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Greece's Top 2% Scientists 2023

Greece has 926 scientists on the 2023 single-year Top 2% list, up 4.6% from 885 in 2022. That places Greece 31st in the world by number of listed scientists, up 1 place. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki has the most listed scientists (122), followed by National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (88).

Single Year
926
+41 (+4.6%) vs 2022
Career Data
971
+92 (+10.5%) vs 2022
World rank by count
#31
up 1 place vs 2022
Institutes
115
-3 (-2.5%) vs 2022

Scientists in Greece on the list, by year

The single-year count has grown 39% 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 list2023
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  1. 1Aristotle University of Thessaloniki122
  2. 2National and Kapodistrian University of Athens88
  3. 3National Technical University of Athens84
  4. 4School of Medicine62
  5. 5University of Patras60
  6. 6University of Thessaly47
  7. 7University of Ioannina37
  8. 8Technical University of Crete27
  9. 9Agricultural University of Athens23
  10. 10University of Crete23

All 926 scientists

Single-year list2023

The first 100 are free to browse.

Rank in Greece World rank Scientist Institute Sub-field Rank in sub-field
1 822 University of Piraeus Economics Rank 14
2 932 Aghia Sophia Children's Hospital Endocrinology & Metabolism Rank 16
3 1,741 Galanakis Laboratories Food Science Rank 14
4 1,893 National Technical University of Athens Energy Rank 48
5 2,103 University of Piraeus Sport, Leisure & Tourism Rank 9
6 3,608 Hellenic Health Foundation, Athens Oncology & Carcinogenesis Rank 116
7 3,833 International Hellenic University Chemical Physics Rank 72
8 4,340 School of Mechanical Engineering Energy Rank 94
9 4,878 National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Oncology & Carcinogenesis Rank 171
10 4,985 University of Patras Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing Rank 204
11 5,073 University of Patras Industrial Engineering & Automation Rank 53
12 5,487 National Technical University of Athens Geological & Geomatics Engineering Rank 46
13 5,658 Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology of the Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas Microbiology Rank 112
14 5,911 National Technical University of Athens Chemical Engineering Rank 27
15 6,098 Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Polymers Rank 36
16 6,109 Democritus University of Thrace Agronomy & Agriculture Rank 37
17 6,874 University of Crete Education Rank 59
18 7,112 School of Pedagogical and Technological Education Civil Engineering Rank 25
19 7,447 University of Ioannina Chemical Physics Rank 122
20 7,452 Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Nuclear & Particle Physics Rank 69
21 7,459 Athens Medical Center Cardiovascular System & Hematology Rank 252
22 7,509 National Technical University of Athens Geological & Geomatics Engineering Rank 66
23 7,516 National Technical University of Athens Environmental Engineering Rank 32
24 7,653 University of Crete General Chemistry Rank 35
25 8,154 Alfa Institute of Biomedical Sciences (AIBS) Microbiology Rank 169
26 8,173 Harokopio University of Athens Cardiovascular System & Hematology Rank 287
27 8,919 National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Endocrinology & Metabolism Rank 169
28 9,041 National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Cardiovascular System & Hematology Rank 315
29 9,044 School of Medicine Microbiology Rank 189
30 9,297 School of Medicine Immunology Rank 231
31 9,834 University of Patras Civil Engineering Rank 37
32 10,089 Eginition Hospital Neurology & Neurosurgery Rank 568
33 10,491 University of Thessaly Economics Rank 173
34 12,699 National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Cardiovascular System & Hematology Rank 432
35 12,737 Technical University of Crete Logistics & Transportation Rank 31
36 13,138 Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Energy Rank 285
37 14,037 Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Networking & Telecommunications Rank 125
38 14,371 National Technical University of Athens Strategic, Defence & Security Studies Rank 28
39 14,636 Agricultural University of Athens Polymers Rank 105
40 14,652 University of Patras Building & Construction Rank 95
41 14,673 University of West Attica Energy Rank 323
42 14,695 School of Agriculture Food Science Rank 104
43 14,947 School of Medicine Cardiovascular System & Hematology Rank 502
44 15,472 National Technical University of Athens Operations Research Rank 70
45 15,530 University of Crete Toxicology Rank 58
46 15,876 National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Endocrinology & Metabolism Rank 301
