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Dimitrios Tsikas

Dimitrios Tsikas

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 68 6432 5834 468 421 396 19672

Dimitrios Tsikas publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Dimitrios Tsikas between 1987 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Dimitrios Tsikas published across 39 years, from 1987 to 2025, averaging 13.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 39 publications in 2012. 26 of the 531 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1987 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 39. Peak 39 publications in 2012. 1987: 1 publication 1988: 3 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 15 publications 1993: 8 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 10 publications 1999: 12 publications 2000: 10 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 8 publications 2003: 14 publications 2004: 17 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 19 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 27 publications 2010: 17 publications 2011: 22 publications 2012: 39 publications 2013: 16 publications 2014: 26 publications 2015: 29 publications 2016: 18 publications 2017: 34 publications 2018: 13 publications 2019: 17 publications 2020: 20 publications 2021: 20 publications 2022: 16 publications 2023: 21 publications 2024: 10 publications 2025: 16 publications
1987 2025

531 publications in total across all disciplines

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Dimitrios Tsikas: publications per year, 1987 to 2025
Year Publications
1987 1
1988 3
1989 3
1990 2
1991 3
1992 15
1993 8
1994 3
1995 3
1996 3
1997 3
1998 10
1999 12
2000 10
2001 3
2002 8
2003 14
2004 17
2005 11
2006 12
2007 19
2008 7
2009 27
2010 17
2011 22
2012 39
2013 16
2014 26
2015 29
2016 18
2017 34
2018 13
2019 17
2020 20
2021 20
2022 16
2023 21
2024 10
2025 16
Total 531
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Dimitrios Tsikas 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 Dimitrios Tsikas sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 381–400 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 396 publications — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459 396
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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Dimitrios Tsikas 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 Dimitrios Tsikas sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 68–69 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 68 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775
68–69 683 68
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Overview

Dimitrios Tsikas is a researcher affiliated with Hannover Medical School in Germany. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on Molecular Biology, Physiology, Spectroscopy, Biochemistry, and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine.

Their work addresses a wide range of topics in biomedical research, including:

  • Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects
  • Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications
  • Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies
  • Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography
  • Muscle Metabolism and Nutrition
  • Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism
  • Sulfur Compounds in Biology

Dimitrios Tsikas has published extensively in several scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Amino Acids (17 publications)
  • Molecules (13 publications)
  • Journal of Clinical Medicine (11 publications)
  • Journal of Chromatography B (8 publications)
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences (6 publications)

They have collaborated frequently with a number of researchers, among whom are:

  • Alexander Bollenbach (20 joint publications)
  • Svetlana Baskal (16 joint publications)
  • Bibiana Beckmann (12 joint publications)
  • Thomas Lücke (9 joint publications)
  • Stefan Ückert (8 joint publications)

Selected recent papers authored by Dimitrios Tsikas demonstrate the scope of their work:

  • "Urinary Dimethylamine (DMA) and Its Precursor Asymmetric Dimethylarginine (ADMA) in Clinical Medicine, in the Context of Nitric Oxide (NO) and Beyond," 2020, Journal of Clinical Medicine
  • "Acetazolamide and human carbonic anhydrases: retrospect, review and discussion of an intimate relationship," 2023, Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry
  • "N-Acetyl-L-cysteine in human rheumatoid arthritis and its effects on nitric oxide (NO) and malondialdehyde (MDA): analytical and clinical considerations," 2022, Amino Acids

While many of their papers focus directly on biochemical pathways and clinical implications, they also contribute to broader topics in clinical medicine and pharmacology.

Best Publications

  • Assessment of lipid peroxidation by measuring malondialdehyde (MDA) and relatives in biological samples: Analytical and biological challenges

    Dimitrios Tsikas

  • Analysis of nitrite and nitrate in biological fluids by assays based on the Griess reaction: appraisal of the Griess reaction in the L-arginine/nitric oxide area of research.

    Dimitrios Tsikas

  • LDL cholesterol upregulates synthesis of asymmetrical dimethylarginine in human endothelial cells: involvement of S-adenosylmethionine-dependent methyltransferases.

    Rainer H. Böger;Karsten Sydow;Jürgen Borlak;Thomas Thum

  • Cardiovascular Effects of Systemic Nitric Oxide Synthase Inhibition With Asymmetrical Dimethylarginine in Humans

    Jan T. Kielstein;Burcu Impraim;Solveig Simmel;Stefanie M. Bode-Böger

  • Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Uncoupling Impairs Endothelial Progenitor Cell Mobilization and Function in Diabetes

    Thomas Thum;Daniela Fraccarollo;Maximilian Schultheiss;Sabrina Froese

  • Oxidative stress and human diseases: Origin, link, measurement, mechanisms, and biomarkers

    Daniela Giustarini;Isabella Dalle-Donne;Dimitrios Tsikas;Ranieri Rossi

  • Methods of quantitative analysis of the nitric oxide metabolites nitrite and nitrate in human biological fluids.

