Greece's Top 2% Scientists 2024

Greece has 1,019 scientists on the 2024 single-year Top 2% list, up 10.0% from 926 in 2023. That places Greece 30th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 1 place. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki has the most listed scientists (152), followed by National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (150).

Single Year

1,019

+93 (+10.0%) vs 2023

Career Data

1,065

+94 (+9.7%) vs 2023

World rank by count

#30

up 1 place vs 2023

Institutes

109

-6 (-5.2%) vs 2023

Scientists in Greece on the list, by year

The single-year count has grown 53% 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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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%

Top 10 institutes in Greece

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Rank in Greece	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	771	AN Apergis, Nicholas	University of Piraeus	Economics	Rank 19
2	801	CG Chrousos, George Panagiotis	National and Kapodistrian University of Athens	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 12
3	1,629	HN Hatziargyriou, Nikos	National Technical University of Athens (NTUA)	Energy	Rank 45
4	1,820	MD Mourtzis, Dimitris	University of Patras	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 15
5	3,353	OV Oikonomou, V. K.	Aristotle University of Thessaloniki	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 29
6	3,592	Kyzas, George Z.	International Hellenic University	Chemical Physics	Rank 66
7	3,782	Kotsiantis, Sotiris	University of Patras	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 185
8	4,048	TA Trichopoulou, Antonia	Hellenic Health Foundation, Athens	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 116
9	4,117	BE Bellos, Evangelos	National Technical University of Athens (NTUA)	Energy	Rank 96
10	4,170	Panagopoulos, Argyris	National Technical University of Athens (NTUA)	Chemical Engineering	Rank 22
11	4,547	Damalas, Christos A.	Democritus University of Thrace	Agronomy & Agriculture	Rank 29
12	4,720	SE Saridakis, Emmanuel N.	National Observatory of Athens	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 47
13	4,929	AP Asteris, Panagiotis G.	School of Pedagogical and Technological Education	Civil Engineering	Rank 16
14	5,227	BD Bikiaris, Dimitrios N.	Aristotle University of Thessaloniki	Polymers	Rank 29
15	5,642	DM Dimopoulos, Meletios	National and Kapodistrian University of Athens	Immunology	Rank 138
16	6,056	GG Gazetas, George	National Technical University of Athens (NTUA)	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 51
17	6,153	SC Stoumpos, Constantinos C.	University of Crete	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 198
18	7,037	TT Triantafillou, Thanasis	University of Patras	Civil Engineering	Rank 21
19	7,127	KD Koutsoyiannis, Demetris	National Technical University of Athens (NTUA)	Environmental Engineering	Rank 31
20	7,191	LJ Latgé, Jean Paul	University of Crete	Microbiology	Rank 120
21	7,470	TA Tsatsakis, Aristidis	University of Crete	Toxicology	Rank 29
22	7,495	DY Dafalias, Yannis F.	National Technical University of Athens (NTUA)	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 65
23	8,199	PD Panagiotakos, Demosthenes	Harokopio University of Athens	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 258
24	8,341	FM Falagas, Matthew E.	Henry Dunant Hospital	Microbiology	Rank 142
25	8,577	AE Aifantis, Elias	Aristotle University of Thessaloniki	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 87
26	9,024	FA Fokas, Athanassios S.	Academy of Athens	Mathematical Physics	Rank 7
27	9,067	DE Diamanti-Kandarakis, Evanthia	National and Kapodistrian University of Athens	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 164
28	9,072	FG Filippatos, Gerasimos	National and Kapodistrian University of Athens	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 290
29	9,910	Papadakis, Stamatios	University of Crete	Education	Rank 115
30	10,374	SC Stefanadis, Christodoulos	Athens Medical Center	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 338
31	10,741	GE Giamarellos-Bourboulis, Evangelos J.	National and Kapodistrian University of Athens	Microbiology	Rank 209
32	11,448	WN Weinstein, Netta	University of Reading	Social Psychology	Rank 240
33	11,746	TE Terpos, Evangelos	National and Kapodistrian University of Athens	Immunology	Rank 269
34	12,037	SL Stefanis, Leonidas	National and Kapodistrian University of Athens	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 631
35	13,191	SD Stylidis, Dimitrios	University of Crete	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 56
36	13,236	VD Vamvatsikos, Dimitrios	National Technical University of Athens (NTUA)	Strategic, Defence & Security Studies	Rank 24
37	13,293	HG Halkos, George	University of Thessaly	Economics	Rank 237
38	13,874	ZA Zabaniotou, Anastasia	Aristotle University of Thessaloniki	Energy	Rank 330
39	14,116	BC Biliaderis, Costas G.	Aristotle University of Thessaloniki	Food Science	Rank 106
40	14,679	TM Tektonidou, Maria G.	National and Kapodistrian University of Athens	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 83
41	15,424	PM Papageorgiou, Markos	Technical University of Crete	Logistics & Transportation	Rank 40
42	15,543	TD Tousoulis, Dimitris	Hippokration General Hospital	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 481
43	15,757	PV Papadakis, Vagelis G.	University of Patras	Building & Construction	Rank 119
44	16,369	TN Tavernarakis, Nektarios	University of Crete	Developmental Biology	Rank 438
45	16,910	NG Ntaios, George	University of Thessaly	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 856
46	17,161	TG Tsoumakas, Grigorios	Aristotle University of Thessaloniki	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 729
47	18,155	BD Briassoulis, Demetres	Agricultural University of Athens	Polymers	Rank 128
48	18,339	KS Katsanevakis, Stelios	University of the Aegean	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 85
