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Greece's Top 2% Scientists 2021

Greece has 846 scientists on the 2021 single-year Top 2% list, up 27.0% from 666 in 2020. That places Greece 32nd in the world by number of listed scientists, down 1 place. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki has the most listed scientists (136), followed by National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (104).

Single Year
846
+180 (+27.0%) vs 2020
Career Data
829
+181 (+27.9%) vs 2020
World rank by count
#32
down 1 place vs 2020
Institutes
91
+3 (+3.4%) vs 2020

Scientists in Greece on the list, by year

The single-year count has grown 27% 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%
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YearSingle YearChangeCareer DataChange
2020666648
2021846+27.0%829+27.9%
2022885+4.6%879+6.0%
2023926+4.6%971+10.5%
20241,019+10.0%1,065+9.7%
20251,074+5.4%1,161+9.0%

Top 10 institutes in Greece

By number of listed scientists

Single-year list2021
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  1. 1Aristotle University of Thessaloniki136
  2. 2National and Kapodistrian University of Athens104
  3. 3National Technical University of Athens70
  4. 4Panepistimion Patron67
  5. 5University of Thessaly39
  6. 6Panepistimion Ioanninon38
  7. 7University of Athens Medical School28
  8. 8University of Crete28
  9. 9Technical University of Crete22
  10. 10Democritus University of Thrace21

All 846 scientists

Single-year list2021

The first 100 are free to browse.

