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) and the Hellenic Cooperative Oncology Group (HeCOG) accounted for a share of 83.3%, 79.5% and 77.3%, respectively - exceeding the Greek average of 65.5%-.
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 4,858 citations and a share of 48.3%. This was followed by the Alfa Institute of Biomedical Sciences (AIBS) -2,810 citations and a share of 28%- and by the HYGEIA Group -with 1,103 citations and a share of 10.1%-. The share of other institutions accounted for less than 5% of citations in this Category (Figure 9.2.3).
