Cyprus' Top 2% Scientists 2024: Career-Long List

Cyprus has 92 scientists on the 2024 career-long Top 2% list, up 13.6% from 81 in 2023. That places Cyprus 52nd in the world by number of listed scientists, up 1 place. University of Cyprus has the most listed scientists (35), followed by Cyprus University of Technology (15).

Single Year

108

+12 (+12.5%) vs 2023

Career Data

+11 (+13.6%) vs 2023

World rank by count

#52

up 1 place vs 2023

Institutes

+2 (+10.0%) vs 2023

Scientists in Cyprus on the list, by year

The career-long count has grown 64% since 2020.

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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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	1,342	KS Kalogirou, Soteris	Cyprus University of Technology	Energy	Rank 18
2	6,092	NA Nicolaides, Andrew	University of Nicosia Medical School	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 302
3	7,077	ZM Zembylas, Michalinos	Open University of Cyprus	Education	Rank 27
4	11,333	PM Polycarpou, Marios	University of Cyprus	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 81
5	14,400	BK Başer, Kemal Hüsnü Can	Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 47
6	24,756	LL Leonidou, Leonidas C.	University of Cyprus	Marketing	Rank 50
7	26,632	DM Davidson, Michael	University of Nicosia Medical School	Psychiatry	Rank 637
8	26,805	MS Makridakis, Spyros	University of Nicosia	Econometrics	Rank 32
9	32,607	KI Krikidis, Ioannis	University of Cyprus	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 268
10	38,618	ST Stylianopoulos, Triantafyllos	University of Cyprus	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 1,712
11	41,156	HH Hill, Heather C.	Harvard Graduate School of Education	Education	Rank 184
12	58,223	PA Poullikkas, Andreas	Cyprus Energy Regulatory Authority	Energy	Rank 731
13	60,406	KG Kontoghiorghes, George J.	Postgraduate Research Institute of Science, Technology, Environment and Medicine Limassol	Immunology	Rank 1,736
14	60,964	DD Drikakis, Dimitris	University of Nicosia	Applied Mathematics	Rank 130
15	63,734	VN Vafeas, Nikos	University of Cyprus	Accounting	Rank 52
16	80,434	SA Stephanou, Anastasis	European University Cyprus	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 3,143
17	82,041	ZA Zorpas, Antonis A.	Open University of Cyprus	Environmental Sciences	Rank 552
18	83,935	AC Alexandrou, Constantia	University of Cyprus	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 1,312
19	84,454	Tzortzakis, Nikolaos	Cyprus University of Technology	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 1,189
20	87,004	PP Panayides, Photis M.	Cyprus University of Technology	Logistics & Transportation	Rank 127
21	87,911	OA Othonos, Andreas	University of Cyprus	Applied Physics	Rank 2,268
22	89,924	HC Hadjicostis, Christoforos N.	University of Cyprus	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 664
23	90,960	YY Yıldırım, Yakup	Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi	Optics	Rank 382
24	92,999	KA Karageorghis, Andreas	University of Cyprus	Numerical & Computational Mathematics	Rank 161
25	93,166	FD Fatta-Kassinos, Despo	University of Cyprus	Environmental Sciences	Rank 637
26	100,439	Vrontis, Demetris	University of Nicosia	Business & Management	Rank 1,045
27	104,528	GV Gekas, Vassilis	Cyprus University of Technology	Food Science	Rank 553
28	107,886	EA Efstathiou, Angelos M.	University of Cyprus	Physical Chemistry	Rank 387
29	111,257	KP Kelires, Pantelis C.	Cyprus University of Technology	Applied Physics	Rank 2,957
30	111,687	SM Sullman, Mark J.M.	University of Nicosia	Logistics & Transportation	Rank 175
31	113,173	AE Antonacopoulou, Elena P.	University of Nicosia	Business & Management	Rank 1,179
32	115,053	ZZ Zacharia, Zacharias C.	University of Cyprus	Education	Rank 685
33	115,522	Fanti, Kostas A.	University of Cyprus	Developmental & Child Psychology	Rank 704
34	117,868	LA Lanitis, Andreas	Cyprus University of Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,336
35	120,893	KP Karayiannis, Peter	University of Nicosia Medical School	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 1,647
36	123,875	ZA Zaravinos, Apostolos	European University Cyprus	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 4,748
37	127,483	Angeli, Charoula	University of Cyprus	Education	Rank 788
38	127,640	PC Patrickios, Costas S.	University of Cyprus	Polymers	Rank 1,159
39	127,647	KP Kyriakidis, P.	Cyprus University of Technology	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 602
40	129,432	GC Georgalas, Christos	University of Nicosia Medical School	Otorhinolaryngology	Rank 375
41	134,011	IA Ioannides, Andreas A.	AAI Scientific Cultural Services Ltd.	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 8,250
42	140,425	KL Kyriakides, Leonidas	University of Cyprus	Education	Rank 890
43	141,004	Zenios, Stavros A.	University of Cyprus	Operations Research	Rank 540
44	141,451	SB Safaei, Babak	Eastern Mediterranean University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 1,017
45	142,667	DC Deltas, Constantinos	University of Cyprus Medical School	Genetics & Heredity	Rank 742
46	143,042	TH Tomioka, Hideo	University of Cyprus	Organic Chemistry	Rank 2,479
