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🎓 Top Research Universities in Greece

Universities and colleges in Greece ranked by the total citations their research has received (OpenAlex).

📅 2026📏 citations50 entries🇬🇷 See all of this country’s rankings →
Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (citations, logarithmic scale); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.
1
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens139,805 papers
11,863,773
2
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki112,480 papers
7,400,934
3
National Technical University of Athens60,781 papers
4,638,693
4
University of Ioannina38,071 papers
3,578,369
5
University of Patras58,602 papers
3,246,039
6
University of Crete39,784 papers
2,706,388
7
University of Thessaly32,573 papers
1,575,861
8
Democritus University of Thrace25,866 papers
1,269,239
9
Agricultural University of Athens13,570 papers
951,505
10
Technical University of Crete11,316 papers
617,008
11
Harokopio University of Athens7,399 papers
598,118
12
University of the Aegean16,186 papers
574,439
13
Athens University of Economics and Business10,958 papers
435,261
14
University of Piraeus11,944 papers
348,112
15
Academy of Athens6,206 papers
339,591
16
Hellenic Mediterranean University7,280 papers
270,615
17
University of Macedonia8,114 papers
223,423
18
University of West Attica11,079 papers
219,301
19
International Hellenic University6,913 papers
189,831
20
University of Western Macedonia6,864 papers
183,851
21
University of Peloponnese7,741 papers
166,170
22
Hellenic Open University7,954 papers
155,972
23
Technological Educational Institute of Athens4,002 papers
154,608
24
Alexander Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki2,780 papers
100,524
25
National School of Public Health1,498 papers
96,418
26
Ionian University4,043 papers
78,036
27
Panteion University4,322 papers
75,263
28
Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania833 papers
64,245
29
Technological Educational Institute of Thessaly1,535 papers
63,868
30
University Mental Health Research Institute590 papers
56,007
31
Western Macedonia University Of Applied Science1,259 papers
52,924
32
School of Pedagogical and Technological Education1,367 papers
46,163
33
Technological Educational Institute of Piraeus1,345 papers
45,634
34
Technological Educational Institute of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace1,118 papers
44,997
35
Technological Educational Institute of Central Greece938 papers
32,157
36
Technological Educational Institute of Western Greece930 papers
31,327
37
Technological Educational Institute of Epirus932 papers
28,747
38
Alba Graduate Business School, The American College of Greece457 papers
24,811
39
Technological Educational Institute of Peloponnese528 papers
15,458
40
Hellenic Air Force Academy813 papers
12,988
41
Hellenic Naval Academy989 papers
12,697
42
Hellenic Military Academy1,081 papers
12,439
43
American Community Schools153 papers
12,347
44
Technological Educational Institute of Central Macedonia637 papers
12,233
45
Technological Educational Institute of the Ionian Islands334 papers
9,357
46
Institute of Accelerating Systems and Applications361 papers
8,719
47
American School of Classical Studies at Athens388 papers
6,818
48
Ellinogermaniki Agogi252 papers
5,790
49
Metropolitan College451 papers
5,066
50
British School at Athens519 papers
4,442

Highlights

Within Greece, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens ranks first in 2026 with 11,863,773, followed by Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (7,400,934) and National Technical University of Athens (4,638,693).

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens is 1.6 times higher than Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, the runner-up.

Across 50 entries, values run from 11,863,773 (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens) to 4,442 (British School at Athens), with a median of 87,227.

Source: OpenAlex, citations received by each institution's papers, 2026. Unit: citations.

Source: OpenAlex, citations received by each institution's papers · CC0 1.0 (OpenAlex) · fetched Oct 13, 2026 — Counts every citation to papers by authors affiliated with the institution, so large and old universities score high. It measures research impact, not teaching quality.