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Cyprus' Top 2% Scientists 2020: Career-Long List

Cyprus has 56 scientists on the 2020 career-long Top 2% list. That places Cyprus 49th in the world by number of listed scientists. University of Cyprus has the most listed scientists (26), followed by Cyprus University of Technology (11).

Single Year
64
First year listed
Career Data
56
First year listed
World rank by count
#49
First year listed
Institutes
9
First year listed

Scientists in Cyprus on the list, by year

Career-long list, change on the previous year
2021+14.3%
2022+10.9%
2023+14.1%
2024+13.6%
2025+22.8%
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YearSingle YearChangeCareer DataChange
20206456
202185+32.8%64+14.3%
202292+8.2%71+10.9%
202396+4.3%81+14.1%
2024108+12.5%92+13.6%
2025142+31.5%113+22.8%

Institutes in Cyprus

By number of listed scientists

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  1. 1University of Cyprus26
  2. 2Cyprus University of Technology11
  3. 3University of Nicosia8
  4. 4Yakin Doğu Üniversitesi4
  5. 5Open University of Cyprus3
  6. 6AAI Scientific Cultural Services Ltd.1
  7. 7Cyprus Energy Regulatory Authority1
  8. 8Postgraduate Research Institute of Science, Technology, Environment and Medicine Limassol1
  9. 9The Cyprus Institute1

All 56 scientists

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Rank in Cyprus World rank Scientist Institute Sub-field Rank in sub-field
1 2,184 Cyprus University of Technology Energy Rank 13
2 5,374 University of Nicosia Cardiovascular System & Hematology Rank 283
3 11,688 University of Cyprus Industrial Engineering & Automation Rank 74
4 17,091 Open University of Cyprus Education Rank 54
5 17,783 Yakin Doğu Üniversitesi Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry Rank 64
6 27,033 University of Nicosia Psychiatry Rank 645
7 30,448 University of Cyprus Marketing Rank 46
8 33,624 University of Cyprus Networking & Telecommunications Rank 280
9 52,826 University of Nicosia Econometrics Rank 51
10 62,349 Postgraduate Research Institute of Science, Technology, Environment and Medicine Limassol Immunology Rank 1,863
11 71,808 University of Cyprus Accounting Rank 47
12 73,758 University of Nicosia Applied Mathematics Rank 169
13 74,318 Cyprus Energy Regulatory Authority Energy Rank 785
14 75,618 University of Cyprus Oncology & Carcinogenesis Rank 3,245
15 79,716 University of Cyprus Surgery Rank 693
16 83,820 The Cyprus Institute Nuclear & Particle Physics Rank 1,342
17 84,972 University of Cyprus Applied Physics Rank 2,193
18 87,208 Cyprus University of Technology Applied Physics Rank 2,259
19 87,889 University of Cyprus Numerical & Computational Mathematics Rank 140
20 96,975 University of Cyprus Nuclear & Particle Physics Rank 1,591
21 97,671 Cyprus University of Technology Logistics & Transportation Rank 108
22 99,570 Cyprus University of Technology Food Science Rank 405
23 105,842 University of Cyprus Industrial Engineering & Automation Rank 746
24 109,274 Yakin Doğu Üniversitesi Analytical Chemistry Rank 848
25 110,350 University of Cyprus Polymers Rank 998
26 114,013 University of Cyprus Environmental Sciences Rank 654
27 116,790 Cyprus University of Technology Geological & Geomatics Engineering Rank 440
28 116,882 University of Cyprus Physical Chemistry Rank 447
29 123,568 AAI Scientific Cultural Services Ltd. Neurology & Neurosurgery Rank 7,886
30 124,311 Cyprus University of Technology Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing Rank 2,019
31 141,320 University of Cyprus Education Rank 747
32 158,859 University of Nicosia Otorhinolaryngology Rank 517
33 165,477 University of Cyprus Education Rank 885
34 166,644 University of Cyprus Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry Rank 1,169
35 168,037 Open University of Cyprus Environmental Sciences Rank 1,049
36 169,918 University of Cyprus Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing Rank 2,769
37 172,120 University of Cyprus Education Rank 944
38 173,154 Cyprus University of Technology Horticulture Rank 40
39 174,392 University of Nicosia Mycology & Parasitology Rank 389
40 178,040 University of Nicosia Logistics & Transportation Rank 259
41 185,149 Cyprus University of Technology Energy Rank 2,222
42 188,189 University of Cyprus Polymers Rank 1,726
43 188,275 University of Cyprus Geological & Geomatics Engineering Rank 754
44 190,496 Yakin Doğu Üniversitesi Energy Rank 2,295
45 202,159 Open University of Cyprus Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing Rank 3,338
46 209,584 University of Cyprus Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing Rank 3,483
47 220,026 Yakin Doğu Üniversitesi Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry Rank 1,207
48 232,056 University of Cyprus Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing Rank 3,864
49 233,971 University of Nicosia Networking & Telecommunications Rank 2,295
50 240,416 Cyprus University of Technology Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing Rank 4,007
51 242,496 University of Cyprus Networking & Telecommunications Rank 2,385
52 266,195 University of Cyprus Building & Construction Rank 562
53 289,592 Cyprus University of Technology Optoelectronics & Photonics Rank 1,390
54 302,618 University of Cyprus Religions & Theology Rank 50
55 315,029 University of Cyprus Industrial Engineering & Automation Rank 2,188
56 453,642 Cyprus University of Technology Optoelectronics & Photonics Rank 2,432
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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 career-long list, University of Cyprus has the most listed scientists from Cyprus, with 26. It is followed by Cyprus University of Technology with 11.

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.