2. Greek Scientific Publications: Indicators and Characteristics

This chapter presents the bibliometric indicators for the total scientific output of Greece -as recorded in the Scopus database- and compares the yield of research publications to that of the EU-27 and the OECD-34 countries*. It provides an outlook on the productivity and performance regarding Greece’s publications over the 15-year period 1996-2010, and highlights recent growth trends.

The table below summarises bibliometric indicators for Greek publications for the most recent 5-year period (2006-2010).

 

In 2010, the OECD was enlarged with 4 new member states: Estonia, Israel, Slovenia and Chile. The phrase "OECD-34" refers to the 34 countries in the OECD, during the period under review (Annex V).