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Christos Louis

Christos Louis

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Genetics
Greece
2025

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Genetics

D-Index
49
Citations
11008
World Ranking
3985
National Ranking
4

Christos Louis publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

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

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 118 publications — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

Christos Louis D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

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

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 9th percentile

9% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Genetics in Greece Leader Award
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Christos Louis is affiliated with the University of Crete in Greece. Their research spans multiple interconnected fields and topics related to insect biology and immunology.

The scientist has contributed to the following main subfields of study:

  • Immunology
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Insect Science

Key topics addressed in their work include:

  • Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms
  • Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
  • Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences

Christos Louis has published articles in several notable venues, including:

  • Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society
  • Pathogens and Global Health

Recent papers authored by them are:

  • Fotis C. Kafatos. 16 April 1940-18 November 2017 (2020, Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society)
  • The internet era for pandemics (2021, Pathogens and Global Health)

Collaborative work includes frequent co-authorship with Marian R. Goldsmith.

Christos Louis is a member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

Best Publications

  • The Genome Sequence of the Malaria Mosquito Anopheles gambiae

    Robert A. Holt;G. Mani Subramanian;Aaron Halpern;Granger G. Sutton

  • Comparative genome and proteome analysis of Anopheles gambiae and Drosophila melanogaster.

    Evgeny M. Zdobnov;Christian Von Mering;Ivica Letunic;David Torrents

  • Highly evolvable malaria vectors: The genomes of 16 Anopheles mosquitoes

    Daniel E. Neafsey;Robert M. Waterhouse;Mohammad R. Abai;Sergey S. Aganezov

  • The Anopheles gambiae detoxification chip: A highly specific microarray to study metabolic-based insecticide resistance in malaria vectors

    Jean-Philippe David;Clare Strode;John Vontas;Dimitra Nikou

  • Molecular characterization of ribosomal DNA polymorphisms discriminating among chromosomal forms of Anopheles gambiae s.s.

    G. Favia;A. Lanfrancotti;L. Spanos;I. Sidén-Kiamos

  • VectorBase: a data resource for invertebrate vector genomics

    Daniel Lawson;Peter Arensburger;Peter Atkinson;Nora J. Besansky

  • Gene expression in insecticide resistant and susceptible Anopheles gambiae strains constitutively or after insecticide exposure

    John Vontas;C. Blass;A. C. Koutsos;Jean-Philippe David

  • VectorBase: improvements to a bioinformatics resource for invertebrate vector genomics

    Karine Megy;Scott J. Emrich;Daniel Lawson;David Campbell

  • Plasmodium berghei calcium-dependent protein kinase 3 is required for ookinete gliding motility and mosquito midgut invasion.

    Inga Siden-Kiamos;Andrea Ecker;Saga Nybäck;Christos Louis;Christos Louis

  • P-element insertion alleles of essential genes on the third chromosome of Drosophila melanogaster: correlation of physical and cytogenetic maps in chromosomal region 86E-87F.

    Peter Deák;Peter Deák;Mahmoud M. Omar;Robert D. C. Saunders;Margit Pál

  • hobo is responsible for the induction of hybrid dysgenesis by strains of Drosophila melanogaster bearing the male recombination factor 23.5MRF

    George Yannopoulos;Nikos Stamatis;Maria Monastirioti;Polydefkis Hatzopoulos

  • Transcriptional analysis of insecticide resistance in Anopheles stephensi using cross-species microarray hybridization

    John Vontas;Jean-Philippe David;Jean-Philippe David;Dimitra Nikou;Janet Hemingway

  • The molecular biology of insect disease vectors : a methods manual

    J. M. Crampton;C. B. Beard;C. Louis

  • SOAP, a novel malaria ookinete protein involved in mosquito midgut invasion and oocyst development.

    Johannes T. Dessens;Inga Sidén-Kiamos;Jacqui Mendoza;Vassiliki Mahairaki

  • Chromatin structure of the histone genes of D. melanogaster

    Babrubahan Samal;Abraham Worcel;Christos Louis;Paul Daniel Schedl

  • The mitochondrial genome of the mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata.

    L. Spanos;G. Koutroumbas;G. Koutroumbas;M. Kotsyfakis;M. Kotsyfakis;C. Louis;C. Louis

  • PCR amplification of DNA microdissected from a single polytene chromosome band: a comparison with conventional microcloning

    Robert D.C. Saunders;David M. Glover;Michael Ashburner;Inga Siden-Kiamos

  • Egress of Plasmodium berghei gametes from their host erythrocyte is mediated by the MDV‐1/PEG3 protein

    Marta Ponzi;Inga Sidén-Kiamos;Lucia Bertuccini;Chiara Currà

  • THE PRESENCE OF SMALL MOLECULAR WEIGHT RNAs IN NUCLEAR RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN PARTICLES CARRYING HnRNA

    Deimel B;Louis Ch;Sekeris Ce

  • VectorBase: a home for invertebrate vectors of human pathogens

    Daniel Lawson;Peter Arensburger;Peter Atkinson;Nora J. Besansky

Frequent Co-Authors

David M. Glover
David M. Glover California Institute of Technology
Michael Ashburner
Michael Ashburner University of Cambridge
Fotis C. Kafatos
Fotis C. Kafatos Harvard University
John Vontas
John Vontas Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas
Paul Schedl
Paul Schedl Princeton University
George K. Christophides
George K. Christophides Imperial College London
Frank H. Collins
Frank H. Collins University of Notre Dame
Robert E. Sinden
Robert E. Sinden Imperial College London
Juan Modolell
Juan Modolell Spanish National Research Council
Janet Hemingway
Janet Hemingway Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

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