George D. Kitas

31.5k total citations · 5 hit papers
460 papers, 19.6k citations indexed

About

George D. Kitas is a scholar working on Rheumatology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, George D. Kitas has authored 460 papers receiving a total of 19.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 238 papers in Rheumatology, 110 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 69 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in George D. Kitas's work include Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies (183 papers), Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research (103 papers) and Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research (52 papers). George D. Kitas is often cited by papers focused on Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies (183 papers), Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research (103 papers) and Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research (52 papers). George D. Kitas collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Greece and United States. George D. Kitas's co-authors include Armen Yuri Gasparyan, Lilit Ayvazyan, George S. Metsios, Antonios Stavropoulos‐Kalinoglou, Jet Veldhuijzen Zanten, Aamer Sandoo, Karen Douglas, Theodoros Dimitroulas, Vasileios Panoulas and Giorgos S. Metsios and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Journal of Immunology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

George D. Kitas

455 papers receiving 19.0k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

EULAR evidence-based recommendations for cardiovascular risk management in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and other forms of inflammatory arthritis

2009 969 citations Miguel Á. González‐Gay, Anne Grete Semb et al. profile →
Mean Platelet Volume: A Link Between Thrombosis and Inflammation?

2011 917 citations Armen Yuri Gasparyan, George D. Kitas et al. profile →
Writing a narrative biomedical review: considerations for authors, peer reviewers, and editors

2011 583 citations Armen Yuri Gasparyan, George D. Kitas et al. Rheumatology International profile →
The Endothelium and Its Role in Regulating Vascular Tone

2010 578 citations Aamer Sandoo, Jet Veldhuijzen Zanten et al. profile →
The Platelet-to-Lymphocyte Ratio as an Inflammatory Marker in Rheumatic Diseases