47	153,504	PP Papanastasiou, Panos	University of Cyprus	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 745
48	154,581	EA Epenetos, Agamemnon	C.B.B Lifeline Biotech Ltd	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 5,806
49	158,573	Panayiotidis, Mihalis I.	Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 5,939
50	164,057	SS Spyrou, Spyros	European University Cyprus	Social Work	Rank 64
51	171,682	ZT Zachariadis, Theodoros	The Cyprus Institute	Energy	Rank 2,449
52	188,213	AA Agapiou, Athos	Cyprus University of Technology	Optoelectronics & Photonics	Rank 659
53	196,680	GG Georgiou, Georgios C.	University of Cyprus	Polymers	Rank 1,781
54	196,701	TA Tasiopoulos, Anastasios	University of Cyprus	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 1,207
55	196,985	GS Georgiou, Stelios N.	University of Cyprus	Education	Rank 1,383
56	200,857	CS Chatzis, Sotirios	Cyprus University of Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 4,104
57	204,218	GA Georghiades, Athinodoros S.	University of Cyprus	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 4,184
58	204,401	CS Christodoulou, Symeon E.	University of Cyprus	Building & Construction	Rank 553
59	204,496	HD Hadjimitsis, Diofantos	Cyprus University of Technology	Optoelectronics & Photonics	Rank 713
60	205,472	KO Kukrer, Osman	Eastern Mediterranean University	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 641
61	207,229	SP Salameh, Pascale	University of Nicosia Medical School	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 2,684
62	213,263	CN Cavus, Nadire	Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi	Education	Rank 1,508
63	221,482	FP Fokaides, Paris	Frederick University	Energy	Rank 3,294
64	221,531	PG Pallis, George	University of Cyprus	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 4,555
65	221,706	CA Charalambous, Andreas	Cyprus University of Technology	Nursing	Rank 679
66	223,116	CG Constantinides, Georgios	Cyprus University of Technology	Materials	Rank 3,184
67	223,139	TS Timotheou, Stelios	University of Cyprus	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 1,672
68	231,427	DM Dikaiakos, Marios D.	University of Cyprus	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 4,809
69	233,927	FD Fliss, Dan M.	University of Nicosia Medical School	Otorhinolaryngology	Rank 836
70	238,692	AA Athanasiou, Athanasios E.	European University Cyprus	Dentistry	Rank 1,504
71	240,830	OJ Otterbacher, Jahna	Open University of Cyprus	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 4,992
72	246,890	MY Manolopoulos, Yannis	Open University of Cyprus	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 5,133
73	248,113	CC Charalambous, Charalambos Y.	University of Cyprus	Education	Rank 1,848
74	252,642	LR Lardner, Robin	ORION Research	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 1,904
75	258,937	Çİ Çaliş, İhsan	Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 1,163
76	279,405	KP Koutentis, Panayiotis A.	University of Cyprus	Organic Chemistry	Rank 4,765
77	293,741	MK Makris, Konstantinos C.	Cyprus University of Technology	Environmental Sciences	Rank 2,494
78	301,633	LF Liarokapis, Fotis	CYENS Centre of Excellence	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 6,418
79	313,518	SH Soori, Hamid	Uluslararası Kıbrıs Üniversitesi	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 4,208
80	315,381	PC Pattichis, Constantinos	University of Cyprus	Biomedical Engineering	Rank 1,397
81	318,158	AA Arsalis, Alexandros	University of Cyprus	Energy	Rank 5,069
82	319,393	CC Charalambous, Charalambos D.	University of Cyprus	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 2,403
83	324,990	LC Loizou, Christos	Cyprus University of Technology	Biomedical Engineering	Rank 1,449
84	354,461	AH Ademgil, Huseyin	Lefke Avrupa Üniversitesi	Optoelectronics & Photonics	Rank 1,436
85	375,515	PM Panteli, Mathaios	University of Cyprus	Energy	Rank 6,259
86	409,951	KP Komodromos, Petros	University of Cyprus	Civil Engineering	Rank 1,144
87	422,218	LW Lipiński, Wojciech	The Cyprus Institute	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 3,287
88	422,676	MC Mavromoustakis, Constandinos X.	University of Nicosia	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 4,499
89	468,999	Afantitis, Antreas	NovaMechanics Ltd	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 2,516
90	521,470	IS Iezekiel, S.	University of Cyprus	Optoelectronics & Photonics	Rank 2,315
91	540,374	TK Themistocleous, Kyriacos	Cyprus University of Technology	Optoelectronics & Photonics	Rank 2,437
92	541,534	ID Ibrahim, Dogan	Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 2,125
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Cyprus are in the 2024 Stanford Top 2% list?

108 scientists affiliated with Cyprus are on the 2024 single-year list, and 92 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2024 career-long list, University of Cyprus has the most listed scientists from Cyprus, with 35. It is followed by Cyprus University of Technology with 15.

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

On the career-long list, Cyprus went from 56 scientists in 2020 to 92 in 2024, a change of +64.3%.

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.