Cyprus' Top 2% Scientists 2022

Cyprus has 92 scientists on the 2022 single-year Top 2% list, up 8.2% from 85 in 2021. That places Cyprus 58th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 2 places. University of Cyprus has the most listed scientists (30), followed by Cyprus University of Technology (18).

Single Year

+7 (+8.2%) vs 2021

Career Data

+7 (+10.9%) vs 2021

World rank by count

#58

down 2 places vs 2021

Institutes

+3 (+15.8%) vs 2021

Scientists in Cyprus on the list, by year

The single-year count has grown 44% since 2020.

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%

Top 10 institutes in Cyprus

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Rank in Cyprus	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	416	KS Kalogirou, S.	Cyprus University of Technology	Energy	Rank 11
2	2,284	ZM Zembylas, Michalinos	Open University of Cyprus	Education	Rank 16
3	2,872	KO Karatepe, Osman M.	Eastern Mediterranean University	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 10
4	5,977	MS Makridakis, Spyros	University of Nicosia	Econometrics	Rank 15
5	6,581	ST Stylianopoulos, Triantafyllos	University of Cyprus	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 246
6	14,146	LL Leonidou, Leonidas C.	University of Cyprus	Marketing	Rank 71
7	14,433	PM Polycarpou, Marios	University of Cyprus	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 131
8	17,767	FD Fatta-Kassinos, Despo	University of Cyprus	Environmental Sciences	Rank 209
9	18,585	BK Baser, Kemal Husnu Can	Yakin Dogu Üniversitesi	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 48
10	19,272	VN Vafeas, Nikos	University of Cyprus	Accounting	Rank 33
11	20,097	KI Krikidis, Ioannis	University of Cyprus	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 169
12	20,755	YY Yildirim, Yakup	Yakin Dogu Üniversitesi	Optics	Rank 85
13	24,855	PA Poullikkas, Andreas	Cyprus Energy Regulatory Authority	Energy	Rank 500
14	25,628	Fanti, Kostas A.	University of Cyprus	Developmental & Child Psychology	Rank 218
15	26,561	FA Farmaki, Anna	Cyprus University of Technology	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 112
16	32,044	KH Komurcugil, Hasan	Eastern Mediterranean University	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 97
17	32,402	ZA Zorpas, Antonis A.	Open University of Cyprus	Environmental Sciences	Rank 396
18	34,687	NA Nicolaides, Andrew	University of Nicosia Medical School	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 1,065
19	37,459	DM Davidson, Michael	University of Nicosia Medical School	Psychiatry	Rank 719
20	40,083	Tzortzakis, Nikolaos	Cyprus University of Technology	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 592
21	46,376	ZZ Zacharia, Zacharias	University of Cyprus	Education	Rank 396
22	50,682	DD Drikakis, Dimitris	University of Nicosia	Applied Mathematics	Rank 134
23	54,532	ZA Zaravinos, Apostolos	European University Cyprus	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 2,072
24	56,609	OA Orphanides, Athanasios	Central Bank of Cyprus	Economics	Rank 707
25	60,126	SM Sullman, Mark J.M.	University of Nicosia	Logistics & Transportation	Rank 172
26	68,575	FV Fotopoulos, Vasileios	Cyprus University of Technology	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 1,088
27	69,650	PP Papageorgis, Panagiotis	European University Cyprus	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 2,654
28	70,938	Vrontis, Demetris	University of Nicosia	Business & Management	Rank 1,302
29	72,775	AC Alexandrou, Constantia	University of Cyprus	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 908
30	80,633	FP Fokaides, Paris A.	Frederick University	Energy	Rank 1,771
31	82,627	PM Panteli, Mathaios	University of Cyprus	Energy	Rank 1,822
32	87,926	FK Fokianos, Konstantinos	University of Cyprus	Statistics & Probability	Rank 416
33	90,425	AA Agapiou, Athos	Cyprus University of Technology	Optoelectronics & Photonics	Rank 208
34	91,311	Angeli, Charoula	University of Cyprus	Education	Rank 823
35	94,327	GC Georgalas, Christos	University of Nicosia	Otorhinolaryngology	Rank 133
36	98,872	HC Hadjicostis, Christoforos N.	University of Cyprus	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 899
37	99,699	CG Constantinides, Georgios	Cyprus University of Technology	Materials	Rank 1,708
38	99,811	FD Farmakis, Dimitrios	University of Cyprus Medical School	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 2,686
39	100,449	AZ Ahmed, Zahoor	Uluslararasi Kibris Üniversitesi	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,376
40	100,540	GS Georgiou, Stelios N.	University of Cyprus	Education	Rank 917
41	100,975	SS Spyrou, Spyros	European University Cyprus	Social Work	Rank 50
42	101,805	KM Kyriacou, Marios C.	Agricultural Research Institute Nicosia	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 1,680
43	102,097	TS Timotheou, Stelios	University of Cyprus	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 923
44	103,006	KP Karanis, Panagiotis	University of Nicosia Medical School	Mycology & Parasitology	Rank 157
45	103,112	FA Fernandez, Arran	Eastern Mediterranean University	Applied Mathematics	Rank 257
46	103,831	CA Charalambous, Andreas	Cyprus University of Technology	Nursing	Rank 214
