Pavlos Papasavas

5.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
89 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Pavlos Papasavas is a scholar working on Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Pavlos Papasavas has authored 89 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 65 papers in Surgery, 24 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 19 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Pavlos Papasavas's work include Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes (42 papers), Body Contouring and Surgery (15 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (12 papers). Pavlos Papasavas is often cited by papers focused on Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes (42 papers), Body Contouring and Surgery (15 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (12 papers). Pavlos Papasavas collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Greece. Pavlos Papasavas's co-authors include Philip F. Caushaj, Daniel J. Gagné, Julie Kim, Maher El Chaar, Shanu N. Kothari, Dan Eisenberg, Mark D. Kligman, Ann M. Rogers, Naveen Ballem and Stacy A. Brethauer and has published in prestigious journals such as NeuroImage, Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy and The American Journal of Gastroenterology.

In The Last Decade

Pavlos Papasavas

85 papers receiving 2.6k 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.

Standardized outcomes reporting in metabolic and bariatric surgery

2015 724 citations Maher El Chaar, Pavlos Papasavas et al. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Pavlos Papasavas United States	23	2.3k	695	503	438	379	89	2.6k
Jill G. Meador United States	24	2.3k 1.0×	324 0.5×	927 1.8×	185 0.4×	545 1.4×	35	2.7k
Darlene G. Kelly United States	21	890 0.4×	517 0.7×	524 1.0×	594 1.4×	21 0.1×	40	2.2k
Alan Tyroch United States	18	694 0.3×	251 0.4×	83 0.2×	90 0.2×	48 0.1×	78	1.1k
William J. Bulsiewicz United States	18	2.3k 1.0×	551 0.8×	128 0.3×	1.3k 2.9×	21 0.1×	47	2.9k
M. León‐Sanz Spain	18	444 0.2×	206 0.3×	890 1.8×	42 0.1×	29 0.1×	44	1.6k
Bryan R. Collier United States	24	1.3k 0.6×	603 0.9×	203 0.4×	12 0.0×	32 0.1×	79	2.2k
M. Pertkiewicz Poland	19	1.0k 0.4×	868 1.2×	859 1.7×	242 0.6×	8 0.0×	56	2.8k
Jon Shaffer United Kingdom	23	734 0.3×	446 0.6×	717 1.4×	119 0.3×	8 0.0×	42	2.1k
Jeejeebhoy Kn Canada	12	635 0.3×	224 0.3×	2.1k 4.1×	83 0.2×	22 0.1×	31	2.9k
Maggie A. Stanislawski United States	15	435 0.2×	342 0.5×	273 0.5×	29 0.1×	27 0.1×	43	1.6k

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Bond, Dale S., et al.. (2025). Exercise training in metabolic and bariatric surgery: An overview of systematic reviews. Obesity Reviews. 26(8). e13920–e13920. 1 indexed citations

Nimeri, Abdelrahman, et al.. (2024). American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery literature review on risk factors, screening recommendations, and prophylaxis for marginal ulcers after metabolic and bariatric surgery. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 21(2). 101–108. 2 indexed citations

Husain, Farah, et al.. (2024). American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Review of Body Composition. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 21(4). 354–361. 2 indexed citations

Nimeri, Abdelrahman, et al.. (2024). ASMBS literature review on the treatment of marginal ulcers after metabolic and bariatric surgery. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 21(1). 1–8. 3 indexed citations

Smith, Kathryn E., J. Graham Thomas, Sivamainthan Vithiananthan, et al.. (2023). Characterizing the Course of Loss of Control Eating and Prognostic Factors Following Bariatric Surgery: an Exploratory Analysis. Obesity Surgery. 33(4). 1170–1177. 2 indexed citations

Aleassa, Essa M., Pavlos Papasavas, Toms Augustin, et al.. (2023). American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery literature review on the effect of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass limb lengths on outcomes. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 19(7). 755–762. 10 indexed citations

Friedman, Alexander M., Richard L. Seip, Tara McLaughlin, et al.. (2023). Incidence of Hiatal Hernia Repair During Primary Bariatric Surgery Conversion: an Analysis of the 2020 MBSAQIP Database. Obesity Surgery. 33(5). 1613–1615. 2 indexed citations

Thomas, J. Graham, Leah M. Schumacher, Sivamainthan Vithiananthan, et al.. (2023). Ecological momentary assessment of changes in eating behaviors, appetite, and other aspects of eating regulation in Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy patients. Appetite. 183. 106465–106465. 7 indexed citations

Bond, Dale S., Yin Wu, J. M. Livingston, et al.. (2022). Exercise for counteracting weight recurrence after bariatric surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 19(6). 641–650. 10 indexed citations

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Papasavas, Pavlos, Salvatore Docimo, Rodolfo J. Oviedo, & Dan Eisenberg. (2021). Biliopancreatic access following anatomy-altering bariatric surgery: a literature review. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 18(1). 21–34. 6 indexed citations

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Braun, Tosca D., Amy A. Gorin, Rebecca M. Puhl, et al.. (2021). Shame and Self-compassion as Risk and Protective Mechanisms of the Internalized Weight Bias and Emotional Eating Link in Individuals Seeking Bariatric Surgery. Obesity Surgery. 31(7). 3177–3187. 21 indexed citations

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Papasavas, Pavlos, Andrea Stone, Helen Swede, et al.. (2019). Associations between Weight Loss, Food Likes, Dietary Behaviors, and Chemosensory Function in Bariatric Surgery: A Case-Control Analysis in Women. Nutrients. 11(4). 804–804. 21 indexed citations

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Papasavas, Pavlos, Maher El Chaar, & Shanu N. Kothari. (2015). American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery position statement on vagal blocking therapy for obesity. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 12(3). 460–461. 6 indexed citations

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Pavlakis, George, et al.. (2006). Recurrent ovarian cancer metastatic to the sternum, costae, and thoracic wall after prolonged treatment with platinum-based chemotherapy: a case report and review of the literature. International Journal of Gynecological Cancer. 16. 299–303. 1 indexed citations

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Goitein, David, et al.. (2005). Microsphere intestinal blood flow analysis during pneumoperitoneum using carbon dioxide and helium. Surgical Endoscopy. 19(4). 541–545. 10 indexed citations

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Goitein, David, Pavlos Papasavas, Daniel J. Gagné, & Philip F. Caushaj. (2005). Late Perforation of the Jejuno-Jejunal Anastomosis after Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass. Obesity Surgery. 15(6). 880–882. 11 indexed citations

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Birdas, Thomas J., et al.. (2005). Outcomes of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Patients With Connective Tissue Diseases. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 79(5). 1610–1614. 12 indexed citations

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Papasavas, Pavlos, Daniel J. Gagné, John J. Kelly, & Philip F. Caushaj. (2004). Laparoscopic Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass is a Safe and Effective Operation for the Treatment of Morbid Obesity in Patients Older than 55 Years. Obesity Surgery. 14(8). 1056–1061. 47 indexed citations

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Papasavas, Pavlos, Philip F. Caushaj, & Daniel J. Gagné. (2002). Spilled Gallstones after Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques. 12(5). 383–386. 50 indexed citations

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Papasavas, Pavlos, et al.. (2002). Prediction of postoperative gas bloating after laparoscopic antireflux procedures based on 24-h pH acid reflux pattern. Surgical Endoscopy. 17(3). 381–385. 15 indexed citations

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