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Highly Cited Researchers 79 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2026

See how widely and consistently research is cited with real-time citation rankings.
Covering 2.6 million scientists, this list evaluates both total and last 5 years’ citation counts to measure scientific influence and highlight Highly Cited Researchers.
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Total 79 scientists , Updates every 3 days
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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103,322
World Rank
Greece
578
Country Rank
Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, FORTH Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Maria Farsari
Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, FORTH Heraklion, Greece
Engineering & Technology / Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering
Additive Manufacturing | Architected Materials | Biofabrication | Bioprinting | Metamaterial

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    10,925
  • Last 5 Years
    5,686
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.520
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Rankings

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112,733
World Rank
Greece
635
Country Rank
Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, FORTH Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Spiros H. Anastasiadis
Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, FORTH Heraklion, Greece
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
polymer science | materials scienc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    10,130
  • Last 5 Years
    2,307
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.228
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Rankings

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173,621
World Rank
Greece
1,165
Country Rank
Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, FORTH Logo
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
George Petekidis
Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, FORTH Heraklion, Greece
Natural Sciences / Physics
Soft Matter Physic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    6,806
  • Last 5 Years
    2,647
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.389
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Rankings

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199,755
World Rank
Greece
1,379
Country Rank
Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, FORTH Logo
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
David Petrosyan
Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, FORTH Heraklion, Greece
Natural Sciences / Physics
Quantum optics | quantum information | Rydberg atoms | optical lattice

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    5,922
  • Last 5 Years
    2,432
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.411
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Rankings

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201,891
World Rank
Greece
1,394
Country Rank
Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, FORTH Logo
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Theofanis Kitsopoulos
Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, FORTH Heraklion, Greece
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Physical Chemistry - Dynamics-Ion and Electron Imaging - Kinetics on Surface

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    5,857
  • Last 5 Years
    1,332
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.227
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Rankings

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256,014
World Rank
Greece
1,889
Country Rank
Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, FORTH Logo
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
George Kenanakis
Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, FORTH Heraklion, Greece
Others
Metamaterials | Energy harvesting | sensing | Photocatalysis | 3D printed nanocomposite

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    4,560
  • Last 5 Years
    3,110
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.682
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Rankings

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283,393
World Rank
Greece
2,140
Country Rank
Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, FORTH Logo
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Wolf Von Klitzing
Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, FORTH Heraklion, Greece
Natural Sciences / Physics
Experimental Quantum Mechanics | BEC | Matterwave Interferometr

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    4,072
  • Last 5 Years
    2,508
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.616
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Rankings

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293,938
World Rank
Greece
2,232
Country Rank
Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, FORTH Logo
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Panagiotis Loukakos
Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, FORTH Heraklion, Greece
Natural Sciences / Physics
physics | ultrafast spectroscopy | nanotechnolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    3,906
  • Last 5 Years
    1,285
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.329
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Rankings

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294,739
World Rank
Greece
2,244
Country Rank
Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, FORTH Logo
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Stavros C Farantos
Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, FORTH Heraklion, Greece
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Theoretical and computational chemistry | non-linear molecular dynamics | spectroscop

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    3,893
  • Last 5 Years
    468
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.120
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Rankings

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312,385
World Rank
Greece
2,403
Country Rank
Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, FORTH Logo
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Georgios Fanourgakis
Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, FORTH Heraklion, Greece
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
physical chemistry | solid state | atmospheric chemistr

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    3,638
  • Last 5 Years
    1,849
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.508
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Rankings

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313,560
World Rank
Greece
2,413
Country Rank
Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, FORTH Logo
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Anthi Ranella
Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, FORTH Heraklion, Greece
Engineering & Technology / Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering
Tissue Engineering | Regenerative Medicine | Neural Tissue Engineering | Cell Biomaterial Interaction

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    3,623
  • Last 5 Years
    1,769
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.488
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Rankings

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319,616
World Rank
Greece
2,460
Country Rank
Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, FORTH Logo
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
George Deligeorgis
Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, FORTH Heraklion, Greece
Engineering & Technology / Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Nanotechnology | Graphene electronics | Carbon nanotube electronics | TMDC electronics | Ballistic electronic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    3,543
  • Last 5 Years
    1,607
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.454
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Rankings

