Leonidas Christou

4.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
50 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Leonidas Christou is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Hematology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Leonidas Christou has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Epidemiology, 13 papers in Hematology and 10 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Leonidas Christou's work include Brucella: diagnosis, epidemiology, treatment (8 papers), Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research (6 papers) and Viral Infections and Vectors (5 papers). Leonidas Christou is often cited by papers focused on Brucella: diagnosis, epidemiology, treatment (8 papers), Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research (6 papers) and Viral Infections and Vectors (5 papers). Leonidas Christou collaborates with scholars based in Greece, United States and Poland. Leonidas Christou's co-authors include Γεώργιος Παππάς, Nikolaos Akritidis, Photini Papadimitriou, Epameinondas V. Tsianos, Vasiliki Siozopoulou, Matthew E. Falagas, Paraskevi Panagopoulou, Georgios Kalambokis, Konstantinos L. Bourantas and Stavroula Tsiara and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Hepatology, Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences and The Lancet Infectious Diseases.

In The Last Decade

Leonidas Christou

50 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

The new global map of human brucellosis 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 500 1000 1.5k
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.

  1. The new global map of human brucellosis
    2006 1.6k citations Γεώργιος Παππάς, Photini Papadimitriou et al. profile →

Peers

Leonidas Christou
Javier Solera Spain
Edward J. Young United States
Hayrettin Akdeniz Türkiye
M Y Khan Saudi Arabia
Anna Dean Switzerland
Herbert J. Van Kruiningen United States
Marco Caldín Italy
Anne B. Morrissey United States
Christophe Burucoa France
Barbara Kohn Germany
Javier Solera Spain
Leonidas Christou
Citations per year, relative to Leonidas Christou Leonidas Christou (= 1×) peers Javier Solera

Countries citing papers authored by Leonidas Christou

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Fields of papers citing papers by Leonidas Christou

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Leonidas Christou

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Fousekis, Fotios S., Konstantinos H. Katsanos, Vasileios Theopistos, et al.. (2019). Hepatobiliary and pancreatic manifestations in inflammatory bowel diseases: a referral center study. BMC Gastroenterology. 19(1). 48–48. 30 indexed citations
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Kalambokis, Georgios, Leonidas Christou, Nikolaos Kolaitis, et al.. (2016). von Willebrand factor and procoagulant imbalance predict outcome in patients with cirrhosis and thrombocytopenia. Journal of Hepatology. 65(5). 921–928. 57 indexed citations
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Christou, Leonidas & Maria Kosmidou. (2013). Hepatitis E virus in the Western world—a pork-related zoonosis. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 19(7). 600–604. 28 indexed citations
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Christou, Leonidas. (2010). The global burden of bacterial and viral zoonotic infections. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 17(3). 326–330. 101 indexed citations
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Kalambokis, Georgios, et al.. (2009). Multiple myeloma presenting with an acute bacterial infection. International Journal of Laboratory Hematology. 31(4). 375–383. 25 indexed citations
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Christou, Leonidas, Georgios Kalambokis, & Epameinondas V. Tsianos. (2008). Weil's Disease in a Patient with Chronic Viral Hepatitis and History of Alcohol Abuse. Internal Medicine. 47(10). 933–937. 6 indexed citations
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Christou, Leonidas, Γεώργιος Παππάς, & Matthew E. Falagas. (2007). Bacterial Infection-Related Morbidity and Mortality in Cirrhosis. The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 102(7). 1510–1517. 164 indexed citations
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Economou, Michael, Haralampos J. Milionis, Gerasimos Baltayiannis, et al.. (2007). Baseline cholesterol is associated with the response to antiviral therapy in chronic hepatitis C. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 23(4). 586–591. 31 indexed citations
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Παππάς, Γεώργιος, Photini Papadimitriou, Leonidas Christou, & Nikolaos Akritidis. (2006). Future trends in human brucellosis treatment. Expert Opinion on Investigational Drugs. 15(10). 1141–1149. 52 indexed citations
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Παππάς, Γεώργιος, Paraskevi Panagopoulou, Leonidas Christou, & Nikolaos Akritidis. (2006). Category B Potential Bioterrorism Agents: Bacteria, Viruses, Toxins, and Foodborne and Waterborne Pathogens. Infectious Disease Clinics of North America. 20(2). 395–421. 22 indexed citations
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Παππάς, Γεώργιος, et al.. (2006). Health literacy in the field of infectious diseases: The paradigm of brucellosis. Journal of Infection. 54(1). 40–45. 20 indexed citations
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Παππάς, Γεώργιος, Paraskevi Panagopoulou, Leonidas Christou, & Nikolaos Akritidis. (2006). Biological weapons. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 63(19-20). 2229–2236. 180 indexed citations
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Kalambokis, Georgios, et al.. (2004). Isolated ACTH deficiency associated with Crohn’s disease. Journal of Endocrinological Investigation. 27(10). 961–964. 14 indexed citations
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Christou, Leonidas, Eleftheria Hatzimichael, Aristeidis Chaidos, Stavroula Tsiara, & Konstantinos L. Bourantas. (2001). Treatment of plasma cell leukemia with vincristine, liposomal doxorubicin and dexamethasone. European Journal Of Haematology. 67(1). 51–53. 27 indexed citations
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Milionis, Haralambos, Leonidas Christou, & Moses Elisaf. (2000). Cutaneous Manifestations in Brucellosis: Case Report and Review of the Literature. Infection. 28(2). 124–126. 25 indexed citations
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Christou, Leonidas, et al.. (1999). A Patient with Multiple Myeloma, Amyloidosis and Light-Chain Deposition Disease in Kidneys with a Long Survival. Acta Haematologica. 101(4). 202–205. 7 indexed citations
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Bourantas, Konstantinos L., et al.. (1998). Pleural Effusion in Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia. Acta Haematologica. 99(1). 34–37. 17 indexed citations
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Tsiara, Stavroula, et al.. (1995). Treatment of 34 patients with myelodysplastic syndromes with 13‐CIS retinoic acid. European Journal Of Haematology. 55(4). 235–239. 13 indexed citations

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