49	18,664	KG Karagiannidis, George K.	Aristotle University of Thessaloniki	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 174
50	18,680	GA Goula, Athanasia M.	Aristotle University of Thessaloniki	Food Science	Rank 155
51	19,526	MC Maraveas, Chrysanthos	Agricultural University of Athens	Civil Engineering	Rank 77
52	19,531	DL Duntas, Leonidas	National and Kapodistrian University of Athens	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 318
53	20,531	KK Koutsoumanis, Konstantinos	Aristotle University of Thessaloniki	Food Science	Rank 174
54	21,018	VC Vlachopoulos, Charalambos	Hippokration General Hospital	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 646
55	21,129	AD Achilias, Dimitris S.	Aristotle University of Thessaloniki	Polymers	Rank 157
56	21,133	AI Arvanitoyannis, Ioannis S.	University of Thessaly	Food Science	Rank 182
57	21,635	MH Moutsopoulos, Haralampos M.	Academy of Athens	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 124
58	21,692	MG Mavrotas, George	National Technical University of Athens (NTUA)	Operations Research	Rank 97
59	22,057	EA Efklides, Anastasia	Aristotle University of Thessaloniki	Social Psychology	Rank 416
60	22,700	BT Bintsis, Thomas	Aristotle University of Thessaloniki	Biotechnology	Rank 84
61	23,091	MG Markou, Giorgos	Hellenic Agricultural Organization-DIMITRAADA	Biotechnology	Rank 86
62	23,188	FK Ferentinos, Konstantinos P.	Soil & Water Resources Institute	Agronomy & Agriculture	Rank 157
63	23,768	PG Papatheodoridis, George	National and Kapodistrian University of Athens	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 277
64	24,096	FG Filis, George	University of Patras	Finance	Rank 116
65	24,190	TG Tsivgoulis, Georgios	National and Kapodistrian University of Athens	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 1,173
66	24,194	PA Papadopoulos, Agis	Aristotle University of Thessaloniki	Energy	Rank 600
67	24,802	SA Stasinakis, Athanasios S.	University of the Aegean	Environmental Sciences	Rank 476
68	24,930	DC Dordas, Christos	Aristotle University of Thessaloniki	Agronomy & Agriculture	Rank 164
69	25,642	SG Stergiou, George S.	Sotiria General Hospital	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 785
70	25,661	PG Pappas, Georgios	Institute of Continuing Medical Education of Ioannina	Microbiology	Rank 539
71	25,721	PE Papageorgiou, Elpiniki I.	University of Thessaly	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,043
72	25,787	XD Xanthopoulou, Despoina	Aristotle University of Thessaloniki	Business & Management	Rank 708
73	25,873	SY Stavrakakis, Yannis	Aristotle University of Thessaloniki	Political Science & Public Administration	Rank 202
74	26,116	MA Menegaki, Angeliki N.	Agricultural University of Athens	Energy	Rank 656
75	26,242	PL Perivolaropoulos, Leandros	University of Ioannina	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 306
76	26,246	VE Vlahogianni, Eleni I.	National Technical University of Athens (NTUA)	Logistics & Transportation	Rank 71
77	26,582	KD Kolokotsa, Dionysia	Technical University of Crete	Energy	Rank 666
78	26,812	PC Papadimitriou, Costas	University of Thessaly	Acoustics	Rank 48
79	27,326	SN Scarmeas, Nikolaos	National and Kapodistrian University of Athens	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 1,347
80	27,483	FD Farmakis, Dimitrios	National and Kapodistrian University of Athens	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 827
81	27,906	MH Maltezou, Helena C.	National Public Health Organization	Microbiology	Rank 602
82	28,027	AM Angelidou, Margarita	Aristotle University of Thessaloniki	Urban & Regional Planning	Rank 92
83	28,201	KJ Kaldellis, John K.	University of West Attica	Energy	Rank 707
84	28,291	TS Theodoridis, Sergios	National and Kapodistrian University of Athens	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 270
85	28,302	GE Giakoumis, Evangelos G.	National Technical University of Athens (NTUA)	Energy	Rank 708
86	28,438	KG Kyriakopoulos, Grigorios L.	National Technical University of Athens (NTUA)	Energy	Rank 711
87	28,551	RT Rassias, Themistocles M.	National Technical University of Athens (NTUA)	General Mathematics	Rank 121
88	28,655	EE Evangelou, Evangelos	Faculty of Medicine	Developmental Biology	Rank 730
89	29,056	VM Vousdoukas, Michalis Ioannis	University of the Aegean	Oceanography	Rank 21
90	29,057	AI Anastopoulos, Ioannis	University of Ioannina	Chemical Physics	Rank 433
91	29,419	KK Komnitsas, K.	Technical University of Crete	Environmental Sciences	Rank 571
92	29,539	KC Kokkinos, Constantinos M.	Democritus University of Thrace	Education	Rank 333
93	29,800	KM Kontominas, Michael G.	University of Ioannina	Food Science	Rank 260
94	29,827	DU Dafni, Urania	National and Kapodistrian University of Athens	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 944
95	30,254	GP Georgilakis, Pavlos S.	National Technical University of Athens (NTUA)	Energy	Rank 772
96	30,747	PN Pellas, Nikolaos	University of Western Macedonia	Education	Rank 344
97	30,748	PN Pavlidis, Nicholas	University of Ioannina	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 975
98	30,917	GI Galanakis, Iosif	University of Patras	Applied Physics	Rank 605
99	30,951	PP Panagiotopoulou, Paraskevi	Technical University of Crete	Physical Chemistry	Rank 125
100	31,047	MP Maragos, Petros	National Technical University of Athens (NTUA)	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,239
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Frequently asked questions

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

1,019 scientists affiliated with Greece are on the 2024 single-year list, and 1,065 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2024 single-year list, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki has the most listed scientists from Greece, with 152. It is followed by National and Kapodistrian University of Athens with 150.

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 1,019 in 2024, a change of +53.0%.

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.