Greece's Top 2% Scientists 2026

Greece has 1,184 scientists on the 2026 single-year Top 2% list, up 10.2% from 1,074 in 2025. That places Greece 31st in the world by number of listed scientists. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki has the most listed scientists (164), followed by National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (123).

Single Year

1,184

+110 (+10.2%) vs 2025

Career Data

1,243

+82 (+7.1%) vs 2025

World rank by count

#31

No change vs 2025

Institutes

141

+6 (+4.4%) vs 2025

Scientists in Greece on the list, by year

The single-year count has grown 78% since 2020.

Single-year list, change on the previous year

2021+27.0%

2022+4.6%

2023+4.6%

2024+10.0%

2025+5.4%

2026+10.2%

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Year	Single Year	Change	Career Data	Change
2020	666		648
2021	846	+27.0%	829	+27.9%
2022	885	+4.6%	879	+6.0%
2023	926	+4.6%	971	+10.5%
2024	1,019	+10.0%	1,065	+9.7%
2025	1,074	+5.4%	1,161	+9.0%
2026	1,184	+10.2%	1,243	+7.1%

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Rank in Greece	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	966	CG Chrousos, George P.	National and Kapodistrian University of Athens	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 12
2	1,242	AN Apergis, Nicholas	University of Piraeus	Economics	Rank 28
3	1,840	MD Mourtzis, Dimitris	University of Patras	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 14
4	2,496	HN Hatziargyriou, Nikos D.	National Technical University of Athens (NTUA)	Energy	Rank 65
5	2,710	Kotsiantis, Sotiris B.	University of Patras	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 154
6	2,778	AP Asteris, Panagiotis G.	School of Pedagogical and Technological Education	Civil Engineering	Rank 10
7	2,991	SE Saridakis, Emmanuel N.	National Observatory of Athens	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 32
8	3,258	BE Bellos, Evangelos A.	University of West Attica	Energy	Rank 88
9	3,424	Kyzas, George Z.	Democritus University of Thrace	Chemical Physics	Rank 61
10	3,756	TA Trichopoulou, Antonia D.	Academy of Athens	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 92
11	4,196	DC Damalas, Christos Asterios	Democritus University of Thrace	Agronomy & Agriculture	Rank 30
12	4,535	MC Maraveas, Chrysanthos	Agricultural University of Athens	Civil Engineering	Rank 15
13	4,907	BD Bikiaris, Dimitrios N.	Aristotle University of Thessaloniki	Polymers	Rank 23
14	5,214	PS Papadakis, Stamatios J.	University of Crete	Education	Rank 77
15	5,216	FG Filippatos, Gerasimos S.	School of Medicine	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 153
16	5,441	Panagopoulos, Argyris	National Technical University of Athens (NTUA)	Chemical Engineering	Rank 22
17	5,527	DD Dionysiou, Dionysios Demetriou	ALBA Graduate Business School	Environmental Sciences	Rank 117
18	6,024	TD Tousoulis, Dimitrios M.	National and Kapodistrian University of Athens	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 176
19	6,240	DM Dimopoulos, Meletios Athanasios	School of Medicine	Immunology	Rank 114
20	6,409	MA Matzarakis, A. P.	Democritus University of Thrace	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 116
21	6,499	GG Gazetas, George C.	National Technical University of Athens (NTUA)	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 59
22	6,595	DM Dalakas, Marinos C.	National and Kapodistrian University of Athens	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 323
23	7,169	Mystakidis, Stylianos	University of Patras	Education	Rank 115
24	7,354	PD Panagiotakos, Demosthenes B.	Harokopio University of Athens	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 218
25	8,057	LJ Latgé, Jean Paul	Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology of the Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas	Microbiology	Rank 120
26	8,730	DY Dafalias, Yannis F.	National Technical University of Athens (NTUA)	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 86
27	9,135	KG Kyriakopoulos, Grigorios L.	National Technical University of Athens (NTUA)	Energy	Rank 238
28	9,540	KD Koutsoyiannis, Demetris	National Technical University of Athens (NTUA)	Environmental Engineering	Rank 40
