Constantine Vardavas

15.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
265 papers, 5.9k citations indexed

About

Constantine Vardavas is a scholar working on Physiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, Constantine Vardavas has authored 265 papers receiving a total of 5.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 139 papers in Physiology, 86 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 54 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in Constantine Vardavas's work include Smoking Behavior and Cessation (130 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (51 papers) and Air Quality and Health Impacts (41 papers). Constantine Vardavas is often cited by papers focused on Smoking Behavior and Cessation (130 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (51 papers) and Air Quality and Health Impacts (41 papers). Constantine Vardavas collaborates with scholars based in Greece, United States and United Kingdom. Constantine Vardavas's co-authors include Katerina Nikitara, Filippos T Filippidis, Israel T. Agaku, Gregory N. Connolly, Panagiotis Behrakis, Anthony A Laverty, Nektarios Anagnostopoulos, Aristidis Tsatsakis, Marios Kougias and Vassiliki Evangelopoulou and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, JAMA and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Constantine Vardavas

249 papers receiving 5.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

COVID-19 and smoking: A systematic review of the evidence

2020 825 citations Constantine Vardavas, Katerina Nikitara Tobacco Induced Diseases profile →
The impact of conflict on infectious disease: a systematic literature review

2024 42 citations Constantine Vardavas, Katerina Nikitara et al. Conflict and Health profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Constantine Vardavas Greece	37	2.9k	1.4k	1.0k	693	561	265	5.9k
Jonathan P. Winickoff United States	46	4.4k 1.5×	1.6k 1.2×	1.2k 1.2×	978 1.4×	635 1.1×	185	7.2k
Prakash C. Gupta India	50	3.7k 1.3×	1.5k 1.1×	879 0.9×	708 1.0×	228 0.4×	184	10.1k
Luke Clancy Ireland	35	1.9k 0.7×	644 0.5×	1.6k 1.6×	655 0.9×	354 0.6×	212	5.3k
Pascale Salameh Lebanon	44	1.6k 0.6×	1.6k 1.1×	493 0.5×	1.2k 1.7×	346 0.6×	611	9.3k
Boris D. Lushniak United States	15	2.6k 0.9×	1.4k 1.0×	728 0.7×	549 0.8×	81 0.1×	44	4.9k
Silvano Gallus Italy	60	2.6k 0.9×	2.0k 1.5×	822 0.8×	649 0.9×	158 0.3×	332	11.9k
Esteve Fernández Spain	49	4.0k 1.4×	2.1k 1.5×	1.7k 1.7×	1.3k 1.9×	126 0.2×	482	9.2k
Andrew Stokes United States	42	1.8k 0.6×	1.4k 1.0×	512 0.5×	683 1.0×	209 0.4×	154	4.8k
Samira Asma United States	32	2.8k 1.0×	1.4k 1.1×	572 0.6×	759 1.1×	110 0.2×	91	5.8k
K. Michael Cummings United States	47	5.2k 1.8×	1.9k 1.4×	1.1k 1.1×	837 1.2×	132 0.2×	168	7.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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20 of 20 papers shown

Vardavas, Constantine, Katerina Nikitara, Jo Leonardi‐Bee, et al.. (2024). The impact of conflict on infectious disease: a systematic literature review. Conflict and Health. 18(1). 27–27. 42 indexed citations breakdown →

Laverty, Anthony A, et al.. (2022). How do Europeans quit using tobacco, e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products? A cross-sectional analysis in 28 European countries. BMJ Open. 12(4). e059068–e059068. 5 indexed citations

Carnicer-Pont, Dolors, Olena Tigova, Matus Ferech, et al.. (2022). Tobacco products in the European Union Common Entry Gate (EU-CEG): A tool for monitoring the EU tobacco products directive. Tobacco Prevention & Cessation. 8(March). 1–11. 2 indexed citations

Nikitara, Katerina, et al.. (2022). The EU Single-Use Plastics Directive and its impact on tobacco products: A policy analysis. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(3). 1–4. 2 indexed citations

Nogueira, Sarah O, Pete Driezen, Marcela Fu, et al.. (2021). Beyond the European Union Tobacco Products Directive: smokers’ and recent quitters’ support for further tobacco control measures (2016–2018). Tobacco Control. 31(6). 765–769. 9 indexed citations

