Universities by Research Publications in Greece
Universities and colleges ranked by the number of scholarly works indexed by OpenAlex. This measures research volume, not teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.
1National and Kapodistrian University of Athens11,890,903 citations
139,917
2Aristotle University of Thessaloniki7,429,029 citations
112,565
3National Technical University of Athens4,655,079 citations
60,806
4University of Patras3,261,558 citations
58,633
5University of Crete2,715,903 citations
39,795
6University of Ioannina3,586,695 citations
38,105
7University of Thessaly1,582,445 citations
32,617
8Democritus University of Thrace1,275,636 citations
25,892
9University of the Aegean577,187 citations
16,205
10Agricultural University of Athens954,845 citations
13,595
11University of Piraeus351,251 citations
11,953
12Technical University of Crete619,570 citations
11,324
13University of West Attica221,361 citations
11,105
14Athens University of Economics and Business438,978 citations
10,959
15University of Macedonia225,057 citations
8,119
16Hellenic Open University157,021 citations
7,967
17University of Peloponnese167,448 citations
7,749
18Harokopio University of Athens599,571 citations
7,405
19Hellenic Mediterranean University272,163 citations
7,291
20International Hellenic University191,435 citations
6,926
21University of Western Macedonia185,166 citations
6,868
22Academy of Athens340,680 citations
6,209
23Panteion University75,552 citations
4,330
24Ionian University78,717 citations
4,047
25Technological Educational Institute of Athens155,033 citations
4,002
26Alexander Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki100,932 citations
2,780
27Technological Educational Institute of Thessaly64,169 citations
1,535
28National School of Public Health96,528 citations
1,502
29School of Pedagogical and Technological Education46,402 citations
1,365
30Technological Educational Institute of Piraeus45,790 citations
1,345
31Western Macedonia University Of Applied Science53,080 citations
1,260
32Technological Educational Institute of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace45,199 citations
1,119
33Hellenic Military Academy12,520 citations
1,081
34Hellenic Naval Academy12,792 citations
989
35Technological Educational Institute of Central Greece32,288 citations
936
36Technological Educational Institute of Epirus28,987 citations
932
37Technological Educational Institute of Western Greece31,469 citations
930
38Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania64,387 citations
833
39Hellenic Air Force Academy13,073 citations
814
40Technological Educational Institute of Central Macedonia12,308 citations
638
41University Mental Health Research Institute56,039 citations
590
42Technological Educational Institute of Peloponnese15,564 citations
529
43British School at Athens4,481 citations
519
44Alba Graduate Business School, The American College of Greece24,909 citations
457
45Metropolitan College5,098 citations
451
46American School of Classical Studies at Athens6,835 citations
388
47Institute of Accelerating Systems and Applications8,743 citations
361
48Technological Educational Institute of the Ionian Islands9,384 citations
334
49Athens School of Fine Arts621 citations
267
50Ellinogermaniki Agogi5,847 citations
252
Highlights
Within Greece, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens ranks first in 2026 with 139,917, followed by Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (112,565) and National Technical University of Athens (60,806).
Across 50 entries, values run from 139,917 (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens) to 252 (Ellinogermaniki Agogi), with a median of 3,391.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Publications, 2026. Unit: works.
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