemic25▲ 1.63×13 topics
  20. Cardiovascular Disease25▲ 1.56×31 topics
  21. Social Capital24▲ 3.1×12 topics
  22. Consumer Behavior24▲ 2.6×13 topics
  23. Diagnosis24▲ 1.76×34 topics
  24. Security23▲ 2.5×17 topics
  25. Privacy20▲ 4.8×7 topics
  26. Decentralization19▲ 6.1×3 topics
  27. Entrepreneurship18▲ 3.3×14 topics
  28. Smart Contracts18▲ 7.8×2 topics
  29. Blockchain18▲ 5.1×1 topic
  30. Cryptocurrencies18▲ 8.7×1 topic
  31. Well-being18▲ 3.2×12 topics
  32. Student Engagement16▲ 2.8×10 topics
  33. Smart Cities15▲ 4.0×7 topics
  34. European Union14▲ 4.3×12 topics
  35. Social Cognition14▲ 5.8×8 topics
  36. Identity Construction12▲ 17×3 topics
  37. Peacebuilding12▲ 13×5 topics
  38. User-Generated Content11▲ 5.8×2 topics
  39. Consumer Engagement11▲ 6.0×1 topic
  40. Human Behavior10▲ 15×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Nicosia publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Blockchain Technology Applications and Security, Digital Marketing and Social Media, Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior and Cyprus History, Politics, Society.

Blockchain Technology Applications and Security: 18 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 11 fractional worksEvolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior: 9 fractional worksCyprus History, Politics, Society: 9 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 9 fractional worksConsumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification: 8 fractional worksContemporary and Histori…7Contemporary and Historical Greek Studies: 7 fractional worksInnovations in Medical E…6Innovations in Medical Education: 6 fractional worksPhonetics and Phonology …6Phonetics and Phonology Research: 6 fractional worksFinTech, Crowdfunding, D…6FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance: 6 fractional works
Information SystemsSociology and Political ScienceExperimental and Cognitive PsychologyComputer Networks and Communications3 others

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

  1. 1 Blockchain Technology Applications and SecurityInformation Systems 18 works
  2. 2 Digital Marketing and Social MediaSociology and Political Science 11 works
  3. 3 Evolutionary Psychology and Human BehaviorExperimental and Cognitive Psychology 9 works
  4. 4 Cyprus History, Politics, SocietySociology and Political Science 9 works
  5. 5 IoT and Edge/Fog ComputingComputer Networks and Communications 9 works
  6. 6 Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and IdentificationMarketing 8 works
  7. 7 Contemporary and Historical Greek StudiesSociology and Political Science 7 works
  8. 8 Innovations in Medical EducationPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 6 works
  9. 9 Phonetics and Phonology ResearchExperimental and Cognitive Psychology 6 works
  10. 10 FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital FinanceManagement Information Systems 6 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 available45.7%not open54.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors41.1%domestic only58.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Nicosia's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 123% 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.

Other research institutions in Nicosia

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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.