47 15,978 School of Health Sciences Neurology & Neurosurgery Rank 873
48 16,751 School of Medicine Arthritis & Rheumatology Rank 105
49 17,348 University of Crete Sport, Leisure & Tourism Rank 75
50 18,528 Academy of Athens Arthritis & Rheumatology Rank 120
51 18,567 National Technical University of Athens Energy Rank 409
52 19,210 Hellenic Agricultural Organization-DIMITRAADA Biotechnology Rank 66
53 19,519 Technical University of Crete Environmental Sciences Rank 292
54 20,020 Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Food Science Rank 161
55 20,148 Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology of the Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas Developmental Biology Rank 584
56 20,240 Technical University of Crete Energy Rank 445
57 20,343 School of Medicine Cardiovascular System & Hematology Rank 674
58 20,503 Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Energy Rank 452
59 21,366 National Technical University of Athens Logistics & Transportation Rank 55
60 21,937 Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Food Science Rank 181
61 22,897 Hellenic Agricultural Organization-DIMITRAADA Agronomy & Agriculture Rank 154
62 23,109 Democritus University of Thrace Oncology & Carcinogenesis Rank 829
63 23,318 Eginition Hospital Neurology & Neurosurgery Rank 1,237
64 23,477 National Public Health Organization Microbiology Rank 550
65 23,623 School of Agriculture Agronomy & Agriculture Rank 159
66 23,953 University of the Aegean Environmental Sciences Rank 378
67 24,146 University of Thessaly Food Science Rank 205
68 24,414 Agricultural University of Athens Energy Rank 542
69 24,445 University of the Aegean Marine Biology & Hydrobiology Rank 134
70 24,496 Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Psychiatry Rank 497
71 24,581 University of Thessaly Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing Rank 839
72 24,599 University of Patras Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Rank 494
73 25,322 Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing Rank 871
74 25,629 National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Gastroenterology & Hepatology Rank 298
75 26,675 Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Polymers Rank 202
76 26,820 Attikon University Hospital Neurology & Neurosurgery Rank 1,409
77 28,017 University of Patras Finance Rank 110
78 28,147 Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Microbiology Rank 663
79 28,360 Faculty of Medicine Developmental Biology Rank 788
80 28,577 University of West Attica Substance Abuse Rank 75
81 29,109 National Technical University of Athens Logistics & Transportation Rank 78
82 29,382 Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Social Psychology Rank 485
83 29,613 National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Health Sciences Oncology & Carcinogenesis Rank 1,043
84 29,681 National Technical University of Athens General Mathematics Rank 109
85 29,898 University of Ioannina Chemical Physics Rank 442
86 30,232 Athens University of Economics and Business Software Engineering Rank 43
87 30,941 University of Patras Applied Physics Rank 606
88 31,310 University of Ioannina Oncology & Carcinogenesis Rank 1,113
89 31,376 University of Crete Applied Physics Rank 612
90 31,414 National Technical University of Athens Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing Rank 1,054
91 31,575 Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Business & Management Rank 743
92 31,606 University of Patras Industrial Engineering & Automation Rank 314
93 32,175 Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Endocrinology & Metabolism Rank 576
94 32,209 Technical University of Crete Physical Chemistry Rank 130
95 32,308 Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Civil Engineering Rank 113
96 32,326 National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Computation Theory & Mathematics Rank 65
97 32,679 School of Medicine of Patras University Cardiovascular System & Hematology Rank 1,045
98 33,135 University of Thessaly Acoustics Rank 57
99 33,321 Institute of Continuing Medical Education of Ioannina Microbiology Rank 782
100 33,714 University of Ioannina Polymers Rank 286
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Greece are in the 2023 Stanford Top 2% list?

926 scientists affiliated with Greece are on the 2023 single-year list, and 971 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2023 single-year list, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki has the most listed scientists from Greece, with 122. It is followed by National and Kapodistrian University of Athens with 88.

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 926 in 2023, a change of +39.0%.

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.