Dimitris Kletsas

14.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
225 papers, 9.9k citations indexed

About

Dimitris Kletsas is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Dimitris Kletsas has authored 225 papers receiving a total of 9.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 94 papers in Molecular Biology, 38 papers in Oncology and 31 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in Dimitris Kletsas's work include Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (26 papers), Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence (24 papers) and Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (17 papers). Dimitris Kletsas is often cited by papers focused on Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (26 papers), Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence (24 papers) and Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (17 papers). Dimitris Kletsas collaborates with scholars based in Greece, Italy and United States. Dimitris Kletsas's co-authors include Harris Pratsinis, Eleni Mavrogonatou, Vassilis G. Gorgoulis, Athanassios Kotsinas, Panayotis Zacharatos, Nikos K. Karamanos, Christos Kittas, Nikolaos G. Kastrinakis, Thanos D. Halazonetis and Brynn Levy and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Biological Chemistry and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Dimitris Kletsas

222 papers receiving 9.7k citations

Hit Papers

Activation of the DNA damage checkpoint and genomic insta... 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 2016 500 1000 1.5k
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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.

  1. Activation of the DNA damage checkpoint and genomic instability in human precancerous lesions
    2005 1.6k citations Vassilis G. Gorgoulis, Athanassios Kotsinas et al. profile →
  2. Molecular mechanisms of biological aging in intervertebral discs
    2016 304 citations Dimitris Kletsas 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
Dimitris Kletsas Greece 50 4.5k 1.7k 1.7k 1.3k 1.2k 225 9.9k
Mehdi Shakibaei Germany 72 5.3k 1.2× 1.3k 0.7× 717 0.4× 2.0k 1.6× 1.6k 1.3× 260 14.7k
Jack L. Arbiser United States 62 5.6k 1.3× 2.3k 1.3× 664 0.4× 572 0.5× 1.2k 1.0× 246 12.6k
Józef Dulak Poland 56 8.0k 1.8× 827 0.5× 998 0.6× 819 0.7× 1.2k 1.0× 268 12.8k
Alicja Józkowicz Poland 55 7.8k 1.7× 718 0.4× 936 0.6× 818 0.6× 1.1k 0.9× 237 12.4k
Masayoshi Yamaguchi Japan 52 5.4k 1.2× 2.1k 1.2× 830 0.5× 758 0.6× 640 0.5× 521 11.5k
Christopher B. Little Australia 60 3.2k 0.7× 1.1k 0.6× 1.6k 0.9× 2.8k 2.2× 794 0.7× 264 12.7k
Boon‐Huat Bay Singapore 61 4.3k 1.0× 1.4k 0.8× 1.2k 0.7× 371 0.3× 761 0.6× 306 12.6k
Ikuo Morita Japan 51 4.9k 1.1× 1.4k 0.8× 434 0.3× 1.3k 1.0× 888 0.7× 258 10.3k
Mingyao Liu China 70 10.2k 2.3× 3.2k 1.8× 765 0.5× 945 0.8× 662 0.6× 424 17.2k
Yoshiki Miyachi Japan 65 3.8k 0.8× 1.3k 0.8× 1.1k 0.7× 1.1k 0.9× 1.7k 1.5× 506 15.9k

