Athanasios Valavanidis

9.3k citations

34 papers · 7.3k indexed · 4 hit papers · h-index 24

Impact in

Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis top 0.1%
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
- Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
Pollution top 0.5%
- Energy and Environment Impacts
- Heavy metals in environment

Papers in ⓘ

Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 18
- Air Quality and Health Impacts 14
- Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology 4
- Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure 4
- Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact 4
Organic Chemistry 8
- Free Radicals and Antioxidants 4
- Ferrocene Chemistry and Applications 3

Co-authors: Thomais Vlachogianni (10 shared papers)Konstantinos Fiotakis (11 shared papers)Manos Dassenakis (4 shared papers)Michael Scoullos (3 shared papers)Evangelos Bakeas (2 shared papers)Houwen Zhang (1 shared paper)Giuseppe L. Squadrito (1 shared paper)Rafael Cueto (1 shared paper)
Journals: Redox Report (2 papers)International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (2 papers)Journal of Hazardous Materials (2 papers)Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part C (2 papers)Inorganica Chimica Acta (2 papers)
Partner nations: Greece United States

In The Last Decade

Athanasios Valavanidis

34 papers receiving 7.1k citations

Hit Papers

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Pulmonary Oxidative Stress, Inflammation and Cancer: Respirable Particulate Matter, Fibrous Dusts and Ozone as Major Causes of Lung Carcinogenesis through Reactive Oxygen Species Mechanisms 2013 · 634 citations

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it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2013 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
2009 Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part C
2008 Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part C
2005 Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

