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Dimitrios Trichopoulos

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Best Scientists 177 669 418 973 138195
Medicine 180 368 231 967 144187

Dimitrios Trichopoulos publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Dimitrios Trichopoulos between 1965 and 2023, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Dimitrios Trichopoulos published across 59 years, from 1965 to 2023, averaging 17.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 87 publications in 2023. 88 of the 1,055 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60 80
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1965 to 2023. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 87. Peak 87 publications in 2023. 1965: 1 publication 1966: 0 publications 1967: 0 publications 1968: 1 publication 1969: 3 publications 1970: 1 publication 1971: 1 publication 1972: 5 publications 1973: 2 publications 1974: 5 publications 1975: 7 publications 1976: 9 publications 1977: 5 publications 1978: 8 publications 1979: 9 publications 1980: 8 publications 1981: 12 publications 1982: 4 publications 1983: 8 publications 1984: 14 publications 1985: 3 publications 1986: 12 publications 1987: 9 publications 1988: 7 publications 1989: 7 publications 1990: 16 publications 1991: 22 publications 1992: 22 publications 1993: 22 publications 1994: 22 publications 1995: 35 publications 1996: 31 publications 1997: 28 publications 1998: 25 publications 1999: 23 publications 2000: 33 publications 2001: 29 publications 2002: 29 publications 2003: 28 publications 2004: 20 publications 2005: 26 publications 2006: 24 publications 2007: 45 publications 2008: 32 publications 2009: 22 publications 2010: 35 publications 2011: 27 publications 2012: 43 publications 2013: 35 publications 2014: 62 publications 2015: 45 publications 2016: 14 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 12 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 3 publications 2021: 3 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 87 publications
1965 2023

1,055 publications in total across all disciplines

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Dimitrios Trichopoulos: publications per year, 1965 to 2023
Year Publications
1965 1
1966 0
1967 0
1968 1
1969 3
1970 1
1971 1
1972 5
1973 2
1974 5
1975 7
1976 9
1977 5
1978 8
1979 9
1980 8
1981 12
1982 4
1983 8
1984 14
1985 3
1986 12
1987 9
1988 7
1989 7
1990 16
1991 22
1992 22
1993 22
1994 22
1995 35
1996 31
1997 28
1998 25
1999 23
2000 33
2001 29
2002 29
2003 28
2004 20
2005 26
2006 24
2007 45
2008 32
2009 22
2010 35
2011 27
2012 43
2013 35
2014 62
2015 45
2016 14
2017 10
2018 12
2019 3
2020 3
2021 3
2022 1
2023 87
Total 1,055
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Dimitrios Trichopoulos publications per year - data summary

