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Athanassios Giannis

Athanassios Giannis

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
55
Citations
9746
World Ranking
12244
National Ranking
901

Athanassios Giannis publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Athanassios Giannis sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 236 publications — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Athanassios Giannis D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Athanassios Giannis sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Overview

Athanassios Giannis is affiliated with Leipzig University in Germany and contributes to research primarily in the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans multiple subfields including Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Molecular Biology, Computational Theory and Mathematics, Epidemiology, and Infectious Diseases.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of biomedical and biochemical areas. Key subjects include:

  • Malaria Research and Control
  • Computational Drug Discovery Methods
  • Trypanosoma species research and implications
  • HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment
  • Biochemical and Molecular Research
  • Hemoglobin structure and function
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms

Among their recent publications are:

  • "In Vitro and In Silico Antimalarial Evaluation of FM-AZ, a New Artemisinin Derivative" (2022) published in Medicines
  • "Synthesis and biological evaluation of antimalarial and antileukemic activity of new C-10 modified artemisinin derivatives" (2021) published in Tetrahedron
  • "Backbone and side chain NMR assignments of the H-NOX domain from Nostoc sp. in complex with BAY58-2667 (cinaciguat)" (2020) published in Biomolecular NMR Assignments
  • "Correction to: Backbone and side chain NMR assignments of the H-NOX domain from Nostoc sp. in complex with BAY58-2667 (cinaciguat)" (2021) also in Biomolecular NMR Assignments

Frequent publication venues for Giannis include:

  • Biomolecular NMR Assignments
  • Medicines
  • Tetrahedron

The scientist collaborates regularly with several co-authors, notably:

  • Farnoush Mousavizadeh
  • Garyfallia I. Makrynitsa
  • Aikaterini I. Argyriou
  • Γεώργιος Δάλκας
  • Dimitra A. Georgopoulou

Best Publications

  • Peptidomimetics for Receptor Ligands—Discovery, Development, and Medical Perspectives

    Athanassios Giannis;Thomas Kolter

  • Epigenetics--an epicenter of gene regulation: histones and histone-modifying enzymes.

    Markus Biel;Veit Wascholowski;Athanassios Giannis

  • Selectivity of commonly used pharmacological inhibitors for cystathionine β synthase (CBS) and cystathionine γ lyase (CSE)

    Antonia Asimakopoulou;Panagiotis Panopoulos;Christos T Chasapis;Ciro Coletta

  • Small Molecules as Inhibitors of Cyclin‐Dependent Kinases

    Axel Huwe;Ralph Mazitschek;Athanassios Giannis

  • Development and Biological Evaluation of Potent and Specific Inhibitors of Mitotic Kinesin Eg5

    Michael Gartner;Nils Sunder-Plassmann;Jeanette Seiler;Mathias Utz

  • PEPTIDMIMETICA FUR REZEPTORLIGANDEN : ENTDECKUNG, ENTWICKLUNG UND MEDIZINISCHE PERSPEKTIVEN

    Athanassios Giannis;Thomas Kolter

  • Design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of a small-molecule inhibitor of the histone acetyltransferase Gcn5

    Markus Biel;Androniki Kretsovali;Efthymia Karatzali;Joseph Papamatheakis

  • Cyclopamine and hedgehog signaling: chemistry, biology, medical perspectives.

    Philipp Heretsch;Lito Tzagkaroulaki;Athanassios Giannis

  • Modulators of the hedgehog signaling pathway.

    Philipp Heretsch;Lito Tzagkaroulaki;Athanassios Giannis

  • Targeting the Kinesin Spindle Protein: Basic Principles and Clinical Implications

    Vasiliki Sarli;Athanassios Giannis

  • Stereoselective synthesis of α- C-allyl-glycopyranosides

    Athanassios Giannis;Konrad Sandhoff

  • LiBH4(NaBH4)/Me3SiCl, an Unusually Strong and Versatile Reducing Agent†

    Athanassios Giannis;Konrad Sandhoff

  • The Synthesis and Oxidative Properties of Polymer-Supported IBX.

    Marcel Mülbaier;Athanassios Giannis

  • Total synthesis and biological evaluation of the nakijiquinones.

    Petra Stahl;Lars Kissau;Ralph Mazitschek;Axel Huwe

  • Synthesis of Cyclopamine Using a Biomimetic and Diastereoselective Approach

    Athanassios Giannis;Philipp Heretsch;Vasiliki Sarli;Anne Stößel

  • Characterization of indolinones which preferentially inhibit VEGF‐C‐ and VEGF‐D‐induced activation of VEGFR‐3 rather than VEGFR‐2

    Vladimir Kirkin;Ralph Mazitschek;Jaya Krishnan;Anja Steffen

  • Synthesis of the First Selective Irreversible Inhibitor of Neutral Sphingomyelinase

    Christoph Arenz;Athanassios Giannis

  • Synthesis and biological evaluation of new tetrahydro-beta-carbolines as inhibitors of the mitotic kinesin Eg5.

    Nils Sunder-Plassmann;Vasiliki Sarli;Michael Gartner;Mathias Utz

  • Phloroglucinol Derivatives Guttiferone G, Aristoforin, and Hyperforin: Inhibitors of Human Sirtuins SIRT1 and SIRT2

    Claudia Gey;Sergiy Kyrylenko;Lothar Hennig;Lien-Hoa D. Nguyen

  • Manumycin A and its analogues are irreversible inhibitors of neutral sphingomyelinase.

    Christoph Arenz;Michael Thutewohl;Oliver Block;Herbert Waldmann

Frequent Co-Authors

Ralph Mazitschek
Ralph Mazitschek Harvard University
Herbert Waldmann
Herbert Waldmann Max Planck Society
Konrad Sandhoff
Konrad Sandhoff University of Bonn
Andreas Papapetropoulos
Andreas Papapetropoulos National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Jonathan P. Sleeman
Jonathan P. Sleeman University Medical Centre Mannheim
Manfred T. Reetz
Manfred T. Reetz Max Planck Society
Thomas Surrey
Thomas Surrey The Francis Crick Institute
Werner Reutter
Werner Reutter Freie Universität Berlin
Charis Roussos
Charis Roussos National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Marcel Kaiser
Marcel Kaiser Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute

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