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Demetrios A. Spandidos

Demetrios A. Spandidos

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
101
Citations
40380
World Ranking
7932
National Ranking
20

Demetrios A. Spandidos publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Demetrios A. Spandidos sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 994 publications — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Demetrios A. Spandidos D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

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

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This scientist: 101 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Demetrios A. Spandidos is affiliated with the University of Crete in Greece and has made substantial contributions to the field of medicine, with a focus on infectious diseases and molecular biology. Their research spans several subfields including neurology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, and epidemiology.

Their work covers a broad range of topics, prominently centered on COVID-19-related studies. Main topics addressed in their research include:

  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • MicroRNA in disease regulation
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence

Spandidos has published extensively in notable journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine
  • International Journal of Molecular Medicine
  • Molecular Medicine Reports
  • Biomedical Reports
  • Medicine International

Noteworthy recent papers authored or co-authored by Spandidos encompass:

  • "Zinc and respiratory tract infections: Perspectives for COVID-19 (Review)" (2020), International Journal of Molecular Medicine
  • "Obesity - a risk factor for increased COVID-19 prevalence, severity and lethality (Review)" (2020), Molecular Medicine Reports
  • "Towards effective COVID-19 vaccines: Updates, perspectives and challenges (Review)" (2020), International Journal of Molecular Medicine
  • "Protective role of taurine against oxidative stress (Review)" (2021), Molecular Medicine Reports
  • "[Comment] COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on mental health of healthcare professionals" (2020), Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine

Spandidos collaborates frequently with a set of coauthors who have contributed to multiple publications together. These include:

  • Vasiliki Georgakopoulou
  • Aristidis Tsatsakis
  • Petros Papalexis
  • Νικόλαος Τράκας
  • Pagona Sklapani

Best Publications

  • Malignant transformation of early passage rodent cells by a single mutated human oncogene.

    Demetrios A. Spandidos;Neil M. Wilkie

  • Cutaneous melanoma: From pathogenesis to therapy (Review)

    Giulia C. Leonardi;Luca Falzone;Rossella Salemi;Antonino Zanghì

  • Cytochrome P450 CYP1A1: wider roles in cancer progression and prevention

    Vasilis P Androutsopoulos;Aristidis M Tsatsakis;Demetrios A Spandidos

  • Anticancer and apoptosis‑inducing effects of quercetin in vitro and in vivo

    Mahmoud Hashemzaei;Amin Delarami Far;Arezoo Yari;Reza Entezari Heravi

  • Zinc and respiratory tract infections: Perspectives for COVID­19 (Review).

    Anatoly V. Skalny;Lothar Rink;Olga P. Ajsuvakova;Michael Aschner

  • Human exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals: effects on the male and female reproductive systems.

    Stavros Sifakis;Vasilis P. Androutsopoulos;Aristeidis M. Tsatsakis;Demetrios A. Spandidos

  • Akt inhibitors in cancer treatment: The long journey from drug discovery to clinical use (Review)

    George Mihai Nitulescu;Denisa Margina;Petras Juzenas;Qian Peng

  • Obesity ­ a risk factor for increased COVID­19 prevalence, severity and lethality (Review).

    Demetrios Petrakis;Denisa Margină;Konstantinos Tsarouhas;Fotios Tekos

  • Elevated P53 expression correlates with a history of heavy smoking in squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck

    JK Field;DA Spandidos;A Malliri;JR Gosney

  • MicroRNA expression analysis in triple-negative (ER, PR and Her2/neu) breast cancer.

    Jelena Radojicic;Apostolos Zaravinos;Thomas Vrekoussis;Maria Kafousi

  • Towards effective COVID­19 vaccines: Updates, perspectives and challenges (Review).

    Daniela Calina;Anca Oana Docea;Demetrios Petrakis;Alex M. Egorov

  • Interleukin 8 and cardiovascular disease

    Stavros Apostolakis;Konstantina Vogiatzi;Virginia Amanatidou;Demetrios A. Spandidos

  • The Akt pathway in oncology therapy and beyond (Review)

    George Mihai Nitulescu;Maryna Van De Venter;Georgiana Nitulescu;Anca Ungurianu

  • Cancer-associated stroke: Pathophysiology, detection and management (Review)

    Efthimios Dardiotis;Athina Maria Aloizou;Sofia Markoula;Vasileios Siokas

  • Elevated expression of the human ras oncogene family in premalignant and malignant tumours of the colorectum

    D A Spandidos;I B Kerr

  • COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on mental health of healthcare professionals

    Konstantinos Tsamakis;Emmanouil Rizos;Athanasios J. Manolis;Sofia Chaidou

  • Targeting oncomiRNAs and mimicking tumor suppressor miRNAs: Νew trends in the development of miRNA therapeutic strategies in oncology (Review).

    Roberto Gambari;Eleonora Brognara;Demetrios A. Spandidos;Enrica Fabbri

  • Rodent fibroblast tumours expressing human myc and ras genes: growth, metastasis and endogenous oncogene expression.

    A. H. Wyllie;K. A. Rose;R. G. Morris;C. M. Steel

  • Dietary flavonoids in cancer therapy and prevention: substrates and inhibitors of cytochrome P450 CYP1 enzymes.

    Vasilis P. Androutsopoulos;Athanasios Papakyriakou;Dionisios Vourloumis;Aristidis M. Tsatsakis

  • Effect of systemic treatment on the micronuclei frequency in the peripheral blood of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer

    Taxiarchis Konstantinos Nikolouzakis;Polychronis D. Stivaktakis;Paraskevi Apalaki;Katerina Kalliantasi

Frequent Co-Authors

Aristidis Tsatsakis
Aristidis Tsatsakis University of Crete
Massimo Libra
Massimo Libra University of Catania
John K. Field
John K. Field University of Liverpool
Demetrios Kouretas
Demetrios Kouretas University Of Thessaly
Daniela Calina
Daniela Calina University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova
Benjamin Bonavida
Benjamin Bonavida University of California, Los Angeles
George N. Tzanakakis
George N. Tzanakakis University of Crete
Christos Tsatsanis
Christos Tsatsanis University of Crete
Roberto Gambari
Roberto Gambari University of Ferrara
Anne Greenough
Anne Greenough King's College London

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