Rank in Greece World rank Scientist Institute Sub-field Rank in sub-field
1 856 National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Endocrinology & Metabolism Rank 15
2 2,461 Galanakis Laboratories Food Science Rank 15
3 2,797 School of Electrical and Computer Engineering Energy Rank 53
4 3,268 Hellenic Health Foundation, Athens Oncology & Carcinogenesis Rank 104
5 3,572 University of Crete General Chemistry Rank 28
6 4,441 National Technical University of Athens Energy Rank 89
7 4,576 Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Polymers Rank 29
8 5,018 National Technical University of Athens Geological & Geomatics Engineering Rank 42
9 5,562 National Technical University of Athens Geological & Geomatics Engineering Rank 48
10 5,954 Panepistimion Patron Civil Engineering Rank 23
11 5,967 International Hellenic University Chemical Physics Rank 113
12 7,480 National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Cardiovascular System & Hematology Rank 238
13 7,490 University of Athens Medical School Cardiovascular System & Hematology Rank 241
14 8,062 National Technical University of Athens Environmental Engineering Rank 45
15 8,393 Panepistimion Patron Industrial Engineering & Automation Rank 88
16 8,932 Hygeia Hospital Endocrinology & Metabolism Rank 187
17 9,219 Democritus University of Thrace Agronomy & Agriculture Rank 52
18 10,720 Harokopio University Cardiovascular System & Hematology Rank 350
19 10,851 Panepistimion Patron Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing Rank 299
20 11,643 Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Food Science Rank 66
21 11,982 National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine -Eginition Hospital Neurology & Neurosurgery Rank 721
22 12,031 University of Athens Medical School Immunology Rank 315
23 12,444 University of Athens Medical School Immunology Rank 326
24 12,737 University of Crete Education Rank 101
25 13,838 Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Energy Rank 277
26 13,936 Technical University of Crete Logistics & Transportation Rank 35
27 14,445 School of Pedagogical and Technological Education Civil Engineering Rank 56
28 14,646 National Technical University of Athens Civil Engineering Rank 57
29 14,917 Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Networking & Telecommunications Rank 108
30 15,070 Panepistimion Patron Toxicology Rank 67
31 15,815 National Technical University of Athens Energy Rank 316
32 15,900 National Technical University of Athens Operations Research Rank 76
33 16,579 Attikon University Hospital Cardiovascular System & Hematology Rank 533
34 16,640 Panepistimion Patron Building & Construction Rank 88
35 16,859 University of the Aegean Marine Biology & Hydrobiology Rank 103
36 17,288 Center For Research And Technology - Hellas Energy Rank 349
37 17,360 Technical University of Crete Energy Rank 351
38 17,697 Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Food Science Rank 105
39 17,855 University of the Aegean Environmental Sciences Rank 211
40 17,977 Academy of Athens Arthritis & Rheumatology Rank 111
41 18,108 University of Crete Medical School Developmental Biology Rank 601
42 18,296 Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Energy Rank 368
43 19,029 Democritus University of Thrace Oncology & Carcinogenesis Rank 702
44 19,200 University of Crete Toxicology Rank 77
45 19,533 National Technical University of Athens General Mathematics Rank 74
46 19,868 Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Agronomy & Agriculture Rank 117
47 19,951 University of Thessaly Economics Rank 305
48 20,156 University of Thessaly Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing Rank 520
49 20,574 University of West Attica Energy Rank 415
50 20,963 Hellenic Agricultural Organization-Demeter Biotechnology Rank 65
51 21,028 Panepistimion Ioanninon Oncology & Carcinogenesis Rank 767
52 21,272 University of Athens Medical School Cardiovascular System & Hematology Rank 673
53 21,386 Academy of Athens Oncology & Carcinogenesis Rank 778
54 21,591 National Technical University of Athens Logistics & Transportation Rank 53
55 21,616 Panepistimion Patron Applied Physics Rank 456
56 21,653 Technical University of Crete Physical Chemistry Rank 109
57 21,682 National Technical University of Athens Polymers Rank 185
58 21,818 Panepistimion Patron Chemical Physics Rank 399
59 21,908 University Hospital of Ioannina Microbiology Rank 499
60 22,422 National Technical University of Athens Logistics & Transportation Rank 56
61 22,637 Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Polymers Rank 200
62 23,773 Academy of Athens Geochemistry & Geophysics Rank 437
63 23,941 Panepistimion Patron Industrial Engineering & Automation Rank 233
64 24,066 School of Health Sciences Neurology & Neurosurgery Rank 1,377
65 24,142 National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Endocrinology & Metabolism Rank 450
66 24,256 Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Nuclear & Particle Physics Rank 289
67 24,381 Panepistimion Patron Finance Rank 92
68 24,387 University of Thessaly Acoustics Rank 43
69 24,504 Panepistimion Patron Physical Chemistry Rank 123
70 24,719 National Technical University of Athens Geological & Geomatics Engineering Rank 206
71 25,160 University of Thessaly Food Science Rank 153
72 25,300 Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas, Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser Applied Physics Rank 519
73 25,723 Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Food Science Rank 159
74 26,285 National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Pharmacology & Pharmacy Rank 132
75 26,421 Geoponiko Panepistimion Athinon Applied Mathematics Rank 82
76 27,492 Geoponiko Panepistimion Athinon Biotechnology Rank 89
77 27,842 Technical University of Crete Environmental Sciences Rank 331
78 27,861 Technical University of Crete Energy Rank 579
79 27,935 Panepistimion Patron Physical Chemistry Rank 134
80 28,021 Technical University of Crete Physical Chemistry Rank 135
81 28,096 Athens General Hospital Microbiology Rank 640
82 28,239 Panepistimion Patron Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Rank 711
83 29,194 University of Crete Applied Physics Rank 595
84 29,440 Panepistimion Patron Applied Mathematics Rank 93
85 30,136 National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Gastroenterology & Hepatology Rank 328
86 30,211 Panepistimion Ioanninon Statistics & Probability Rank 170
87 30,719 Hellenic Open University Strategic, Defence & Security Studies Rank 59
88 31,354 Hellenic Agricultural Organization-Demeter Agronomy & Agriculture Rank 211
89 31,503 National Technical University of Athens Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing Rank 766
90 31,744 Geoponiko Panepistimion Athinon Energy Rank 667
91 32,199 National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Arthritis & Rheumatology Rank 200
92 32,678 Panepistimion Ioanninon Polymers Rank 287
93 33,053 Democritus University of Thrace Education Rank 281
94 34,271 Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Social Psychology Rank 487
95 34,287 National Technical University of Athens Applied Mathematics Rank 107
96 34,884 Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing Rank 843
97 34,894 Institute Pasteur Hellenique Microbiology Rank 794
98 34,996 National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Allergy Rank 85
99 35,293 Panepistimion Ioanninon Analytical Chemistry Rank 188
100 35,430 Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Psychiatry Rank 689
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Greece are in the 2021 Stanford Top 2% list?

846 scientists affiliated with Greece are on the 2021 single-year list, and 829 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2021 single-year list, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki has the most listed scientists from Greece, with 136. It is followed by National and Kapodistrian University of Athens with 104.

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 846 in 2021, a change of +27.0%.

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.