5.2 Citations
Figure 5.2.1 shows, for each TEI, the percentage of cited publications that received at least one citation and their growth over the period 1996-2010. ΤΕΙs of Athens, West Macedonia, Epirus, Kalamata, Crete and Larissa were found to have the highest percentage of cited publications, with a relatively stable progression over time. In the case of the TEI of Ionian Islands (68.8%), the TEI of Crete (67.5%) and the TEI of Kalamata (67.5%), the percentage was higher than the Greek average (65.6%). Moreover, the percentage of the TEI of Epirus (63.6%) was close to that baseline.
Figure 5.2.2 demostrates that there was a positive trend in the number of citations of publications produced by "TEIs" over the period 1996-2010. The TEI of Crete displayed the greatest number of citations for its publications. The TEIs of Athens, Thessaloniki, West Macedonia, Larissa, Patras, Piraeus and Epirus followed.
More specifically, according to the data displayed in Figure 5.2.3 (corresponding to the 5-year period 2006-2010), the highest number of citations and their share in the total citations across "TEIs" category, was observed for the following TEIs: Crete (24.5%; 1,987 citations), Athens (19.3%; 1,567 citations), Thessaloniki (10%; 808 citations), West Macedonia (7.1%; 573 citations), Larissa (6.8%; 554 citations), Patras (6.2%; 505 citations) and Piraeus (6.2%; 501 citations). The other TEIs had a smaller share (less than 5%).
