9.2 Citations

Figure 9.2.1 presents the share of citations that publications in different institutional categories received. For the period 2006-2010, the Alfa Institute of Biomedical Sciences (AIBS), the HENRY DUNANT hospital (HENRY DUNANT), EUROCLINIC Group, the Hellenic Cooperative Oncology Group (HeCOG) and METROPOLITAN Hospital accounted for a share of 85.1%, 78.8%, 73.1%, 72.3% and 71.8% respectively - exceeding the Greek average of 65.6%-.

Figure 9.2.1

Figure 9.2.2 displays growth trends in the number of citations for the "Private Health Institutions" during 1996-2010.

Figure 9.2.2

As regards the citations and the share of citations received by institutions in the “Private Health Institutions” Category, the HENRY DUNANT hospital (HENRY DUNANT) ranked first throughout the period 2006-2010, with 6,145 citations and a share of 53.6%. This was followed by the Alfa Institute of Biomedical Sciences (AIBS) -3,351 citations and a share of 29.2%-, the HYGEIA Group -with 1,290 citations and a share of 11.2%- and by METROPOLITAN Hospital -with 1,010 citations and a share of 8.8%-. The share of other institutions accounted for less than 5% of citations in this Category (Figure 9.2.3).

Figure 9.2.3