Cyprus' Top 2% Scientists 2020

Cyprus has 64 scientists on the 2020 single-year Top 2% list. That places Cyprus 54th in the world by number of listed scientists. University of Cyprus has the most listed scientists (26), followed by Cyprus University of Technology (18).

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#54

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Scientists in Cyprus on the list, by year

Single-year list, change on the previous year

2021+32.8%

2022+8.2%

2023+4.3%

2024+12.5%

2025+31.5%

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Year	Single Year	Change	Career Data	Change
2020	64		56
2021	85	+32.8%	64	+14.3%
2022	92	+8.2%	71	+10.9%
2023	96	+4.3%	81	+14.1%
2024	108	+12.5%	92	+13.6%
2025	142	+31.5%	113	+22.8%

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Rank in Cyprus	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	410	KS Kalogirou, Soteris	Cyprus University of Technology	Energy	Rank 11
2	3,164	ZM Zembylas, Michalinos	Open University of Cyprus	Education	Rank 24
3	8,170	PM Polycarpou, Marios M.	University of Cyprus	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 93
4	8,465	KI Krikidis, Ioannis	University of Cyprus	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 82
5	8,679	ST Stylianopoulos, Triantafyllos	University of Cyprus	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 321
6	9,690	LL Leonidou, Leonidas C.	University of Cyprus	Marketing	Rank 48
7	17,646	MS Makridakis, Spyros	University of Nicosia	Econometrics	Rank 41
8	17,914	FD Fatta-Kassinos, Despo	University of Cyprus	Environmental Sciences	Rank 185
9	21,985	PA Poullikkas, Andreas	Cyprus Energy Regulatory Authority	Energy	Rank 442
10	27,508	VN Vafeas, Nikos	University of Cyprus	Accounting	Rank 47
11	28,184	Fanti, Kostas A.	University of Cyprus	Developmental & Child Psychology	Rank 259
12	31,160	NA Nicolaides, Andrew N.	University of Nicosia	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 910
13	37,427	SM Sullman, Mark	University of Nicosia	Logistics & Transportation	Rank 97
14	47,916	ZZ Zacharia, Zacharias C.	University of Cyprus	Education	Rank 399
15	53,682	PP Panayides, Photis	Cyprus University of Technology	Logistics & Transportation	Rank 159
16	57,612	Tzortzakis, Nikolaos	Cyprus University of Technology	Horticulture	Rank 7
17	62,228	DD Drikakis, Dimitris	University of Nicosia	Applied Mathematics	Rank 189
18	64,008	HC Hadjicostis, Christoforos N.	University of Cyprus	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 666
19	65,478	DM Davidson, Michael	University of Nicosia	Psychiatry	Rank 1,151
20	69,011	PG Petrikkos, Georgios I.	-	Microbiology	Rank 1,456
21	71,093	ZA Zorpas, Antonis A.	Open University of Cyprus	Environmental Sciences	Rank 823
22	71,811	YY Yildirim, Yakup	Yakin Dogu Üniversitesi	Optics	Rank 358
23	74,064	KA Karageorghis, Andreas	University of Cyprus	Numerical & Computational Mathematics	Rank 173
24	75,048	AI Anastopoulos, Ioannis	University of Cyprus	Chemical Physics	Rank 1,190
25	79,206	PP Papanastasiou, Panos	University of Cyprus	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 596
26	83,486	HM Hosseini, Mir Ghasem	Yakin Dogu Üniversitesi	Energy	Rank 1,840
27	85,737	MI Michael-Kordatou, I.	University of Cyprus	Environmental Engineering	Rank 552
28	87,268	OA Othonos, Andreas	University of Cyprus	Applied Physics	Rank 1,963
29	91,918	Vrontis, Demetris	University of Nicosia	Business & Management	Rank 1,704
30	92,354	CC Charalambous, Charalambos Y.	University of Cyprus	Education	Rank 791
31	94,462	GC Georgalas, Christos	University of Nicosia	Otorhinolaryngology	Rank 150
32	95,401	CG Constantinides, Georgios	Cyprus University of Technology	Materials	Rank 1,844
33	95,508	PE Papastavrou, Evridiki	Cyprus University of Technology	Nursing	Rank 205
34	97,619	CS Chatzis, Sotirios	Cyprus University of Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,426
