Sofia Tseleni‐Balafouta

4.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
91 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Sofia Tseleni‐Balafouta is a scholar working on Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Oncology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sofia Tseleni‐Balafouta has authored 91 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, 28 papers in Oncology and 26 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Sofia Tseleni‐Balafouta's work include Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (26 papers), Cell death mechanisms and regulation (9 papers) and Cancer-related Molecular Pathways (8 papers). Sofia Tseleni‐Balafouta is often cited by papers focused on Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (26 papers), Cell death mechanisms and regulation (9 papers) and Cancer-related Molecular Pathways (8 papers). Sofia Tseleni‐Balafouta collaborates with scholars based in Greece, United States and Sweden. Sofia Tseleni‐Balafouta's co-authors include Nicholas Mitsiades, Vassiliki Poulaki, Demetrios A. Koutras, Christos S. Mantzoros, Galinos Fanourakis, Ralf Paschke, Daniel S. Duick, Rinaldo Guglielmi, Anna Crescenzi and Jeffrey I. Mechanick and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism and Cancer.

In The Last Decade

Sofia Tseleni‐Balafouta

90 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Hit Papers

American Association Of Clinical Endocrinologists, Associ... 2010 2026 2015 2020 2010 250 500 750
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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. American Association Of Clinical Endocrinologists, Associazione Medici Endocrinologi, And European Thyroid Association Medical Guidelines For Clinical Practice For The Diagnosis And Management Of Thyroid Nodules
    2010 829 citations Hossein Gharib, Ralf Paschke et al. Endocrine Practice 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 Tseleni‐Balafouta Greece 29 1.8k 1.0k 897 741 615 91 3.4k
Markus Nauck Germany 29 933 0.5× 747 0.7× 932 1.0× 281 0.4× 432 0.7× 56 3.1k
Bo Youn Cho South Korea 37 2.7k 1.5× 1.0k 1.0× 604 0.7× 518 0.7× 312 0.5× 123 3.5k
Kristien Boelaert United Kingdom 33 3.4k 1.9× 1.1k 1.1× 768 0.9× 360 0.5× 377 0.6× 86 4.1k
Shih‐Ping Cheng Taiwan 29 740 0.4× 688 0.7× 647 0.7× 571 0.8× 244 0.4× 149 2.6k
Piero Berti Italy 44 3.2k 1.8× 3.1k 3.0× 823 0.9× 1.2k 1.6× 624 1.0× 126 6.1k
Brigitte Delemer France 32 2.0k 1.1× 1.3k 1.3× 536 0.6× 567 0.8× 973 1.6× 143 3.8k
Adrian Quan Canada 28 891 0.5× 639 0.6× 1.3k 1.5× 205 0.3× 642 1.0× 102 3.5k
Tobias Carling United States 45 2.5k 1.4× 2.1k 2.0× 1.8k 2.0× 1.5k 2.0× 988 1.6× 151 6.5k
V. Rohmer France 41 2.8k 1.6× 2.0k 2.0× 863 1.0× 631 0.9× 941 1.5× 125 4.6k
Hironori Yamasaki Japan 31 1.0k 0.6× 773 0.7× 615 0.7× 243 0.3× 417 0.7× 128 2.7k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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Pagakis, Stamatis N., Ismini Kloukina, Elias Chatzitheodoridis, et al.. (2021). AGO2 localizes to cytokinetic protrusions in a p38-dependent manner and is needed for accurate cell division. Communications Biology. 4(1). 726–726. 9 indexed citations
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Manatakis, Dimitrios K., et al.. (2020). Colorectal cancer metastases to the thyroid gland—a systematic review. HORMONES. 20(1). 85–91. 7 indexed citations
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Manatakis, Dimitrios K., et al.. (2019). Reactive C cell hyperplasia as an incidental finding after thyroidectomy for papillary carcinoma. HORMONES. 18(3). 289–295. 1 indexed citations
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Chatziioannou, Sofia, Maria N. Gamaletsou, Αλέξανδρος Γεωργακόπουλος, et al.. (2015). 18-Fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography scan for monitoring the therapeutic response in experimental Staphylococcus aureus foreign-body osteomyelitis. Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research. 10(1). 132–132. 8 indexed citations