  • Dimitrios Trichopoulos, a Medicine scholar from Harvard University, has 1,055 publications recorded across 59 years, from 1965 to 2023.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1965 and the most recent to 2023.
  • The most productive year is 2023, with 87 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1965, 1968, 1970, 1971 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 2 of the 59 years in the span carry no publications at all (1966 and 1967).
  • The rate of publication averages 17.9 papers per year over the whole span, or 18.5 per year counting only the 57 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2019-2023) hold 97 publications, 9% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1965-1984: 103 publications (5.2 per year); 1985-2004: 423 publications (21.1 per year); 2005-2023: 529 publications (27.8 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Dimitrios Trichopoulos 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 Dimitrios Trichopoulos sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 86 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 101–120 to 1,796+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 922. Most scientists, 922, have 341–360 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 961–980 publications, is where this scientist sits. 101–120 publications: 5 scientists 121–140 publications: 26 scientists 141–160 publications: 73 scientists 161–180 publications: 155 scientists 181–200 publications: 230 scientists 201–220 publications: 363 scientists 221–240 publications: 487 scientists 241–260 publications: 545 scientists 261–280 publications: 722 scientists 281–300 publications: 768 scientists 301–320 publications: 834 scientists 321–340 publications: 895 scientists 341–360 publications: 922 scientists 361–380 publications: 838 scientists 381–400 publications: 861 scientists 401–420 publications: 918 scientists 421–440 publications: 806 scientists 441–460 publications: 771 scientists 461–480 publications: 751 scientists 481–500 publications: 713 scientists 501–520 publications: 617 scientists 521–540 publications: 610 scientists 541–560 publications: 537 scientists 561–580 publications: 504 scientists 581–600 publications: 509 scientists 601–620 publications: 396 scientists 621–640 publications: 386 scientists 641–660 publications: 371 scientists 661–680 publications: 340 scientists 681–700 publications: 336 scientists 701–720 publications: 307 scientists 721–740 publications: 259 scientists 741–760 publications: 230 scientists 761–780 publications: 228 scientists 781–800 publications: 217 scientists 801–820 publications: 204 scientists 821–840 publications: 186 scientists 841–860 publications: 177 scientists 861–880 publications: 155 scientists 881–900 publications: 139 scientists 901–920 publications: 145 scientists 921–940 publications: 116 scientists 941–960 publications: 133 scientists 961–980 publications: 91 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 96 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 77 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 70 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 63 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 77 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 49 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 54 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 49 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 51 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 35 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 39 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 26 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 37 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 36 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 27 scientists 1,281–1,300 publications: 32 scientists 1,301–1,320 publications: 28 scientists 1,321–1,340 publications: 17 scientists 1,341–1,360 publications: 30 scientists 1,361–1,380 publications: 28 scientists 1,381–1,400 publications: 17 scientists 1,401–1,420 publications: 21 scientists 1,421–1,440 publications: 15 scientists 1,441–1,460 publications: 12 scientists 1,461–1,480 publications: 12 scientists 1,481–1,500 publications: 18 scientists 1,501–1,520 publications: 14 scientists 1,521–1,540 publications: 17 scientists 1,541–1,560 publications: 15 scientists 1,561–1,580 publications: 6 scientists 1,581–1,600 publications: 2 scientists 1,601–1,620 publications: 12 scientists 1,621–1,640 publications: 11 scientists 1,641–1,660 publications: 8 scientists 1,661–1,680 publications: 5 scientists 1,681–1,700 publications: 5 scientists 1,701–1,720 publications: 10 scientists 1,721–1,740 publications: 12 scientists 1,741–1,760 publications: 14 scientists 1,761–1,780 publications: 6 scientists 1,781–1,795 publications: 5 scientists 1,796+ publications: 100 scientists
101–120 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 967 publications — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Medicine scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
101–120 5
121–140 26
141–160 73
161–180 155
181–200 230
201–220 363
221–240 487
241–260 545
261–280 722
281–300 768
301–320 834
321–340 895
341–360 922
361–380 838
381–400 861
401–420 918
421–440 806
441–460 771
461–480 751
481–500 713
501–520 617
521–540 610
541–560 537
561–580 504
581–600 509
601–620 396
621–640 386
641–660 371
661–680 340
681–700 336
701–720 307
721–740 259
741–760 230
761–780 228
781–800 217
801–820 204
821–840 186
841–860 177
861–880 155
881–900 139
901–920 145
921–940 116
941–960 133
961–980 91 967
981–1,000 96
1,001–1,020 77
1,021–1,040 70
1,041–1,060 63
1,061–1,080 77
1,081–1,100 49
1,101–1,120 54
1,121–1,140 49
1,141–1,160 51
1,161–1,180 35
1,181–1,200 39
1,201–1,220 26
1,221–1,240 37
1,241–1,260 36
1,261–1,280 27
1,281–1,300 32
1,301–1,320 28
1,321–1,340 17
1,341–1,360 30
1,361–1,380 28
1,381–1,400 17
1,401–1,420 21
1,421–1,440 15
1,441–1,460 12
1,461–1,480 12
1,481–1,500 18
1,501–1,520 14
1,521–1,540 17
1,541–1,560 15
1,561–1,580 6
1,581–1,600 2
1,601–1,620 12
1,621–1,640 11
1,641–1,660 8
1,661–1,680 5
1,681–1,700 5
1,701–1,720 10
1,721–1,740 12
1,741–1,760 14
1,761–1,780 6
1,781–1,795 5
1,796+ 100
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Dimitrios Trichopoulos publication distribution in Medicine in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 20,134 Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 86 ranges running from 101–120 to 1,796+ publications.
  • Dimitrios Trichopoulos, a Medicine scholar from Harvard University, records 967 publications - the 93rd percentile of the discipline.
  • 93% of ranked Medicine scientists score the same or lower than Dimitrios Trichopoulos, and about 7% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 441–460 publications range, and Dimitrios Trichopoulos ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 341–360 publications, holding 922 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 64% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 521–540 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Dimitrios Trichopoulos 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 Dimitrios Trichopoulos sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 75 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 70–71 to 217+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,027. Most scientists, 1,027, have 82–83 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 180–181 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 70–71 D-Index: 226 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 391 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 574 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 730 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 891 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 972 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 1,027 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 1,003 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 960 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 970 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 922 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 839 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 808 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 779 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 668 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 611 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 630 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 513 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 541 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 445 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 429 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 399 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 393 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 318 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 302 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 287 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 255 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 256 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 252 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 230 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 179 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 168 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 163 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 159 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 134 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 134 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 118 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 109 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 106 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 74 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 79 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 80 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 87 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 57 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 74 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 69 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 60 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 53 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 39 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 42 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 32 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 39 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 40 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 28 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 19 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 23 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 31 scientists 184–185 D-Index: 18 scientists 186–187 D-Index: 20 scientists 188–189 D-Index: 22 scientists 190–191 D-Index: 13 scientists 192–193 D-Index: 21 scientists 194–195 D-Index: 12 scientists 196–197 D-Index: 12 scientists 198–199 D-Index: 14 scientists 200–201 D-Index: 15 scientists 202–203 D-Index: 13 scientists 204–205 D-Index: 10 scientists 206–207 D-Index: 8 scientists 208–209 D-Index: 4 scientists 210–211 D-Index: 12 scientists 212–213 D-Index: 11 scientists 214–215 D-Index: 10 scientists 216 D-Index: 4 scientists 217+ D-Index: 98 scientists
70–71 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 180 D-Index — 98th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Medicine scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
70–71 226
72–73 391
74–75 574
76–77 730
78–79 891
80–81 972
82–83 1,027
84–85 1,003
86–87 960
88–89 970
90–91 922
92–93 839
94–95 808
96–97 779
98–99 668
100–101 611
102–103 630
104–105 513
106–107 541
108–109 445
110–111 429
112–113 399
114–115 393
116–117 318
118–119 302
120–121 287
122–123 255
124–125 256
126–127 252
128–129 230
130–131 179
132–133 168
134–135 163
136–137 159
138–139 134
140–141 134
142–143 118
144–145 109
146–147 106
148–149 74
150–151 79
152–153 80
154–155 87
156–157 57
158–159 74
160–161 69
162–163 60
164–165 53
166–167 39
168–169 42
170–171 32
172–173 39
174–175 40
176–177 28
178–179 19
180–181 23 180
182–183 31
184–185 18
186–187 20
188–189 22
190–191 13
192–193 21
194–195 12
196–197 12
198–199 14
200–201 15
202–203 13
204–205 10
206–207 8
208–209 4
210–211 12
212–213 11
214–215 10
216 4
217+ 98
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Dimitrios Trichopoulos D-index placement in Medicine in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 20,134 Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 75 ranges running from 70–71 to 217+ D-Index.
  • Dimitrios Trichopoulos, a Medicine scholar from Harvard University, records 180 D-Index - the 98th percentile of the discipline.
  • 98% of ranked Medicine scientists score the same or lower than Dimitrios Trichopoulos, and about 2% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 94–95 D-Index range, and Dimitrios Trichopoulos ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 82–83 D-Index, holding 1,027 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 70% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 106–107 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award

