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Dimitris Thanos

Dimitris Thanos

D-Index & Metrics

Molecular Biology

D-Index
54
Citations
19956
World Ranking
2296
National Ranking
4

Dimitris Thanos publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Dimitris Thanos sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 110 publications — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

Dimitris Thanos D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

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

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40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Dimitris Thanos is affiliated with the Academy of Athens in Greece and has an extensive publication record primarily in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Medicine. Their research spans various subfields including Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Immunology, Surgery, and Cancer Research.

The scientist has contributed to key topics such as Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ, Pluripotent Stem Cells Research, Epigenetics and DNA Methylation, Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways, Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics, Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence, and Inflammasome and immune disorders.

Recent notable publications by Dimitris Thanos include:

  • LifeTime and improving European healthcare through cell-based interceptive medicine, 2020, Nature
  • A fluorophore-conjugated reagent enabling rapid detection, isolation and live tracking of senescent cells, 2023, Molecular Cell
  • MPST sulfurtransferase maintains mitochondrial protein import and cellular bioenergetics to attenuate obesity, 2022, The Journal of Experimental Medicine
  • Radiomics/Radiogenomics in Lung Cancer: Basic Principles and Initial Clinical Results, 2022, Cancers
  • Senescent cells in giant cell arteritis display an inflammatory phenotype participating in tissue injury via IL-6-dependent pathways, 2023, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Frequent coauthors include Dimitrios Valakos, Giannis Vatsellas, Ema Anastasiadou, Vassilis G. Gorgoulis, and Spyros Foutadakis.

The scientist's work has been published in venues such as Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Cancers, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature, and Nature Aging, among others.

Dimitris Thanos is a member of prestigious scientific organizations, including the Academia Europaea since 2012 and the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

Best Publications

  • Transcriptional regulation of endothelial cell adhesion molecules: NF-kappa B and cytokine-inducible enhancers.

    Tucker Collins;Margaret A. Read;Andrew S. Neish;Maryann Z. Whitley

  • NF-κB: A lesson in family values

    Dimitris Thanos;Tom Maniatis

  • Virus induction of human IFNβ gene expression requires the assembly of an enhanceosome

    Dimitris Thanos;Tom Maniatis

  • Ordered Recruitment of Chromatin Modifying and General Transcription Factors to the IFN-β Promoter

    Theodora Agalioti;Stavros Lomvardas;Bhavin Parekh;Junming Yie

  • Deciphering the Transcriptional Histone Acetylation Code for a Human Gene

    Theodora Agalioti;Guoying Chen;Dimitris Thanos

  • The High Mobility Group protein HMG I(Y) is required for NF-κB-dependent virus induction of the human IFN-β gene

    Dimitris Thanos;Tom Maniatis

  • Recruitment of CBP/p300 by the IFNβ Enhanceosome Is Required for Synergistic Activation of Transcription

    Menie Merika;Amy J. Williams;Guoying Chen;Tucker Collins

  • Integration of Long-Term-Memory-Related Synaptic Plasticity Involves Bidirectional Regulation of Gene Expression and Chromatin Structure

    Zhonghui Guan;Maurizio Giustetto;Maurizio Giustetto;Stavros Lomvardas;Joung-Hun Kim

  • Transcriptional Activation by NF-κB Requires Multiple Coactivators

    Kelly-Ann Sheppard;David W. Rose;Zaffar K. Haque;Riki Kurokawa

  • Mechanisms of transcriptional synergism between distinct virus-inducible enhancer elements

    Wei Du;Dimitris Thanos;Tom Maniatis

  • Interferon-λ Mediates Non-redundant Front-Line Antiviral Protection against Influenza Virus Infection without Compromising Host Fitness.

    Ioanna E. Galani;Vasiliki Triantafyllia;Evridiki Evangelia Eleminiadou;Ourania Koltsida

  • Structure of IRF-1 with bound DNA reveals determinants of interferon regulation

    Carlos R. Escalante;Junming Yie;Dimitris Thanos;Aneel K. Aggarwal

  • Acetylation of HMG I(Y) by CBP Turns off IFNβ Expression by Disrupting the Enhanceosome

    Nikhil Munshi;Menie Merika;Junming Yie;Kate Senger

  • Nuclear Integration of Glucocorticoid Receptor and Nuclear Factor-κB Signaling by CREB-binding Protein and Steroid Receptor Coactivator-1

    Kelly-Ann Sheppard;Kathleen M. Phelps;Amy J. Williams;Dimitris Thanos

  • Reversal of intrinsic DNA bends in the IFNβ gene enhancer by transcription factors and the architectural protein HMG I(Y)

    James V. Falvo;Dimitris Thanos;Tom Maniatis

  • Endothelial interferon regulatory factor 1 cooperates with NF-kappa B as a transcriptional activator of vascular cell adhesion molecule 1.

    A S Neish;M A Read;D Thanos;R Pine

  • Chronic p53-independent p21 expression causes genomic instability by deregulating replication licensing

    Panagiotis Galanos;Konstantinos Vougas;David Walter;Alexander Polyzos

  • Virus Infection Induces NF-κB-Dependent Interchromosomal Associations Mediating Monoallelic IFN-β Gene Expression

    Effie Apostolou;Dimitris Thanos

  • An HMG-like protein that can switch a transcriptional activator to a repressor

    Norbert Lehming;Dimitris Thanos;Joshua M. Brickman;Jun Ma;Jun Ma

  • Nucleosome Sliding via TBP DNA Binding In Vivo

    Stavros Lomvardas;Dimitris Thanos

Frequent Co-Authors

Tom Maniatis
Tom Maniatis Columbia University
Vassilis G. Gorgoulis
Vassilis G. Gorgoulis National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
John C. Marioni
John C. Marioni European Bioinformatics Institute
Wolf Reik
Wolf Reik Babraham Institute
Tucker Collins
Tucker Collins Boston Children's Hospital
Paul A. Townsend
Paul A. Townsend University of Manchester
Jiri Bartek
Jiri Bartek Karolinska Institute
Thierry Voet
Thierry Voet KU Leuven
Christoph Bock
Christoph Bock Austrian Academy of Sciences

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