47	104,165	PP Papanastasiou, Panos	University of Cyprus	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 835
48	105,800	CS Carlucci, Salvatore	The Cyprus Institute	Building & Construction	Rank 581
49	109,395	MI Michael-Kordatou, I.	University of Cyprus	Environmental Engineering	Rank 675
50	115,147	PP Panayides, Photis M.	Cyprus University of Technology	Logistics & Transportation	Rank 352
51	117,957	Sunday Adebayo, Tomiwa	Uluslararasi Kibris Üniversitesi	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,646
52	118,486	PE Papastavrou, Evridiki	Cyprus University of Technology	Nursing	Rank 254
53	121,910	AS Antoniou, Stavros A.	Mediterranean Hospital of Cyprus	Surgery	Rank 712
54	124,677	KL Kyriakides, Leonidas	University of Cyprus	Education	Rank 1,169
55	126,064	YX Yue, Xiao Guang	European University Cyprus	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3,364
56	130,097	CC Charalambous, Charalambos	University of Cyprus	Education	Rank 1,227
57	131,277	OA Othonos, Andreas	University of Cyprus	Applied Physics	Rank 2,733
58	132,477	CA Christou, Anastasis	Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources Cyprus	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 2,158
59	142,446	KA Karageorghis, Andreas	University of Cyprus	Numerical & Computational Mathematics	Rank 279
60	142,472	MK Michailidou, Kyriaki	Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 5,370
61	146,367	RT Rehren, Thilo	The Cyprus Institute	Archaeology	Rank 148
62	150,827	ZT Zis, Thalis P.V.	Cyprus University of Technology	Logistics & Transportation	Rank 461
63	152,938	EA Efstathiou, Angelos	University of Cyprus	Physical Chemistry	Rank 701
64	153,488	HD Hadjimitsis, Diofantos G.	Cyprus University of Technology	Optoelectronics & Photonics	Rank 373
65	160,870	DC Deltas, Constantinos	University of Cyprus Medical School	Genetics & Heredity	Rank 584
66	160,968	AR Aliev, R. A.	Yakin Dogu Üniversitesi	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 4,276
67	161,787	CN Cavus, Nadire	Yakin Dogu Üniversitesi	Education	Rank 1,525
68	162,680	MM Mavrovouniotis, Michalis	University of Cyprus	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 4,319
69	166,121	ZT Zachariadis, Theodoros	Energy	Energy	Rank 3,990
70	169,066	KA Kylili, Angeliki	Frederick University	Energy	Rank 4,062
71	169,465	CS Chatzis, Sotirios	Cyprus University of Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 4,479
72	176,280	FG Florides, Georgios A.	Cyprus University of Technology	Energy	Rank 4,258
73	180,846	AA Arsalis, Alexandros	University of Cyprus	Energy	Rank 4,381
74	181,209	GG Georghiou, George E.	University of Cyprus	Applied Physics	Rank 3,854
75	182,507	GS Gravas, Stavros	University of Cyprus	Urology & Nephrology	Rank 1,336
76	187,787	LA Lanitis, Andreas	Cyprus University of Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 4,973
77	191,079	LF Liarokapis, Fotis	CYENS Center of Excellence	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 5,058
78	193,066	CA Chrysargyris, Antonios	Cyprus University of Technology	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 3,236
79	204,459	CC Charalambous, Charalambos A.	University of Cyprus	Energy	Rank 5,003
80	207,997	AM Apostolou, Menelaos	University of Nicosia	Social Psychology	Rank 1,703
81	221,376	OJ Otterbacher, Jahna	Open University of Cyprus	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 5,808
82	256,114	MC Mavromoustakis, Constandinos X.	University of Nicosia	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 2,612
83	300,448	ID Ibrahim, Dogan	Yakin Dogu Üniversitesi	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 1,226
84	314,682	TK Themistocleous, Kyriacos	Cyprus University of Technology	Optoelectronics & Photonics	Rank 922
85	315,939	SP Siafaka, Panoraia I.	KES College, Nicosia	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 2,644
86	349,295	ÇI Çalis, Ihsan	Yakin Dogu Üniversitesi	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 1,856
87	364,173	KK Kalli, Kyriacos	Cyprus University of Technology	Optoelectronics & Photonics	Rank 1,122
88	370,746	KC Kyrkou, Christos	University of Cyprus	Computer Hardware & Architecture	Rank 283
89	408,214	TA Theodosiou, Antreas	Cyprus University of Technology	Optoelectronics & Photonics	Rank 1,276
90	610,522	IS Iezekiel, Stavros	University of Cyprus	Optoelectronics & Photonics	Rank 2,138
91	713,388	Afantitis, Antreas	NovaMechanics Ltd	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 4,871
92	715,974	EG Ellinas, G.	University of Cyprus	Optoelectronics & Photonics	Rank 2,652
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Cyprus are in the 2022 Stanford Top 2% list?

92 scientists affiliated with Cyprus are on the 2022 single-year list, and 71 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2022 single-year list, University of Cyprus has the most listed scientists from Cyprus, with 30. It is followed by Cyprus University of Technology with 18.

How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Cyprus changed since 2020?

On the single-year list, Cyprus went from 64 scientists in 2020 to 92 in 2022, a change of +43.8%.

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.