2019 391 citations Armen Yuri Gasparyan, Marlen Yessirkepov et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Methotrexate associates with ischemic cardiovascular risk reduction in males but not females: a transatlantic cardiovascular consortium for people with rheumatoid arthritis observational study 2025 ·Rheumatology International ·George Karpouzas, Sarah R. Ormseth, Piet L. C. M. van Riel, Elena Myasoedova, Miguel Á. González‐Gay, (unknown), Solbritt Rantapää‐Dahlqvist, Petros P. Sfikakis, Patrick H Dessein, Carol Hitchon, Virginia Pascual‐Ramos, Irazú Contreras-Yáñez, I. J. Colunga-Pedraza, D. Á. Galarza-Delgado, (unknown), Anne Grete Semb, Durga Prasanna Misra, George D. Kitas, Ellen‐Margrethe Hauge	1
2	Cardiovascular Risk in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Considerations on Assessment and Management 2024 ·Mediterranean Journal of Rheumatology ·Panagiota Anyfanti, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Eleni Bekiari, George D. Kitas, Theodoros Dimitroulas	4
3	Do Interleukin-1 and Interleukin-6 Antagonists Hold Any Place in the Treatment of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease and Related Co-Morbidities? An Overview of Available Clinical Evidence 2023 ·Journal of Clinical Medicine ·(unknown), Dimitrios Patoulias, George D. Kitas, Theodoros Dimitroulas	17
4	Combined Effects of Diet and Physical Activity on Inflammatory Joint Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis 2023 ·Healthcare ·Petros C. Dinas, (unknown), Rikke Helene Moe, Carina Boström, Rena I. Kosti, George D. Kitas, George S. Metsios	2
5	Knowledge and Perceptions of Reactive Arthritis Diagnosis and Management Among Healthcare Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Online Survey 2022 ·Journal of Korean Medical Science ·(unknown), Mrudula Joshi, Latika Gupta, Marlen Yessirkepov, (unknown), Olena Zimba, Armen Yuri Gasparyan, Sakir Ahmed, George D. Kitas, Vikas Agarwal	9
6	Physicians’ perceptions about antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis: an online survey report in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic 2022 ·Clinical Rheumatology ·(unknown), Marlen Yessirkepov, Olena Zimba, Armen Yuri Gasparyan, Mrudula Joshi, Vikas Agarwal, George D. Kitas, Sakir Ahmed	9
7	Cardiovascular disease detection using machine learning and carotid/femoral arterial imaging frameworks in rheumatoid arthritis patients 2022 ·Rheumatology International ·George Konstantonis, Krishna V. Singh, Petros P. Sfikakis, Ankush D. Jamthikar, George D. Kitas, (unknown), Luca Saba, (unknown), Narendra N. Khanna, Zoltán Ruzsa, Aditya Sharma, John R. Laird, Amer M. Johri, (unknown), Athanase D. Protogerou, Jasjit S. Suri	27
8	Understanding the bias in machine learning systems for cardiovascular disease risk assessment: The first of its kind review 2022 ·Computers in Biology and Medicine ·Jasjit S. Suri, Mrinalini Bhagawati, Sudip Paul, (unknown), Petros P. Sfikakis, George D. Kitas, Narendra N. Khanna, Zoltán Ruzsa, Aditya Sharma, Sanjay Saxena, Gavino Faa, Kosmas I. Paraskevas, John R. Laird, Amer M. Johri, Luca Saba, Manudeep Kalra	47
9	Measurement of sedentary time and physical activity in rheumatoid arthritis: an ActiGraph and activPAL™ validation study 2020 ·Rheumatology International ·(unknown), Joan L. Duda, George D. Kitas, Jet Veldhuijzen Zanten, George S. Metsios, Sally A. M. Fenton	22
10	Morphological Carotid Plaque Area Is Associated With Glomerular Filtration Rate: A Study of South Asian Indian Patients With Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease 2020 ·Angiology ·Anudeep Puvvula, Ankush D. Jamthikar, Deep Gupta, Narendra N. Khanna, Michele Porcu, Luca Saba, Klaudija Višković, (unknown), Ajay Gupta, Sophie Mavrogeni, Monika Turk, John R. Laird, Gyan Pareek, Martin Miner, Petros P. Sfikakis, Athanase D. Protogerou, George D. Kitas, Andrew Nicolaides, Vijay Viswanathan, Jasjit S. Suri	20
11	Does the Carotid Bulb Offer a Better 10-Year CVD/Stroke Risk Assessment Compared to the Common Carotid Artery? A 1516 Ultrasound Scan Study 2020 ·Angiology ·Vijay Viswanathan, Ankush D. Jamthikar, Deep Gupta, Anudeep Puvvula, Narendra N. Khanna, Luca Saba, Klaudija Višković, Sophie Mavrogeni, John R. Laird, Gyan Pareek, Martin Miner, Petros P. Sfikakis, Athanase D. Protogerou, Aditya Sharma, (unknown), Durga Prasanna Misra, Vikas Agarwal, George D. Kitas, Andrew Nicolaides, Jasjit S. Suri	13
12	Cardiovascular risk assessment in patients with rheumatoid arthritis using carotid ultrasound B-mode imaging 2020 ·Rheumatology International ·Ankush D. Jamthikar, Deep Gupta, Anudeep Puvvula, Amer M. Johri, Narendra N. Khanna, Luca Saba, Sophie Mavrogeni, John R. Laird, Gyan Pareek, Martin Miner, Petros P. Sfikakis, Athanase D. Protogerou, George D. Kitas, Raghu Kolluri, Aditya Sharma, Vijay Viswanathan, Vijay Rathore, Jasjit S. Suri	29
13	Current understanding and future perspectives of brain–heart–kidney axis in psoriatic arthritis 2020 ·Rheumatology International ·George Markousis‐Mavrogenis, Michael T. Nurmohamed, Λουκία Κουτσογεωργοπούλου, Theodoros Dimitroulas, Gikas Katsifis, (unknown), Dimos D. Mitsikostas, Genovefa Kolovou, Maria G. Tektonidou, (unknown), Petros P. Sfikakis, George D. Kitas, Sophie Mavrogeni	1
14	The present and future of deep learning in radiology 2019 ·European Journal of Radiology ·Luca Saba, Mainak Biswas, Venkatanareshbabu Kuppili, Elisa Cuadrado‐Godia, Harman S. Suri, Damodar Reddy Edla, Tomaž Omerzu, John R. Laird, Narendra N. Khanna, Sophie Mavrogeni, Athanase D. Protogerou, Petros P. Sfikakis, Vijay Viswanathan, George D. Kitas, Andrew Nicolaides, Ajay Gupta, Jasjit S. Suri	236
15	Biologic treatment for rheumatic disease: real-world big data analysis from the Greek country-wide prescription database. 2017 ·PubMed ·Petros P. Sfikakis, Vasiliki-Kalliopi Bournia, Prodromos Sidiropoulos, Dimitrios T. Boumpas, Alexandros A. Drosos, George D. Kitas, George Konstantonis, Stamatis‐Nick C. Liossis, Menelaos N. Manoussakis, Lazaros I. Sakkas, Maria G. Tektonidou, Athanasios G. Tzioufas, Panayiotis G. Vlachoyiannopoulos, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Dimitrios Vassilopoulos	22
16	The role of inflammation, the autonomic nervous system and classical cardiovascular disease risk factors on subendocardial viability ratio in patients with RA: a cross-sectional and longitudinal study 2012 ·Arthritis Research & Therapy ·Aamer Sandoo, Athanase D. Protogerou, James Hodson, Jacqueline Smith, Evangelia Zampeli, Petros P. Sfikakis, George D. Kitas	18
17	One Year Randomised Controlled Trial of SEcond Line Agents in Myositis (SELAM): Late Additional immunosuppression is Ineffective in Patients Who Have Partially Responded to Steroids 2011 ·UCL Discovery (University College London) ·(unknown), P. Gordon, (unknown), Fowzia Ibrahim, Anna Kowalczyk, Alan J. Hakim, George D. Kitas, David Isenberg, Bethany E. Griffiths, Bryan Lecky, (unknown), J. Winer, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	2
18	Predictors of fatigue over 1 year among people with rheumatoid arthritis 2008 ·Psychology Health & Medicine ·Gareth J. Treharne, Antonia C. Lyons, Elizabeth Hale, Claire E. Goodchild, David Booth, George D. Kitas	60
19	Accessibility and quality of secondary care rheumatology services for people with inflammatory arthritis: a regional survey 2007 ·Clinical Medicine ·(unknown), Gareth J. Treharne, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Nicola Erb, George D. Kitas, (unknown)	12
20	THE VASCULITIS DAMAGE INDEX (VDI) 1995 ·Oxford University Research Archive (ORA) (University of Oxford) ·Andrew Exley, (unknown), (unknown), Robert J. Moots, Raashid Luqmani, George D. Kitas, Paul Bacon	3

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