Stavros G. Drakos

11.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
256 papers, 6.6k citations indexed

About

Stavros G. Drakos is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Surgery and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Stavros G. Drakos has authored 256 papers receiving a total of 6.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 151 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 149 papers in Surgery and 103 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Stavros G. Drakos's work include Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices (151 papers), Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair (120 papers) and Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation (65 papers). Stavros G. Drakos is often cited by papers focused on Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices (151 papers), Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair (120 papers) and Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation (65 papers). Stavros G. Drakos collaborates with scholars based in United States, Greece and Germany. Stavros G. Drakos's co-authors include Craig H. Selzman, Josef Stehlik, Abdallah G. Kfoury, Dean Y. Li, John N. Nanas, Omar Wever‐Pinzon, B.B. Reid, Maria Anastasiou‐Nana, Nikolaos Diakos and John Terrovitis and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Nature Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Stavros G. Drakos

229 papers receiving 6.5k citations

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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.

The human heart contains distinct macrophage subsets with divergent origins and functions

2018 478 citations Thirupura S. Shankar, Craig H. Selzman et al. profile →
Reperfusion Injury in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction

2024 51 citations Stavros G. Drakos et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Stavros G. Drakos United States	46	3.4k	2.9k	2.8k	1.1k	1.0k	256	6.6k
Sudhir S. Kushwaha United States	44	4.4k 1.3×	2.6k 0.9×	3.0k 1.1×	845 0.8×	824 0.8×	262	7.1k
Alfredo L. Clavell United States	30	2.0k 0.6×	1.1k 0.4×	4.4k 1.6×	316 0.3×	433 0.4×	87	6.0k
Emma J. Birks United States	44	4.4k 1.3×	4.0k 1.4×	3.0k 1.1×	1.7k 1.5×	791 0.8×	168	6.7k
Robert E. Michler United States	52	5.1k 1.5×	1.4k 0.5×	3.1k 1.1×	324 0.3×	704 0.7×	244	8.4k
L. Czer United States	49	5.7k 1.7×	1.6k 0.6×	4.8k 1.7×	332 0.3×	1.1k 1.1×	385	9.4k
Matthias Karck Germany	44	3.1k 0.9×	1.1k 0.4×	3.5k 1.3×	408 0.4×	946 0.9×	355	7.5k
Frank W. Smart United States	33	2.5k 0.7×	1.0k 0.4×	2.8k 1.0×	207 0.2×	517 0.5×	119	5.1k
François Haddad United States	46	2.9k 0.9×	1.5k 0.5×	6.2k 2.2×	567 0.5×	1.1k 1.0×	306	10.1k
Eun‐Seok Jeon South Korea	36	1.1k 0.3×	939 0.3×	2.4k 0.9×	610 0.6×	909 0.9×	233	4.7k
John L. Jefferies United States	41	1.6k 0.5×	980 0.3×	4.2k 1.5×	359 0.3×	2.3k 2.2×	259	6.9k

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Derington, Catherine G., Guo Wei, Ravinder Singh, et al.. (2025). Liraglutide vs Semaglutide vs Dulaglutide in Veterans With Type 2 Diabetes. JAMA Network Open. 8(10). e2537297–e2537297.

Taleb, Iosif, Eleni Maneta, Eleni Tseliou, et al.. (2025). Left Atrial Reverse Remodeling in Patients Supported With Durable Left Ventricular Assist Devices and Clinical Implications. Circulation Heart Failure. 18(7). e012807–e012807.

Shen, Jincheng, Ravinder Singh, Guo Wei, et al.. (2025). Comparative effectiveness of insulin glargine, glucagon‐like peptide‐1 receptor agonists and sodium‐glucose cotransporter‐2 inhibitors in veterans with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism. 27(4). 2120–2130. 2 indexed citations

Selzman, Craig H., Theodoros V. Giannouchos, Nathan Vance, et al.. (2024). Hospital Readmissions in Patients Supported with Durable Centrifugal-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 13(10). 2869–2869.

