Dimitrios Alexopoulos

15.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
252 papers, 5.9k citations indexed

About

Dimitrios Alexopoulos is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Dimitrios Alexopoulos has authored 252 papers receiving a total of 5.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 172 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 116 papers in Surgery and 51 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Dimitrios Alexopoulos's work include Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases (104 papers), Acute Myocardial Infarction Research (81 papers) and Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics (79 papers). Dimitrios Alexopoulos is often cited by papers focused on Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases (104 papers), Acute Myocardial Infarction Research (81 papers) and Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics (79 papers). Dimitrios Alexopoulos collaborates with scholars based in Greece, United States and United Kingdom. Dimitrios Alexopoulos's co-authors include Ioanna Xanthopoulou, Periklis Davlouros, George Hahalis, John A. Ambrose, Susan Borrico, Valentı́n Fuster, Richard Gorlin, Jeffrey A. Leavy, Mark Tannenbaum and Melvin B. Weiss and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Circulation and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Dimitrios Alexopoulos

241 papers receiving 5.8k 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.

  1. Angiographic progression of coronary artery disease and the development of myocardial infarction
    1988 1.0k citations Dimitrios Alexopoulos et al. Journal of the American College of Cardiology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Dimitrios Alexopoulos Greece 37 3.6k 2.4k 1.2k 872 553 252 5.9k
Michael Abdelnoor Norway 41 2.9k 0.8× 2.8k 1.2× 637 0.5× 614 0.7× 1.1k 1.9× 152 7.3k
Rajesh Kharbanda United Kingdom 50 4.1k 1.1× 2.4k 1.0× 2.3k 1.9× 815 0.9× 134 0.2× 180 9.5k
Anthony Thomas Australia 20 2.3k 0.6× 1.7k 0.7× 1.3k 1.0× 820 0.9× 268 0.5× 52 4.4k
Gaetano Antonio Lanza Italy 43 4.9k 1.4× 2.2k 0.9× 2.8k 2.3× 701 0.8× 176 0.3× 264 7.2k
Jan Baan Netherlands 39 3.4k 0.9× 2.8k 1.2× 1.3k 1.1× 986 1.1× 200 0.4× 194 5.4k
Carolyn Apperson-Hansen United States 34 2.8k 0.8× 1.5k 0.6× 512 0.4× 999 1.1× 321 0.6× 57 5.7k
Andréa Stella Italy 47 2.8k 0.8× 1.9k 0.8× 386 0.3× 2.7k 3.1× 214 0.4× 311 7.1k
Anthony Mathur United Kingdom 39 2.4k 0.7× 2.8k 1.2× 1.1k 0.9× 515 0.6× 193 0.3× 276 6.4k
Ellen C. Keeley United States 28 4.1k 1.1× 2.3k 0.9× 1.9k 1.5× 537 0.6× 328 0.6× 104 5.9k
Yerem Yeghiazarians United States 42 1.9k 0.5× 1.8k 0.7× 732 0.6× 1.5k 1.7× 174 0.3× 104 5.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Dimitrios Alexopoulos

