Members of the IG ranked among the world’s top scientists

Professor Ioannis Yentekakis, Director of the Institute of Geoenergy and Professor at the School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering of the Technical University of Crete, is ranked both among the top 100,000 scientists worldwide and among the top 2% globally in his scientific field (across 22 scientific disciplines and 174 subfields analyzed) in the Stanford University list “World’s Top 2% Scientists”, confirming the international prestige and research excellence of the Institute’s leadership. It is noteworthy that Professor Yentekakis has consistently remained on the “Stanford Top 2%” list since its first publication, both for his annual performance and for his overall scientific output.

At the same time, collaborating members of the Institute of Geoenergy at FORTH and professors of the Technical University of Crete are included for the year 2024 among the top 100,000 scientists worldwide and among the top 2% globally in their respective scientific fields (across 22 scientific disciplines and 174 subfields analyzed). These are:

Dionysia Kolokotsa, Professor at the School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering of the Technical University of Crete and Collaborating Researcher at FORTH/IG, Paraskevi Panagiotopoulou, Associate Professor at the School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering of the Technical University of Crete and Collaborating Researcher at FORTH/IG, Aristeidis Koutrouli, Associate Professor at the School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering of the Technical University of Crete and Collaborating Researcher at FORTH/IG, Nikolaos Kalogerakis, Professor Emeritus at the School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering of the Technical University of Crete and Collaborating Researcher at FORTH/IG.

The updated 2025 global ranking of leading scientists is based on multiple indicators focusing on the impact of their published work during 2024 as well as their overall scientific output. It includes the evaluation of more than 8,000,000 scientists worldwide. The broader annual assessment conducted by the Stanford University team is based on the impact of published research work, specifically on the citations received by each scientist with at least five publications according to the Scopus database.

The inclusion of members of the Institute of Geoenergy in these rankings highlights its high-level staffing and further strengthens the international recognition of its research work. The Institute of Geoenergy continues to serve as a strategic hub of research and innovation with international reach, making a substantial contribution to the advancement of science and technology in the energy sector.