35	101,529	TS Timotheou, S.	University of Cyprus	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 1,127
36	105,668	AA Agapiou, Athos	Cyprus University of Technology	Optoelectronics & Photonics	Rank 310
37	110,843	AC Alexandrou, Constantia	University of Cyprus	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 1,293
38	111,192	KP Kyriakidis, Phaedon	Cyprus University of Technology	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 830
39	114,107	CN Cavus, Nadire	Yakin Dogu Üniversitesi	Education	Rank 993
40	114,636	Angeli, Charoula	University of Cyprus	Education	Rank 996
41	115,833	FA Farmaki, Anna	Cyprus University of Technology	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 360
42	116,346	PP Papageorgis, Panagiotis	European University Cyprus	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 4,057
43	117,047	ZT Zachariadis, Theodoros	Cyprus University of Technology	Energy	Rank 2,659
44	117,250	GS Georgiou, Stelios N.	University of Cyprus	Education	Rank 1,023
45	117,777	LA Lanitis, Andreas	Cyprus University of Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,893
46	122,728	KP Karanis, Panagiotis	University of Nicosia	Mycology & Parasitology	Rank 187
47	130,403	SS Spyrou, Spyros	European University Cyprus	Social Work	Rank 75
48	130,844	AR Aliev, R. A.	Yakin Dogu Üniversitesi	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3,176
49	131,128	EA Efstathiou, Angelos M.	University of Cyprus	Physical Chemistry	Rank 767
50	131,528	HD Hadjimitsis, Diofantos G.	Cyprus University of Technology	Optoelectronics & Photonics	Rank 393
51	135,057	KL Kyriakides, Leonidas	University of Cyprus	Education	Rank 1,163
52	135,406	Dervenis, Christos	University of Cyprus	Surgery	Rank 785
53	138,934	DC Deltas, Constantinos	University of Cyprus	Genetics & Heredity	Rank 521
54	146,159	AS Antoniou, Stavros A.	European University Cyprus	Surgery	Rank 883
55	148,766	FV Fotopoulos, Vasileios	Cyprus University of Technology	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 2,226
56	159,681	LC Loizou, Christos	Cyprus University of Technology	Biomedical Engineering	Rank 909
57	176,565	PG Pallis, George	University of Cyprus	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 4,228
58	185,403	GG Georghiou, George E.	University of Cyprus	Applied Physics	Rank 4,481
59	222,192	CA Charalambous, Andreas	Cyprus University of Technology	Nursing	Rank 642
60	236,944	SJ Sahalos, John N.	University of Nicosia	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 2,832
61	474,184	KK Kalli, Kyriacos	Cyprus University of Technology	Optoelectronics & Photonics	Rank 1,876
62	486,760	TK Themistocleous, Kyriacos	Cyprus University of Technology	Optoelectronics & Photonics	Rank 1,933
63	505,260	RV Roudometof, Victor	University of Cyprus	Religions & Theology	Rank 70
64	681,685	TA Theodosiou, Antreas	Cyprus University of Technology	Optoelectronics & Photonics	Rank 2,955
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Cyprus are in the 2020 Stanford Top 2% list?

64 scientists affiliated with Cyprus are on the 2020 single-year list, and 56 are on the career-long list.

Which institute in Cyprus has the most Top 2% scientists?

On the 2020 single-year list, University of Cyprus has the most listed scientists from Cyprus, with 26. It is followed by Cyprus University of Technology with 18.

What is the difference between the single-year and career-long lists?

The single-year list ranks scientists on the citations their work received in one year. The career-long list ranks them on citations across their whole career. Both lists are published every year, and a scientist can be on one, both or neither.

What is the official source of this data?

The rankings come from the science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators published by Ioannidis et al. in the Elsevier Data Repository, updated every year. TOPSCINET, an independent platform, organises that data by country, year, institute and field, so you can compare and explore it.