Greece in the Top 2% Scientists list 2026: 1,184 scholars, fields, and institutions
Live ABS Nexora analytics: Greece lists 1,184 Top 2% scientists in the 2026 single-year cohort (~0.48% of the SY analytics total), led by Clinical Medicine (398) and Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (164).
How many Top 2% scientists are from Greece?
Direct answer: ABS Nexora’s latest single-year country profile for Greece (grc) lists 1,184 Top 2% scientists for selected year 2026 — about 0.48% of the Directory’s single-year country-analytics cohort (~247,376 researchers). Average citations in this snapshot are about 1,108, with average h-index near 12.7, across 141 distinct institutions.
Greece’s Top 2% footprint is Clinical Medicine–led, with Enabling & Strategic Technologies and ICT close behind, and leading affiliations at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.
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Who are the top 10 Top 2% scientists in Greece?
Direct answer: In ABS Nexora’s Greece country profile (grc, single-year 2026), the top 10 listed scholars by Directory ranking start with Chrousos, George P. (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens; Clinical Medicine; global rank 1,000; ~5,359 citations). The table below uses # in country for order within this national list and Global rank for the scholar’s overall rank_all in the single-year listing.
| # in country | Researcher | Institution | Field | Global rank | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chrousos, George P. | National and Kapodistrian University of Athens | Clinical Medicine | 1,000 | 5,359 |
| 2 | Apergis, Nicholas | University of Piraeus | Economics & Business | 1,421 | 2,561 |
| 3 | Mourtzis, Dimitris | University of Patras | Engineering | 1,938 | 2,663 |
| 4 | Saridakis, Emmanuel N. | National Observatory of Athens | Physics & Astronomy | 2,237 | 3,500 |
| 5 | Hatziargyriou, Nikos D. | National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) | Enabling & Strategic Technologies | 2,621 | 3,776 |
| 6 | Asteris, Panagiotis G. | School of Pedagogical and Technological Education | Engineering | 2,706 | 3,344 |
| 7 | Bellos, Evangelos A. | University of West Attica | Enabling & Strategic Technologies | 2,913 | 2,153 |
| 8 | Kotsiantis, Sotiris B. | University of Patras | Information & Communication Technologies | 2,918 | 2,129 |
| 9 | Panagopoulos, Argyris | National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) | Engineering | 3,126 | 855 |
| 10 | Trichopoulou, Antonia D. | Academy of Athens | Clinical Medicine | 3,668 | 9,712 |
Open any linked name for the full Directory scholar profile. Country order follows the live top_researchers panel on Greece analytics.
What are Greece’s strongest fields?
Greece’s largest Top 2% field cohort is Clinical Medicine with 398 listed scholars. The next fields in the live profile are:
| Field | Listed scholars |
|---|---|
| Clinical Medicine | 398 |
| Enabling & Strategic Technologies | 135 |
| Information & Communication Technologies | 131 |
| Engineering | 109 |
| Chemistry | 75 |
Which institutions lead in Greece?
The largest institutional cohort in the Greece profile is Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (164 listed scholars). Other leading affiliations:
| Institution | Listed scholars |
|---|---|
| Aristotle University of Thessaloniki | 164 |
| National and Kapodistrian University of Athens | 123 |
| National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) | 84 |
| University of Patras | 80 |
| School of Medicine | 64 |
How has Greece’s Top 2% cohort changed from 2020 to 2026?
In the country-profile timeline, Greece moved from 666 listed scholars (2020) to 1,184 (2026) — a change of 518 (~+78%).
| Edition year | Listed scholars |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 666 |
| 2021 | 846 |
| 2022 | 885 |
| 2023 | 926 |
| 2024 | 1,019 |
| 2025 | 1,074 |
| 2026 | 1,184 |
Snapshot metrics (single-year 2026)
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Listed scholars | 1,184 |
| Share of global (SY analytics) | 0.48% |
| Avg. citations | 1,108 |
| Avg. h-index | 12.7 |
| Best rank (in profile) | 1,000 |
| Distinct institutions | 141 |
| Leading field | Clinical Medicine (398) |
One highly ranked profile example in this snapshot: Chrousos, George P. (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens; Clinical Medicine). Rankings shift with listing type and year — always verify on the live Directory.
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FAQ
How many Top 2% scientists does Greece have in 2026? 1,184 listed scholars in ABS Nexora’s single-year country profile for selected year 2026.
What share of the global list is that? About 0.48% of the single-year country-analytics cohort (~247,376 researchers in the matching dashboard snapshot).
Which field is strongest in Greece? Clinical Medicine, with 398 listed scholars in the live profile.
Which institution has the most listed scholars? Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, with 164 in this snapshot (affiliation coding follows the underlying dataset).
Did Greece grow between 2020 and 2026? Yes — from 666 to 1,184 listed scholars (~+78%) in the country timeline.
Who ranks highest among Greece’s Top 2% scientists? In this snapshot, Chrousos, George P. leads the country top_researchers list (see the top-10 table above for linked profiles).
Where can I verify these figures? Open the live Greece country page or Analytics on ABS Nexora; numbers refresh with the Directory database. Data source: Elsevier / Stanford–Ioannidis World’s Top 2% Scientists lists via ABS Nexora.