Christos Tsatsanis

9.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
131 papers, 8.0k citations indexed

About

Christos Tsatsanis is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Behavioral Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Christos Tsatsanis has authored 131 papers receiving a total of 8.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Immunology, 39 papers in Molecular Biology and 20 papers in Behavioral Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Christos Tsatsanis's work include Stress Responses and Cortisol (20 papers), Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (12 papers) and Immune Response and Inflammation (12 papers). Christos Tsatsanis is often cited by papers focused on Stress Responses and Cortisol (20 papers), Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (12 papers) and Immune Response and Inflammation (12 papers). Christos Tsatsanis collaborates with scholars based in Greece, United States and Sweden. Christos Tsatsanis's co-authors include Andrew N. Margioris, Eleni Vergadi, Ariadne Androulidaki, Katerina Vaporidi, Eleftheria Ieronymaki, Philip N. Tsichlis, Konstantina Lyroni, Maria Venihaki, Achille Gravanis and Christina Doxaki and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Christos Tsatsanis

129 papers receiving 7.9k 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.

Akt Signaling Pathway in Macrophage Activation and M1/M2 Polarization

2017 857 citations Eleni Vergadi, Eleftheria Ieronymaki et al. The Journal of Immunology profile →
TNF-α Induction by LPS Is Regulated Posttranscriptionally via a Tpl2/ERK-Dependent Pathway

2000 705 citations Christos Tsatsanis, Philip N. Tsichlis et al. profile →
The Kinase Akt1 Controls Macrophage Response to Lipopolysaccharide by Regulating MicroRNAs

2009 506 citations Ariadne Androulidaki, Alicia Arranz et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Christos Tsatsanis Greece	47	3.0k	2.7k	1.4k	944	801	131	8.0k
Hajime Sano Japan	46	2.9k 1.0×	1.3k 0.5×	1.3k 0.9×	471 0.5×	967 1.2×	242	8.4k
Babak Baban United States	47	2.1k 0.7×	3.8k 1.5×	439 0.3×	691 0.7×	1.2k 1.5×	167	9.0k
Graziella Migliorati Italy	37	4.2k 1.4×	3.7k 1.4×	1.0k 0.7×	754 0.8×	1.7k 2.1×	144	9.6k
Karolien De Bosscher Belgium	54	4.6k 1.5×	2.7k 1.0×	2.1k 1.5×	994 1.1×	1.9k 2.4×	140	10.9k
Daniel Teupser Germany	51	4.5k 1.5×	1.2k 0.4×	2.5k 1.8×	1.1k 1.2×	525 0.7×	174	9.3k
Fulvio D’Acquisto United Kingdom	43	3.8k 1.3×	3.1k 1.2×	2.0k 1.5×	561 0.6×	1.0k 1.3×	111	8.3k
Xia Zhang China	45	3.3k 1.1×	2.4k 0.9×	1.0k 0.8×	1.1k 1.1×	1.2k 1.5×	235	8.3k
Ferdinando Nicoletti Italy	62	4.5k 1.5×	3.5k 1.3×	976 0.7×	968 1.0×	1.7k 2.2×	322	11.8k
Johan Kuiper Netherlands	57	4.0k 1.3×	4.8k 1.8×	1.3k 0.9×	2.0k 2.1×	1.3k 1.6×	248	11.0k
Julia M. Potter Australia	40	3.4k 1.2×	2.6k 1.0×	1.3k 0.9×	897 1.0×	1.5k 1.9×	152	9.3k

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Athanasakis, Elias, et al.. (2026). NGF promotes, in an autocrine–paracrine manner, metabolic and anti-inflammatory pathways in human and mouse adipocytes. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 1 indexed citations

Sopić, Miron, Susana Novella, Constantino Martı́nez, et al.. (2025). TechNote - Minimum Preanalytical Information for the Publication of Studies on Circulating Cell-Free microRNA-based Biomarkers. 4(2). 49–54.

