Georgios Pollakis

10.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
95 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Georgios Pollakis is a scholar working on Virology, Infectious Diseases and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Georgios Pollakis has authored 95 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 68 papers in Virology, 48 papers in Infectious Diseases and 29 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Georgios Pollakis's work include HIV Research and Treatment (68 papers), HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment (29 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (26 papers). Georgios Pollakis is often cited by papers focused on HIV Research and Treatment (68 papers), HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment (29 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (26 papers). Georgios Pollakis collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United Kingdom and United States. Georgios Pollakis's co-authors include William A. Paxton, E. Jay Bienen, Aletta Kliphuis, Jean Marie Ruysschaert, Erik Goormaghtigh, R W Grady, A B Clarkson, Jaap Goudsmit, Almaz Abebe and Jaap Goudsmit and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Nature Medicine and The Journal of Experimental Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Georgios Pollakis

95 papers receiving 2.8k 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.

PD-1+ and follicular helper T cells are responsible for persistent HIV-1 transcription in treated aviremic individuals

2016 350 citations Riddhima Banga, Francesco A. Procopio et al. Nature Medicine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Georgios Pollakis Netherlands	29	1.7k	1.1k	920	785	685	95	2.9k
Qingsheng Li United States	29	2.4k 1.4×	1.2k 1.0×	1.7k 1.9×	914 1.2×	640 0.9×	90	3.8k
Michael Schindler Germany	34	2.2k 1.3×	1.2k 1.1×	1.6k 1.8×	945 1.2×	962 1.4×	122	4.1k
Yuntao Wu United States	29	1.6k 0.9×	1.3k 1.1×	1.0k 1.1×	499 0.6×	1.0k 1.5×	67	3.3k
Elisa Vicenzi Italy	36	1.8k 1.1×	1.2k 1.1×	2.0k 2.2×	983 1.3×	783 1.1×	136	4.2k
John C. Tilton United States	22	1.2k 0.7×	969 0.9×	907 1.0×	468 0.6×	507 0.7×	35	2.4k
Miklos Salgo United States	22	1.9k 1.1×	2.1k 1.8×	415 0.5×	539 0.7×	469 0.7×	53	3.2k
Wei Shao United States	36	2.9k 1.7×	2.1k 1.9×	901 1.0×	614 0.8×	1.1k 1.6×	86	4.1k
T. Blake Ball Canada	33	1.6k 0.9×	949 0.8×	1.3k 1.4×	793 1.0×	600 0.9×	107	3.2k
Chen Liang China	32	1.6k 0.9×	1.1k 0.9×	873 0.9×	627 0.8×	1.6k 2.4×	117	3.5k
Albert T. Profy United States	27	1.9k 1.1×	1.3k 1.1×	894 1.0×	719 0.9×	1.1k 1.6×	52	3.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Georgios Pollakis

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Georgios Pollakis

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

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Thomas, Jordan, et al.. (2025). SARS-CoV-2 S, M, and E Structural Glycoproteins Differentially Modulate Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Responses. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 26(3). 1047–1047. 1 indexed citations

Ijaz, Samreen, Eleanor Parker, Elen Vink, et al.. (2022). Mapping of SARS-CoV-2 IgM and IgG in gingival crevicular fluid: Antibody dynamics and linkage to severity of COVID-19 in hospital inpatients. Journal of Infection. 85(2). 152–160. 2 indexed citations

Carnell, George, Kathrin Held, Guidenn Sulbarán, et al.. (2021). Stepwise Conformational Stabilization of a HIV-1 Clade C Consensus Envelope Trimer Immunogen Impacts the Profile of Vaccine-Induced Antibody Responses. Vaccines. 9(7). 750–750. 9 indexed citations

Thomas, Jordan, Alessandra Ruggiero, William A. Paxton, & Georgios Pollakis. (2020). Measuring the Success of HIV-1 Cure Strategies. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 10. 134–134. 35 indexed citations

Pollakis, Georgios, Hermelijn H. Smits, Jordan Thomas, et al.. (2019). Schistosoma mansoni soluble egg antigen (SEA) and recombinant Omega-1 modulate induced CD4+ T-lymphocyte responses and HIV-1 infection in vitro. PLoS Pathogens. 15(9). e1007924–e1007924. 13 indexed citations