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Dimitrios Alexopoulos

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Dimitrios Alexopoulos. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Dimitrios Alexopoulos based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Dimitrios Alexopoulos. Dimitrios Alexopoulos is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Gelineau‐Morel, Rose, Nomazulu Dlamini, Joel Bruss, et al.. (2025). Network Localization of Pediatric Lesion‐Induced Dystonia. Annals of Neurology. 98(1). 152–162. 2 indexed citations
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Tooley, Ursula A., Rachel E. Lean, Rebecca Tillman, et al.. (2024). Associations between Parenting and Cognitive and Language Abilities at 2 Years of Age Depend on Prenatal Exposure to Disadvantage. The Journal of Pediatrics. 276. 114289–114289. 5 indexed citations
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Tsigkas, Grigorios, Anastasiοs Apostolos, Sotirios Tsalamandris, et al.. (2023). Thirty-Days versus Longer Duration of Dual Antiplatelet Treatment after Percutaneous Coronary Interventions with Newer Drug-Eluting Stents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Life. 13(3). 666–666. 3 indexed citations
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Wahler, S., et al.. (2022). Cost-effectiveness of a photopethysmographic procedure for screening for atrial fibrillation in 6 European countries. Health Economics Review. 12(1). 17–17. 7 indexed citations
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Bhatt, Deepak L., Sunil V. Rao, Josep Rodés‐Cabau, et al.. (2021). Saphenous Vein Graft Failure: From Pathophysiology to Prevention and Treatment Strategies. Circulation. 144(9). 728–745. 88 indexed citations
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Alexopoulos, Dimitrios, Anestis G. Anastasiadis, Georgios A. Vokas, D. Kaminaris, & Constantinos S. Psomopoulos. (2021). A review of flexibility options for high RES penetration in power systems — Focusing the Greek case. Energy Reports. 7. 33–50. 20 indexed citations
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Kassimis, George, Antonios Ziakas, Matthaios Didagelos, et al.. (2021). Shockwave Coronary Intravascular Lithotripsy System for Heavily Calcified De Novo Lesions and the Need for a Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. Cardiovascular revascularization medicine. 37. 128–134. 7 indexed citations
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Davlouros, Periklis, et al.. (2015). Iatrogenic left main coronary artery dissection mimicking complete proximal occlusion of the left main branches.. PubMed. 56(1). 100–2. 4 indexed citations
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Stavrou, Katerina, Ioanna Koniari, Vassilios Gkizas, et al.. (2014). Ticagrelor vs prasugrel one-month maintenance therapy: Impact on platelet reactivity and bleeding events. Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 112(9). 551–557. 40 indexed citations
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Alexopoulos, Dimitrios. (2014). P2Y12 Receptor Inhibitors in Acute Coronary Syndromes: From the Research Laboratory to the Clinic and Vice Versa. Cardiology. 127(4). 211–219. 12 indexed citations
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Alexopoulos, Dimitrios, et al.. (2014). Abstract 20443: Differential Effect of Ticagrelor vs Thienopyridine Loading on Fractional Flow Reserve: Possible Implications for Clinical Practice. Circulation. 130. 1 indexed citations
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Deftereos, Spyridon, Γεώργιος Γιαννόπουλος, Konstantinos Raisakis, et al.. (2013). Moderate Procedural Sedation and Opioid Analgesia During Transradial Coronary Interventions to Prevent Spasm. JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions. 6(3). 267–273. 71 indexed citations
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Deftereos, Spyridon, Γεώργιος Γιαννόπουλος, Konstantinos Raisakis, et al.. (2013). Colchicine Treatment for the Prevention of Bare-Metal Stent Restenosis in Diabetic Patients. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 61(16). 1679–1685. 165 indexed citations
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Xanthopoulou, Ioanna, Grigorios Tsigkas, Αναστασία Δαμέλου, et al.. (2012). PREDICTORS OF HIGH ON-TREATMENT PLATELET REACTIVITY EARLY AFTER CLOPIDOGREL LOADING IN ST ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION PATIENTS. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 59(13). E485–E485. 1 indexed citations
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Tsigkas, Grigorios, Panagiota Mylona, Periklis Davlouros, & Dimitrios Alexopoulos. (2011). Angiographic estimation of atherosclerotic disease burden in a coronary artery fed by collaterals: a potential pitfall in decision for revascularization. Vascular Health and Risk Management. 7. 165–165. 4 indexed citations
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Tsigkas, Grigorios, Konstantinos C. Theodoropoulos, Nikolaos G. Baikoussis, et al.. (2011). A successfully thrombolysed acute inferior myocardial infarction due to type A aortic dissection with lethal consequences: the importance of early cardiac echocardiography. Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery. 6(1). 101–101. 11 indexed citations
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Alexopoulos, Dimitrios, Gerasimos Dimitropoulos, Periklis Davlouros, et al.. (2011). Prasugrel Overcomes High On-Clopidogrel Platelet Reactivity Post-Stenting More Effectively Than High-Dose (150-mg) Clopidogrel. JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions. 4(4). 403–410. 96 indexed citations
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Ortinau, Cynthia M., John Beca, Dimitrios Alexopoulos, et al.. (2011). Regional alterations in cerebral growth exist preoperatively in infants with congenital heart disease. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 143(6). 1264–1270.e2. 63 indexed citations
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Melachrinou, Maria, et al.. (2009). Bronchial Arteries: An Arteriosclerosis-Resistant Circulation. Respiration. 79(4). 333–339. 6 indexed citations
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Liatsikos, Evangelos, George C. Kagadis, N. Flaris, et al.. (2007). Application of Paclitaxel-Eluting Metal Stents in Renal Artery of Pig Model. Journal of Endourology. 21(12). 1571–1576.

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