Universities by Research h-index in Greece
Universities and colleges ranked by OpenAlex's institutional h-index, which combines publication volume and citation impact. This is a research metric, not a measure of teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.
1National and Kapodistrian University of Athens139,917 works
862
2Aristotle University of Thessaloniki112,565 works
560
3University of Ioannina38,105 works
514
4National Technical University of Athens60,806 works
491
5University of Crete39,795 works
462
6University of Patras58,633 works
400
7University of Thessaly32,617 works
306
8Agricultural University of Athens13,595 works
295
9Democritus University of Thrace25,892 works
292
10Harokopio University of Athens7,405 works
286
11Technical University of Crete11,324 works
278
12Athens University of Economics and Business10,959 works
242
13University of the Aegean16,205 works
240
14University of Piraeus11,953 works
208
15Academy of Athens6,209 works
203
16University of Macedonia8,119 works
177
17Hellenic Mediterranean University7,291 works
173
18International Hellenic University6,926 works
157
19University of Western Macedonia6,868 works
156
20Hellenic Open University7,967 works
140
21Technological Educational Institute of Athens4,002 works
140
22University of West Attica11,105 works
135
23University of Peloponnese7,749 works
133
24Alexander Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki2,780 works
121
25National School of Public Health1,502 works
117
26Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania833 works
115
27Panteion University4,330 works
113
28Technological Educational Institute of Thessaly1,535 works
110
29Western Macedonia University Of Applied Science1,260 works
109
30School of Pedagogical and Technological Education1,365 works
107
31Ionian University4,047 works
104
32Technological Educational Institute of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace1,119 works
102
33University Mental Health Research Institute590 works
102
34Technological Educational Institute of Piraeus1,345 works
96
35Technological Educational Institute of Central Greece936 works
85
36Alba Graduate Business School, The American College of Greece457 works
77
37Technological Educational Institute of Epirus932 works
76
38Technological Educational Institute of Western Greece930 works
71
39Technological Educational Institute of Peloponnese529 works
56
40Technological Educational Institute of Central Macedonia638 works
51
41Hellenic Air Force Academy814 works
50
42Hellenic Naval Academy989 works
50
43Technological Educational Institute of the Ionian Islands334 works
49
44Institute of Accelerating Systems and Applications361 works
46
45American School of Classical Studies at Athens388 works
45
46Hellenic Military Academy1,081 works
44
47University Ecclesiastical Academy of Thessaloniki81 works
43
48British School at Athens519 works
31
49Metropolitan College451 works
31
50Ellinogermaniki Agogi252 works
29
Highlights
Within Greece, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens ranks first in 2026 with 862, followed by Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (560) and University of Ioannina (514).
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens is 1.5 times higher than Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, the runner-up.
Across 50 entries, values run from 862 (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens) to 29 (Ellinogermaniki Agogi), with a median of 116.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Research h-index, 2026. Unit: h-index.
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