Banga, Riddhima, Francesco A. Procopio, Alessandra Noto, et al.. (2016). PD-1+ and follicular helper T cells are responsible for persistent HIV-1 transcription in treated aviremic individuals. Nature Medicine. 22(7). 754–761. 350 indexed citations breakdown →

Sluis, Renée M. van der, Thijs van Montfort, Georgios Pollakis, et al.. (2013). Dendritic Cell-induced Activation of Latent HIV-1 Provirus in Actively Proliferating Primary T Lymphocytes. PLoS Pathogens. 9(3). e1003259–e1003259. 34 indexed citations

Baan, Elly, Anthony de Ronde, Stanley Lüchters, et al.. (2011). HIV Type 1 Mother-to-Child Transmission Facilitated by Distinctive Glycosylation Sites in the gp120 Envelope Glycoprotein. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 28(7). 715–724. 7 indexed citations

Kootstra, Neeltje A., et al.. (2011). HIV-1 disease progression is associated with bile-salt stimulated lipase (BSSL) gene polymorphism. Retrovirology. 8(S2). 3 indexed citations

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Geldmacher, Christof, Njabulo Ngwenyama, Alexandra Schuetz, et al.. (2010). Preferential infection and depletion of Mycobacterium tuberculosis –specific CD4 T cells after HIV-1 infection. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 207(13). 2869–2881. 179 indexed citations

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Ayele, Workenesh, Yared Mekonnen, Tsehaynesh Messele, et al.. (2010). Differences in HIV Type 1 RNA Plasma Load Profile of Closely Related Cocirculating Ethiopian Subtype C Strains: C and C′. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 26(7). 805–813. 9 indexed citations

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Montfort, Thijs van, Alexey A. Nabatov, Teunis B. H. Geijtenbeek, Georgios Pollakis, & William A. Paxton. (2007). Efficient Capture of Antibody Neutralized HIV-1 by Cells Expressing DC-SIGN and Transfer to CD4+ T Lymphocytes. The Journal of Immunology. 178(5). 3177–3185. 70 indexed citations

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Nabatov, Alexey A., Thijs van Montfort, Teunis B. H. Geijtenbeek, Georgios Pollakis, & William A. Paxton. (2006). Interaction of HIV‐1 with dendritic cell‐specific intercellular adhesion molecule‐3‐grabbing nonintegrin‐expressing cells is influenced by gp120 envelope modifications associated with disease progression. FEBS Journal. 273(21). 4944–4958. 15 indexed citations

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Ayele, Workenesh, Dawit Wolday, Kifle Dagne, et al.. (2005). Evidence of Genetic Variability of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 in Plasma and Cervicovaginal Lavage in Ethiopian Women Seeking Care for Sexually Transmitted Infections. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 21(7). 649–653. 8 indexed citations

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Cayabyab, Mark J., Georgios Pollakis, Almaz Abebe, et al.. (2004). Rapid CD4+ T-Lymphocyte Depletion in Rhesus Monkeys Infected with a Simian–Human Immunodeficiency Virus Expressing the Envelope Glycoproteins of a Primary Dual-Tropic Ethiopian Clade C HIV Type 1 Isolate. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 20(1). 27–40. 17 indexed citations

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Baar, Michel P. de, et al.. (2003). HIV Type 1 C and C′ Subclusters Based on Long Terminal Repeat Sequences in the Ethiopian HIV Type 1 Subtype C Epidemic. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 19(10). 917–922. 5 indexed citations

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Pollakis, Georgios, Almaz Abebe, Aletta Kliphuis, et al.. (2003). Recombination of HIV Type 1C (C′/C″) in Ethiopia: Possible Link of EthHIV-1C′ to Subtype C Sequences from the High-Prevalence Epidemics in India and Southern Africa. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 19(11). 999–1008. 28 indexed citations

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Pollakis, Georgios, et al.. (2001). N-Linked Glycosylation of the HIV Type-1 gp120 Envelope Glycoprotein as a Major Determinant of CCR5 and CXCR4 Coreceptor Utilization. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 276(16). 13433–13441. 184 indexed citations

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Bienen, E. Jay, et al.. (1993). Non‐cytochrome mediated mitochondrial ATP production in bloodstream form Trypanosoma brucei brucei. European Journal of Biochemistry. 216(1). 75–80. 27 indexed citations

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Calderón, Pedro Buc, et al.. (1988). A new class of free radical scavengers reducing adriamycin mitochondrial toxicity. Biochemical Pharmacology. 37(24). 4617–4622. 24 indexed citations

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