Overview

Dimitrios Trichopoulos was affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research mainly focused on the fields of Medicine, with an emphasis on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Nutrition and Dietetics. Other areas of study included Molecular Biology, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, and Ecology.

Their work covered several key topics, including:

  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Sodium Intake and Health
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling
  • Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
  • Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
  • Child Nutrition and Water Access

Dimitrios Trichopoulos co-authored several papers, often collaborating with the following researchers:

  • Victoria Miller
  • Peilin Shi
  • Jianyi Zhang
  • Dariush Mozaffarian
  • Murat Baş

Their recent publications included the following papers:

  • "Global dietary quality in 185 countries from 1990 to 2018 show wide differences by nation, age, education, and urbanicity" (2022, Nature Food)
  • "Incident type 2 diabetes attributable to suboptimal diet in 184 countries" (2023, Nature Medicine)
  • "Sugar-sweetened beverage intakes among adults between 1990 and 2018 in 185 countries" (2023, Nature Communications)
  • "Children's and adolescents' rising animal-source food intakes in 1990-2018 were impacted by age, region, parental education and urbanicity" (2023, Nature Food)
  • "Author Correction: Global dietary quality in 185 countries from 1990 to 2018 show wide differences by nation, age, education, and urbanicity" (2023, Nature Food)

Their research was published frequently in these venues:

  • Nature Food
  • UNC Libraries
  • Nature Medicine
  • Nature Communications

Best Publications

  • Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128·9 million children, adolescents, and adults

