Antonios Kafanas

1.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
18 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Antonios Kafanas is a scholar working on Rehabilitation, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Antonios Kafanas has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Rehabilitation, 6 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and 5 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Antonios Kafanas's work include Wound Healing and Treatments (8 papers), Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management (5 papers) and Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management (3 papers). Antonios Kafanas is often cited by papers focused on Wound Healing and Treatments (8 papers), Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management (5 papers) and Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management (3 papers). Antonios Kafanas collaborates with scholars based in United States, Greece and Portugal. Antonios Kafanas's co-authors include Aristidis Veves, Ana Tellechea, Francesco Tecilazich, Ermelindo C. Leal, Georgios Theocharidis, Eugénia Carvalho, Thomas E. Lyons, Charalambos Gnardellis, Thanh Dinh and Michael E. Auster and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, PLoS ONE and Diabetes.

In The Last Decade

Antonios Kafanas

18 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Single cell transcriptomic landscape of diabetic foot ulcers 2022 2026 2023 2024 2022 2022 50 100 150 200 250
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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. Single cell transcriptomic landscape of diabetic foot ulcers
    2022 251 citations Georgios Theocharidis, Beena Thomas et al. Nature Communications profile →
  2. A strain-programmed patch for the healing of diabetic wounds
    2022 246 citations Georgios Theocharidis, Hyunwoo Yuk et al. Nature Biomedical Engineering profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Antonios Kafanas United States 12 859 498 301 232 197 18 1.4k
Kenneth W. Liechty United States 17 937 1.1× 441 0.9× 376 1.2× 164 0.7× 293 1.5× 25 1.6k
Robert Nunan United Kingdom 6 868 1.0× 228 0.5× 302 1.0× 192 0.8× 268 1.4× 7 1.4k
Rita E. Mirza United States 11 1.1k 1.3× 404 0.8× 465 1.5× 323 1.4× 172 0.9× 13 1.8k
Horacio Ramirez United States 10 1.1k 1.3× 258 0.5× 302 1.0× 170 0.7× 322 1.6× 11 1.7k
Natalie Yin United States 11 927 1.1× 162 0.3× 215 0.7× 124 0.5× 279 1.4× 24 1.6k
Zhicheng Hu China 21 612 0.7× 177 0.4× 396 1.3× 99 0.4× 214 1.1× 57 1.3k
Jiayuan Zhu China 20 596 0.7× 164 0.3× 313 1.0× 95 0.4× 208 1.1× 51 1.2k
Tatyana Yufit United States 12 606 0.7× 158 0.3× 273 0.9× 75 0.3× 217 1.1× 18 1.3k
Arber Kodra United States 5 604 0.7× 145 0.3× 263 0.9× 68 0.3× 228 1.2× 24 1.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Antonios Kafanas

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All Works

18 of 18 papers shown
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Theocharidis, Georgios, Hyunwoo Yuk, Heejung Roh, et al.. (2022). A strain-programmed patch for the healing of diabetic wounds. Nature Biomedical Engineering. 6(10). 1118–1133. 246 indexed citations breakdown →
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Theocharidis, Georgios, Beena Thomas, Debasree Sarkar, et al.. (2022). Single cell transcriptomic landscape of diabetic foot ulcers. Nature Communications. 13(1). 181–181. 251 indexed citations breakdown →
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Theocharidis, Georgios, Dimitrios Baltzis, Matthieu Roustit, et al.. (2020). Integrated Skin Transcriptomics and Serum Multiplex Assays Reveal Novel Mechanisms of Wound Healing in Diabetic Foot Ulcers. Diabetes. 69(10). 2157–2169. 122 indexed citations
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Kafanas, Antonios, Panagoula Pavlou, Georgios Leonis, et al.. (2018). Topical Treatment of Skin Injury Inflicted in Mice by X-Ray Irradiation. Skin Pharmacology and Physiology. 31(4). 175–183. 11 indexed citations
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Tellechea, Ana, Ermelindo C. Leal, Antonios Kafanas, et al.. (2016). Mast Cells Regulate Wound Healing in Diabetes. Diabetes. 65(7). 2006–2019. 138 indexed citations
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Leal, Ermelindo C., Eugénia Carvalho, Ana Tellechea, et al.. (2015). Substance P Promotes Wound Healing in Diabetes by Modulating Inflammation and Macrophage Phenotype. American Journal Of Pathology. 185(6). 1638–1648. 169 indexed citations
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Tosounidis, Theodoros H., et al.. (2013). Evidence of sympathetic innervation and α1-adrenergic receptors of the long head of the biceps brachii tendon. Journal of Orthopaedic Science. 18(2). 238–244. 17 indexed citations
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Tecilazich, Francesco, Thanh Dinh, Leena Pradhan‐Nabzdyk, et al.. (2013). Role of Endothelial Progenitor Cells and Inflammatory Cytokines in Healing of Diabetic Foot Ulcers. PLoS ONE. 8(12). e83314–e83314. 56 indexed citations
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Dushay, Jody, Francesco Tecilazich, Antonios Kafanas, et al.. (2013). Aliskiren improves vascular smooth muscle function in the skin microcirculation of type 2 diabetic patients with normal renal function. Journal of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System. 16(2). 344–352. 2 indexed citations
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Tellechea, Ana, Antonios Kafanas, Ermelindo C. Leal, et al.. (2013). Increased Skin Inflammation and Blood Vessel Density in Human and Experimental Diabetes. The International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds. 12(1). 4–11. 65 indexed citations
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Dinh, Thanh, Francesco Tecilazich, Antonios Kafanas, et al.. (2012). Mechanisms Involved in the Development and Healing of Diabetic Foot Ulceration. Diabetes. 61(11). 2937–2947. 281 indexed citations
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Zembowicz, Artur, et al.. (2012). Correlation Between Histologic Assessment and Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization Using MelanoSITE in Evaluation of Histologically Ambiguous Melanocytic Lesions. Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine. 136(12). 1571–1579. 22 indexed citations
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Zembowicz, Artur & Antonios Kafanas. (2012). Syringotropic Melanoma. American Journal of Dermatopathology. 34(2). 151–156. 6 indexed citations
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Tecilazich, Francesco, Antonios Kafanas, & Aristidis Veves. (2011). Cutaneous alterations in diabetes mellitus.. PubMed. 23(7). 192–203. 3 indexed citations
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Tosounidis, Theodoros H., et al.. (2010). The tendon of the long head of the biceps in complex proximal humerus fractures: A histological perspective. Injury. 41(3). 273–278. 18 indexed citations
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Nepka, Charitini�, et al.. (2004). Cytologic features of papillary cystadenoma of the epididymis associated with hydrocele.. PubMed. 48(3). 467–9. 2 indexed citations
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Kafanas, Antonios, et al.. (2004). Solitary splenic metastasis of endometrial carcinoma ten years after hysterectomy. Case report and review of the literature.. PubMed. 25(2). 233–5. 13 indexed citations
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Nepka, Charitini�, et al.. (1999). Fine needle aspiration cytology in the diagnosis of muscular echinococcosis.. PubMed. 43(3). 512–3. 8 indexed citations

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