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2026

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
90
Citations
25972
World Ranking
2469
National Ranking
3

Athanasios G. Papavassiliou publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Athanasios G. Papavassiliou sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 645 publications — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Athanasios G. Papavassiliou D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Athanasios G. Papavassiliou sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 90 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Greece Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Greece Leader Award

Overview

Athanasios G. Papavassiliou is affiliated with the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens in Greece. Their research primarily focuses on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, alongside significant contributions in the field of medicine. The scientist's work spans multiple subfields including molecular biology, oncology, cell biology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, and genetics.

Their research covers diverse topics such as:

  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
  • Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ
  • Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
  • Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
  • Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations
  • RNA modifications and cancer

Frequently published venues for their work include:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine
  • Cancers
  • Cancer
  • Cells

Leading coauthors in their research collaborations are:

  • Kostas A. Papavassiliou
  • Antonios N. Gargalionis
  • Christina Piperi
  • Panagiotis Sarantis
  • Amalia A. Sofianidi

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by Athanasios G. Papavassiliou include:

  • "Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: Treatment hurdles, tumor microenvironment and immunotherapy" (2020), published in World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology
  • "Empagliflozin Attenuates Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) in High Fat Diet Fed ApoE(-/-) Mice by Activating Autophagy and Reducing ER Stress and Apoptosis" (2021), published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "Androgen Receptor in Breast Cancer-Clinical and Preclinical Research Insights" (2020), published in Molecules
  • "Epigenetic mechanisms regulating COVID-19 infection" (2020), published in Epigenetics
  • "The Multifaceted Output of c-Jun Biological Activity: Focus at the Junction of CD8 T Cell Activation and Exhaustion" (2020), published in Cells

Best Publications

  • ROS/oxidative stress signaling in osteoarthritis.

    Panagiotis Lepetsos;Athanasios G. Papavassiliou

  • Post-translational modifications and regulation of the RAS superfamily of GTPases as anticancer targets

    Panagiotis A. Konstantinopoulos;Michalis V. Karamouzis;Athanasios G. Papavassiliou

  • The NF-κB signalling pathway in osteoarthritis

    Stella Rigoglou;Athanasios G. Papavassiliou

  • Molecular mechanisms of insulin resistance in polycystic ovary syndrome

    Evanthia Diamanti-Kandarakis;Athanasios G. Papavassiliou

  • The Bone-specific Transcriptional Regulator Cbfa1 Is a Target of Mechanical Signals in Osteoblastic Cells *

    Panos G. Ziros;Andrea-Paola Rojas Gil;Tassos Georgakopoulos;Ioannis Habeos

  • Oestrogen receptor beta (ERβ) is abundantly expressed in normal colonic mucosa, but declines in colon adenocarcinoma paralleling the tumour's dedifferentiation

    P.A Konstantinopoulos;A Kominea;G Vandoros;G.P Sykiotis

  • Pathophysiology and types of dyslipidemia in PCOS

    Evanthia Diamanti-Kandarakis;Athanasios G. Papavassiliou;Stylianos A. Kandarakis;George P. Chrousos

  • Mechanotransduction in osteoblast regulation and bone disease.

    Katerina K. Papachroni;Demetrios N. Karatzas;Kostas A. Papavassiliou;Efthimia K. Basdra

  • Colorectal Cancer Stem Cells

    Aristides G. Vaiopoulos;Ioannis D. Kostakis;Michael Koutsilieris;Athanasios G. Papavassiliou

  • Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: Treatment hurdles, tumor microenvironment and immunotherapy

    Panagiotis Sarantis;Evangelos Koustas;Adriana Papadimitropoulou;Athanasios G Papavassiliou

  • Redox and NF-κB signaling in osteoarthritis.

    Panagiotis Lepetsos;Kostas A. Papavassiliou;Athanasios G. Papavassiliou

  • Role of Vitamin D in Atherosclerosis

    Eva Kassi;Christos Adamopoulos;Efthimia K. Basdra;Athanasios G. Papavassiliou

  • Deregulated overexpression of hCdt1 and hCdc6 promotes malignant behavior.

    Michalis Liontos;Marilena Koutsami;Maria Sideridou;Konstantinos Evangelou

  • Oxidative Stress-Induced Signaling Pathways Implicated in the Pathogenesis of Parkinson’s Disease

    Georgia S. Gaki;Athanasios G. Papavassiliou

  • Mitochondria and cardiovascular diseases-from pathophysiology to treatment.

    Gerasimos Siasos;Vasiliki Tsigkou;Marinos Kosmopoulos;Dimosthenis Theodosiadis

  • Immunohistochemical localization of advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) and their receptor (RAGE) in polycystic and normal ovaries

    Evanthia Diamanti-Kandarakis;Christina Piperi;Efstratios Patsouris;Penelope Korkolopoulou

  • Cyclin-dependent kinase 8 mediates chemotherapy-induced tumor-promoting paracrine activities

    Donald C. Porter;Elena Farmaki;Serena Altilia;Gary P. Schools

  • TGF-beta signalling in colon carcinogenesis

    Pavlos Lampropoulos;Adamantia Zizi-Sermpetzoglou;Spyros Rizos;Alkiviadis Kostakis

  • Crosstalk between advanced glycation and endoplasmic reticulum stress: emerging therapeutic targeting for metabolic diseases.

    Christina Piperi;Christos Adamopoulos;Georgia Dalagiorgou;Evanthia Diamanti-Kandarakis

  • Overexpression of the replication licensing regulators hCdt1 and hCdc6 characterizes a subset of non-small-cell lung carcinomas: synergistic effect with mutant p53 on tumor growth and chromosomal instability--evidence of E2F-1 transcriptional control over hCdt1.

    Panagiotis Karakaidos;Stavros Taraviras;Leandros V. Vassiliou;Panayotis Zacharatos

Frequent Co-Authors

Christina Piperi
Christina Piperi National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Christodoulos Stefanadis
Christodoulos Stefanadis National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Evanthia Diamanti-Kandarakis
Evanthia Diamanti-Kandarakis National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Vassilis G. Gorgoulis
Vassilis G. Gorgoulis National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Dimitris Kletsas
Dimitris Kletsas National Centre of Scientific Research Demokritos
Gregory Kaltsas
Gregory Kaltsas National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Michael Koutsilieris
Michael Koutsilieris National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Christos Pitsavos
Christos Pitsavos National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Dirk Bohmann
Dirk Bohmann University of Rochester Medical Center
Stuart J. Frank
Stuart J. Frank University of Alabama at Birmingham

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