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