Nikolaos Dafnios

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
26 papers, 714 citations indexed

About

Nikolaos Dafnios is a scholar working on Surgery, Oncology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Nikolaos Dafnios has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 714 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Surgery, 10 papers in Oncology and 7 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Nikolaos Dafnios's work include Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research (6 papers), Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances (4 papers) and Esophageal and GI Pathology (4 papers). Nikolaos Dafnios is often cited by papers focused on Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research (6 papers), Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances (4 papers) and Esophageal and GI Pathology (4 papers). Nikolaos Dafnios collaborates with scholars based in Greece, United States and Italy. Nikolaos Dafnios's co-authors include Theodosios Theodosopoulos, Athanasios Marinis, Anneza Yiallourou, Ioannis Vassiliou, Georgios Anastasopoulos, Nikolaos Arkadopoulos, Vassilios Smyrniotis, Maria Kyriazi, Vaia Stafyla and Georgios Fragulidis and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, World Journal of Gastroenterology and BioMed Research International.

In The Last Decade

Nikolaos Dafnios

22 papers receiving 674 citations

Hit Papers

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Intussusception of the bowel in adults: A review

2009 487 citations Athanasios Marinis, Anneza Yiallourou et al. World Journal of Gastroenterology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Nikolaos Dafnios Greece	10	594	313	116	90	58	26	714
Luca Moraldi Italy	14	258 0.4×	92 0.3×	132 1.1×	190 2.1×	32 0.6×	34	432
Murat Ulaş Türkiye	14	401 0.7×	59 0.2×	261 2.3×	207 2.3×	37 0.6×	73	617
Aik Yong Chok Singapore	11	391 0.7×	250 0.8×	294 2.5×	315 3.5×	12 0.2×	41	601
Edwin Onkendi United States	12	331 0.6×	128 0.4×	142 1.2×	141 1.6×	79 1.4×	26	500
Vaia Stafyla Greece	14	390 0.7×	43 0.1×	94 0.8×	107 1.2×	64 1.1×	24	547
Hyung Ook Kim South Korea	19	551 0.9×	210 0.7×	507 4.4×	299 3.3×	73 1.3×	65	962
Choong Bai Kim South Korea	14	344 0.6×	288 0.9×	486 4.2×	76 0.8×	23 0.4×	37	657
E Bloom France	13	647 1.1×	90 0.3×	264 2.3×	468 5.2×	23 0.4×	34	817
Domenico Garcea Italy	10	304 0.5×	199 0.6×	460 4.0×	132 1.5×	38 0.7×	24	620
Arnaud Pasquer France	15	586 1.0×	106 0.3×	440 3.8×	226 2.5×	45 0.8×	54	838

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Spyroglou, Ariadni, E. Chouliara, Constantinos Nastos, et al.. (2025). Predictive Factors of Lymph Node Metastasis in Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma (PTMC). Medicina. 61(10). 1800–1800.

Lykoudis, Panagis M., Ioannis Papaconstantinou, Nikolaos Dafnios, Dimitrios Vlachodimitropoulos, & John Contis. (2024). Differential expression of ER-α and ER-β in pancreatic neoplasms: a case-matched study. European Journal of Surgical Oncology. 50(2). 107750–107750.

Michalaki, Vasiliki, et al.. (2022). Nivolumab with ipilimumab for MSI-H colorectal cancer with liver metastases.. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 40(16_suppl). e15556–e15556. 2 indexed citations

Gklavas, Antonios, Constantinos Nastos, Georgia Micha, et al.. (2021). Comparison of the laparoscopic versus open surgery in patients aged over 75 years old with colorectal cancer. Short- and Mid-term outcomes.. PubMed. 25(5). 2186–2191. 3 indexed citations

Pantiora, Eirini, et al.. (2020). Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in rectal cancer and anorectal sphincter dysfunction: Review of the literature.. Journal of B.U.ON. : official journal of the Balkan Union of Oncology. 25(1). 35–39. 1 indexed citations

