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Greece
Greece ranks between 4th and 40th across the 45 technologies, by share of the 10% most cited papers, 2021–2025.
TechnologyRankIts neighbours in the rankingShare of the top 10%, from 2021 to 2025Its institution with the most credit
Autonomous underwater vehicles
8–13tied, of 443.0 papers of credit
1stCN71.7%8–13DE0.8%8–13IL0.8%8–13GR0.8%8–13VN0.8%14–20ES0.7%
University of the Aegean0.3% of the top 10%
Additive manufacturing
13–14tied, of 90
1stCN34.0%12thKR1.8%13–14ES1.3%13–14GR1.3%15–16FR1.1%15–16PT1.0%
Hellenic Mediterranean University0.3% of the top 10%
Large language models
15–16tied, of 96
1stCN27.4%13thES1.2%14thSA1.1%15–16GR1.0%15–16CH1.0%17thTR0.9%
University of Peloponnese0.2% of the top 10%
Directed energy
10–21tied, of 210.1 papers of credit
1stCN57.5%10–21PK0.4%10–21TR0.2%10–21GR0.1%10–21KW0.1%10–21PL0.1%
University of Ioannina0.1% of the top 10%
6G and advanced wireless
16–17tied, of 80
1stCN39.9%14–15AE1.4%16–17TW1.3%16–17GR1.3%18–19JP1.2%18–19FI1.2%
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens0.5% of the top 10%
Drones and swarming
16–18tied, of 81
1stCN52.2%16–18MY0.9%16–18FR0.9%16–18GR0.8%19thPK0.8%20–22MO0.7%
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki0.2% of the top 10%
Inertial navigation
16–29tied, of 401.0 papers of credit
1stCN64.0%16–29AE0.4%16–29TW0.4%16–29GR0.3%16–29ID0.3%16–29KR0.3%
International Hellenic University0.3% of the top 10%
Electronic warfare
4–19tied, of 230.3 papers of credit
1stCN81.0%4–19NL0.3%4–19QA0.3%4–19GR0.2%20–23LB0.1%20–23SA0.1%
National Centre of Scientific Research "Demokritos"0.1% of the top 10%
Post-quantum cryptography
18–26tied, of 593.2 papers of credit
1stCN20.4%18–26HK1.0%18–26AT0.9%18–26GR0.9%18–26ID0.9%18–26PK0.9%
University of Thessaly0.3% of the top 10%
Advanced robotics
18–25tied, of 544.0 papers of credit
1stCN31.5%18–25FI0.6%18–25DK0.6%18–25GR0.6%18–25PL0.6%18–25SE0.5%
University of Patras0.3% of the top 10%
Small satellites
24–39tied, of 471.2 papers of credit
1stUS13.7%15–23DK1.3%15–23PL1.2%24–39GR0.9%24–39BW0.8%24–39IN0.8%
University of Patras0.6% of the top 10%
AI chips
23–28tied, of 461.3 papers of credit
1stCN46.2%23–28PT0.3%23–28SE0.3%23–28GR0.2%23–28IL0.2%23–28NZ0.2%
National Technical University of Athens0.1% of the top 10%
Genome sequencing
23–28tied, of 592.0 papers of credit
1stUS33.6%23–28NO0.4%23–28RU0.4%23–28GR0.3%23–28TR0.3%23–28ET0.3%
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens0.3% of the top 10%
Optical communication
22–25tied, of 544.2 papers of credit
1stCN38.8%22–25PL0.6%22–25IQ0.6%22–25GR0.6%26–32IR0.5%26–32SE0.5%
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki0.1% of the top 10%
Cybersecurity
25–28tied, of 104
1stCN14.8%24thDZ0.7%25–28NG0.6%25–28GR0.6%25–28TN0.6%25–28ZA0.6%
Synelixis (Greece)0.1% of the top 10%
High-performance computing
22–35tied, of 451.1 papers of credit
1stUS36.3%22–35AU0.5%22–35HR0.4%22–35GR0.4%22–35IQ0.4%22–35AM0.4%
Hellenic Centre for Marine Research0.3% of the top 10%
Advanced chip manufacturing
21–33tied, of 390.5 papers of credit
1stCN31.8%21–33EG0.2%21–33IQ0.1%21–33GR0.1%21–33ET0.1%21–33IE0.1%
Hellenic Mediterranean University0.1% of the top 10%
Radar
16–32tied, of 410.7 papers of credit
1stCN77.0%16–32KW0.1%16–32SE0.1%16–32GR0.1%16–32RU0.1%16–32CO0.1%
National Centre of Scientific Research "Demokritos"0.0% of the top 10%
Advanced composites
24–30tied, of 684.0 papers of credit
