Sofia Mitaku

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
72 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Sofia Mitaku is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Sofia Mitaku has authored 72 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Molecular Biology, 26 papers in Plant Science and 25 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Sofia Mitaku's work include Synthesis and Biological Activity (13 papers), Natural product bioactivities and synthesis (12 papers) and Phytochemistry and Biological Activities (12 papers). Sofia Mitaku is often cited by papers focused on Synthesis and Biological Activity (13 papers), Natural product bioactivities and synthesis (12 papers) and Phytochemistry and Biological Activities (12 papers). Sofia Mitaku collaborates with scholars based in Greece, France and Belgium. Sofia Mitaku's co-authors include Nektarios Aligiannis, Eleftherios Kalpoutzakis, İoanna Chinou, Prokopios Magiatis, François Tillequin, Alexios‐Léandros Skaltsounis, Michel Koch, Nikolas Fokialakis, Catherine Harvala and Serkos A. Haroutounian and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, Journal of Medicinal Chemistry and Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy.

In The Last Decade

Sofia Mitaku

72 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

Composition and Antimicrobial Activity of the Essential O... 2001 2026 2009 2017 2001 200 400 600
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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.

  1. Composition and Antimicrobial Activity of the Essential Oils of Two Origanum Species
    2001 635 citations Nektarios Aligiannis, Sofia Mitaku et al. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sofia Mitaku Greece 23 1.0k 923 796 732 310 72 2.5k
Yashodharan Kumarasamy United Kingdom 25 1.5k 1.4× 1.0k 1.1× 1.3k 1.7× 453 0.6× 547 1.8× 46 3.3k
Gabriela E. Feresin Argentina 31 830 0.8× 806 0.9× 586 0.7× 467 0.6× 330 1.1× 98 2.3k
Riad Élias France 29 1.0k 1.0× 554 0.6× 1.3k 1.6× 464 0.6× 610 2.0× 82 2.9k
Alejandro Urzúa Chile 20 870 0.8× 475 0.5× 744 0.9× 373 0.5× 168 0.5× 145 2.2k
Nicolas Vidal France 19 992 1.0× 837 0.9× 880 1.1× 504 0.7× 795 2.6× 42 2.9k
Dulce Helena Siqueira Silva Brazil 33 1.0k 1.0× 461 0.5× 1.1k 1.4× 494 0.7× 359 1.2× 139 2.9k
J. Coussio Argentina 30 1.4k 1.4× 610 0.7× 913 1.1× 272 0.4× 406 1.3× 124 2.8k
Anastasia Karioti Greece 33 1.3k 1.3× 789 0.9× 1.4k 1.8× 302 0.4× 557 1.8× 121 3.0k
Djaja D. Soejarto United States 30 1.2k 1.1× 443 0.5× 1.3k 1.6× 416 0.6× 150 0.5× 80 2.9k
Cristina Theoduloz Chile 36 1.1k 1.0× 928 1.0× 1.3k 1.6× 566 0.8× 915 3.0× 113 3.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sofia Mitaku