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1	8-hydroxy-2′ -deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG): A Critical Biomarker of Oxidative Stress and Carcinogenesis Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part C ·Athanasios Valavanidis, Thomais Vlachogianni, CONSTANTINOS FIOTAKIS Hit paper breakdown →	2009	1586
2	Molecular biomarkers of oxidative stress in aquatic organisms in relation to toxic environmental pollutants Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety ·Athanasios Valavanidis, Thomais Vlahogianni, Manos Dassenakis, Michael Scoullos Hit paper breakdown →	2005	1484
3	Airborne Particulate Matter and Human Health: Toxicological Assessment and Importance of Size and Composition of Particles for Oxidative Damage and Carcinogenic Mechanisms Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part C ·Athanasios Valavanidis, Konstantinos Fiotakis, Thomais Vlachogianni Hit paper breakdown →	2008	1167
4	Pulmonary Oxidative Stress, Inflammation and Cancer: Respirable Particulate Matter, Fibrous Dusts and Ozone as Major Causes of Lung Carcinogenesis through Reactive Oxygen Species Mechanisms International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ·Athanasios Valavanidis, Thomais Vlachogianni, Konstantinos Fiotakis, Spyridon Loridas Hit paper breakdown →	2013	634
5	Tobacco Smoke: Involvement of Reactive Oxygen Species and Stable Free Radicals in Mechanisms of Oxidative Damage, Carcinogenesis and Synergistic Effects with Other Respirable Particles International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ·Athanasios Valavanidis, Thomais Vlachogianni, Konstantinos Fiotakis	2009	389
6	Reaction of Uric Acid with Peroxynitrite and Implications for the Mechanism of Neuroprotection by Uric Acid Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics ·Giuseppe L. Squadrito, Rafael Cueto, Andres E. Splenser, Athanasios Valavanidis, Houwen Zhang, Rao M. Uppu, William A. Pryor	2000	293
7	Integrated use of biomarkers (superoxide dismutase, catalase and lipid peroxidation) in mussels Mytilus galloprovincialis for assessing heavy metals’ pollution in coastal areas from the Saronikos Gulf of Greece Marine Pollution Bulletin ·Thomais Vlahogianni, Manos Dassenakis, Michael Scoullos, Athanasios Valavanidis	2007	247
8	Persistent free radicals, heavy metals and PAHs generated in particulate soot emissions and residue ash from controlled combustion of common types of plastic Journal of Hazardous Materials ·Athanasios Valavanidis, Nikiforos Iliopoulos, George Gotsis, Konstantinos Fiotakis	2007	190
9	Electron paramagnetic resonance study of the generation of reactive oxygen species catalysed by transition metals and quinoid redox cycling by inhalable ambient particulate matter Redox Report ·Athanasios Valavanidis, Konstantinos Fiotakis, Evangelos Bakeas, Thomi Vlahogianni	2005	189
10	Characterization of atmospheric particulates, particle-bound transition metals and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons of urban air in the centre of Athens (Greece) Chemosphere ·Athanasios Valavanidis, Konstantinos Fiotakis, Thomais Vlahogianni, Evangelos Bakeas, Styliani Triantafillaki, Vasiliki Paraskevopoulou, Manos Dassenakis	2006	156
11	Comparison of the Radical Scavenging Potential of Polar and Lipidic Fractions of Olive Oil and Other Vegetable Oils under Normal Conditions and after Thermal Treatment Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry ·Athanasios Valavanidis, Christala Nisiotou, Yiannis Papageorgiou, Ioulia Kremli, Nikolaos Satravelas, Nikolaos Zinieris, Helen Zygalaki	2004	116
12	Generation of hydroxyl radicals by urban suspended particulate air matter. The role of iron ions Atmospheric Environment ·Athanasios Valavanidis	2000	109
13	Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in surface seawater and in indigenous mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) from coastal areas of the Saronikos Gulf (Greece) Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science ·Athanasios Valavanidis, Thomais Vlachogianni, Styliani Triantafillaki, Manos Dassenakis, F. Androutsos, Michael Scoullos	2008	105
14	Heavy-metal effects on lipid peroxidation and antioxidant defence enzymes in musselsMytilus galloprovincialis Chemistry and Ecology ·Thomais Vlahogianni, Athanasios Valavanidis	2007	99
15	Polyphenolic profile and antioxidant activity of five apple cultivars grown under organic and conventional agricultural practices International Journal of Food Science & Technology ·Athanasios Valavanidis, Thomais Vlachogianni, Antonios Psomas, Alexandra Zovoili, Vasilios Siatis	2009	84
16	Comparative study of the formation of oxidative damage marker 8-hydroxy-2′-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) adduct from the nucleoside 2′-deoxyguanosine by transition metals and suspensions of particulate matter in relation to metal content and redox reactivity Free Radical Research ·Athanasios Valavanidis, Thomais Vlahoyianni, Konstantinos Fiotakis	2005	78
17	Bioactive Natural Substances from Marine Sponges: New Developments and Prospects for Future Pharmaceuticals Natural Products Chemistry & Research ·Stamatios Perdicaris, Thomais Vlachogianni, Athanasios Valavanidis	2013	76
18	Determination of Selective Quinones and Quinoid Radicals in Airborne Particulate Matter and Vehicular Exhaust Particles Environmental Chemistry ·Athanasios Valavanidis, Konstantinos Fiotakis, Thomais Vlahogianni, V. Papadimitriou, Vayia Pantikaki	2006	60
19	Metal leachability, heavy metals, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and polychlorinated biphenyls in fly and bottom ashes of a medical waste incineration facility Waste Management & Research The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy ·Athanasios Valavanidis, Nikiforos Iliopoulos, Konstantinos Fiotakis, George Gotsis	2008	37
20	A comparative study by electron paramagnetic resonance of free radical species in the mainstream and sidestream smoke of cigarettes with conventional acetate filters and ‘bio-filters’ Redox Report ·Athanasios Valavanidis, E. Haralambous	2001	35

About Athanasios Valavanidis

Athanasios Valavanidis is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Organic Chemistry, Pollution, Atmospheric Science and Oncology, having authored 34 papers that have together received 7.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Air Quality and Health Impacts (14 papers), Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (5 papers), Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology (4 papers), Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure (4 papers), Free Radicals and Antioxidants (4 papers), Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (4 papers), Ferrocene Chemistry and Applications (3 papers) and Electron Spin Resonance Studies (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis (3.7k citations), Pollution (1.3k citations), Biochemistry (347 citations), Environmental Engineering (567 citations) and Aquatic Science (251 citations). Athanasios Valavanidis has collaborated with scholars based in Greece and United States. Frequent co-authors include Thomais Vlachogianni, Konstantinos Fiotakis, Manos Dassenakis, Michael Scoullos, Evangelos Bakeas, Houwen Zhang, Giuseppe L. Squadrito, Rafael Cueto, Andres E. Splenser and Rao M. Uppu. Their work appears in journals such as Redox Report, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Journal of Hazardous Materials, Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part C and Inorganica Chimica Acta.

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