29	9,764	LG Lampropoulos, Georgios	University of Macedonia	Education	Rank 168
30	10,239	BD Briassoulis, Demetres	Agricultural University of Athens	Polymers	Rank 60
31	10,429	KJ Kechagias, John D.	University of Thessaly	Materials	Rank 194
32	10,559	SL Stefanis, Leonidas	Eginition Hospital	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 526
33	10,710	TT Triantafillou, Thanasis C.	University of Patras	Civil Engineering	Rank 53
34	10,865	NG Ntaios, George C.	Aristotle University of Thessaloniki	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 534
35	11,112	HG Halkos, George Emm	University of Thessaly	Economics	Rank 183
36	11,948	AE Aifantis, Elias C.	Aristotle University of Thessaloniki	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 104
37	11,975	TP Tektonidou, Prof Maria G.	National and Kapodistrian University of Athens	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 66
38	11,984	PS Papadopoulou, Sousana K.	International Hellenic University	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 74
39	12,507	PN Pellas, Nikolaos	Aristotle University of Thessaloniki	Education	Rank 202
40	12,632	AD Achilias, Dimitris S.	Aristotle University of Thessaloniki	Polymers	Rank 78
41	12,761	KS Katsanevakis, Stelios	University of the Aegean	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 63
42	12,917	SC Stoumpos, Constantinos C.	University of Crete	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 416
43	13,026	DE Diamanti-Kandarakis, Evanthia	Hygeia Hospital	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 207
44	14,155	SG Stergiou, George S.	National and Kapodistrian University of Athens	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 444
45	14,487	TE Terpos, Evangelos	School of Medicine	Immunology	Rank 271
46	15,110	VD Vamvatsikos, Dimitrios I.	National Technical University of Athens (NTUA)	Strategic, Defence & Security Studies	Rank 24
47	15,211	SN Scarmeas, Nikolaos	National and Kapodistrian University of Athens	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 715
48	15,321	SD Stylidis, Dimitrios	Democritus University of Thrace	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 81
49	15,364	BC Biliaderis, Costas G.	School of Agriculture	Food Science	Rank 147
50	16,047	ZA Zabaniotou, Anastasia A.	Aristotle University of Thessaloniki	Energy	Rank 438
51	16,482	EA Efklides, Anastasia	Aristotle University of Thessaloniki	Social Psychology	Rank 333
52	16,500	PV Papadakis, V. G.	University of Patras	Building & Construction	Rank 131
53	17,642	Varzakas, Theodoros H.	University of the Peloponnese	Food Science	Rank 180
54	17,689	SP Sarafidis, Pantelis A.	Aristotle University of Thessaloniki	Urology & Nephrology	Rank 96
55	18,513	PM Papageorgiou, Markos	Technical University of Crete	Logistics & Transportation	Rank 59
56	18,845	KG Karagiannidis, George K.	Aristotle University of Thessaloniki	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 191
57	19,541	KK Koutsoumanis, Konstantinos Panagiotis	Aristotle University of Thessaloniki	Food Science	Rank 201
58	19,987	MR Micha, Renata	University of Thessaly	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 329
59	20,163	PS Petropoulos, S. A.	University of Thessaly	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 279
60	20,621	TN Tavernarakis, Nektarios	University of Crete	Developmental Biology	Rank 489
61	20,688	PL Perivolaropoulos, Leandros	University of Ioannina	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 251
62	21,229	KN Karamanos, Nikos K.	University of Patras	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 298
63	21,979	TG Tsivgoulis, Georgios K.	School of Medicine	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 1,006
64	22,000	FK Ferentinos, Konstantinos P.	Hellenic Agricultural Organization-DIMITRA	Agronomy & Agriculture	Rank 159
65	22,377	GP Galanis, Petros A.	National and Kapodistrian University of Athens	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 371
66	22,563	MG Markou, Giorgos	Hellenic Agricultural Organization-DIMITRA	Biotechnology	Rank 69
67	22,605	GE GIamarellos-Bourboulis, Evangelos J.	School of Medicine	Microbiology	Rank 423