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sofia Mitaku

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Magiatis, Prokopios, et al.. (2006). Activity of grape extracts from Greek varieties of Vitis vinifera against mutagenicity induced by bleomycin and hydrogen peroxide in Salmonella typhimurium strain TA102. Mutation Research/Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis. 609(2). 165–175. 47 indexed citations
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Mitaku, Sofia, Nikolas Fokialakis, Prokopios Magiatis, & François Tillequin. (2006). Alkaloids from Sarcomelicope megistophylla. Fitoterapia. 78(2). 169–170. 7 indexed citations
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Aligiannis, Nektarios, et al.. (2005). Acretoside, a new sucrose ester fromAristolochia cretica. Natural Product Research. 19(8). 795–799. 5 indexed citations
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Aligiannis, Nektarios, et al.. (2005). Acretoside, a new sucrose ester fromAristolochia cretica*. Journal of Asian Natural Products Research. 7(6). 799–803. 13 indexed citations
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Aligiannis, Nektarios, et al.. (2003). Methanolic Extract of Verbascum macrurum as a Source of Natural Preservatives against Oxidative Rancidity. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 51(25). 7308–7312. 52 indexed citations
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Fokialakis, Nikolas, Prokopios Magiatis, Sofia Mitaku, Harris Pratsinis, & François Tillequin. (2003). Estrogenic Activity of Phenylpropanoids fromSarcomelicope megistophyllaand Structure Determination of a New Norneolignan. Planta Medica. 69(6). 566–568. 7 indexed citations
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Magiatis, Prokopios, Sofia Mitaku, Alain St. Pierre, & Ghanem Atassi. (2002). ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis and Cytotoxic Activity of Isoacronycine and Its Derivatives.. ChemInform. 33(24). 1 indexed citations
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Magiatis, Prokopios, et al.. (2001). 2,2-Dimethyl-2H-anthra[2,3-b]pyran-6,11-diones: a new class of cytotoxic compounds. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 9(3). 607–612. 12 indexed citations
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Aligiannis, Nektarios, et al.. (2001). Chemistry of Plants from Crete: Stachyspinoside, a New Flavonoid Glycoside And iridoids fromStachys spinosa. Natural product letters. 15(6). 377–386. 32 indexed citations
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Fokialakis, Nikolas, Prokopios Magiatis, Nektarios Aligiannis, et al.. (2001). Furomegistines I and II, two furanopyridine alkaloids from the bark of Sarcomelicope megistophylla. Phytochemistry. 57(4). 593–596. 18 indexed citations
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Fokialakis, Nikolas, Prokopios Magiatis, Sofia Mitaku, François Tillequin, & Thierry Sévenet. (2000). Two New 3-Methoxy-4-quinolone Alkaloids from the Bark of Sarcomelicope megistophylla.. Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin. 48(12). 2009–2010. 5 indexed citations
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Dimas, Kostas, et al.. (2000). CYTOTOXIC ACTIVITY OF KAEMPFEROL GLYCOSIDES AGAINST HUMAN LEUKAEMIC CELL LINES IN VITRO. Pharmacological Research. 41(1). 83–86. 47 indexed citations
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Magiatis, Prokopios, et al.. (2000). Two New Acylated Iridoid Glycosides from Verbascum undulatum. Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C. 55(7-8). 667–670. 9 indexed citations
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Fokialakis, Nikolas, Sofia Mitaku, Emmanuel Mikros, et al.. (1999). Megistosarcimine and megistosarconine, two alkaloids from Sarcomelicope megistophylla. Phytochemistry. 52(8). 1745–1748. 9 indexed citations
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Magiatis, Prokopios, Sofia Mitaku, Alexios‐Léandros Skaltsounis, et al.. (1999). Synthesis and Cytotoxic Activity of 1-Alkoxy- and 1-Amino-2-hydroxy-1,2-dihydroacronycine Derivatives.. Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin. 47(5). 611–614. 9 indexed citations
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Mitaku, Sofia, Alexios‐Léandros Skaltsounis, François Tillequin, et al.. (1996). Synthesis and Anti-proliferative Activity of 2-Hydroxy-l,2-dihydroacronycine Glycosides. Pharmaceutical Research. 13(6). 939–943. 5 indexed citations
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Demetzos, Costas, et al.. (1994). Natural Metabolites ofent-13-epi-Manoyl Oxide and Other Cytotoxic Diterpenes from the Resin “LADANO” ofCistus creticus. Planta Medica. 60(6). 590–591. 35 indexed citations
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Mitaku, Sofia, et al.. (1993). Bioactive Compounds from the Buds ofPlatanus orientalisand Isolation of a New Kaempferol Glycoside. Planta Medica. 59(6). 517–520. 48 indexed citations
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Ngadjui, Bonaventure T., et al.. (1989). Dehydration of Hydroxy-Hemiterpenoid Quinoline Alkaloids and Synthesis of Paraensidimerines. Journal of Natural Products. 52(2). 300–305. 6 indexed citations
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Mitaku, Sofia, et al.. (1988). Chemistry of Acronycine; Part 1. Synthesis of 1-Hydroxy-1,2-dihydroacronycine and 2-Hydroxy-1,2-dihydroacronycine. Planta Medica. 54(1). 24–27. 11 indexed citations

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