Vasilis Vasiliou

20.6k total citations · 5 hit papers
264 papers, 14.8k citations indexed

About

Vasilis Vasiliou is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Vasilis Vasiliou has authored 264 papers receiving a total of 14.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 134 papers in Molecular Biology, 75 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 50 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Vasilis Vasiliou's work include Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects (71 papers), Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies (35 papers) and Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (29 papers). Vasilis Vasiliou is often cited by papers focused on Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects (71 papers), Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies (35 papers) and Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (29 papers). Vasilis Vasiliou collaborates with scholars based in United States, Greece and United Kingdom. Vasilis Vasiliou's co-authors include Daniel W. Nebert, Chad Brocker, David C. Thompson, Aglaia Pappa, Satori A. Marchitti, Brian C. Jackson, Tia Estey, Ying Chen, Dennis R. Petersen and Dimitrios Stagos and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Journal of Biological Chemistry and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Vasilis Vasiliou

257 papers receiving 14.6k 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.

Non-P450 aldehyde oxidizing enzymes: the aldehyde dehydrogenase superfamily

2008 632 citations Chad Brocker, Vasilis Vasiliou et al. profile →
Human ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter family

2008 572 citations Vasilis Vasiliou, Daniel W. Nebert et al. Human Genomics profile →
Aldehyde dehydrogenases in cellular responses to oxidative/electrophilicstress

2012 467 citations Surendra Pratap Singh, Chad Brocker et al. Free Radical Biology and Medicine profile →
Aldehyde Dehydrogenase Inhibitors: a Comprehensive Review of the Pharmacology, Mechanism of Action, Substrate Specificity, and Clinical Application

2012 448 citations David C. Thompson, Ying Chen et al. profile →
Advancing translational exposomics: bridging genome, exposome and personalized medicine

2025 14 citations Dimosthenis Sarigiannis, David C. Thompson et al. Human Genomics profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Vasilis Vasiliou United States	65	7.0k	2.5k	2.4k	1.9k	1.4k	264	14.8k
Shinya Toyokuni Japan	80	11.0k 1.6×	2.6k 1.0×	1.6k 0.7×	1.1k 0.6×	1.5k 1.1×	435	23.9k
Ying Chen China	66	7.7k 1.1×	2.0k 0.8×	1.6k 0.7×	1.2k 0.6×	1.6k 1.2×	615	16.5k
Douglas R. Spitz United States	79	12.1k 1.7×	3.8k 1.5×	2.2k 0.9×	1.3k 0.7×	3.0k 2.2×	300	22.1k
Peter J. O’Brien Canada	78	8.3k 1.2×	1.3k 0.5×	1.2k 0.5×	1.4k 0.7×	1.9k 1.4×	403	22.4k
D.C. Liebler United States	72	13.3k 1.9×	3.2k 1.3×	1.6k 0.7×	659 0.3×	1.3k 0.9×	396	22.0k
Sanjay Srivastava United States	70	8.4k 1.2×	1.4k 0.6×	1.7k 0.7×	1.2k 0.6×	1.6k 1.2×	325	14.9k
Larry W. Oberley United States	79	11.0k 1.6×	2.9k 1.1×	1.7k 0.7×	983 0.5×	2.8k 2.0×	227	20.5k
Yi Sun United States	67	11.2k 1.6×	2.8k 1.1×	4.3k 1.8×	1.1k 0.6×	1.2k 0.9×	287	18.5k
Ian A. Blair United States	69	10.0k 1.4×	2.9k 1.1×	2.9k 1.2×	706 0.4×	2.1k 1.5×	421	21.1k
Hong Zhang China	73	12.5k 1.8×	2.7k 1.1×	3.7k 1.6×	1.4k 0.7×	1.2k 0.9×	946	25.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Vasilis Vasiliou

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Malizia, Andrea, et al.. (2025). Integrating the exposome framework in CBRNe risk assessment: a holistic approach to chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive threats. The European Physical Journal Plus. 140(11).