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337,885
World Rank
Greece
2,633
Country Rank
Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, FORTH Logo
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Vassilios Binas
Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, FORTH Heraklion, Greece
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Physical Chemistry | Materials and Devices | Sensors | Heterogeneous Photocatalysis | 2D/3D Printin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    3,313
  • Last 5 Years
    2,652
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.800
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Rankings

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338,523
World Rank
Greece
2,637
Country Rank
Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, FORTH Logo
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Alexandros Lappas
Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, FORTH Heraklion, Greece
Natural Sciences / Physics
Quantum Materials & Magnetis

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    3,306
  • Last 5 Years
    1,013
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.306
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Rankings

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343,916
World Rank
Greece
2,676
Country Rank
Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, FORTH Logo
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Odysseas Tsilipakos
Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, FORTH Heraklion, Greece
Natural Sciences / Physics
Metasurfaces | Nanophotonics | Nonlinear Optics | Graphene | Plasmonic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    3,242
  • Last 5 Years
    2,553
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.787
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Rankings

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360,966
World Rank
Greece
2,837
Country Rank
Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, FORTH Logo
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
George D. Tsibidis
Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, FORTH Heraklion, Greece
Natural Sciences / Physics
Multiscale modelling | Laser-Matter Interaction | LIPSS formation | Fundamentals | Machine Learnin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    3,056
  • Last 5 Years
    2,040
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.668
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Rankings

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372,649
World Rank
Greece
2,951
Country Rank
Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, FORTH Logo
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Stavros Pissadakis
Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, FORTH Heraklion, Greece
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Photonics | Physics | Optical Fiber Sensors | Optical Material

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    2,938
  • Last 5 Years
    1,028
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.350
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Rankings

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390,143
World Rank
Greece
3,100
Country Rank
Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, FORTH Logo
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Athanasia Kostopoulou
Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, FORTH Heraklion, Greece
Engineering & Technology / Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
nanomaterials | perovskites | gas sensors | energy storage | contrast agent

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    2,771
  • Last 5 Years
    2,376
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.857
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Rankings

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403,845
World Rank
Greece
3,235
Country Rank
Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, FORTH Logo
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Emmanouil Glynos
Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, FORTH Heraklion, Greece
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Polymer Science | Solid Polymer Electrolytes | Nanostructured Polymer Materials | Polymers at Surface

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    2,648
  • Last 5 Years
    1,504
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.568
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Rankings

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407,478
World Rank
Greece
3,275
Country Rank
Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, FORTH Logo
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
David Gray
Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, FORTH Heraklion, Greece
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Photonic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    2,617
  • Last 5 Years
    910
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.348
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Rankings

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415,770
World Rank
Greece
3,354
Country Rank
Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, FORTH Logo
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Giannis Zacharakis
Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, FORTH Heraklion, Greece
Others

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    2,548
  • Last 5 Years
    978
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.384
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Rankings

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417,641
World Rank
Greece
3,369
Country Rank
Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, FORTH Logo
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Anna Tasolamprou
Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, FORTH Heraklion, Greece
Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
metamaterials | metasurfaces | photonic crystals | plasmonics | graphen

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    2,532
  • Last 5 Years
    2,216
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.875
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Rankings

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427,480
World Rank
Greece
3,449
Country Rank
Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, FORTH Logo
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Georgios M. Nikolopoulos
Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, FORTH Heraklion, Greece
Natural Sciences / Physics
Quantum Optics | Quantum Cryptography | Quantum Communication | Quantum Networks | Atomic Physic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    2,455
  • Last 5 Years
    772
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.314
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Rankings

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461,178
World Rank
Greece
3,749
Country Rank
Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, FORTH Logo
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Petros Samartzis
Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, FORTH Heraklion, Greece
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Chemical Dynamics | Physical Chemistry | Chemical Physic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    2,211
  • Last 5 Years
    527
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.238
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Rankings

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469,020
World Rank
Greece
3,811
Country Rank
Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, FORTH Logo
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Maria Konstantaki
Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, FORTH Heraklion, Greece
Others
Optical Fiber Sensor

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    2,159
  • Last 5 Years
    574
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.266
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