George Dimopoulos

23.4k total citations · 4 hit papers
192 papers, 13.6k citations indexed

About

George Dimopoulos is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Insect Science and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, George Dimopoulos has authored 192 papers receiving a total of 13.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 129 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 124 papers in Insect Science and 110 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in George Dimopoulos's work include Mosquito-borne diseases and control (120 papers), Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms (110 papers) and Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences (108 papers). George Dimopoulos is often cited by papers focused on Mosquito-borne diseases and control (120 papers), Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms (110 papers) and Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences (108 papers). George Dimopoulos collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. George Dimopoulos's co-authors include Yuemei Dong, José L. Ramírez, Fotis C. Kafatos, Shuzhen Sim, Zhiyong Xi, Jayme A. Souza‐Neto, Lindsey S. Garver, Natapong Jupatanakul, Chris M. Cirimotich and Hans‐Michael Müller and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

George Dimopoulos

187 papers receiving 13.5k 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.

The Aedes aegypti Toll Pathway Controls Dengue Virus Infection

2008 683 citations Zhiyong Xi, George Dimopoulos et al. PLoS Pathogens profile →
Implication of the Mosquito Midgut Microbiota in the Defense against Malaria Parasites

2009 580 citations Yuemei Dong, George Dimopoulos et al. PLoS Pathogens profile →
Natural Microbe-Mediated Refractoriness to Plasmodium Infection in Anopheles gambiae

2011 429 citations Chris M. Cirimotich, Yuemei Dong et al. Science profile →
Wolbachia Invades Anopheles stephensi Populations and Induces Refractoriness to Plasmodium Infection

2013 344 citations Guowu Bian, Deepak Joshi et al. Science profile →

Peers

George Dimopoulos

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Anthony A. James United States

Carolina Barillas‐Mury United States

Andrea Crisanti United Kingdom

Jesús G. Valenzuela United States

Frank H. Collins United States

Marcelo Jacobs‐Lorena United States

Bruce M. Christensen United States

George K. Christophides United Kingdom

Jean‐Luc Imler France

Ken E. Olson United States

Anthony A. James United States

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Countries citing papers authored by George Dimopoulos

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Fields of papers citing papers by George Dimopoulos

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of George Dimopoulos

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of George Dimopoulos. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of George Dimopoulos 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 George Dimopoulos. George Dimopoulos is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

Dimopoulos, George, et al.. (2025). Anopheles gambiae phagocytic hemocytes promote Plasmodium falciparum infection by regulating midgut epithelial integrity. Nature Communications. 16(1). 1465–1465. 3 indexed citations

Tikhe, Chinmay V., Yuemei Dong, Etienne Bilgo, et al.. (2024). Chromobacterium biopesticide overcomes insecticide resistance in malaria vector mosquitoes. Science Advances. 10(49). eads3658–eads3658. 6 indexed citations

Dimopoulos, George, et al.. (2024). Curing mosquitoes with genetic approaches for malaria control. Trends in Parasitology. 40(6). 487–499. 11 indexed citations

Nakhleh, Johnny, et al.. (2024). Late sporogonic stages of Plasmodium parasites are susceptible to the melanization response in Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 14. 1438019–1438019. 3 indexed citations

Carballar‐Lejarazú, Rebeca, Yuemei Dong, Thai Binh Pham, et al.. (2023). Dual effector population modification gene-drive strains of the African malaria mosquitoes, Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles coluzzii. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(29). e2221118120–e2221118120. 40 indexed citations

Tastsoglou, Spyros, et al.. (2023). Long non-coding RNAs regulate Aedes aegypti vector competence for Zika virus and reproduction. PLoS Pathogens. 19(6). e1011440–e1011440. 8 indexed citations

Tikhe, Chinmay V., et al.. (2022). Trypsin-like Inhibitor Domain (TIL)-Harboring Protein Is Essential for Aedes aegypti Reproduction. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(14). 7736–7736. 6 indexed citations

Tikhe, Chinmay V., et al.. (2022). The Role of Mosquito Hemocytes in Viral Infections. Viruses. 14(10). 2088–2088. 17 indexed citations

Barletta, Ana Beatriz F., Thiago Luiz Alves e Silva, Octávio A. C. Talyuli, et al.. (2020). Prostaglandins regulate humoral immune responses in Aedes aegypti. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 14(10). e0008706–e0008706. 12 indexed citations

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Fu, Xiaonan, Pengcheng Liu, George Dimopoulos, & Jinsong Zhu. (2020). Dynamic miRNA-mRNA interactions coordinate gene expression in adult Anopheles gambiae. PLoS Genetics. 16(4). e1008765–e1008765. 22 indexed citations

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Dong, Yuemei, et al.. (2020). Field-deployable molecular diagnostic platform for arbovirus detection in Aedes aegypti. Parasites & Vectors. 13(1). 489–489. 5 indexed citations

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Yang, Jing, Samuel Craft, Morven Graham, et al.. (2018). A mosquito salivary gland protein partially inhibits Plasmodium sporozoite cell traversal and transmission. Nature Communications. 9(1). 2908–2908. 45 indexed citations

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Sim, Shuzhen, et al.. (2018). Immune response‐related genes associated to blocking midgut dengue virus infection in Aedes aegypti strains that differ in susceptibility. Insect Science. 26(4). 635–648. 20 indexed citations

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Bian, Guowu, Deepak Joshi, Yuemei Dong, et al.. (2013). Wolbachia Invades Anopheles stephensi Populations and Induces Refractoriness to Plasmodium Infection. Science. 340(6133). 748–751. 344 indexed citations breakdown →

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Cirimotich, Chris M., Yuemei Dong, April M. Clayton, et al.. (2011). Natural Microbe-Mediated Refractoriness to Plasmodium Infection in Anopheles gambiae. Science. 332(6031). 855–858. 429 indexed citations breakdown →

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Cirimotich, Chris M., Yuemei Dong, Lindsey S. Garver, Shuzhen Sim, & George Dimopoulos. (2009). Mosquito immune defenses against Plasmodium infection. Developmental & Comparative Immunology. 34(4). 387–395. 151 indexed citations

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Xi, Zhiyong, Suchismita Das, Lindsey S. Garver, & George Dimopoulos. (2007). Protocol for Plasmodium falciparum Infections in Mosquitoes and Infection Phenotype Determination. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 222–222. 5 indexed citations

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Das, Suchismita, et al.. (2007). Protocol for Plasmodium falciparum Infections in Mosquitoes and Infection Phenotype Determination. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 2 indexed citations

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Mair, Gunnar R., Joanna A. M. Braks, Lindsey S. Garver, et al.. (2006). Regulation of Sexual Development of Plasmodium by Translational Repression. Science. 313(5787). 667–669. 344 indexed citations

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Vizioli, Jacopo, Philippe Bulet, Jules A. Hoffmann, et al.. (2001). Gambicin: A novel immune responsive antimicrobial peptide from the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 98(22). 12630–12635. 163 indexed citations

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