{"id":713,"date":"2022-01-31T14:23:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-31T12:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/executive-programs.smtest.gr\/?p=713"},"modified":"2025-01-15T16:03:31","modified_gmt":"2025-01-15T14:03:31","slug":"nkua-among-the-top-100-universities-in-the-top-universities-by-top-google-scholar-citations-ranking-by-webometrics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/executive-programs.smtest.gr\/en\/nkua-among-the-top-100-universities-in-the-top-universities-by-top-google-scholar-citations-ranking-by-webometrics\/","title":{"rendered":"NKUA Among the Top 100 Universities in the \u201cTop Universities by Top Google Scholar Citations\u201d Ranking by Webometrics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>For the <strong>fifth consecutive year<\/strong>, the <strong>National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA)<\/strong> is ranked among the <strong>top 100 universities worldwide<\/strong> in the <strong>\u201cTop Universities by Top Google Scholar Citations\u201d<\/strong> ranking by Webometrics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NKUA Rankings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>1st position among Greek universities<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2nd position among Mediterranean universities<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>18th position in Europe<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>92nd position globally among 7,497 universities<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.webometrics.info\/en\/transparent\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.webometrics.info<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On January 26, 2022, Webometrics announced the results of its <strong>&#8220;Top Universities by Top Google Scholar Citations&#8221; ranking<\/strong>. This marks the <strong>13th edition<\/strong> of the ranking, which evaluates <strong>7,497 universities worldwide<\/strong>, including <strong>24 Greek universities<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Rare Distinction for a Greek University<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The NKUA achieved a <strong>rare distinction<\/strong> for a Greek university, being listed in the <strong>top 100 globally for the fifth consecutive year<\/strong>. In the <strong>2022 ranking<\/strong>, NKUA is placed <strong>92nd worldwide<\/strong> and <strong>18th in Europe<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beyond its impressive global ranking, NKUA stands out as the <strong>1st among Greek institutions<\/strong>, with <strong>2,724,009 citations<\/strong>. This performance also ranks NKUA <strong>1st among Balkan universities<\/strong> and <strong>2nd among Mediterranean universities<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the Ranking<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The ranking is based on the <strong>number of citations<\/strong> of the research output produced by professors and researchers of each institution. The citations are identified using <strong>Google Scholar<\/strong>, the most popular academic search engine. Data was collected between <strong>January 10-20, 2022<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this ranking:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Harvard University<\/strong> holds the <strong>1st position<\/strong>, followed by:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Stanford University<\/strong> (2nd),<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>University of California, Berkeley<\/strong> (3rd),<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)<\/strong> (4th), and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>University of Cambridge, UK<\/strong> (5th).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Among Greek universities, the <strong>top five<\/strong> include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>NKUA<\/strong>: 92nd globally, with <strong>2,724,009 citations<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Aristotle University of Thessaloniki<\/strong>: 278th globally, with <strong>1,194,794 citations<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>University of Patras<\/strong>: 375th globally, with <strong>861,488 citations<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>National Technical University of Athens (NTUA)<\/strong>: 388th globally, with <strong>825,020 citations<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>University of Crete<\/strong>: 396th globally, with <strong>809,541 citations<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Greek Universities\u2019 Contribution to Global Research<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>24 Greek universities<\/strong> included in the ranking collectively account for <strong>9,643,162 citations<\/strong>, representing <strong>0.77% of global research output<\/strong> (1,255,795,188 total citations). Notably, NKUA\u2019s citations make up <strong>28.3%<\/strong> of the total citations of Greek universities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the <strong>January 2022 ranking<\/strong>, each university\u2019s score was calculated by summing the citations of the top <strong>210 faculty and researcher profiles<\/strong> while excluding the citations of the <strong>top 20 profiles<\/strong> to ensure balanced results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information, <a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/executive-programs-nea-webometrics-2022-pinakas1.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/executive-programs-nea-webometrics-2022-pinakas1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the fifth consecutive year, the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) is ranked among the top 100 universities worldwide in the \u201cTop Universities by Top Google Scholar Citations\u201d ranking by Webometrics. NKUA Rankings Source: www.webometrics.info On January 26, 2022, Webometrics announced the results of its &#8220;Top Universities by Top Google Scholar Citations&#8221; ranking. 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