68	23,035	RT Rassias, Th Michael	National Technical University of Athens (NTUA)	General Mathematics	Rank 94
69	23,738	KI Katsounaros, Ioannis	Aristotle University of Thessaloniki	Energy	Rank 648
70	23,926	PS Polyzos, Stergios A.	Aristotle University of Thessaloniki	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 364
71	24,083	TC Tsioufis, Costas P.	School of Medicine	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 729
72	24,094	PC Proestos, Charalampos Vasilios	National and Kapodistrian University of Athens	Food Science	Rank 268
73	24,233	SA Stefanakis, Alexandros I.	Technical University of Crete	Environmental Sciences	Rank 541
74	24,818	VC Vlachopoulos, Charalambos V.	School of Medicine	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 749
75	24,902	MG Mavrotas, George	National Technical University of Athens (NTUA)	Operations Research	Rank 97
76	25,119	FD Farmakis, Dimitrios T.	National and Kapodistrian University of Athens	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 754
77	25,261	BΤ Bintsis, Τhomas	School of Veterinary Medicine	Biotechnology	Rank 85
78	25,647	GA Goula, Athanasia M.	Aristotle University of Thessaloniki	Food Science	Rank 288
79	25,825	PA Papadopoulos, Agis M.	Aristotle University of Thessaloniki	Energy	Rank 685
80	25,843	PG Papatheodoridis, George V.	National and Kapodistrian University of Athens	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 287
81	26,075	PC Papadimitriou, Costas	University of Thessaly	Acoustics	Rank 55
82	26,769	DL Duntas, Leonidas H.	National and Kapodistrian University of Athens	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 406
83	26,972	Kantaros, Antreas	University of West Attica	Optics	Rank 104
84	27,037	SC Stefanadis, Christodoulos I.	National and Kapodistrian University of Athens	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 811
85	27,198	MA Menegaki, Angeliki N.	Hellenic Mediterranean University	Energy	Rank 717
86	27,505	Dalamaga, Maria	School of Medicine	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 415
87	27,552	PG Pappas, Georgios A.	Institute of Continuing Medical Education of Ioannina	Microbiology	Rank 518
88	27,665	SY Stavrakakis, Yannis	Aristotle University of Thessaloniki	Political Science & Public Administration	Rank 246
89	27,693	DC Dordas, Christos A.	School of Agriculture	Agronomy & Agriculture	Rank 200
90	27,772	AM Angelidou, Margarita	Aristotle University of Thessaloniki	Urban & Regional Planning	Rank 91
91	28,147	TG Tsoumakas, Grigorios	Aristotle University of Thessaloniki	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,386
92	28,162	KM Kontominas, Michael George	University of Ioannina	Food Science	Rank 317
93	28,165	LN Lagaros, Nikos D.	National Technical University of Athens (NTUA)	Civil Engineering	Rank 124
94	28,350	KD Kolokotsa, Dionysia-Denia Denia	Technical University of Crete	Energy	Rank 757
95	28,386	FP Fragkos, Panagiotis F.	National Technical University of Athens (NTUA)	Energy	Rank 759
96	28,925	ZT Zaoutis, Theoklis E.	Collaborative Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Outcomes Research (CLEO)	Pediatrics	Rank 53
97	29,014	FA Flouris, Andreas D.	University of Thessaly	Sport Sciences	Rank 142
98	29,361	Passas, Ioannis	Hellenic Mediterranean University	Energy	Rank 793
99	29,368	CC Charitidis, Costas A.	National Technical University of Athens (NTUA)	Materials	Rank 583
100	29,458	PE Papageorgiou, Elpiniki I.	University of Thessaly	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,441
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Greece are in the 2026 Stanford Top 2% list?

1,184 scientists affiliated with Greece are on the 2026 single-year list, and 1,243 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2026 single-year list, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki has the most listed scientists from Greece, with 164. It is followed by National and Kapodistrian University of Athens with 123.

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

On the single-year list, Greece went from 666 scientists in 2020 to 1,184 in 2026, a change of +77.8%.

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.