Jentzer, Jacob C., Stavros G. Drakos, Craig H. Selzman, et al.. (2024). Timing of Initiation of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Support and Outcomes Among Patients With Cardiogenic Shock. Journal of the American Heart Association. 13(3). e032288–e032288. 14 indexed citations

Taleb, Iosif, Eleni Maneta, Eleni Tseliou, et al.. (2024). Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients Suffering Acute Decompensated Heart Failure Complicated by Cardiogenic Shock. Circulation Heart Failure. 17(9). e011358–e011358. 2 indexed citations

Scott, Monte, Elizabeth Dranow, Eleni Maneta, et al.. (2024). Pathophysiologic Vasodilation in Cardiogenic Shock and Its Impact on Mortality. Circulation Heart Failure. 17(9). e011827–e011827. 8 indexed citations

Hammond, M. Elizabeth H., M. Elizabeth H. Hammond, Gregory L. Snow, et al.. (2023). Donor Age, Sex, and Cause of Death and Their Relationship to Heart Transplant Recipient Cardiac Death. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 12(24). 7629–7629. 1 indexed citations

Palatinus, Joseph A., Craig H. Selzman, Stavros G. Drakos, et al.. (2023). GJA1-20k Rescues Cx43 Localization and Arrhythmias in Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy. Circulation Research. 132(6). 744–746. 16 indexed citations

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Diakos, Nikolaos, Iosif Taleb, Kevin Shah, et al.. (2021). Circulating and Myocardial Cytokines Predict Cardiac Structural and Functional Improvement in Patients With Heart Failure Undergoing Mechanical Circulatory Support. Journal of the American Heart Association. 10(20). e020238–e020238. 22 indexed citations

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Verma, Vipin, Iosif Taleb, Rachit Badolia, et al.. (2021). Remodeling of t-system and proteins underlying excitation-contraction coupling in aging versus failing human heart. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7(1). 16–16. 14 indexed citations

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Hammond, M. Elizabeth H., Josef Stehlik, Stavros G. Drakos, & Abdallah G. Kfoury. (2021). Bias in Medicine. JACC Basic to Translational Science. 6(1). 78–85. 38 indexed citations

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Birks, Emma J., Stavros G. Drakos, Snehal R. Patel, et al.. (2020). Prospective Multicenter Study of Myocardial Recovery Using Left Ventricular Assist Devices (RESTAGE-HF [Remission from Stage D Heart Failure]). Circulation. 142(21). 2016–2028. 100 indexed citations

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Riehle, Christian, Eric T. Weatherford, Adam R. Wende, et al.. (2020). Insulin receptor substrates differentially exacerbate insulin-mediated left ventricular remodeling. JCI Insight. 5(6). 20 indexed citations

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Badolia, Rachit, E. Dale Abel, Iosif Taleb, et al.. (2020). The Role of Nonglycolytic Glucose Metabolism in Myocardial Recovery Upon Mechanical Unloading and Circulatory Support in Chronic Heart Failure. Circulation. 142(3). 259–274. 54 indexed citations

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Drakos, Stavros G., Francis D. Pagani, Martha S. Lundberg, & J. Timothy Baldwin. (2017). Advancing the Science of Myocardial Recovery With Mechanical Circulatory Support. JACC Basic to Translational Science. 2(3). 335–340. 19 indexed citations

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Boucek, Dana, Anji T. Yetman, Kimberly D. Brunisholz, et al.. (2013). Does Surgeon Training or Hospital (Pediatric vs. Adult) Affect Survival after Heart Transplant in Adults with Congenital Heart Disease?. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 32(4). S240–S241. 1 indexed citations

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Chan, Aubrey C., Stavros G. Drakos, Oscar E. Ruiz, et al.. (2011). Mutations in 2 distinct genetic pathways result in cerebral cavernous malformations in mice. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 121(5). 1871–1881. 100 indexed citations

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Stavrakis, Stavros, John Terrovitis, Elias Tsolakis, et al.. (2010). Relationship between Retrograde Coronary Blood Flow and the Extent of No-Reflow and Infarct Size in a Porcine Ischemia–Reperfusion Model. Journal of Cardiovascular Translational Research. 4(1). 99–105.

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Drakos, Stavros G., James C. Stringham, James W. Long, et al.. (2007). Prevalence and risks of allosensitization in HeartMate left ventricular assist device recipients: The impact of leukofiltered cellular blood product transfusions. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 133(6). 1612–1619. 44 indexed citations

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