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All Works

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Pratsinis, Harris, Eleni Mavrogonatou, Sevasti‐Kiriaki Zervou, et al.. (2025). Natural Product-Derived Senotherapeutics: Extraction and Biological Evaluation Techniques. Methods in molecular biology. 2906. 315–359.
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Basu, Abhijit, Karmveer Singh, Diana Crișan, et al.. (2025). Senescent Fibroblasts Drive Melanoma Progression Through GCP ‐2 Induced CREB Phosphorylation Enhancing Glycolysis. Aging Cell. 24(12). e70239–e70239.
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Karamanidou, Theodora, et al.. (2024). Biological Activities of Citrus-Derived Extracellular Vesicles on Human Cells: The Role of Preservation. Current Issues in Molecular Biology. 46(6). 5812–5824. 5 indexed citations
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Loudos, George, Dimitris Kletsas, Andreas Karameris, et al.. (2023). A Novel Experimental Rat Model for theIn VivoAssessment of Myocardial Ischemia Based on Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography. In Vivo. 37(2). 649–654. 1 indexed citations
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Mavrogonatou, Eleni, Adamantia Papadopoulou, Claudia Sala, et al.. (2023). Heterogeneity of Cellular Senescence: Cell Type-Specific and Senescence Stimulus-Dependent Epigenetic Alterations. Cells. 12(6). 927–927. 20 indexed citations
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Kletsas, Dimitris, et al.. (2023). Biological Activities of Ceratonia siliqua Pod and Seed Extracts: A Comparative Analysis of Two Cretan Cultivars. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(15). 12104–12104. 7 indexed citations
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Argyropoulou, Aikaterini, A Papachristodoulou, Harris Pratsinis, et al.. (2022). Chemical and biological evaluation of plants from the Greek flora towards their use as cosmetics. Planta Medica. 88(15). 1511–1512. 1 indexed citations
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Mavrogonatou, Eleni, et al.. (2021). Cell-based therapies for the regeneration of the intervertebral disc: promises and challenges. 72(1). 1 indexed citations
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Kloukos, Dimitrios, Eleni Mavrogonatou, Dimitris Kletsas, et al.. (2021). Bone turnover markers in gingival crevicular fluid and blood serum of patients with fixed orthodontic appliances. European Journal of Orthodontics. 44(4). 412–419. 4 indexed citations
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Αποστόλου, Κωνσταντίνος, Dimitris Kletsas, Manousos M. Konstadoulakis, et al.. (2018). Undifferentiated Adipose Tissue Stem Cell Transplantation Promotes Hepatic Regeneration, Ameliorates Histopathologic Damage of the Liver, and Upregulates the Expression of Liver Regeneration- and Liver-Specific Genes in a Rat Model of Partial Hepatectomy. Stem Cells International. 2018. 1–18. 11 indexed citations
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Evangelou, Konstantinos, Nikolaos Lougiakis, Sophia V. Rizou, et al.. (2016). Robust, universal biomarker assay to detect senescent cells in biological specimens. Aging Cell. 16(1). 192–197. 182 indexed citations
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Anastasiadi, Maria, Harris Pratsinis, Dimitris Kletsas, Alexios‐Léandros Skaltsounis, & Serkos A. Haroutounian. (2012). Grape stem extracts: Polyphenolic content and assessment of their in vitro antioxidant properties. LWT. 48(2). 316–322. 113 indexed citations
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Mavrogonatou, Eleni & Dimitris Kletsas. (2012). The Effect of Glucosamine Sulfate on the Proliferative Potential and Glycosaminoglycan Synthesis of Nucleus Pulposus Intervertebral Disc Cells. Spine. 38(4). 308–314. 4 indexed citations
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Pratsinis, Harris, Dimitris Kletsas, Eleni Melliou, & İoanna Chinou. (2010). Antiproliferative Activity of Greek Propolis. Journal of Medicinal Food. 13(2). 286–290. 55 indexed citations
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Trougakos, Ioannis P., Magda Lourda, Marianna H. Antonelou, et al.. (2008). Intracellular Clusterin Inhibits Mitochondrial Apoptosis by Suppressing p53-Activating Stress Signals and Stabilizing the Cytosolic Ku70-Bax Protein Complex. Clinical Cancer Research. 15(1). 48–59. 136 indexed citations
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Liontos, Michalis, Maria Sideridou, Konstantinos Evangelou, et al.. (2007). Deregulated Overexpression of hCdt1 and hCdc6 Promotes Malignant Behavior. Cancer Research. 67(22). 10899–10909. 160 indexed citations
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Kletsas, Dimitris, Daniela Barbieri, Dimitri Stathakos, et al.. (1998). The Highly Reducing Sugar 2-Deoxy-d-Ribose Induces Apoptosis in Human Fibroblasts by Reduced Glutathione Depletion and Cytoskeletal Disruption. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 243(2). 416–425. 66 indexed citations

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