Petrakis, Dimitrios, Τaxiarchis Κonstantinos Νikolouzakis, Vasiliki Karzi, Constantine Vardavas, & Aristidis Tsatsakis. (2021). The growing anthropogenic immune deficit and the COVID-19 pandemic. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(1). 1–5. 2 indexed citations

Kyriakos, Christina N, Sophia Papadakis, Chara Tzavara, et al.. (2019). Patterns of tobacco use, quit attempts, readiness to quit and selfefficacyamong smokers with anxiety or depression: Findingsamong six countries of the EUREST-PLUS ITC Europe Surveys. Tobacco Induced Diseases. 16(2). 83–83. 14 indexed citations

Fu, Marcela, Yolanda Castellano, Olena Tigova, et al.. (2019). Smoking in public places in six European countries:Findings from the EUREST-PLUS ITC Europe Survey. Tobacco Induced Diseases. 16(2). A18–A18. 2 indexed citations

Tigova, Olena, Beladenta Amalia, Yolanda Castellano, et al.. (2019). Secondhand exposure to e-cigarette aerosols among smokers:A cross-sectional study in six European countries of theEUREST-PLUS ITC Europe Surveys. Tobacco Induced Diseases. 16(2). A11–A11. 10 indexed citations

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Vardavas, Constantine, et al.. (2018). Smoking Prevalence in Greece. Tobacco Prevention & Cessation. 4(Supplement). 5 indexed citations

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Vardavas, Constantine, et al.. (2017). Perceived Role and Self-efficacy to Provide Smoking Cessation Counseling: Results from a One-day Training Seminar on Health Care Providers. Tobacco Prevention & Cessation. 3(May Supplement).

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Girvalaki, Charis, Sophia Papadakis, Constantine Vardavas, Andrew Pipe, & Christos Lionis. (2016). Tobacco treatment TrAining Network in Crete (TiTAN-Crete): protocol for a controlled before-after study. Tobacco Prevention & Cessation. 2(June). 7 indexed citations

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Agaku, Israel T., Filippos T Filippidis, & Constantine Vardavas. (2014). Effectiveness of Text versus Pictorial Health Warning Labels and Predictors of Support for Plain Packaging of Tobacco Products within the European Union. European Addiction Research. 21(1). 47–52. 18 indexed citations

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Vardavas, Constantine, Israel T. Agaku, Yuko Matsunaga, et al.. (2014). Secondhand smoke exposure within semi-open air cafes and tobacco specific 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanol (NNAL) concentrations among nonsmoking employees. International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health. 27(5). 875–881. 5 indexed citations

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Vardavas, Constantine, Nektarios Anagnostopoulos, Evridiki Patelarou, et al.. (2012). Five-Year Trends of Second-Hand Smoke Exposure in Greece: A Comparison Between Complete, Partial, and Prelegislation Levels. Journal of Aerosol Medicine and Pulmonary Drug Delivery. 25(6). 349–354. 12 indexed citations

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Tsiligianni, Ioanna, et al.. (2012). The association between alcohol and tobacco use among elementary and high school students in Crete, Greece. Tobacco Induced Diseases. 10(1). 15–15. 9 indexed citations

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Vardavas, Constantine, et al.. (2012). Tobacco taxation: the importance of earmarking the revenue to health care and tobacco control. Tobacco Induced Diseases. 10(1). 21–21. 16 indexed citations

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Vardavas, Constantine, Andrew B Seidenberg, & Gregory N. Connolly. (2011). Regulating duty free sales and tobacco advertising in airports: a call for action. Tobacco Induced Diseases. 9(1). 7–7. 2 indexed citations

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Patelarou, Evridiki, Constantine Vardavas, Charles W. Warren, et al.. (2011). Nursing education and beliefs towards tobacco cessation and control: a cross- sectional national survey (GHPSS) among nursing students in Greece. Tobacco Induced Diseases. 9(1). 4–4. 29 indexed citations

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Vardavas, Constantine, Manolis Tzatzarakis, Aristeidis M. Tsatsakis, et al.. (2010). The Relationship between Venue Indoor Air Quality and Urinary Cotinine Levels among Semiopen-Air Café Employees: What Factors Determine the Level of Exposure?. Journal of Aerosol Medicine and Pulmonary Drug Delivery. 24(1). 35–41. 7 indexed citations

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