Apostolos Perelas

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
31 papers, 743 citations indexed

About

Apostolos Perelas is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Apostolos Perelas has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 743 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Epidemiology, 9 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 7 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Apostolos Perelas's work include Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (6 papers), Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (4 papers) and Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (4 papers). Apostolos Perelas is often cited by papers focused on Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (6 papers), Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (4 papers) and Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (4 papers). Apostolos Perelas collaborates with scholars based in United States, Greece and Myanmar. Apostolos Perelas's co-authors include Kristin B. Highland, Andrea V. Arrossi, Richard M. Silver, Δέσποινα Περρέα, Ioannis S. Vlachos, R.G. Scheraga, Mitchell A. Olman, L. Grove, Brian D. Southern and Christos S. Mantzoros and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Immunology, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine and CHEST Journal.

In The Last Decade

Apostolos Perelas

26 papers receiving 729 citations

Hit Papers

Systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 50 100 150 200 250
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. Systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease
    2020 250 citations Apostolos Perelas, Richard M. Silver et al. The Lancet Respiratory Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Apostolos Perelas United States 12 265 217 165 142 126 31 743
Yasuhisa Okuda Japan 13 184 0.7× 62 0.3× 75 0.5× 82 0.6× 63 0.5× 80 716
Toshihiko Imakiire Japan 15 217 0.8× 61 0.3× 72 0.4× 38 0.3× 157 1.2× 32 706
Kenichi Maruyama Japan 19 232 0.9× 50 0.2× 113 0.7× 189 1.3× 159 1.3× 76 1.0k
Sumi Hidaka Japan 17 164 0.6× 101 0.5× 55 0.3× 54 0.4× 153 1.2× 89 904
Stefan Farese Switzerland 13 185 0.7× 87 0.4× 37 0.2× 87 0.6× 75 0.6× 24 1.0k
Yong Song China 15 159 0.6× 51 0.2× 57 0.3× 176 1.2× 113 0.9× 27 768
Bülent Salman Türkiye 18 354 1.3× 119 0.5× 95 0.6× 146 1.0× 150 1.2× 48 1.1k
Michael O’Riordain Ireland 11 162 0.6× 137 0.6× 125 0.8× 121 0.9× 41 0.3× 17 779
Anthony J. Rongione United States 17 128 0.5× 144 0.7× 55 0.3× 75 0.5× 58 0.5× 34 806
Hang Li China 15 127 0.5× 121 0.6× 83 0.5× 75 0.5× 149 1.2× 67 736

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Fields of papers citing papers by Apostolos Perelas

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Apostolos Perelas

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Apostolos Perelas. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Apostolos Perelas based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Apostolos Perelas. Apostolos Perelas is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zhang, Shaoxiong, et al.. (2025). Factors Associated With High Intrathoracic Pressure in Patients With Obesity Undergoing Right Heart Catheterization. CHEST Journal. 167(6). 1759–1763. 1 indexed citations
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Perelas, Apostolos, et al.. (2025). Non-Pharmacological Management of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 14(4). 1317–1317.
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Boron, Julie Blaskewicz & Apostolos Perelas. (2025). Everolimus Induced Pneumonitis: A Case of Relapsing Pneumonitis. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 211(Supplement_1). A1893–A1893.
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Redente, Elizabeth F., et al.. (2025). Pulmonary Fibrosis—Focusing on the Future: Aspen Lung Conference 2024 Summary. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 73(5). 653–667.
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Lü, Juan, et al.. (2024). COPD is associated with increased cardiovascular disease risk independent of phenotype. Respirology. 29(12). 1047–1057. 8 indexed citations
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Chatterjee, Soumya, Apostolos Perelas, Ruchi Yadav, Donald F. Kirby, & Amandeep Singh. (2022). Viewpoint: a multidisciplinary approach to the assessment of patients with systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease. Clinical Rheumatology. 42(3). 653–661. 4 indexed citations
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Perelas, Apostolos, et al.. (2020). Mechanical Feed-Forward Loops Contribute to Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. American Journal Of Pathology. 191(1). 18–25. 42 indexed citations
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Scheraga, R.G., Susamma Abraham, L. Grove, et al.. (2020). TRPV4 Protects the Lung from Bacterial Pneumonia via MAPK Molecular Pathway Switching. The Journal of Immunology. 204(5). 1310–1321. 49 indexed citations
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Perelas, Apostolos, Richard M. Silver, Andrea V. Arrossi, & Kristin B. Highland. (2020). Systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease. The Lancet Respiratory Medicine. 8(3). 304–320. 250 indexed citations breakdown →
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Perelas, Apostolos, Andrea V. Arrossi, & Kristin B. Highland. (2019). Pulmonary Manifestations of Systemic Sclerosis and Mixed Connective Tissue Disease. Clinics in Chest Medicine. 40(3). 501–518. 27 indexed citations
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Perelas, Apostolos, et al.. (2015). Incidental Findings on Computed Tomography Angiography in Patients Evaluated for Pulmonary Embolism. Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 12(5). 689–695. 23 indexed citations
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Arkadopoulos, Nikolaos, Maria Kyriazi, Apostolos Perelas, et al.. (2013). Should Diaphragmatic Involvement Preclude Resection of Large Hepatic Tumors?. World Journal of Surgery. 37(9). 2197–2201. 3 indexed citations
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Perelas, Apostolos, et al.. (2012). Giant sternal metastasis secondary to follicular carcinoma of the thyroid gland: report of a case. Surgery Today. 42(9). 895–898. 7 indexed citations
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Perelas, Apostolos, Ioannis S. Vlachos, Irene P. Tzanetakou, et al.. (2012). Correlation between mesenteric fat thickness and serum apolipoproteins in patients with peripheral arterial occlusive disease. Lipids in Health and Disease. 11(1). 125–125. 9 indexed citations
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Arkadopoulos, Nikolaos, Maria Kyriazi, Kassiani Theodoraki, et al.. (2012). Central hepatectomy under sequential hemihepatic control. Langenbeck s Archives of Surgery. 397(8). 1283–1288. 8 indexed citations
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Tsiodras, Sotirios, Apostolos Perelas, C. A. Wanke, & Christos S. Mantzoros. (2010). The HIV-1/HAART associated metabolic syndrome – Novel adipokines, molecular associations and therapeutic implications. Journal of Infection. 61(2). 101–113. 45 indexed citations
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Perelas, Apostolos, et al.. (2010). Effects of Lipid-Lowering Drugs on Adiponectin. Current Vascular Pharmacology. 8(6). 836–848. 21 indexed citations
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Perelas, Apostolos, et al.. (2009). Serum adiponectin and resistin in rats under three isocaloric diets: The effect of sibutramine. Cytokine. 46(2). 171–175. 7 indexed citations
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Liapi, Charis, et al.. (2008). Effect of Isocaloric Diets and Sibutramine on Food Intake, Body Mass Variation and Serum TNF-α Levels in Rats. Pharmacology. 82(1). 15–21. 3 indexed citations
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Vlachos, Ioannis S., et al.. (2007). Sonographic Assessment of Regional Adiposity. American Journal of Roentgenology. 189(6). 1545–1553. 82 indexed citations

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