Maria Markaki

8.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
35 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Maria Markaki is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Aging. According to data from OpenAlex, Maria Markaki has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Molecular Biology, 14 papers in Epidemiology and 12 papers in Aging. Recurrent topics in Maria Markaki's work include Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (14 papers), Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (12 papers) and Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (10 papers). Maria Markaki is often cited by papers focused on Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (14 papers), Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (12 papers) and Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (10 papers). Maria Markaki collaborates with scholars based in Greece, Bulgaria and Germany. Maria Markaki's co-authors include Nektarios Tavernarakis, Konstantinos Palikaras, Vassiliki Nikoletopoulou, Frank Madeo, Guido Kroemer, Ilio Vitale, Mickaël Michaud, Eirini Lionaki, Lorenzo Galluzzi and Eugenia Morselli and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, The EMBO Journal and Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Maria Markaki

31 papers receiving 2.7k 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.

  1. Crosstalk between apoptosis, necrosis and autophagy
    2013 1.1k citations Vassiliki Nikoletopoulou, Maria Markaki et al. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Maria Markaki Greece 16 1.2k 1.1k 420 416 268 35 2.7k
Adrienne Mottis Switzerland 16 2.0k 1.7× 599 0.6× 795 1.9× 412 1.0× 582 2.2× 18 3.3k
Simon C. Johnson United States 23 2.0k 1.7× 349 0.3× 847 2.0× 664 1.6× 160 0.6× 42 3.5k
Ettore Bergamini Italy 23 1.8k 1.5× 2.2k 2.1× 918 2.2× 291 0.7× 189 0.7× 76 4.3k
Elena Katsyuba Switzerland 19 2.3k 1.9× 855 0.8× 1.0k 2.5× 681 1.6× 970 3.6× 21 4.3k
Niki Chondrogianni Greece 32 2.2k 1.8× 619 0.6× 849 2.0× 582 1.4× 128 0.5× 73 3.6k
Bin Liang China 31 1.6k 1.3× 408 0.4× 664 1.6× 520 1.3× 63 0.2× 127 3.4k
Daniela De Zio Italy 16 1.7k 1.3× 1.0k 1.0× 633 1.5× 57 0.1× 142 0.5× 32 3.3k
Hengyi Xiao China 28 1.9k 1.5× 484 0.5× 619 1.5× 83 0.2× 134 0.5× 53 3.1k
Kazuichi Sakamoto Japan 31 1.2k 1.0× 290 0.3× 557 1.3× 325 0.8× 69 0.3× 100 2.6k
Samantha Giordano United States 11 1.2k 1.0× 761 0.7× 409 1.0× 42 0.1× 130 0.5× 18 2.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Maria Markaki

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Maria Markaki

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All Works

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Markaki, Maria, et al.. (2024). Mitostasis in age-associated neurodegeneration. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1871(1). 167547–167547. 3 indexed citations
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Nøst, Therese Haugdahl, Maria Markaki, Vincenzo Lagani, et al.. (2024). Promising microRNAs in pre-diagnostic serum associated with lung cancer up to eight years before diagnosis: a HUNT study. Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology. 150(7). 355–355.
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Daskalaki, Ioanna, Maria Markaki, Ilias Gkikas, & Nektarios Tavernarakis. (2023). Local coordination of mRNA storage and degradation near mitochondria modulates C. elegans ageing. The EMBO Journal. 42(16). e112446–e112446. 7 indexed citations
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Markaki, Maria, et al.. (2023). Mitophagy and long-term neuronal homeostasis. Journal of Cell Science. 136(11). 10 indexed citations
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Markaki, Maria & Nektarios Tavernarakis. (2020). Mitochondrial turnover and homeostasis in ageing and neurodegeneration. FEBS Letters. 594(15). 2370–2379. 36 indexed citations
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Markaki, Maria, et al.. (2019). Emerging Roles of Lipophagy in Health and Disease. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 7. 185–185. 96 indexed citations
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Markaki, Maria, Konstantinos Palikaras, & Nektarios Tavernarakis. (2018). Novel Insights Into the Anti-aging Role of Mitophagy. International review of cell and molecular biology. 340. 169–208. 37 indexed citations
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Palikaras, Konstantinos, Ioanna Daskalaki, Maria Markaki, & Nektarios Tavernarakis. (2017). Mitophagy and age-related pathologies: Development of new therapeutics by targeting mitochondrial turnover. Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 178. 157–174. 132 indexed citations
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Markaki, Maria & Nektarios Tavernarakis. (2013). Metabolic Control by Target of Rapamycin and Autophagy during Ageing - A Mini-Review. Gerontology. 59(4). 340–348. 34 indexed citations
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Markaki, Maria, et al.. (2013). Imidacloprid does not induce Cyp genes involved in insecticide resistance of a mutant Drosophila melanogaster line. Food and Chemical Toxicology. 60. 355–359. 7 indexed citations
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Nikoletopoulou, Vassiliki, Maria Markaki, Konstantinos Palikaras, & Nektarios Tavernarakis. (2013). Crosstalk between apoptosis, necrosis and autophagy. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research. 1833(12). 3448–3459. 1107 indexed citations breakdown →
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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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Markaki, Maria & Nektarios Tavernarakis. (2011). The role of autophagy in genetic pathways influencing ageing. Biogerontology. 12(5). 377–386. 12 indexed citations
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Markaki, Maria & Nektarios Tavernarakis. (2010). Modeling human diseases in Caenorhabditis elegans. Biotechnology Journal. 5(12). 1261–1276. 151 indexed citations
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Markaki, Maria, Dubravka Drabek, Ioannis Livadaras, et al.. (2006). Stable expression of human growth hormone over 50 generations in transgenic insect larvae. Transgenic Research. 16(1). 99–107. 4 indexed citations
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Markaki, Maria, R K Craig, & Charalambos Savakis. (2003). Insect population control using female specific pro-drug activation. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 34(2). 131–137. 7 indexed citations
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Markaki, Maria, et al.. (1994). Sequence of the cloned bseCIM gene: M · BseCI reveals high homology to M · BanIII. Gene. 150(1). 71–73. 1 indexed citations
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Kappas, A., et al.. (1990). Genotoxicity studies on the organophosphorus insecticide chloracetophone. Mutation Research/Genetic Toxicology. 240(3). 203–208. 7 indexed citations
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Kappas, A. & Maria Markaki. (1988). Genetic activity of herbicides in Salmonella typhimurium and Aspergillus nidulans. Mutation Research/Environmental Mutagenesis and Related Subjects. 203(3). 241–241. 2 indexed citations

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