Eirini Lionaki

3.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
21 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Eirini Lionaki is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Aging and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Eirini Lionaki has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Molecular Biology, 10 papers in Aging and 9 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Eirini Lionaki's work include Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (11 papers), Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (10 papers) and Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (9 papers). Eirini Lionaki is often cited by papers focused on Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (11 papers), Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (10 papers) and Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (9 papers). Eirini Lionaki collaborates with scholars based in Greece, Bulgaria and Italy. Eirini Lionaki's co-authors include Nektarios Tavernarakis, Konstantinos Palikaras, Maria Markaki, Kostas Tokatlidis, Christina Ploumi, Ilias Gkikas, Charalambos Pozidis, V. Calderone, Chiara Cefaro and Simone Ciofi‐Baffoni and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Eirini Lionaki

21 papers receiving 2.3k 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.

Mechanisms of mitophagy in cellular homeostasis, physiology and pathology

2018 1.1k citations Konstantinos Palikaras, Eirini Lionaki et al. Nature Cell Biology profile →
Coordination of mitophagy and mitochondrial biogenesis during ageing in C. elegans

2015 573 citations Konstantinos Palikaras, Eirini Lionaki et al. Nature profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Eirini Lionaki Greece	15	1.4k	939	416	345	224	21	2.3k
Mansour Akbari Norway	26	2.7k 1.9×	623 0.7×	772 1.9×	140 0.4×	150 0.7×	39	3.8k
Adrienne Mottis Switzerland	16	2.0k 1.4×	599 0.6×	795 1.9×	412 1.2×	308 1.4×	18	3.3k
Sarah E. Haigh United States	7	2.2k 1.5×	986 1.1×	505 1.2×	79 0.2×	260 1.2×	11	2.7k
Isabelle Petropoulos France	28	1.8k 1.3×	381 0.4×	473 1.1×	299 0.9×	746 3.3×	83	3.0k
Guy Las United States	14	2.7k 1.9×	1.4k 1.4×	886 2.1×	90 0.3×	395 1.8×	17	3.6k
Arnaud Mourier Germany	32	3.0k 2.1×	580 0.6×	770 1.9×	155 0.4×	240 1.1×	48	3.7k
Katrin Merker Germany	13	1.2k 0.9×	342 0.4×	534 1.3×	236 0.7×	545 2.4×	14	1.9k
Isabel Sáez Germany	15	1.0k 0.7×	319 0.3×	390 0.9×	239 0.7×	300 1.3×	23	1.9k
Caroline Kumsta United States	19	900 0.6×	639 0.7×	311 0.7×	815 2.4×	250 1.1×	27	1.9k
Sarah Pickles Canada	10	1.6k 1.1×	920 1.0×	381 0.9×	44 0.1×	275 1.2×	16	2.5k

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Rubio‐Tomás, Teresa, et al.. (2024). Heat shock and thermotolerance in Caenorhabditis elegans: An overview of laboratory techniques. Methods in cell biology. 185. 1–17. 2 indexed citations

Lionaki, Eirini, Ilias Gkikas, & Nektarios Tavernarakis. (2023). Mitochondrial protein import machinery conveys stress signals to the cytosol and beyond. BioEssays. 45(3). e2200160–e2200160. 5 indexed citations

Gkikas, Ilias, et al.. (2023). MitoSNARE Assembly and Disassembly Factors Regulate Basal Autophagy and Aging in C. elegans. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(4). 4230–4230. 3 indexed citations

Fragkiadaki, Persefoni, et al.. (2023). Assessing locomotory rate in response to food for the identification of neuronal and muscular defects in C. elegans. STAR Protocols. 5(1). 102801–102801. 3 indexed citations

Lionaki, Eirini, et al.. (2022). Mitochondrial protein import determines lifespan through metabolic reprogramming and de novo serine biosynthesis. Nature Communications. 13(1). 651–651. 34 indexed citations

Lionaki, Eirini, Christina Ploumi, & Nektarios Tavernarakis. (2022). One-Carbon Metabolism: Pulling the Strings behind Aging and Neurodegeneration. Cells. 11(2). 214–214. 62 indexed citations

Palikaras, Konstantinos, Eirini Lionaki, & Nektarios Tavernarakis. (2019). Mitophagy Dynamics in Caenorhabditis elegans. Methods in molecular biology. 1880. 655–668. 9 indexed citations

Palikaras, Konstantinos, Eirini Lionaki, & Nektarios Tavernarakis. (2018). Mechanisms of mitophagy in cellular homeostasis, physiology and pathology. Nature Cell Biology. 20(9). 1013–1022. 1078 indexed citations breakdown →

Lionaki, Eirini, Ilias Gkikas, & Nektarios Tavernarakis. (2016). Differential Protein Distribution between the Nucleus and Mitochondria: Implications in Aging. Frontiers in Genetics. 7. 162–162. 36 indexed citations

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Palikaras, Konstantinos, Eirini Lionaki, & Nektarios Tavernarakis. (2015). Coordination of mitophagy and mitochondrial biogenesis during ageing in C. elegans. Nature. 521(7553). 525–528. 573 indexed citations breakdown →

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Palikaras, Konstantinos, Eirini Lionaki, & Nektarios Tavernarakis. (2015). Interfacing mitochondrial biogenesis and elimination to enhance host pathogen defense and longevity. PubMed. 4(3). e1071763–e1071763. 7 indexed citations

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Lionaki, Eirini, Maria Markaki, Konstantinos Palikaras, & Nektarios Tavernarakis. (2015). Mitochondria, autophagy and age-associated neurodegenerative diseases: New insights into a complex interplay. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics. 1847(11). 1412–1423. 91 indexed citations

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Palikaras, Konstantinos, Eirini Lionaki, & Nektarios Tavernarakis. (2015). Coupling mitogenesis and mitophagy for longevity. Autophagy. 11(8). 1428–1430. 67 indexed citations

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Lionaki, Eirini & Nektarios Tavernarakis. (2013). Oxidative stress and mitochondrial protein quality control in aging. Journal of Proteomics. 92. 181–194. 40 indexed citations

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Lionaki, Eirini, Maria Markaki, & Nektarios Tavernarakis. (2012). Autophagy and ageing: Insights from invertebrate model organisms. Ageing Research Reviews. 12(1). 413–428. 59 indexed citations

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Lionaki, Eirini & Nektarios Tavernarakis. (2012). Assessing Aging and Senescent Decline in Caenorhabditis elegans: Cohort Survival Analysis. Methods in molecular biology. 965. 473–484. 16 indexed citations

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Lionaki, Eirini & Nektarios Tavernarakis. (2012). High-Throughput and Longitudinal Analysis of Aging and Senescent Decline in Caenorhabditis elegans. Methods in molecular biology. 965. 485–500. 22 indexed citations

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Banci, Lucia, Ivano Bertini, V. Calderone, et al.. (2011). Molecular recognition and substrate mimicry drive the electron-transfer process between MIA40 and ALR. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 108(12). 4811–4816. 93 indexed citations

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Lionaki, Eirini, Michalis Aivaliotis, Charalambos Pozidis, & Kostas Tokatlidis. (2010). The N-terminal Shuttle Domain of Erv1 Determines the Affinity for Mia40 and Mediates Electron Transfer to the Catalytic Erv1 Core in Yeast Mitochondria. Antioxidants and Redox Signaling. 13(9). 1327–1339. 31 indexed citations

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Lionaki, Eirini, et al.. (2008). The Essential Function of Tim12 in Vivo Is Ensured by the Assembly Interactions of Its C-terminal Domain. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 283(23). 15747–15753. 28 indexed citations

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