    Dimitrios Tsikas

  • Age-Dependent Impairment of Endothelial Progenitor Cells Is Corrected by Growth Hormone Mediated Increase of Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1

    Thomas Thum;Sarah Hoeber;Sabrina Froese;Ivonne Klink

  • Urinary 8-iso-prostaglandin F2alpha as a risk marker in patients with coronary heart disease: a matched case-control study.

    Edzard Schwedhelm;Asja Bartling;Henrike Lenzen;Dimitrios Tsikas

  • L-arginine-induced vasodilation in healthy humans: pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic relationship.

    Stefanie M. Bode‐Böger;Rainer H. Böger;Andrea Galland;Dimitrios Tsikas

  • Endogenous nitric oxide synthase inhibitors are responsible for the L‐arginine paradox

    Dimitrios Tsikas;Rainer H Böger;Jörg Sandmann;Stefanie M Bode-Böger

  • Simultaneous derivatization and quantification of the nitric oxide metabolites nitrite and nitrate in biological fluids by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry.

    Dimitrios Tsikas

  • Suppression of endothelial progenitor cells in human coronary artery disease by the endogenous nitric oxide synthase inhibitor asymmetric dimethylarginine.

    Thomas Thum;Dimitrios Tsikas;Sylvia Stein;Maximilian Schultheiss

  • l-Arginine Induces Nitric Oxide–Dependent Vasodilation in Patients With Critical Limb Ischemia A Randomized, Controlled Study

    Stefanie M. Bode-Böger;Rainer H. Böger;Heiko Alfke;Doris Heinzel

  • L-arginine infusion decreases peripheral arterial resistance and inhibits platelet aggregation in healthy subjects.

    S. M. Bode-Böger;R. H. Böger;A. Creutzig;D. Tsikas

  • Measurement of Nitrite and Nitrate in Biological Fluids by Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry and by the Griess Assay: Problems with the Griess Assay—Solutions by Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry

    Dimitrios Tsikas;Frank-Mathias Gutzki;Stefan Rossa;Heinke Bauer

  • Quantification of endocannabinoids in biological systems by chromatography and mass spectrometry: A comprehensive review from an analytical and biological perspective☆

    Alexander A. Zoerner;Frank-Mathias Gutzki;Sandor Batkai;Marcus May

  • Quantitative determination of circulating and urinary asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) in humans by gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry as methyl ester tri(N-pentafluoropropionyl) derivative.

    Dimitrios Tsikas;Bibiana Schubert;Frank-Mathias Gutzki;Jörg Sandmann

  • A critical review and discussion of analytical methods in the L-arginine/nitric oxide area of basic and clinical research.

    Dimitrios Tsikas

  • Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3-mediated regulation of miR-199a-5p links cardiomyocyte and endothelial cell function in the heart: a key role for ubiquitin-conjugating enzymes

    Arash Haghikia;Ewa Missol-Kolka;Dimitrios Tsikas;Letizia Venturini

  • Improvement in Left Ventricular Remodeling by the Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Enhancer AVE9488 After Experimental Myocardial Infarction

    Daniela Fraccarollo;Julian D. Widder;Paolo Galuppo;Thomas Thum

  • Chronic Angiotensin II Receptor Blockade Reduces (Intra)Renal Vascular Resistance in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

    Danilo Fliser;Kathrin-Kristin Wagner;Astrid Loos;Dimitrios Tsikas

Frequent Co-Authors

Jens Jordan
Jens Jordan German Aerospace Center
Sandor Batkai
Sandor Batkai Cardior Pharmaceuticals
Thomas Thum
Thomas Thum Hannover Medical School
Stephan J. L. Bakker
Stephan J. L. Bakker University Medical Center Groningen
Johann Bauersachs
Johann Bauersachs Hannover Medical School
Ranieri Rossi
Ranieri Rossi University of Siena
Daniela Giustarini
Daniela Giustarini University of Siena
Harry van Goor
Harry van Goor Radboud University
Rainer H. Böger
Rainer H. Böger Universität Hamburg
Jens M. Hohlfeld
Jens M. Hohlfeld Fraunhofer Institute for Toxicology and Experimental Medicine

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