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Dimas, Konstantinos, G. Tzimas, Sofia Tseleni‐Balafouta, et al.. (2014). SIN1, a critical component of the mTOR-Rictor complex, is overexpressed and associated with AKT activation in medullary and aggressive papillary thyroid carcinomas. Surgery. 156(6). 1542–1549. 15 indexed citations
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Moon, Hyun‐Seuk, John P. Chamberland, Konstantinos N. Aronis, Sofia Tseleni‐Balafouta, & Christos S. Mantzoros. (2011). Direct Role of Adiponectin and Adiponectin Receptors in Endometrial Cancer: In Vitro and Ex Vivo Studies in Humans. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 10(12). 2234–2243. 64 indexed citations
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Mitsiades, Nicholas, Kalliopi Pazaitou‐Panayiotou, Konstantinos N. Aronis, et al.. (2011). Circulating Adiponectin Is Inversely Associated with Risk of Thyroid Cancer:In Vivoandin VitroStudies. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 96(12). E2023–E2028. 56 indexed citations
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Voutsinas, Gerassimos E., et al.. (2010). Mutational and Immunohistochemical Study of the PI3K/Akt Pathway in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma in Greece. Endocrine Pathology. 21(2). 90–100. 13 indexed citations
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Chou, Sharon H., Sofia Tseleni‐Balafouta, Hyun‐Seuk Moon, et al.. (2010). Adiponectin Receptor Expression in Human Malignant Tissues. Hormones and Cancer. 1(3). 136–145. 28 indexed citations
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Kotoula, Vassiliki, Galinos Fanourakis, Triantafyllia Κoletsa, et al.. (2009). Mutational analysis of the BRAF, RAS and EGFR genes in human adrenocortical carcinomas. Endocrine Related Cancer. 16(2). 565–572. 38 indexed citations
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Diamanti‐Kandarakis, Evanthia, Sarantis Livadas, Sofia Tseleni‐Balafouta, et al.. (2007). Brown tumor of the fibula: unusual presentation of an uncommon manifestation. Report of a case and review of the literature. Endocrine. 32(3). 345–349. 9 indexed citations
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Tseleni‐Balafouta, Sofia, et al.. (2006). Fibrillin expression and localization in various types of carcinomas of the thyroid gland. Modern Pathology. 19(5). 695–700. 12 indexed citations
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Tseleni‐Balafouta, Sofia, et al.. (2006). Comparative Study of Angiogenesis in Thyroid Glands With Graves Disease and Hashimoto's Thyroiditis. Applied immunohistochemistry & molecular morphology. 14(2). 203–207. 11 indexed citations
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Lazaris, Andreas C., et al.. (2006). Immunohistochemical investigation of angiogenic factors in parathyroid proliferative lesions. European Journal of Endocrinology. 154(6). 827–833. 15 indexed citations
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Lazaris, Andreas C., Penelope Korkolopoulou, Nikolaos Kavantzas, et al.. (2003). Multidrug resistance proteins and topoisomerase IIα expression in colon cancer: association with metastatic potential. Pathology. 35(4). 315–318. 17 indexed citations
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Alevizaki, Maria, et al.. (2001). High plasma amylin/islet amyloid polypeptide levels in patients with residual medullary thyroid carcinoma after total thyroidectomy. European Journal of Endocrinology. 145(5). 585–589. 4 indexed citations
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Papanastasiou, Labrini, et al.. (2000). The Effect of Iodine Administration on the Development of Thyroid Autoimmunity in Patients with Nontoxic Goiter. Thyroid. 10(6). 493–497. 35 indexed citations

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