5.5 Scientific collaboration
Figure 5.5.1 highlights the distribution (%) of publications produced as a result of collaborations at the national* and international level*. It also depicts publications which were not produced in the frame of any scientific collaborations*. Overall, the number of co authorships with national partners was higher than this of publications carried out with international partners. More specifically, all TEIs produced more than 55% of their publications with collaborations at the national level. Τhe TΕΙ of Kalamata had the highest ranking (88.9%). On the other hand, the degree of international collaboration was lower, ranging between 10.6% (TEI of West Macedonia) and 39.7% (TEI of Lamia). Finally, the TEI of Piraeus (32.2%) had the greatest share of publications which were not carried out under any collaboration scheme.