Daskalaki, Maria, et al.. (2025). Epigenetic and metabolic regulation of macrophage responsiveness and memory. The Journal of Immunology. 214(11). 2812–2821. 3 indexed citations

Vergadi, Eleni, Eleftheria Ieronymaki, Konstantina Lyroni, et al.. (2024). An IL-10/DEL-1 axis supports granulopoiesis and survival from sepsis in early life. Nature Communications. 15(1). 680–680. 10 indexed citations

Ieronymaki, Eleftheria, Katerina Spyridopoulou, George Skavdis, et al.. (2024). Novel Wild-Type Pediococcus and Lactiplantibacillus Strains as Probiotic Candidates to Manage Obesity-Associated Insulin Resistance. Microorganisms. 12(2). 231–231. 3 indexed citations

Witt, Anke, Eman Hagag, Anupam Sinha, et al.. (2023). Succinate mediates inflammation-induced adrenocortical dysfunction. eLife. 12. 11 indexed citations

Tsatsanis, Christos, et al.. (2023). Sex hormone-dependent and -independent regulation of serum BAFF and TNF in cohorts of transgender and cisgender men and women. Endocrine Connections. 12(3). 5 indexed citations

Daskalaki, Maria, Sofia Michailidou, Eirini Dermitzaki, et al.. (2023). Fish-Derived Protein Hydrolysates Increase Insulin Sensitivity and Alter Intestinal Microbiome in High-Fat-Induced Obese Mice. Marine Drugs. 21(6). 343–343. 9 indexed citations

Stavropoulou, Elisavet, Eleftheria Ieronymaki, Evangelia Dimitroulia, et al.. (2022). Anti-Inflammatory and Antibacterial Effects and Mode of Action of Greek Arbutus, Chestnut, and Fir Honey in Mouse Models of Inflammation and Sepsis. Microorganisms. 10(12). 2374–2374. 8 indexed citations

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Daskalaki, Maria, Sofia Michailidou, Eirini Dermitzaki, et al.. (2021). Diet Supplementation with Fish-Derived Extracts Suppresses Diabetes and Modulates Intestinal Microbiome in a Murine Model of Diet-Induced Obesity. Marine Drugs. 19(5). 268–268. 8 indexed citations

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Abrams, Matthew J., Anna Tsapara, Christos Stournaras, et al.. (2020). Identification of Structural Elements of the Lysine Specific Demethylase 2B CxxC Domain Associated with Replicative Senescence Bypass in Primary Mouse Cells. The Protein Journal. 39(3). 232–239. 3 indexed citations

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Koutsaviti, Aikaterini, Maria Daskalaki, Susana Agustı́, et al.. (2019). Thuwalallenes A–E and Thuwalenynes A–C: New C15 Acetogenins with Anti-Inflammatory Activity from a Saudi Arabian Red Sea Laurencia sp.. Marine Drugs. 17(11). 644–644. 11 indexed citations

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Ieronymaki, Eleftheria, Konstantina Lyroni, Eleni Vergadi, et al.. (2019). Insulin Resistance in Macrophages Alters Their Metabolism and Promotes an M2-Like Phenotype. The Journal of Immunology. 202(6). 1786–1797. 67 indexed citations

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Vergadi, Eleni, Eleftheria Ieronymaki, Konstantina Lyroni, Katerina Vaporidi, & Christos Tsatsanis. (2017). Akt Signaling Pathway in Macrophage Activation and M1/M2 Polarization. The Journal of Immunology. 198(3). 1006–1014. 857 indexed citations breakdown →

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Dermitzaki, Eirini, Christos Tsatsanis, Achille Gravanis, & Andrew N. Margioris. (2011). The calcineurin—nuclear factor of activated T cells signaling pathway mediates the effect of corticotropin releasing factor and urocortins on catecholamine synthesis. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 227(5). 1861–1872. 9 indexed citations

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Zacharioudaki, Vassiliki, Ariadne Androulidaki, Alicia Arranz, et al.. (2009). Adiponectin Promotes Endotoxin Tolerance in Macrophages by Inducing IRAK-M Expression. The Journal of Immunology. 182(10). 6444–6451. 62 indexed citations

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Tsatsanis, Christos, Ariadne Androulidaki, Themis Alissafi, et al.. (2006). Corticotropin-Releasing Factor and the Urocortins Induce the Expression of TLR4 in Macrophages via Activation of the Transcription Factors PU.1 and AP-1. The Journal of Immunology. 176(3). 1869–1877. 77 indexed citations

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Dermitzaki, Erini, Christos Tsatsanis, Ioannis Charalampopoulos, et al.. (2004). Corticotropin-releasing hormone activates protein kinase C in an isoenzyme-specific manner. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 327(3). 828–836. 15 indexed citations

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Tsatsanis, Christos, et al.. (2003). Association of TNF-alpha Serum Levels with Status of Diabetic Retinopathy and Other Clinical Complications of Diabetes. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 44(13). 3984–3984. 1 indexed citations

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Κoffa, Μaria, et al.. (1995). Association of herpesvirus infection with the development of genital cancer. International Journal of Cancer. 63(1). 58–62. 37 indexed citations

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