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Yiannis Koutedakis

Yiannis Koutedakis

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Medicine

D-Index
79
Citations
19029
World Ranking
17731
National Ranking
51

Overview

Yiannis Koutedakis is affiliated with the University Of Thessaly in Greece. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a particular focus on Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Physiology, and Neurology. The breadth of their work reflects a multidisciplinary approach to health and physical performance.

The scientist's recent publications include the following works:

  • Pharmacological and Non-Pharmacological Treatments for Depression in Parkinson's Disease: An Updated Review, 2023, Medicina
  • Effects of Cardiovascular, Resistance and Combined Exercise Training on Cardiovascular, Performance and Blood Redox Parameters in Coronary Artery Disease Patients: An 8-Month Training-Detraining Randomized Intervention, 2021, Antioxidants
  • Global Alliance for the Promotion of Physical Activity: the Hamburg Declaration, 2023, BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine
  • Fit to Dance Survey: Elements of Lifestyle and Injury Incidence in Chinese Dancers, 2020, Medical Problems of Performing Artists
  • Position Statement on Exercise Dosage in Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases: The Fole of the IMPACT-RMD Toolkit, 2021, Mediterranean Journal of Rheumatology

Throughout their career, Koutedakis has focused on several main topics, including:

  • Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
  • Diversity and Impact of Dance
  • Winter Sports Injuries and Performance
  • Sports injuries and prevention
  • Exercise and Physiological Responses
  • Sports Performance and Training
  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments

Their frequent collaborators include:

  • Matthew Wyon
  • Athanasios Z. Jamurtas
  • Andreas D. Flouris
  • Ioannis G. Fatouros
  • George S. Metsios

Koutedakis has published extensively in specific venues, with notable repeated contributions to:

  • Nutrients
  • Journal of Dance Medicine & Science
  • Medicina
  • Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
  • Medical Problems of Performing Artists

Best Publications

  • Effects of exercise and physical activity on depression

    P. C. Dinas;Y. Koutedakis;A. D. Flouris

  • Acute impact of active and passive electronic cigarette smoking on serum cotinine and lung function

    Andreas D. Flouris;Maria S. Chorti;Konstantina P. Poulianiti;Athanasios Z. Jamurtas

  • Inspiratory muscle training improves rowing performance

    Stefanos Volianitis;Alison K. McConnell;Yiannis Koutedakis;Lars R. McNaughton

  • The dancer as a performing athlete: physiological considerations.

    Yiannis Koutedakis;Athanasios Z. Jamurtas

  • Plasma amino acid concentrations in the overtraining syndrome: possible effects on the immune system.

    Mark Parry-billings;Richard Budgett;Yiannis Koutedakis;Eva Blomstrand

  • Hypermobility and Dance: A Review

    H. Day;Yiannis Koutedakis;Matthew A. Wyon

  • Rheumatoid arthritis, cardiovascular disease and physical exercise: a systematic review

    Giorgos S. Metsios;Antonios Stavropoulos-Kalinoglou;J.J.C.S. Veldhuijzen van Zanten;G.J. Treharne

  • Comparison between leg and arm eccentric exercises of the same relative intensity on indices of muscle damage.

    Athanasios Z. Jamurtas;V. Theocharis;T. Tofas;A. Tsiokanos

  • Individualised aerobic and resistance exercise training improves cardiorespiratory fitness and reduces cardiovascular risk in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

    Antonios Stavropoulos-Kalinoglou;Giorgos S Metsios;Giorgos S Metsios;Jet J J C S Veldhuijzen van Zanten;Jet J J C S Veldhuijzen van Zanten;Peter Nightingale

  • Ballet injuries: injury incidence and severity over 1 year.

    Nick Allen;Alan Nevill;John Brooks;Yiannis Koutedakis

  • The effect of muscle-damaging exercise on blood and skeletal muscle oxidative stress: magnitude and time-course considerations.

    Michalis G Nikolaidis;Athanasios Z Jamurtas;Vassilis Paschalis;Ioannis G Fatouros

  • Sampling time is crucial for measurement of aerobic exercise-induced oxidative stress

    Yiannis Michailidis;Athanasios Z Jamurtas;Michalis G Nikolaidis;Ioannis G Fatouros

  • Obesity in rheumatoid arthritis

    Antonios Stavropoulos-Kalinoglou;Giorgos S. Metsios;Yiannis Koutedakis;George D. Kitas

  • Redefining overweight and obesity in rheumatoid arthritis patients

    Antonios Stavropoulos-Kalinoglou;Giorgos S Metsios;Yiannis Koutedakis;Alan M Nevill

  • Association of physical inactivity with increased cardiovascular risk in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

    Giorgos S. Metsios;Antonios Stavropoulos-Kalinoglou;Vasileios F. Panoulas;Mathew Wilson

  • Cancer cachexia prevention via physical exercise: molecular mechanisms

    Douglas W Gould;Ian M. Lahart;Amtul R Carmichael;Yiannis Koutedakis

  • Acute effects of electronic and tobacco cigarette smoking on complete blood count.

    Andreas D. Flouris;Konstantina P. Poulianiti;Maria S. Chorti;Athanasios Z. Jamurtas

  • Equal volumes of high and low intensity of eccentric exercise in relation to muscle damage and performance.

    Vassilios Paschalis;Yiannis Koutedakis;Athanasios Z. Jamurtas;Vassilis Mougios

  • A Comparison of Developmental Coordination Disorder Prevalence Rates in Canadian and Greek Children

    Georgia D. Tsiotra;Georgia D. Tsiotra;Andreas D. Flouris;Yiannis Koutedakis;Yiannis Koutedakis;Brent E. Faught

  • The influence of winter vitamin D supplementation on muscle function and injury occurrence in elite ballet dancers: A controlled study

    Matthew A. Wyon;Yiannis Koutedakis;Roger Wolman;Alan M. Nevill

Frequent Co-Authors

George D. Kitas
George D. Kitas Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust
Aristidis Tsatsakis
Aristidis Tsatsakis University of Crete
Yannis Theodorakis
Yannis Theodorakis University Of Thessaly
Roberto Vettor
Roberto Vettor University of Padua
Demetrios Kouretas
Demetrios Kouretas University Of Thessaly
Nikos Ntoumanis
Nikos Ntoumanis University of Southern Denmark
Andrew M. Lane
Andrew M. Lane University of Wolverhampton
Christopher D. Buckley
Christopher D. Buckley University of Oxford
Andrew Filer
Andrew Filer University of Birmingham
Marios Goudas
Marios Goudas University Of Thessaly

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