    Leandra Abarca-Gómez;Ziad A Abdeen;Zargar Abdul Hamid;Niveen M Abu-Rmeileh

  • Trends in adult body-mass index in 200 countries from 1975 to 2014: A pooled analysis of 1698 population-based measurement studies with 19.2 million participants

    Mariachiara Di Cesare;Mariachiara Di Cesare;James Bentham;Gretchen A Stevens;Bin Zhou

  • Adherence to a Mediterranean Diet and Survival in a Greek Population

    Antonia Trichopoulou;Tina Costacou;Christina Bamia;Dimitrios Trichopoulos

  • Worldwide trends in hypertension prevalence and progress in treatment and control from 1990 to 2019: a pooled analysis of 1201 population-representative studies with 104 million participants

    Bin Zhou;Rodrigo M Carrillo-Larco;Goodarz Danaei;Leanne M Riley

  • Mediterranean diet pyramid: a cultural model for healthy eating

    Walter C. Willett;Frank Sacks;Antonia Trichopoulou;Greg Drescher

  • General and abdominal adiposity and risk of death in Europe.

    T. Pischon;H. Boeing;K. Hoffmann;M. Bergmann

  • Worldwide trends in blood pressure from 1975 to 2015: a pooled analysis of 1479 population-based measurement studies with 19·1 million participants

    Bin Zhou;James Bentham;Mariachiara Di Cesare;Honor Bixby

  • European prospective investigation into cancer and nutrition (EPIC): study populations and data collection

    E. Riboli;K. J. Hunt;N. Slimani;P. Ferrari

  • Epidemiology and etiology of Parkinson’s disease: a review of the evidence

    Karin Wirdefeldt;Hans-Olov Adami;Hans-Olov Adami;Philip Cole;Dimitrios Trichopoulos

  • Diet and overall survival in elderly people

    Antonia Trichopoulou;Antigone Kouris-Blazos;Mark L Wahlqvist;Charalambos Gnardellis

  • A susceptibility locus for lung cancer maps to nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunit genes on 15q25

    Rayjean J. Hung;James D. Mckay;Valerie Gaborieau;Paolo Boffetta

  • A century of trends in adult human height

    James Bentham;Mariachiara Di Cesare;Mariachiara Di Cesare;Gretchen A. Stevens;Bin Zhou

  • Meat, Fish, and Colorectal Cancer Risk: The European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition

    Teresa Norat;Sheila Bingham;Pietro Ferrari;Nadia Slimani

  • Menarche, menopause, and breast cancer risk: Individual participant meta-analysis, including 118 964 women with breast cancer from 117 epidemiological studies

    N. Hamajima;K. Hirose;K. Tajima;T. Rohan

  • Infections as a major preventable cause of human cancer

    H. Kuper;H.-O. Adami;H.-O. Adami;D. Trichopoulos;D. Trichopoulos;D. Trichopoulos

  • Textbook of cancer epidemiology

    Hans-Olov Adami;David J. Hunter;Dimitrios Trichopoulos

  • Folate, Methionine, and Alcohol Intake and Risk of Colorectal Adenoma

    Edward Giovannucci;Meir J. Stampfer;Graham A. Colditz;Eric B. Rimm

  • Modified Mediterranean diet and survival: EPIC-elderly prospective cohort study

    Antonia Trichopoulou;Philippos Orfanos;Teresa Norat;Bas Bueno-de-Mesquita

  • Poor Oral Health and Coronary Heart Disease

    K.J. Joshipura;E.B. Rimm;C.W. Douglass;D. Trichopoulos

  • Menopause and breast cancer risk.

    Dimitrios Trichopoulos;Brian MacMahon;Philip Cole

Frequent Co-Authors

Pagona Lagiou
Pagona Lagiou National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Antonia Trichopoulou
Antonia Trichopoulou National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Elio Riboli
Elio Riboli Imperial College London
Petra H.M. Peeters
Petra H.M. Peeters Utrecht University
Anne Tjønneland
Anne Tjønneland University of Copenhagen
Kim Overvad
Kim Overvad Aarhus University
Heiner Boeing
Heiner Boeing German Institute of Human Nutrition
Kay-Tee Khaw
Kay-Tee Khaw University of Cambridge
H. Bas Bueno-de-Mesquita
H. Bas Bueno-de-Mesquita National Institute for Public Health and the Environment
Rosario Tumino
Rosario Tumino Provincial Health Authority of Syracuse

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