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Pagona Lagiou 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 Pagona Lagiou sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 632 publications — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Pagona Lagiou 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 Pagona Lagiou sits on this spectrum.

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: 400 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 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 120 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Medicine in Greece Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Medicine in Greece Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Greece Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Medicine in Greece Leader Award

Overview

Pagona Lagiou is affiliated with the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens in Greece. The primary field of study for Lagiou is Medicine, with research covering various subfields including Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Surgery, Oncology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, and Genetics.

Lagiou's research topics focus on cancer and gastroenterology, specifically:

  • Head and Neck Cancer Studies
  • Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies
  • Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes
  • Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
  • Garlic and Onion Studies

Frequent co-authors in Lagiou's work include:

  • Areti Lagiou (8 collaborations)
  • María Paula Curado (6 collaborations)
  • Carlo La Vecchia (5 collaborations)
  • Wolfgang Ahrens (5 collaborations)
  • Claire M. Healy (5 collaborations)

Lagiou has published multiple papers in notable journals. Recent publications include:

  • "Lessons learned from the INHANCE consortium: An overview of recent results on head and neck cancer," 2020, published in Oral Diseases
  • "Fruits and vegetables intake and gastric cancer risk: A pooled analysis within the Stomach cancer Pooling Project," 2020, International Journal of Cancer
  • "Allium vegetables intake and the risk of gastric cancer in the Stomach cancer Pooling (StoP) Project," 2022, British Journal of Cancer
  • "Tea consumption and gastric cancer: a pooled analysis from the Stomach cancer Pooling (StoP) Project consortium," 2022, British Journal of Cancer
  • "Association of physical activity with endothelial dysfunction among adults with and without chronic kidney disease: The Maastricht Study," 2023, Atherosclerosis

The most frequent publication venues for Lagiou include the Health & Research Journal, British Journal of Cancer, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Oral Diseases, and the International Journal of Cancer.

Best Publications

  • 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

  • Genome-wide meta-analyses identify multiple loci associated with smoking behavior

    Helena Furberg;Yunjung Kim;Jennifer Dackor;Eric Boerwinkle

  • Risk thresholds for alcohol consumption: combined analysis of individual-participant data for 599 912 current drinkers in 83 prospective studies

    Angela M. Wood;Stephen Kaptoge;Adam S. Butterworth;Peter Willeit

  • Healthy Traditional Mediterranean Diet: an Expression of Culture, History, and Lifestyle

    Antonia Trichopoulou;Pagona Lagiou

  • Insulin-Like Growth Factor 1 and Prostate Cancer Risk: A Population-Based, Case-Control Study

    Alicja Wolk;Christos S. Mantzoros;Christos S. Mantzoros;Swen-Olof Andersson;Reinhold Bergström

  • Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Overall Cancer Risk in the European Prospective Investigation Into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC)

    Paolo Boffetta;Elisabeth Couto;Janine Wichmann;Janine Wichmann;Pietro Ferrari

  • Cancer and Mediterranean Dietary Traditions

    Antonia Trichopoulou;Pagona Lagiou;Hannah Kuper;Dimitrios Trichopoulos

  • Effect of low doses of ionising radiation in infancy on cognitive function in adulthood: Swedish population based cohort study

    Per Hall;Hans-Olov Adami;Dimitrios Trichopoulos;Nancy L Pedersen

  • Is concordance with World Cancer Research Fund/American Institute for Cancer Research guidelines for cancer prevention related to subsequent risk of cancer? : Results from the EPIC study

    Dora Romaguera;Anne Claire Vergnaud;Petra H. Peeters;Petra H. Peeters;Carla H. Van Gils

  • Tobacco smoking, alcohol consumption and their interaction in the causation of hepatocellular carcinoma.

    Hannah Kuper;Anastasia Tzonou;Evangelia Kaklamani;Chung-Cheng Hsieh;Chung-Cheng Hsieh

  • Physical activity and all-cause mortality across levels of overall and abdominal adiposity in European men and women: the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition Study (EPIC)

    Ulf Ekelund;Ulf Ekelund;Heather A. Ward;Teresa Norat;Jian'an Luan

  • Dietary assessment methods in epidemiological research: current state of the art and future prospects

    Androniki Naska;Areti Lagiou;Pagona Lagiou;Pagona Lagiou

  • Plasma antibodies to oral bacteria and risk of pancreatic cancer in a large European prospective cohort study

    Dominique S. Michaud;Jacques Izard;Charlotte S. Wilhelm-Benartzi;Doo Ho You

  • Evaluation of Human Papillomavirus Antibodies and Risk of Subsequent Head and Neck Cancer

    Aimee R. Kreimer;Mattias Johansson;Tim Waterboer;Rudolf Kaaks

  • Reproductive risk factors and endometrial cancer: the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition.

    Laure Dossus;Naomi Allen;Rudolf Kaaks;Kjersti Bakken

  • Dietary Fibre Intake and Risks of Cancers of the Colon and Rectum in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC)

    Neil Murphy;Teresa Norat;Pietro Ferrari;Mazda Jenab

  • Mediterranean dietary pattern and cancer risk in the EPIC cohort

    E. Couto;E. Couto;P. Boffetta;P. Boffetta;P. Lagiou;P. Ferrari

  • Fruit and vegetable intake and mortality from ischaemic heart disease: Results from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC)-Heart study

    Francesca L. Crowe;Andrew W. Roddam;Timothy J. Key;Paul N. Appleby

  • Adherence to a Mediterranean diet and risk of gastric adenocarcinoma within the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) cohort study

    Genevieve Buckland;Antonio Agudo;Leila Luján;Paula Jakszyn

Frequent Co-Authors

Dimitrios Trichopoulos
Dimitrios Trichopoulos Harvard University
Antonia Trichopoulou
Antonia Trichopoulou National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Petra H.M. Peeters
Petra H.M. Peeters Utrecht University
Kim Overvad
Kim Overvad Aarhus University
Elio Riboli
Elio Riboli Imperial College London
Anne Tjønneland
Anne Tjønneland University of Copenhagen
Marie-Christine Boutron-Ruault
Marie-Christine Boutron-Ruault University of Paris-Saclay
Heiner Boeing
Heiner Boeing German Institute of Human Nutrition
Rosario Tumino
Rosario Tumino Provincial Health Authority of Syracuse
Kay-Tee Khaw
Kay-Tee Khaw University of Cambridge

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