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D-Index
78
Citations
23602
World Ranking
18001
National Ranking
52

Overview

What is she best known for?

The fields of study she is best known for:

  • Internal medicine
  • Cancer
  • World War II

Her primary areas of investigation include Risk factor, Internal medicine, Epidemiology, Odds ratio and Case-control study. Her Risk factor research includes themes of Logistic regression, Food group, Micronutrient, Breast cancer and Endometrial cancer. Her studies in Internal medicine integrate themes in fields like Endocrinology and Oncology.

Her Epidemiology research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Occupational safety and health, Incidence, Pediatrics and Environmental health. Eleni Petridou interconnects Developed country, Higher education, Overweight, Confidence interval and Leukemia in the investigation of issues within Odds ratio. Her Case-control study study frequently intersects with other fields, such as Childhood leukemia.

Her most cited work include:

  • Global surveillance of trends in cancer survival 2000-14 (CONCORD-3): analysis of individual records for 37 513 025 patients diagnosed with one of 18 cancers from 322 population-based registries in 71 countries. (1120 citations)
  • Adiponectin and breast cancer risk. (440 citations)
  • Adiponectin and breast cancer risk. (440 citations)

What are the main themes of her work throughout her whole career to date?

Her primary scientific interests are in Internal medicine, Pediatrics, Injury prevention, Epidemiology and Occupational safety and health. Eleni Petridou has included themes like Endocrinology and Oncology in her Internal medicine study. Her research combines Suicide prevention and Injury prevention.

Her Epidemiology study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as El Niño, Surgery, Incidence, Hematology and Etiology. Her Case-control study research includes elements of Odds ratio, Gynecology and Risk factor. Her Odds ratio research incorporates themes from Pregnancy, Childhood leukemia, Logistic regression and Confidence interval.

She most often published in these fields:

  • Internal medicine (33.87%)
  • Pediatrics (29.26%)
  • Injury prevention (26.04%)

What were the highlights of her more recent work (between 2014-2021)?

  • Internal medicine (33.87%)
  • Pediatrics (29.26%)
  • Childhood leukemia (15.90%)

In recent papers she was focusing on the following fields of study:

Her main research concerns Internal medicine, Pediatrics, Childhood leukemia, Odds ratio and Epidemiology. Her Internal medicine research incorporates elements of Oncology and Cardiology. Eleni Petridou has researched Pediatrics in several fields, including Young adult and Pooled analysis.

The various areas that Eleni Petridou examines in her Childhood leukemia study include Offspring, Pregnancy, Case-control study, Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and Myeloid leukemia. Her research integrates issues of Psychiatry, Logistic regression, Albuminuria and Confidence interval in her study of Odds ratio. The Epidemiology study combines topics in areas such as Advanced maternal age, Proportional hazards model and Incidence.

Between 2014 and 2021, her most popular works were:

  • Global surveillance of trends in cancer survival 2000-14 (CONCORD-3): analysis of individual records for 37 513 025 patients diagnosed with one of 18 cancers from 322 population-based registries in 71 countries. (1120 citations)
  • Association of Age at Menopause and Duration of Reproductive Period With Depression After Menopause: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis (76 citations)
  • Home pesticide exposures and risk of childhood leukemia: Findings from the childhood leukemia international consortium (67 citations)

Best Publications

  • Global surveillance of trends in cancer survival 2000-14 (CONCORD-3): analysis of individual records for 37 513 025 patients diagnosed with one of 18 cancers from 322 population-based registries in 71 countries.

    Claudia Allemani;Tomohiro Matsuda;Veronica Di Carlo;Rhea Harewood

  • Adiponectin and breast cancer risk.

    Christos Mantzoros;Christos Mantzoros;Eleni Petridou;Eleni Petridou;Nick Dessypris;Charilaos Chavelas

  • Human factors in the causation of road traffic crashes

    Eleni Petridou;Maria Moustaki

  • Transplacental chemical exposure and risk of infant leukemia with MLL gene fusion.

    F E Alexander;S L Patheal;A Biondi;S Brandalise

  • Infant leukaemia after in utero exposure to radiation from Chernobyl.

    E. Petridou;D. Trichopoulos;N. Dessypris;V. Flytzani

  • Plasma adiponectin concentrations in relation to endometrial cancer: a case-control study in Greece.

    Eleni Petridou;Christos Mantzoros;Nick Dessypris;Panagiotis Koukoulomatis

  • Suicide mortality in the European Union.

    Christopher Birt;Unni Bille‐Brahe;Madelena Cabecadas;Parveen Chishti

  • A role of sunshine in the triggering of suicide.

    Eleni Petridou;Fotios C. Papadopoulos;Constantine E. Frangakis;Alkistis Skalkidou

  • The risk profile of childhood leukaemia in Greece: a nationwide case-control study.

    E. Petridou;D. Trichopoulos;V. Kalapothaki;A. Pourtsidis

  • The association between preeclampsia and arterial stiffness.

    Anaïs Hausvater;Tania Giannone;Yessica-Haydee Gomez Sandoval;Robert J. Doonan

  • Emergency Medical Service (EMS) systems in developed and developing countries.

    Bahman Sayyar Roudsari;Avery B. Nathens;Carlos Arreola-Risa;Peter Cameron

  • Assessing the burden of injury in six European countries

    Suzanne Polinder;Willem Jan Meerding;Saakje Mulder;Eleni Petridou

  • Obesity and risk of malignant melanoma: A meta-analysis of cohort and case–control studies

    Theodoros N. Sergentanis;Antonios G. Antoniadis;Helen J. Gogas;Constantine N. Antonopoulos

  • Maternal age, parity, and pregnancy estrogens

    Kelly Panagiotopoulou;Klea Katsouyanni;Eleni Petridou;Yannis Garas

  • Controlled ovarian hyperstimulation for IVF: impact on ovarian, endometrial and cervical cancer—a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Charalampos Siristatidis;Theodoros N. Sergentanis;Prodromos Kanavidis;Marialena Trivella

  • Determinants of age at menarche as early life predictors of breast cancer risk

    Eleni Petridou;Ekaterine Syrigou;Nektaria Toupadaki;Xenofon Zavitsanos

  • Leptin and insulin growth factor I in relation to breast cancer (Greece).

    Eleni Petridou;Eleni Petridou;Yannis Papadiamantis;Christos Markopoulos;Evangelos Spanos

  • Anthropometric and Hormonal Risk Factors for Male Breast Cancer: Male Breast Cancer Pooling Project Results

    Louise A. Brinton;Michael B. Cook;Valerie McCormack;Kenneth C. Johnson

  • Prevalence and correlates of depression in late life: a population based study from a rural Greek town.

    F. C. Papadopoulos;E. Petridou;E. Petridou;S. Argyropoulou;V. Kontaxakis

  • Adolescents in high-risk trajectory: clustering of risky behavior and the origins of socioeconomic health differentials

    Eleni Petridou;Xenofon Zavitsanos;Nick Dessypris;Constantine Frangakis

Frequent Co-Authors

Dimitrios Trichopoulos
Dimitrios Trichopoulos Harvard University
Christos S. Mantzoros
Christos S. Mantzoros Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Hans-Olov Adami
Hans-Olov Adami Karolinska Institute
George P. Chrousos
George P. Chrousos National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Eve Roman
Eve Roman University of York
Constantine Frangakis
Constantine Frangakis Johns Hopkins University
Klea Katsouyanni
Klea Katsouyanni National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Georgios Tsivgoulis
Georgios Tsivgoulis National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Bruce K. Armstrong
Bruce K. Armstrong University of Sydney
Eva Negri
Eva Negri University of Bologna

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