Apostolos Vantarakis

5.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
145 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Apostolos Vantarakis is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Food Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Apostolos Vantarakis has authored 145 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Infectious Diseases, 24 papers in Epidemiology and 17 papers in Food Science. Recurrent topics in Apostolos Vantarakis's work include Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (40 papers), Fecal contamination and water quality (14 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (11 papers). Apostolos Vantarakis is often cited by papers focused on Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (40 papers), Fecal contamination and water quality (14 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (11 papers). Apostolos Vantarakis collaborates with scholars based in Greece, Spain and United Kingdom. Apostolos Vantarakis's co-authors include Petros Kokkinos, M. Papapetropoulou, Maria Bellou, Panos G. Ziros, Vasiliki Sfika, Danae Venieri, Jasmina Vidić, Annika Allard, Rosina Gironés and Ioanna P. Chatziprodromidou and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, The Science of The Total Environment and Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Apostolos Vantarakis

140 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Promoting Physical and Mental Health among Children and Adolescents via Gamification—A Conceptual Systematic Review
    2024 53 citations Evgenia Gkintoni, Apostolos Vantarakis et al. Behavioral Sciences 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 Vantarakis Greece 33 1.2k 449 415 365 360 145 3.3k
Johnson Lin South Africa 35 562 0.5× 375 0.8× 1.2k 3.0× 269 0.7× 268 0.7× 179 4.4k
Eric R. Hall United States 33 986 0.8× 326 0.7× 439 1.1× 470 1.3× 69 0.2× 121 3.6k
Daisuke Sano Japan 34 2.1k 1.7× 157 0.3× 398 1.0× 819 2.2× 175 0.5× 186 4.6k
Christine L. Moe United States 45 5.2k 4.3× 644 1.4× 291 0.7× 860 2.4× 607 1.7× 142 7.8k
Egon Marth Austria 33 902 0.7× 207 0.5× 636 1.5× 133 0.4× 278 0.8× 144 4.2k
Kellogg J. Schwab United States 45 2.7k 2.2× 429 1.0× 282 0.7× 1.8k 5.0× 336 0.9× 134 7.3k
Erwin Duizer Netherlands 40 3.9k 3.2× 795 1.8× 411 1.0× 109 0.3× 1.1k 3.0× 81 5.6k
Margaret Kosek United States 36 2.2k 1.8× 754 1.7× 345 0.8× 283 0.8× 221 0.6× 144 4.9k
Kun Li China 38 629 0.5× 410 0.9× 1.9k 4.6× 245 0.7× 117 0.3× 436 6.2k
Glòria Sánchez Spain 45 3.7k 3.0× 1.2k 2.6× 925 2.2× 184 0.5× 715 2.0× 158 6.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Apostolos Vantarakis

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Fields of papers citing papers by Apostolos Vantarakis

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Apostolos Vantarakis

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Apostolos Vantarakis. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Apostolos Vantarakis 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 Vantarakis. Apostolos Vantarakis is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Vantarakis, Apostolos, et al.. (2025). Long-Term Surveillance of Food Products of Diverse Origins: A Five-Year Survey of Hepatitis A and Norovirus in Greece, 2019–2024. Pathogens. 14(2). 135–135. 1 indexed citations
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Vantarakis, Apostolos, et al.. (2025). Can Bacteriophages Be Effectively Utilized for Disinfection in Animal-Derived Food Products? A Systematic Review. Pathogens. 14(3). 291–291. 2 indexed citations
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Vícha, Aleš, Svenja Stöven, Silvana Ficarra, et al.. (2024). Interventions about physical activity and diet and their impact on adolescent and young adult cancer survivors: a Prisma systematic review. Supportive Care in Cancer. 32(6). 342–342. 5 indexed citations
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Gkintoni, Evgenia, et al.. (2024). Promoting Physical and Mental Health among Children and Adolescents via Gamification—A Conceptual Systematic Review. Behavioral Sciences. 14(2). 102–102. 53 indexed citations breakdown →
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Marić, Dora, Carlo Rossi, Apostolos Vantarakis, et al.. (2024). Effects of resistance training on sleep quality and disorders among individuals diagnosed with cancer: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials. Cancer Medicine. 13(8). e7179–e7179. 1 indexed citations
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Schinas, Georgios, Οlga Tsachouridou, Konstantinos Protopapas, et al.. (2024). Testing Hepatitis E Seroprevalence among HIV-Infected Patients in Greece: The SHIP Study. Pathogens. 13(7). 536–536. 2 indexed citations
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Gkintoni, Evgenia, et al.. (2024). Gamified Health Promotion in Schools: The Integration of Neuropsychological Aspects and CBT—A Systematic Review. Medicina. 60(12). 2085–2085. 11 indexed citations
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Bucciardini, Raffaella, Tuulia Rotko, Benedetta Mattioli, et al.. (2023). Addressing health inequalities in Europe: key messages from the Joint Action Health Equity Europe (JAHEE). Archives of Public Health. 81(1). 89–89. 8 indexed citations
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Vidić, Jasmina, et al.. (2021). Applications of biosensors for bacteria and virus detection in food and water–A systematic review. Journal of Environmental Sciences. 111. 367–379. 89 indexed citations
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Touloumi, Giota, Anna Karakatsani, Eleni Sofianopoulou, et al.. (2018). National Survey of Morbidity and Risk Factors (EMENO): Protocol for a Health Examination Survey Representative of the Adult Greek Population. JMIR Research Protocols. 8(2). e10997–e10997. 16 indexed citations
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Kokkinos, Petros, et al.. (2015). Transport of Human Adenoviruses in Water Saturated Laboratory Columns. Food and Environmental Virology. 7(2). 122–131. 17 indexed citations
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Kokkinos, Petros, Georgia Mandilara, Aristea Velegraki, et al.. (2015). Performance of three small-scale wastewater treatment plants. A challenge for possible re use. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 22(22). 17744–17752. 19 indexed citations
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Bellou, Maria, Petros Kokkinos, & Apostolos Vantarakis. (2012). Shellfish-Borne Viral Outbreaks: A Systematic Review. Food and Environmental Virology. 5(1). 13–23. 155 indexed citations
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Vantarakis, Apostolos, et al.. (2008). Outbreak of Gastroenteritis Occurred in North-Eastern Greece Associated with Several Waterborne Strains of Noroviruses. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 12. e104–e105. 4 indexed citations
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Stavrou, Eleana F., et al.. (2008). Detection of Infectious Pathogenic Viruses in Untreated and Treated Wastewater Samples from An Urbanised Area. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 12. e104–e104. 4 indexed citations

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