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University of Thessaly

In research, University of Thessaly stands highest in Health Sciences (#628 of 11,982 worldwide), Social Sciences (#683 of 10,521 worldwide) and Medicine (#1,006 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Insect Science, Biochemistry and Veterinary — Insect Science is 6.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,076
of 28,054 · #2,027 all time
Rank in Greece
#5
of 124
Research works
14k
▲ 59% vs 2013–17
Citations
277k
19.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is University of Thessaly 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
Health SciencesDomain #628 of 11,982 21.1%1,048 #1502
Social SciencesDomain #683 of 10,521 34.2%943 #984
MedicineField #1,006 of 10,443 20.5%900 #1897
Business, Management and AccountingField #260 of 2,578 40.8%124 #488
Social SciencesField #717 of 6,365 34.1%366 #1093
Physical SciencesDomain #1,470 of 12,888 19.5%1,426 #2438
Life SciencesDomain #1,020 of 7,800 26.1%751 #1999
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #491 of 3,409 31.0%407 #938
EngineeringField #958 of 6,636 19.2%526 #1298
Health ProfessionsField #382 of 1,928 27.8%99 #1043

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Thessaly 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. Health Sciences#1,502 #628
  2. Social Sciences#984 #683
  3. Medicine#1,897 #1,006
  4. Business, Management and Accounting#488 #260
  5. Social Sciences#1,093 #717
  6. Physical Sciences#2,438 #1,470
  7. Life Sciences#1,999 #1,020
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#938 #491
  9. Engineering#1,298 #958
  10. Health Professions#1,043 #382
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 Thessaly specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Insect Science takes 6.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Insect ScienceSubfield · 78.5 works6.7×
  2. BiochemistrySubfield · 32.9 works6.4×
  3. VeterinaryField · 21.1 works3.7×
  4. Developmental and Educational PsychologySubfield · 61.9 works3.2×
  5. Aquatic ScienceSubfield · 24.2 works3.2×
← 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: 2.06× its world share, 407 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.00× its world share, 223 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.23× its world share, 52 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.96× its world share, 65 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.32× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.39× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.47× its world share, 31 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.13× its world share, 366 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 36 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.90× its world share, 34 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.84× its world share, 526 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.18× its world share, 243 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.40× its world share, 58 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.97× its world share, 48 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.86× its world share, 80 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.21× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.90× its world share, 99 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.12× its world share, 900 worksMedicineNursing: 1.19× its world share, 24 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.73× its world share, 21 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.64× its world share, 77 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.92× its world share, 124 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.18× its world share, 48 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.29× its world share, 116 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.67× its world share, 213 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 366 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Thessaly?

Ranked on the composite score, Sofia Androudi, George Ntaios and Ioannis Pantazopoulos lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Thessaly.

  1. 1 Sofia Androudi Greece · #9,398 worldwide 3.7k citations · 48 works
  2. 2 George Ntaios Greece · #38,291 worldwide 390 citations · 47 works
  3. 3 Ioannis Pantazopoulos Greece · #45,960 worldwide 494 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 Ioannis S. Arvanitoyannis Greece · #50,361 worldwide 316 citations · 39 works
  5. 5 Angeliki Lazaridou Greece · #51,098 worldwide 333 citations · 31 works
  6. 6 Dimitrios Katsaros Greece · #51,274 worldwide 427 citations · 43 works
  7. 7 Leandros Tassiulas Greece · #51,336 worldwide 1.6k citations · 215 works
  8. 8 Alexios‐Fotios A. Mentis Greece · #56,878 worldwide 798 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 Nikolaos Katsoulas Greece · #87,939 worldwide 256 citations · 44 works
  10. 10 Athanasios Giannoukas Greece · #92,152 worldwide 172 citations · 40 works
All ranked researchers at University of Thessaly

Which keywords describe research at University of Thessaly?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Sustainability, Climate Change, Environmental Impact, Deep Learning, Phenolic Compounds, Machine Learning and Oxidative Stress.

▲ 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. Epidemiology211▲ 1.28×127 topics
  2. Sustainability153▲ 1.51×70 topics
  3. Climate Change147▲ 1.31×86 topics
  4. Deep Learning145◆ 1.01×69 topics
  5. Machine Learning138◆ 1.01×77 topics
  6. Environmental Impact117▲ 1.65×50 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress103▲ 1.51×55 topics
  8. Inflammation100◆ 1.15×78 topics
  9. Cardiovascular Disease74▲ 1.60×36 topics
  10. Public Health71▲ 1.18×45 topics
  11. Mental Health71▲ 1.16×38 topics
  12. Renewable Energy70▲ 1.17×40 topics
  13. Energy Efficiency64▲ 1.64×28 topics
  14. Risk Factors63▲ 1.38×35 topics
  15. Economic Growth63▲ 1.77×26 topics
  16. Internet of Things57▲ 1.58×17 topics
  17. Health Effects53▲ 2.1×21 topics
  18. Antioxidant Activity53▲ 1.99×25 topics
  19. Antioxidants52▲ 2.8×9 topics
  20. Phenolic Compounds50▲ 6.5×8 topics
  21. Physical Activity48▲ 2.4×11 topics
  22. Cancer Prevention48▲ 4.3×10 topics
  23. Gut Microbiota45▲ 3.1×7 topics
  24. Health Benefits43▲ 3.1×15 topics
  25. Waste Management43▲ 2.5×8 topics
  26. Polyphenols42▲ 5.8×6 topics
  27. Essential Oils42▲ 8.7×3 topics
  28. Flavonoids41▲ 3.8×8 topics
  29. Pest Management39▲ 11×5 topics
  30. Bioavailability36▲ 4.3×5 topics
  31. Immune System34▲ 3.4×8 topics
  32. Biopesticides33▲ 12×3 topics
  33. Nutritional Significance32▲ 4.8×3 topics
  34. Biological Control31▲ 4.9×9 topics
  35. Botanical Insecticides29▲ 18×1 topic
  36. Insect Control29▲ 18×1 topic
  37. Free Radicals28▲ 6.9×2 topics
  38. Consumer Acceptance27▲ 11×3 topics
  39. Dietary Supplements26▲ 7.5×1 topic
  40. Nutritional Composition24▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Thessaly publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Insect Pest Control Strategies, Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities, Insect Utilization and Effects and Insect and Pesticide Research.

Insect Pest Control Stra…29Insect Pest Control Strategies: 29 fractional worksPhytochemicals and Antio…26Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities: 26 fractional worksInsect Utilization and E…23Insect Utilization and Effects: 23 fractional worksInsect and Pesticide Res…21Insect and Pesticide Research: 21 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 18 fractional worksDiverse Aspects of Tourism Research: 17 fractional worksClassical Antiquity Stud…16Classical Antiquity Studies: 16 fractional worksSports injuries and prev…14Sports injuries and prevention: 14 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 13 fractional worksSports Performance and T…13Sports Performance and Training: 13 fractional works
Plant ScienceBiochemistryInsect ScienceComputer Networks and Communications4 others

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

  1. 1 Insect Pest Control Strategies Plant Science 29 works
  2. 2 Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities Biochemistry 26 works
  3. 3 Insect Utilization and Effects Insect Science 23 works
  4. 4 Insect and Pesticide Research Insect Science 21 works
  5. 5 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 18 works
  6. 6 Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research Sociology and Political Science 17 works
  7. 7 Classical Antiquity Studies Anthropology 16 works
  8. 8 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 14 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 13 works
  10. 10 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 13 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 available47.0%not open53.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.9%domestic only77.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Thessaly's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 59% 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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