1stCN50.8%24–30BD0.4%24–30PL0.4%24–30GR0.4%31–33BR0.3%31–33LT0.3%
National Technical University of Athens0.1% of the top 10%
Magnets and superconductors
27–39tied, of 581.1 papers of credit
1stCN35.0%27–39TN0.3%27–39AT0.3%27–39GR0.2%27–39FI0.2%27–39RO0.2%
Outside the top 30
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki0.1% of the top 10%
Distributed ledgers
30–32tied, of 103
1stCN20.6%26–29CH0.7%30–32MA0.6%30–32GR0.6%30–32DK0.6%33–36ID0.5%
Outside the top 30
University of Patras0.2% of the top 10%
Quantum computing
30–35tied, of 714.3 papers of credit
1stUS34.9%30–35IE0.2%30–35PK0.2%30–35GR0.2%30–35BR0.2%30–35IR0.2%
Outside the top 30
International Hellenic University0.1% of the top 10%
New antibiotics and antivirals
29–32tied, of 824.0 papers of credit
1stCN30.3%29–32TH0.5%29–32BE0.5%29–32GR0.5%33–38SE0.4%33–38TR0.4%
Outside the top 30
University Hospital of Heraklion0.1% of the top 10%
Satellite navigation
33–40tied, of 451.2 papers of credit
1stCN56.1%28–32LU0.2%28–32SE0.2%33–40GR0.2%33–40KZ0.2%33–40TW0.2%
Outside the top 30
National Technical University of Athens0.1% of the top 10%
Hyperspectral imaging
27–36tied, of 541.0 papers of credit
1stCN71.4%27–36MY0.1%27–36PA0.1%27–36GR0.1%27–36MA0.1%27–36PT0.1%
Outside the top 30
National Technical University of Athens0.1% of the top 10%
Critical minerals processing
34–40tied, of 581.2 papers of credit
1stCN43.0%34–40IE0.4%34–40AE0.3%34–40GR0.3%34–40TH0.2%34–40LK0.2%
Outside the top 30
Democritus University of Thrace0.2% of the top 10%
Synthetic biology
31–40tied, of 551.0 papers of credit
1stCN45.7%31–40IE0.2%31–40KZ0.2%31–40GR0.2%31–40MY0.1%31–40BG0.1%
Outside the top 30
Agricultural University of Athens0.1% of the top 10%
Nuclear fission power
32–40tied, of 640.8 papers of credit
1stCN43.3%32–40BD0.1%32–40SK0.1%32–40GR0.1%32–40PH0.1%32–40CZ0.1%
Outside the top 30
University of Thessaly0.1% of the top 10%
Perovskite solar cells
33–40tied, of 761.7 papers of credit
1stCN53.9%33–40QA0.1%33–40KE0.1%33–40IL0.1%33–40KW0.1%33–40GR0.1%
Outside the top 30
Hellenic Mediterranean University0.1% of the top 10%
Quantum communication
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Atomic clocks
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Advanced aircraft engines
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Hypersonic flight
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Electric batteries
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Supercapacitors
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Hydrogen by electrolysis
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Nuclear fusion
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Wide-bandgap semiconductors
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Gene editing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
mRNA vaccines and therapeutics
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Quantum sensors
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Space launch
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Sonar and underwater acoustics
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Metamaterials
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Hydrogen storage and ammonia fuel
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Neighbours are the countries ranked just above and below. Ranks are shown as a range where shares are equal to one decimal place. Source: OpenAlex, pulled 18 October 2026. Method