Athanasios A. Konstantelias

953 total citations · 1 hit paper
7 papers, 678 citations indexed

About

Athanasios A. Konstantelias is a scholar working on Surgery, Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Athanasios A. Konstantelias has authored 7 papers receiving a total of 678 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Surgery, 3 papers in Epidemiology and 1 paper in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Athanasios A. Konstantelias's work include Surgical Sutures and Adhesives (2 papers), Surgical site infection prevention (2 papers) and Viral Infections and Immunology Research (1 paper). Athanasios A. Konstantelias is often cited by papers focused on Surgical Sutures and Adhesives (2 papers), Surgical site infection prevention (2 papers) and Viral Infections and Immunology Research (1 paper). Athanasios A. Konstantelias collaborates with scholars based in Greece, United States and Sweden. Athanasios A. Konstantelias's co-authors include Matthew E. Falagas, Konstantinos A. Polyzos, Konstantinos Z. Vardakas, Petros I. Rafailidis and Giannoula S. Tansarli and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of neurosurgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology and International Journal of Infectious Diseases.

In The Last Decade

Athanasios A. Konstantelias

7 papers receiving 655 citations

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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.

Risk factors for cardiac implantable electronic device infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2015 326 citations Konstantinos A. Polyzos, Athanasios A. Konstantelias et al. EP Europace profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Athanasios A. Konstantelias Greece	7	276	252	153	100	97	7	678
Galit Rabino Israel	10	72 0.3×	143 0.6×	236 1.5×	87 0.9×	74 0.8×	13	501
Gerardo Aguilar Spain	17	144 0.5×	317 1.3×	220 1.4×	163 1.6×	68 0.7×	64	994
Zerelda Esquer Garrigos United States	14	122 0.4×	258 1.0×	137 0.9×	230 2.3×	14 0.1×	40	569
Titia E. M. Hopmans Netherlands	12	44 0.2×	127 0.5×	123 0.8×	144 1.4×	33 0.3×	19	463
Hüseyin Turgut Türkiye	10	28 0.1×	139 0.6×	115 0.8×	78 0.8×	51 0.5×	28	421
Christian Eckmann Germany	11	71 0.3×	242 1.0×	190 1.2×	119 1.2×	330 3.4×	23	925
Samy Figueiredo France	12	56 0.2×	86 0.3×	81 0.5×	72 0.7×	290 3.0×	25	730
María José Ramos Spain	11	36 0.1×	248 1.0×	107 0.7×	77 0.8×	48 0.5×	17	530
Jean Pierre Bedos France	14	43 0.2×	450 1.8×	39 0.3×	115 1.1×	238 2.5×	26	870
D.H. Forster Germany	9	35 0.1×	109 0.4×	88 0.6×	95 0.9×	84 0.9×	16	412

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7 of 7 papers shown

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Konstantelias, Athanasios A., et al.. (2017). Triclosan-coated sutures for the prevention of surgical-site infections: a meta-analysis. Acta chirurgica Belgica. 117(3). 137–148. 14 indexed citations

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Konstantelias, Athanasios A., Konstantinos A. Polyzos, & Matthew E. Falagas. (2016). Gentamicin-Collagen Sponges for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infections: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Surgical Infections. 17(5). 601–609. 6 indexed citations

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Polyzos, Konstantinos A., Athanasios A. Konstantelias, & Matthew E. Falagas. (2015). Risk factors for cardiac implantable electronic device infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis. EP Europace. 17(5). 767–777. 326 indexed citations breakdown →

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Polyzos, Konstantinos A., et al.. (2015). Maternal Influenza Vaccination and Risk for Congenital Malformations. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 126(5). 1075–1084. 43 indexed citations

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Konstantelias, Athanasios A., Konstantinos Z. Vardakas, Konstantinos A. Polyzos, Giannoula S. Tansarli, & Matthew E. Falagas. (2015). Antimicrobial-impregnated and -coated shunt catheters for prevention of infections in patients with hydrocephalus: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of neurosurgery. 122(5). 1096–1112. 76 indexed citations

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Vardakas, Konstantinos Z., Petros I. Rafailidis, Athanasios A. Konstantelias, & Matthew E. Falagas. (2012). Predictors of mortality in patients with infections due to multi-drug resistant Gram negative bacteria: The study, the patient, the bug or the drug?. Journal of Infection. 66(5). 401–414. 145 indexed citations

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Vardakas, Konstantinos Z., et al.. (2012). Risk factors for development of Clostridium difficile infection due to BI/NAP1/027 strain: a meta-analysis. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 16(11). e768–e773. 68 indexed citations

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