Christina Kostara

1.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
52 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Christina Kostara is a scholar working on Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Molecular Biology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Christina Kostara has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, 15 papers in Molecular Biology and 14 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Christina Kostara's work include Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (22 papers), Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies (11 papers) and Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health (11 papers). Christina Kostara is often cited by papers focused on Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (22 papers), Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies (11 papers) and Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health (11 papers). Christina Kostara collaborates with scholars based in Greece, United Kingdom and United States. Christina Kostara's co-authors include Eleni Bairaktari, Moses Elisaf, Vasilis Tsimihodimos, Eliscer Guzman, Constantine E. Kosmas, Alexandros D. Tselepis, Evangelia Papakonstantinou, E. Lourida, Eleni C. Papavasiliou and A. Georgiadis and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Hepatology and The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

In The Last Decade

Christina Kostara

52 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

Insulin resistance and cardiovascular disease 2023 2026 2024 2025 2023 2023 50 100 150
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. Insulin resistance and cardiovascular disease
    2023 170 citations Constantine E. Kosmas, Christina Kostara et al. Journal of International Medical Research profile →
  2. The Triglyceride/High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (TG/HDL-C) Ratio as a Risk Marker for Metabolic Syndrome and Cardiovascular Disease
    2023 126 citations Constantine E. Kosmas, Eliscer Guzman et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Christina Kostara Greece 19 417 334 266 264 213 52 1.3k
Gary Ko Hong Kong 23 559 1.3× 265 0.8× 181 0.7× 390 1.5× 262 1.2× 51 1.6k
Eliana Cotta de Faria Brazil 20 342 0.8× 401 1.2× 150 0.6× 253 1.0× 199 0.9× 86 1.2k
Akintunde O. Akinkuolie United States 20 431 1.0× 384 1.1× 264 1.0× 315 1.2× 367 1.7× 30 1.4k
Eke G. Gruppen Netherlands 22 549 1.3× 283 0.8× 457 1.7× 454 1.7× 250 1.2× 53 1.5k
Matilda Florentin Greece 24 584 1.4× 719 2.2× 256 1.0× 255 1.0× 274 1.3× 73 1.7k
Marcelo Costa Batista Brazil 19 449 1.1× 523 1.6× 217 0.8× 198 0.8× 222 1.0× 69 1.3k
Rebecca L. Pollex Canada 23 440 1.1× 414 1.2× 224 0.8× 436 1.7× 490 2.3× 33 1.4k
Núria Amigó Spain 17 322 0.8× 297 0.9× 174 0.7× 272 1.0× 239 1.1× 92 1.1k
Lyanne M. Kieneker Netherlands 23 216 0.5× 155 0.5× 205 0.8× 304 1.2× 452 2.1× 66 1.5k
Farsad Afshinnia United States 24 216 0.5× 264 0.8× 223 0.8× 501 1.9× 149 0.7× 47 1.7k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Christina Kostara

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All Works

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Filippas-Ntekouan, Sempastian, Aikaterini Dimou, Christina Kostara, et al.. (2024). Effect of dapagliflozin on the serum metabolome in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Journal of Diabetes & Metabolic Disorders. 24(1). 4–4. 1 indexed citations
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Kosmas, Constantine E., et al.. (2023). Insulin resistance and cardiovascular disease. Journal of International Medical Research. 51(3). 3639225476–3639225476. 170 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kostara, Christina, Eleni Bairaktari, & Vasilis Tsimihodimos. (2023). Effect of Clinical and Laboratory Parameters on HDL Particle Composition. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(3). 1995–1995. 5 indexed citations
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Kostara, Christina, et al.. (2022). Effect of fixed-dose combination of insulin degludec and liraglutide on apoB-containing lipoprotein subclasses and HDL lipidome in type 2 diabetes. Journal of Diabetes and its Complications. 36(10). 108286–108286. 2 indexed citations
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Kostara, Christina, Constantinos G. Tsiafoulis, Eleni Bairaktari, & Vasilis Tsimihodimos. (2021). Altered RBC membrane lipidome: A possible etiopathogenic link for the microvascular impairment in Type 2 diabetes. Journal of Diabetes and its Complications. 35(10). 107998–107998. 14 indexed citations
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Kostara, Christina, et al.. (2020). Lipidomics in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. World Journal of Hepatology. 12(8). 436–450. 95 indexed citations
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Elisaf, Moses, et al.. (2019). Cardioprotective Properties of HDL: Structural and Functional Considerations. Current Medicinal Chemistry. 27(18). 2964–2978. 21 indexed citations
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Hatzimichael, Eleftheria, et al.. (2017). Sitosterolemia: A multifaceted metabolic disorder with important clinical consequences. Journal of clinical lipidology. 11(4). 1095–1100. 24 indexed citations
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Kostara, Christina, Vasilis Tsimihodimos, Moses Elisaf, & Eleni Bairaktari. (2017). NMR-Based Lipid Profiling of High Density Lipoprotein Particles in Healthy Subjects with Low, Normal, and Elevated HDL-Cholesterol. Journal of Proteome Research. 16(4). 1605–1616. 24 indexed citations
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Kostara, Christina, Αθανάσιος Παπαθανασίου, Nikolaos Psychogios, et al.. (2014). NMR-Based Lipidomic Analysis of Blood Lipoproteins Differentiates the Progression of Coronary Heart Disease. Journal of Proteome Research. 13(5). 2585–2598. 38 indexed citations
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Kouvelos, George, Eleni Αrnaoutoglou, Miltiadis Matsagkas, et al.. (2012). Effects of Rosuvastatin With or Without Ezetimibe on Clinical Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Elective Vascular Surgery. Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology and Therapeutics. 18(1). 5–12. 30 indexed citations
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Skouroliakou, Maria, et al.. (2012). Vitamin D insufficiency in obese patients with severe mental illness taking olanzapine. Mediterranean Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism. 5(3). 219–225. 1 indexed citations
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Skouroliakou, Maria, et al.. (2010). Effects of a nutritional intervention in obese postmenopausal women on atypical antipsychotics. Maturitas. 67(2). 166–170. 1 indexed citations
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Tsimihodimos, Vasilis, Irene F. Gazi, Theodosios D. Filippatos, et al.. (2009). Plasma triglyceride levels and body mass index values are the most important determinants of preβ-1 HDL concentrations in patients with various types of primary dyslipidemia. Atherosclerosis. 208(2). 506–511. 13 indexed citations
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Psychogios, Nikolaos, et al.. (2009). Evaluation of the proximal tubular function in individuals with primary renal hypouricemia: an NMR‐based metabonomic study. NMR in Biomedicine. 22(10). 1072–1083. 17 indexed citations
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Filippatos, Theodosios D., Vasilis Tsimihodimos, Michael S. Kostapanos, et al.. (2008). Clinical research Small dense LDL cholesterol and apolipoproteins C-II and C-III in non-diabetic obese subjects with metabolic syndrome. Archives of Medical Science. 4(3). 263–269. 11 indexed citations
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Florentin, Matilda, Evangelos Liberopoulos, Theodosios D. Filippatos, et al.. (2008). Effect of rimonabant, micronised fenofibrate and their combination on cardiometabolic risk factors in overweight/obese patients: a pilot study. Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy. 9(16). 2741–2750. 12 indexed citations
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Kostapanos, Michael S., Haralampos J. Milionis, Irene F. Gazi, et al.. (2006). Rosuvastatin Increases α‐1 Microglobulin Urinary Excretion in Patients With Primary Dyslipidemia. The Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 46(11). 1337–1343. 24 indexed citations

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