S. K. Kasiakou

3.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
9 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

S. K. Kasiakou is a scholar working on Molecular Medicine, Pharmacology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, S. K. Kasiakou has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Molecular Medicine, 4 papers in Pharmacology and 4 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in S. K. Kasiakou's work include Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (6 papers), Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy (4 papers) and Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (2 papers). S. K. Kasiakou is often cited by papers focused on Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (6 papers), Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy (4 papers) and Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (2 papers). S. K. Kasiakou collaborates with scholars based in Greece and United States. S. K. Kasiakou's co-authors include M. E. Falagas, Louis D. Saravolatz, Matthew E. Falagas, Argyris Michalopoulos, Sotirios Tsiodras, Petros I. Rafailidis, Diamantis P. Kofteridis, George Samonis, Anastasios Kapaskelis and Ioannis A. Bliziotis and has published in prestigious journals such as Clinical Infectious Diseases, Critical Care and Clinical Microbiology and Infection.

In The Last Decade

S. K. Kasiakou

9 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

Colistin: The Revival of Polymyxins for the Management of... 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 2006 400 800 1.2k
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. Colistin: The Revival of Polymyxins for the Management of Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections
    2005 1.4k citations M. E. Falagas, S. K. Kasiakou et al. Clinical Infectious Diseases profile →
  2. Toxicity of polymyxins: a systematic review of the evidence from old and recent studies
    2006 622 citations S. K. Kasiakou et al. Critical Care profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
S. K. Kasiakou Greece 8 1.8k 1.0k 695 444 332 9 2.6k
Lütfiye Mülazımoğlu Türkiye 18 1.4k 0.8× 501 0.5× 740 1.1× 307 0.7× 167 0.5× 38 2.5k
Elizabeth B. Hirsch United States 21 1.2k 0.7× 658 0.6× 578 0.8× 364 0.8× 185 0.6× 68 2.0k
Vincenzo Di Pilato Italy 30 1.8k 1.0× 502 0.5× 598 0.9× 731 1.6× 463 1.4× 93 3.0k
Philip Lister United States 24 1.7k 1.0× 853 0.8× 591 0.9× 985 2.2× 199 0.6× 50 2.6k
Ilias Karaiskos Greece 30 3.0k 1.7× 2.1k 2.0× 1.4k 2.0× 323 0.7× 382 1.2× 56 3.6k
Maria Souli Greece 32 2.5k 1.4× 1.2k 1.1× 919 1.3× 424 1.0× 427 1.3× 71 3.3k
Yuxing Ni China 30 1.2k 0.7× 375 0.4× 908 1.3× 476 1.1× 229 0.7× 75 2.3k
Samuel K. Bouchillon United States 31 1.9k 1.1× 1.1k 1.0× 683 1.0× 267 0.6× 330 1.0× 51 2.6k
Karen E. Bowker United Kingdom 25 804 0.5× 888 0.9× 528 0.8× 190 0.4× 83 0.3× 89 1.9k
A. Bauernfeind Germany 35 3.0k 1.7× 1.3k 1.3× 1.2k 1.8× 1.2k 2.6× 686 2.1× 148 4.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of S. K. Kasiakou

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All Works

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Kasiakou, S. K., et al.. (2006). Toxicity of polymyxins: a systematic review of the evidence from old and recent studies. Critical Care. 10(1). R27–R27. 622 indexed citations breakdown →
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Falagas, Matthew E., et al.. (2006). Effectiveness and nephrotoxicity of colistin monotherapy vs. colistin–meropenem combination therapy for multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacterial infections. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 12(12). 1227–1230. 102 indexed citations
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Bliziotis, Ioannis A., S. K. Kasiakou, Anastasios Kapaskelis, & Matthew E. Falagas. (2006). Mesh-Related Infection after Hernia Repair: Case Report of an Emerging Type of Foreign-Body Related Infection. Infection. 34(1). 46–48. 30 indexed citations
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Falagas, Matthew E., et al.. (2006). Effectiveness and nephrotoxicity of intravenous colistin for treatment of patients with infections due to polymyxin-only-susceptible (POS) gram-negative bacteria. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases. 25(9). 596–599. 82 indexed citations
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Falagas, Matthew E., S. K. Kasiakou, Sotirios Tsiodras, & Argyris Michalopoulos. (2006). The Use of Intravenous and Aerosolized Polymyxins for the Treatment of Infections in Critically Ill Patients: A Review of the Recent Literature. Clinical Medicine & Research. 4(2). 138–146. 130 indexed citations
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Falagas, Matthew E. & S. K. Kasiakou. (2005). Mesh-related infections after hernia repair surgery. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 11(1). 3–8. 212 indexed citations
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Falagas, M. E., S. K. Kasiakou, & Louis D. Saravolatz. (2005). Colistin: The Revival of Polymyxins for the Management of Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 40(9). 1333–1341. 1377 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kasiakou, S. K., Petros I. Rafailidis, Evangelos S. Rosmarakis, & M. E. Falagas. (2004). Recurrent omphalitis in adults. Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology. 39(10). 1021–1024. 7 indexed citations

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