A. S. Dontas

4.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
75 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

A. S. Dontas is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Epidemiology and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, A. S. Dontas has authored 75 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 20 papers in Epidemiology and 13 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in A. S. Dontas's work include Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (12 papers), Urinary Tract Infections Management (12 papers) and Pediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies (11 papers). A. S. Dontas is often cited by papers focused on Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (12 papers), Urinary Tract Infections Management (12 papers) and Pediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies (11 papers). A. S. Dontas collaborates with scholars based in Greece, United States and Italy. A. S. Dontas's co-authors include S Nedeljković, Daan Kromhout, R Buzina, Hironori Toshima, Ancel Keys, S Punsar, Christ Aravanis, Henry Blackburn, Flaminio Fidanza and Alessandro Menotti and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Circulation and Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

In The Last Decade

A. S. Dontas

71 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Hit Papers

THE DIET AND 15-YEAR DEATH RATE IN THE SEVEN COUNTRIES STUDY 1986 2026 1999 2012 1986 400 800 1.2k
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. THE DIET AND 15-YEAR DEATH RATE IN THE SEVEN COUNTRIES STUDY
    1986 1.3k citations Ancel Keys, Henry Blackburn et al. profile →

Peers

A. S. Dontas
Christ Aravanis Greece
S Nedeljković Serbia
Mary Winston United States
Fredrick J. Stare United States
J Delaye France
N Mamelle France
Nancy D. Ernst United States
F Fidanza Italy
R. Vandongen Australia
S Punsar Finland
Christ Aravanis Greece
A. S. Dontas
Citations per year, relative to A. S. Dontas A. S. Dontas (= 1×) peers Christ Aravanis

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of A. S. Dontas

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Alonso, Álvaro, David R. Jacobs, Alessandro Menotti, et al.. (2009). Cardiovascular risk factors and dementia mortality: 40 years of follow-up in the Seven Countries Study. Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 280(1-2). 79–83. 68 indexed citations
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Menotti, Alessandro, Mariapaola Lanti, Daan Kromhout, et al.. (2007). Forty-year coronary mortality trends and changes in major risk factors in the first 10 years of follow-up in the seven countries study. European Journal of Epidemiology. 22(11). 747–754. 49 indexed citations
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Panagiotakos, Demosthenes B., Christos Pitsavos, Evangelos Polychronopoulos, et al.. (2005). Total Cholesterol and Body Mass Index in Relation to 40-Year Cancer Mortality (The Corfu Cohort of the Seven Countries Study). Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 14(7). 1797–1801. 19 indexed citations
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Panagiotakos, Demosthenes B., Christos Pitsavos, Christina Chrysohoou, et al.. (2004). 873-3 Pulse pressure is the best predictor of cardiovascular mortality in 12,763 middle-aged men of the seven countries study: 25-Year follow-up. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 43(5). A528–A528. 2 indexed citations
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Pitsavos, Christos, Demosthenes B. Panagiotakos, Alessandro Menotti, et al.. (2003). Forty‐Year Follow‐Up of Coronary Heart Disease Mortality and Its Predictors: The Corfu Cohort of the Seven Countries Study. Preventive Cardiology. 6(3). 155–160. 15 indexed citations
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Panagiotakos, Demosthenes B., Christina Chrysohoou, Christos Pitsavos, et al.. (2003). Risk Factors of Stroke Mortality: A 40-Year Follow-Up of the Corfu Cohort from the Seven-Countries Study. Neuroepidemiology. 22(6). 332–338. 13 indexed citations
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Panagiotakos, Demosthenes B., Christina Chrysohoou, Christos Pitsavos, et al.. (2003). Forty-years (1961–2001) of all-cause and coronary heart disease mortality and its determinants: the Corfu cohort from the Seven Countries Study. International Journal of Cardiology. 90(1). 73–79. 14 indexed citations
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Kromhout, Daan, Alessandro Menotti, Bennie Bloemberg, et al.. (1995). Dietary Saturated and transFatty Acids and Cholesterol and 25-Year Mortality from Coronary Heart Disease: The Seven Countries Study. Preventive Medicine. 24(3). 308–315. 373 indexed citations
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Dontas, A. S., et al.. (1995). Effectiveness of Ofloxacin Therapy in Preventing Functional Impairment and Increased Mortality in Elderly Patients with Bacteriuria. Drugs. 49(Supplement 2). 374–375. 3 indexed citations
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Menotti, Alessandro, Ancel Keys, Daan Kromhout, et al.. (1993). Inter-cohort differences in coronary heart disease mortality in the 25-year follow-up of the seven countries study. European Journal of Epidemiology. 9(5). 527–36. 73 indexed citations
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Dontas, A. S., et al.. (1993). Long-term prediction of coronary heart disease mortality in two rural Greek populations. European Heart Journal. 14(9). 1153–1157. 17 indexed citations
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Dontas, A. S., et al.. (1992). Short vs. Long Cotrimoxazole Courses in Eradicating Bacteriuria in the Elderly. Journal of Chemotherapy. 4(2). 114–118. 3 indexed citations
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Waters, W. E., Eino Heikkinen, & A. S. Dontas. (1989). Health, lifestyles, and services for the elderly. 36 indexed citations
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Papanicolaou, N., et al.. (1982). The role of volume expansion, of prostaglandins and catecholamines in the development of acute renal failure. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 38(4). 476–478. 9 indexed citations
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Malamos, B., et al.. (1967). 125I-Sodium Iothalamate in the Determination of the Glomerular Filtration Rate. Nuklearmedizin - NuclearMedicine. 6(3). 204–310. 12 indexed citations
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Dontas, A. S., et al.. (1966). BACTERIURIA IN OLD AGE. The Lancet. 288(7458). 305–306. 22 indexed citations
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Malamos, B., et al.. (1966). THE DETERMINATION OF GLOMERULAR FILTRATION-RATE IN CLINICAL PRACTICE. The Lancet. 287(7444). 943–945. 18 indexed citations
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Dontas, A. S., et al.. (1961). Arterial volume and pressure pulse contours in the young human subject. American Heart Journal. 61(5). 676–683. 3 indexed citations
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Dontas, A. S., et al.. (1955). EFFECTS OF ENERGY DONORS, METABOLIC INHIBITORS AND SUBSTRATES ON CAROTID CHEMORECEPTOR ACTIVITY. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 115(1). 46–54. 14 indexed citations

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