Chalkias, Athanasios, Georgios Kaparos, Nicoletta Iacovidou, et al.. (2015). The effects of n-acetylcysteine and desferoxamine on IL-6, TNF-a, and oxLDL after infrarenal aortic clamping. Hellenic Journal of Surgery. 87(5). 407–414. 2 indexed citations

Lanitis, Sophocles, Evangelos Lolis, Nikolaos Dafnios, et al.. (2012). The effect of warm liver ischaemia & reperfusion injury on circulating plasma lipid levels & lipolytic enzyme activity in rat & the impact of ischaemic preconditioning.. PubMed. 136(2). 272–9. 3 indexed citations

Vassiliou, Ioannis, et al.. (2010). Gastric glomus tumor: A case report. World Journal of Surgical Oncology. 8(1). 19–19. 22 indexed citations

Vassiliou, Ioannis, Evangelos Lolis, Constantinos Nastos, et al.. (2010). The combined effect of erythropoietin and granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor on liver regeneration after major hepatectomy in rats. World Journal of Surgical Oncology. 8(1). 57–57. 15 indexed citations

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Marinis, Athanasios, Emmanouil Stamatakis, Athanasia Τsaroucha, et al.. (2010). Safety and effectiveness of outpatient laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a teaching hospital: a prospective study of 110 consecutive patients. BMC Research Notes. 3(1). 207–207. 14 indexed citations

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Marinis, Athanasios, Anneza Yiallourou, Nikolaos Dafnios, et al.. (2009). Intussusception of the bowel in adults: A review. World Journal of Gastroenterology. 15(4). 407–407. 487 indexed citations breakdown →

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Fragulidis, Georgios, Nikolaos Arkadopoulos, Ioannis Vassiliou, et al.. (2009). Pancreatic Leakage After Pancreaticoduodenectomy. Pancreas. 38(7). e177–e182. 22 indexed citations

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Kyriazi, Maria, Nikolaos Arkadopoulos, Vaia Stafyla, et al.. (2009). Mixed acinar-endocrine carcinoma of the pancreas: A case report and review of the literature. Cases Journal. 2. 2 indexed citations

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Arkadopoulos, Nikolaos, Athanasios Marinis, Nikolaos Dafnios, Theodosios Theodosopoulos, & Vassilios Smyrniotis. (2009). A novel technique for gaining extra length of the abdominal esophagus. The American Journal of Surgery. 198(1). e10–e12. 1 indexed citations

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Dafnios, Nikolaos, Georgios Anastasopoulos, Athanasios Marinis, et al.. (2009). Esophagopericardial fistula as a rare complication after total gastrectomy for cancer. World Journal of Surgical Oncology. 7(1). 58–58. 9 indexed citations

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Arkadopoulos, Nikolaos, Maria Kyriazi, Anneza Yiallourou, et al.. (2009). A rare coexistence of adrenal cavernous hemangioma with extramedullar hemopoietic tissue: a case report and brief review of the literature. World Journal of Surgical Oncology. 7(1). 13–13. 31 indexed citations

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Smyrniotis, Vassilios, et al.. (2007). Transdiaphragmatic approach facilitates resection of large (>12 cm) liver tumors. Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery. 14(4). 383–386. 7 indexed citations

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Arkadopoulos, Nikolaos, et al.. (2007). Intermittent Obstructive Jaundice following Gastric Band Placement. Obesity Surgery. 17(2). 247–250. 1 indexed citations

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Theodosopoulos, Theodosios, et al.. (2006). Aggressive treatment of metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the rectum to the liver: a case report and a brief review of the literature. World Journal of Surgical Oncology. 4(1). 49–49. 19 indexed citations

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Arkadopoulos, Nikolaos, Kassiani Theodoraki, Dionysios Voros, et al.. (2006). Association between biliary complications and technique of hilar division (extrahepatic vs. intrahepatic) in major liver resections. World Journal of Surgical Oncology. 4(1). 59–59. 9 indexed citations

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