He specialised within his post-graduate studies and his up today research and publications in Classical and Byzantine art and archaeology, cultural heritage and Museology.
His research areas spread on Classical, Byzantine and Post-Byzantine art and archaeology, European and Middle East art history, cultural heritage, religious and mythological imagery, iconographic analysis and history of aesthetics, theory and practice of conservation/restoration and museology.
He was invited Professor (Directeur d'Etudes Invité) at the Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, Sorbonne, Paris (1996-1998) and lectured in Cypriote and European universities.
Dr Sophocleous gave papers in local and international congresses, published in their proceedings.
He is currently publishing the results of his research in monographs or edited books, as well as in Cypriot and international scientific periodicals.