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Michael I. Koukourakis

Michael I. Koukourakis

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
85
Citations
52237
World Ranking
14339
National Ranking
39

Michael I. Koukourakis 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 Michael I. Koukourakis sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 413 publications — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Michael I. Koukourakis 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 Michael I. Koukourakis sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 85 D-Index — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Michael I. Koukourakis is affiliated with Democritus University of Thrace in Greece and has a significant publication record in the fields of medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their research focuses extensively on oncology, immunology, and cancer research, with particular attention to molecular biology and pulmonary and respiratory medicine.

The primary topics in their work span cancer immunotherapy and biomarkers, immunotherapy and immune responses, cancer, hypoxia, and metabolism, immune cells in cancer, immune cell function and interaction, cancer-related molecular mechanisms research, and advanced radiotherapy techniques.

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Michael I. Koukourakis include:

  • Tumor draining lymph nodes, immune response, and radiotherapy: Towards a revisal of therapeutic principles (2022) published in Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Reviews on Cancer
  • Tumor microenvironment, immune response and post-radiotherapy tumor clearance (2020) published in Clinical & Translational Oncology

Their research collaborations often involve several frequent co-authors, including Alexandra Giatromanolaki, Ioannis M. Koukourakis, Erasmia Xanthopoulou, Achilleas Mitrakas, and Christos Nanos.

Michael I. Koukourakis has published multiple papers in high-focus venues such as Cancers, Anticancer Research, Medical Oncology, Current Oncology, and Physica Medica, reflecting a broad engagement with cancer and oncology research communities.

Their studies contribute primarily to the understanding of cancer immunotherapy, hypoxia mechanisms in tumors, and the effects and mechanisms involved in radiotherapy and the immune response. These focus areas integrate cancer metabolism with immune cell interactions within the tumor microenvironment, providing insight relevant to advanced therapeutic approaches.

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Amal Kamal Abdel-Aziz;Sara Abdelfatah;Mahmoud Abdellatif

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Fabio C. Abdalla;Hagai Abeliovich;Robert T. Abraham

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Relation of hypoxia inducible factor 1α and 2α in operable non-small cell lung cancer to angiogenic/molecular profile of tumours and survival

    A Giatromanolaki;M I Koukourakis;E Sivridis;H Turley

  • Comparison of Metabolic Pathways between Cancer Cells and Stromal Cells in Colorectal Carcinomas: a Metabolic Survival Role for Tumor-Associated Stroma

    Michael I. Koukourakis;Alexandra Giatromanolaki;Adrian L. Harris;Efthimios Sivridis

  • Mean platelet volume: a useful marker of inflammatory bowel disease activity.

    Andreas N Kapsoritakis;Michael I Koukourakis;Aekaterini Sfiridaki;Spiros P Potamianos

  • Lactate dehydrogenase-5 (LDH-5) overexpression in non-small-cell lung cancer tissues is linked to tumour hypoxia, angiogenic factor production and poor prognosis

    M I Koukourakis;A Giatromanolaki;E Sivridis;G Bougioukas

  • Hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF1A and HIF2A), angiogenesis, and chemoradiotherapy outcome of squamous cell head-and-neck cancer ☆

    Michael I Koukourakis;Alexandra Giatromanolaki;Efthimios Sivridis;Constantinos Simopoulos

  • Expression of Hypoxia-inducible Carbonic Anhydrase-9 Relates to Angiogenic Pathways and Independently to Poor Outcome in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

    Alexandra Giatromanolaki;Michael I. Koukourakis;Efthimios Sivridis;Jaromir Pastorek

  • Vascular endothelial growth factor, platelet-derived endothelial cell growth factor and angiogenesis in non-small-cell lung cancer.

    K J O'Byrne;M I Koukourakis;A Giatromanolaki;G Cox

  • Endogenous Markers of Two Separate Hypoxia Response Pathways (hypoxia inducible factor 2 alpha and carbonic anhydrase 9) Are Associated With Radiotherapy Failure in Head and Neck Cancer Patients Recruited in the CHART Randomized Trial

    Michael I. Koukourakis;Søren M. Bentzen;Alexandra Giatromanolaki;George D. Wilson

  • Hypoxia inducible factor (HIF-1a and HIF-2a) expression in early esophageal cancer and response to photodynamic therapy and radiotherapy.

    Michael I. Koukourakis;Alexandra Giatromanolaki;John Skarlatos;Luigi Corti

  • Radiation pneumonitis and fibrosis: mechanisms underlying its pathogenesis and implications for future research.

    Pelagia G. Tsoutsou;Michael I. Koukourakis

  • VEGF gene sequence variation defines VEGF gene expression status and angiogenic activity in non-small cell lung cancer.

    Michael I. Koukourakis;Dimitrios Papazoglou;Alexandra Giatromanolaki;George Bougioukas

  • Lactate dehydrogenase 5 (LDH5) relates to up-regulated hypoxia inducible factor pathway and metastasis in colorectal cancer.

    Michael I. Koukourakis;Alexandra Giatromanolaki;Costantinos Simopoulos;Alexandros Polychronidis

  • Association of hypoxia‐inducible factors 1α and 2α with activated angiogenic pathways and prognosis in patients with endometrial carcinoma

    Efthimios Sivridis;Alexandra Giatromanolaki;Kevin C. Gatter;Adrian L. Harris

  • Erratum to: Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition) (Autophagy, 12, 1, 1-222, 10.1080/15548627.2015.1100356

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Lactate Dehydrogenase 5 Expression in Operable Colorectal Cancer: Strong Association With Survival and Activated Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Pathway—A Report of the Tumour Angiogenesis Research Group

    Michael I. Koukourakis;Alexandra Giatromanolaki;Efthimios Sivridis;Kevin C. Gatter

  • Enhanced Expression of SPARC/Osteonectin in the Tumor-associated Stroma of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Is Correlated with Markers of Hypoxia/ Acidity and with Poor Prognosis of Patients

    Michael I. Koukourakis;Alexandra Giatromanolaki;Rolf A. Brekken;Efthimios Sivridis

Frequent Co-Authors

Alexandra Giatromanolaki
Alexandra Giatromanolaki Democritus University of Thrace
Efthimios Sivridis
Efthimios Sivridis Democritus University of Thrace
adrian l harris
adrian l harris University of Oxford
Kevin C. Gatter
Kevin C. Gatter University of Oxford
Kenneth J. O'Byrne
Kenneth J. O'Byrne Queensland University of Technology
Demosthenes Bouros
Demosthenes Bouros National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Sergio Lavandero
Sergio Lavandero University of Chile
Evelina Gatti
Evelina Gatti Aix-Marseille University
Steven Finkbeiner
Steven Finkbeiner University of California, San Francisco
Beth Levine
Beth Levine The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

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