Nineteen (19) faculty members of the Hellenic Mediterranean University (HMU) have received significant international recognition, as they are ranked among the top 2% of the most influential scientists worldwide. This distinction comes from Stanford University’s annual ranking, published in the Elsevier Data Repository. Considered one of the most reliable and internationally recognized rankings, it includes the top 100,000 scientists globally and is based on rigorous criteria such as citation count, h-index, and overall scientific impact.
The evaluation covers both the annual scientific influence of researchers and their career-long scientific contributions. The HMU researchers who received this distinction are active in cutting-edge fields such as: Mechanical and Energy Engineering, Power Electronics Systems, Electronics and Communications, Computer Engineering and Computational Systems, Music Technology and Acoustics, Nutrition and Dietetics, and Nursing.
In the first list, which evaluates scientific performance during the year 2024, the following seventeen (17) HMU faculty members were ranked, in order of performance:
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Aggeliki Menegaki – Department of Business Administration and Tourism
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Nektarios Vidakis – Department of Mechanical Engineering
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Ioannis Chatziantoniou – Department of Accounting and Finance
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Vasileios Raikos – Department of Nutrition and Dietetics
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Panagiotis Polygerinos – Department of Mechanical Engineering
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Dimitrios Kalderis – Department of Electronic Engineering
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Emmanouil Kymakis – Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Markos Petousis – Department of Mechanical Engineering
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Lazaros Tzounis – Department of Mechanical Engineering
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Dimitrios Katsaprakakis – Department of Mechanical Engineering
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Dimitra Vernardou – Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Konstantinos Marias – Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Christoforos Papandreou – Department of Nutrition and Dietetics
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Emmanouil Tsiknakis – Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Dimitrios Fanourakis – Department of Agriculture
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Evridiki Patelarou – Department of Nursing
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Emmanouil Roditakis – Department of Agriculture
In the second list, which evaluates career-long scientific contribution and impact on global research, nine (9) HMU faculty members were ranked, in order of performance:
- Emmanouil Kymakis – Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Aggeliki Menegaki – Department of Business Administration and Tourism
- Vasileios Raikos – Department of Nutrition and Dietetics
- Thrasivoulos Manios – Department of Agriculture
- Dimitra Vernardou – Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Ilias Potamitis – Department of Music Technology and Acoustics
- Dimitris Katsaprakakis – Department of Mechanical Engineering
- Lazaros Tzounis – Department of Mechanical Engineering
- Nektarios Vidakis – Department of Mechanical Engineering
This year’s recognition of nineteen (19) HMU faculty members in the annual Stanford University ranking is a significant scientific achievement. Notably, seven (7) of them appear in both lists—for their career-long as well as single-year impact—highlighting the consistency and long-term excellence of their research output.
It is also worth noting that these 19 faculty members represent approximately 10% of HMU’s total academic staff, a figure that underscores the university’s comparatively high ratio of research excellence. Their presence in the Stanford list enhances HMU’s international visibility and showcases the institution’s contribution to the global scientific community.
