Research Excellence

• Best Paper Award 2025 Jan 2026

Do climate change policy instruments loom like the sword of Damocles over green technology independence to achieve green growth and sustainability in Europe?. This is to acknowledge excellence of research conducted over the period 2021-2025 at the University of Patras. 

Awarded by the University of Patras. 

• Research paper impact recognition Jul 2025

The paper, "Is digital transformation the Deus ex Machina towards sustainability transition of the European SMEs?", published in Ecological Economics, is listed among the most cited papers of the journal according to Google Metrics 2025. This recognition is a meaningful milestone and a sign of the growing interest in how digital transformation progress can support sustainability transitions among European SMEs.

• Scientific & Social Impact Aug 2022

The policy aspects and related implications of the paper "Green growth & sustainability transition through information. Are the greener better informed? Evidence from European SMEs", have been selected by independent advisors to be included in the article "Factors promoting green growth include access to information on funding opportunities", published in Science for Environment Policy, a news service published by the European Commission's Directorate-General for Environment (DG ENV).