Wang, Yewei, Georgia Charkoftaki, Rolando García-Milian, et al.. (2023). Multi-omics profiling reveals cellular pathways and functions regulated by ALDH1B1 in colon cancer cells. Chemico-Biological Interactions. 384. 110714–110714. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Yewei, Rolando García-Milian, Jaya Prakash Golla, et al.. (2022). Proteomic profiling reveals an association between ALDH and oxidative phosphorylation and DNA damage repair pathways in human colon adenocarcinoma stem cells. Chemico-Biological Interactions. 368. 110175–110175. 4 indexed citations

Charkoftaki, Georgia, Jaya Prakash Golla, Álvaro J. Santos‐Neto, et al.. (2021). Identification of Dose-Dependent DNA Damage and Repair Responses From Subchronic Exposure to 1,4-Dioxane in Mice Using a Systems Analysis Approach. Toxicological Sciences. 183(2). 338–351. 12 indexed citations

Deng, Wen‐Ting, Lan Jin, Haoran Zhuo, Vasilis Vasiliou, & Yawei Zhang. (2021). Alcohol consumption and risk of stomach cancer: A meta-analysis. Chemico-Biological Interactions. 336. 109365–109365. 64 indexed citations

Wallach, Joshua D., Stylianos Serghiou, Lingzhi Chu, et al.. (2020). Evaluation of confounding in epidemiologic studies assessing alcohol consumption on the risk of ischemic heart disease. BMC Medical Research Methodology. 20(1). 64–64. 28 indexed citations

Luo, Jiajun, Weiwei Wu, Ping Zhang, et al.. (2020). Zinc Levels and Birth Weight in Pregnant Women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Matched Cohort Study in China. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 105(7). e2337–e2345. 18 indexed citations

Chen, Ying, et al.. (2018). Glutathione and Transsulfuration in Alcohol-Associated Tissue Injury and Carcinogenesis. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 1032. 37–53. 22 indexed citations

Rattray, Nicholas J. W., Nicole C. Deziel, Joshua D. Wallach, et al.. (2018). Beyond genomics: understanding exposotypes through metabolomics. Human Genomics. 12(1). 4–4. 77 indexed citations

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Yang, Shyh‐Ming, Natalia J. Martinez, Adam Yasgar, et al.. (2018). Discovery of Orally Bioavailable, Quinoline-Based Aldehyde Dehydrogenase 1A1 (ALDH1A1) Inhibitors with Potent Cellular Activity. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 61(11). 4883–4903. 70 indexed citations

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Inayat‐Hussain, Salmaan H., et al.. (2018). Prioritization of reproductive toxicants in unconventional oil and gas operations using a multi-country regulatory data-driven hazard assessment. Environment International. 117. 348–358. 8 indexed citations

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Singh, Surendra Pratap, John J. Arcaroli, Ying Chen, et al.. (2015). ALDH1B1 Is Crucial for Colon Tumorigenesis by Modulating Wnt/β-Catenin, Notch and PI3K/Akt Signaling Pathways. PLoS ONE. 10(5). e0121648–e0121648. 62 indexed citations

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Brocker, Chad, David C. Thompson, & Vasilis Vasiliou. (2012). The role of hyperosmotic stress in inflammation and disease. BioMolecular Concepts. 3(4). 345–364. 221 indexed citations

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Yang, Junzheng, Shu‐Kay Ng, Shubai Liu, et al.. (2012). Characterization of aldehyde dehydrogenase isozymes in ovarian cancer tissues and sphere cultures. BMC Cancer. 12(1). 329–329. 54 indexed citations

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Vasiliou, Vasilis, John D. Davis, David W. Nees, et al.. (2007). Aldh3a1(-/-) Knockout Mice Reveal Novel Functions of Corneal Crystallins. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 48(13). 4932–4932. 1 indexed citations

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Lassen, Natalie, Aglaia Pappa, William J. Black, et al.. (2006). Antioxidant function of corneal ALDH3A1 in cultured stromal fibroblasts. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 41(9). 1459–1469. 54 indexed citations

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Vasiliou, Vasilis, et al.. (2004). ALDH3A1 PROTECTS CORNEA AND LENS AGAINST UVB–INDUCED 4–HNE–PROTEIN ADDUCT FORMATION. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 45(13). 3807–3807. 1 indexed citations

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Manzer, Rizwan, Lubna Qamar, Tia Estey, et al.. (2003). Molecular Cloning and Baculovirus Expression of the Rabbit Corneal Aldehyde Dehydrogenase (ALDH1A1) cDNA. DNA and Cell Biology. 22(5). 329–338. 41 indexed citations

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Vasiliou, Vasilis, Lubna Qamar, Aglaia Pappa, Nickolas A. Sophos, & Dennis R. Petersen. (2003). Involvement of the electrophile responsive element and p53 in the activation of hepatic stellate cells as a response to electrophile menadione. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 413(2). 164–171. 17 indexed citations

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Nebert, Daniel W., Alvaro Puga, & Vasilis Vasiliou. (1993). Role of the Ah Receptor and the Dioxin‐Inducible [Ah] Gene Battery in Toxicity, Cancer, and Signal Transductiona. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 685(1). 624–640. 367 indexed citations

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