| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | Treat-to-target in systemic lupus erythematosus: recommendations from an international task force | Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases | 2014 | 558 |
| 2 | IL-1 receptor blockade restores autophagy and reduces inflammation in chronic granulomatous disease in mice and in humans | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America | 2014 | 273 |
| 3 | Sleeve Gastrectomy—A “Food Limiting” Operation | Obesity Surgery | 2008 | 237 |
| 4 | Does rituximab increase the incidence of infectious complications? A narrative review | International Journal of Infectious Diseases | 2011 | 178 |
| 5 | The prevalence of the metabolic syndrome using the National Cholesterol Educational Program and International Diabetes Federation definitions | Current Medical Research and Opinion | 2005 | 165 |
| 6 | Association of Drinking Pattern and Alcohol Beverage Type With the Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome, Diabetes, Coronary Heart Disease, Stroke, and Peripheral Arterial Disease in a Mediterranean Cohort | Angiology | 2007 | 133 |
| 7 | Initial use of combination treatment does not impact survival of 106 patients with haematologic malignancies and mucormycosis: a propensity score analysis | Clinical Microbiology and Infection | 2016 | 122 |
| 8 | RISK FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH POSTCRANIOTOMY MENINGITIS | Neurosurgery | 2007 | 110 |
| 9 | Pemetrexed versus erlotinib in pretreated patients with advanced non–small cell lung cancer: A Hellenic Oncology Research Group (HORG) randomized phase 3 study | Cancer | 2013 | 106 |
| 10 | Pulmonary Mucormycosis | Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine | 2011 | 100 |
| 11 | Evidence-based recommendations for the management of ankylosing spondylitis: systematic literature search of the 3E Initiative in Rheumatology involving a broad panel of experts and practising rheumatologists | Rheumatology | 2008 | 96 |
| 12 | The genetics and molecular pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in populations of different ancestry | Gene | 2018 | 94 |
| 13 | Comparison of four definitions of the metabolic syndrome in a Greek (Mediterranean) population | Current Medical Research and Opinion | 2010 | 93 |
| 14 | Obesity and cardiovascular risk | Journal of Hypertension | 2018 | 86 |
| 15 | Prevalence of vascular disease in metabolic syndrome using three proposed definitions | International Journal of Cardiology | 2007 | 78 |
| 16 | Pandrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria: a systematic review of current epidemiology, prognosis and treatment options | Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy | 2020 | 78 |
| 17 | SGLT2 inhibitors and cardioprotection: a matter of debate and multiple hypotheses | Postgraduate Medicine | 2019 | 74 |
| 18 | Correlation of Diabetic Retinopathy and Corneal Neuropathy Using Confocal Microscopy | Current Eye Research | 2012 | 71 |
| 19 | Inflammasomes and rheumatic diseases: evolving concepts | Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases | 2008 | 64 |
| 20 | Normal‑tension glaucoma: Pathogenesis and genetics (Review) | Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine | 2019 | 58 |
| 21 | The genetic basis of endometriosis and comorbidity with other pain and inflammatory conditions | Nature Genetics | 2023 | 50 |
| 22 | Gram-negative bacteremia in non-neutropenic patients: A 3-year review | Infection | 1998 | 48 |
| 23 | The role of gene polymorphisms in endometriosis | Molecular Medicine Reports | 2017 | 48 |
| 24 | Association between the changes in renal function and serum uric acid levels during multifactorial intervention and clinical outcome in patients with metabolic syndrome. A post hoc analysis of the ATTEMPT study | Current Medical Research and Opinion | 2011 | 47 |
| 25 | Excess mortality due to pandrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infections in hospitalized patients | Journal of Hospital Infection | 2020 | 47 |
| 26 | Effects of Angiopoietin-Like 3 on Triglyceride Regulation, Glucose Homeostasis, and Diabetes | Disease Markers | 2019 | 45 |
| 27 | Genetic and environmental factors affecting the response to statin therapy in patients with molecularly defined familial hypercholesterolaemia | Pharmacogenetics and Genomics | 2005 | 44 |
| 28 | Obesity and cardiovascular risk | Journal of Hypertension | 2018 | 44 |
| 29 | Association of the PTPN22 R620W polymorphism with increased risk for SLE in the genetically homogeneous population of Crete | Lupus | 2011 | 41 |
| 30 | A prospective study of characteristics and outcomes of bacteremia in patients with solid organ or hematologic malignancies | Supportive Care in Cancer | 2013 | 41 |
| 31 | The effect of maternal flora on Candida colonisation in the neonate | Mycoses | 2014 | 38 |
| 32 | Brucellar spondylodiscitis: noncontiguous multifocal involvement of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine | Clinical Imaging | 2006 | 36 |
| 33 | Immune function parameters at diagnosis in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes: Correlation with the FAB classification and prognosis | European Journal of Haematology | 1991 | 36 |
| 34 | ANGPTL3 and Apolipoprotein C-III as Novel Lipid-Lowering Targets | Current Atherosclerosis Reports | 2021 | 36 |
| 35 | The Effect of Apolipoprotein E Polymorphism on the Response to Lipid-Lowering Treatment With Atorvastatin or Fenofibrate | Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology and Therapeutics | 2006 | 35 |
| 36 | Prevalence of multiple behavioral risk factors for chronic diseases in adults aged 50+, from eleven European countries — the SHARE study (2004) | Preventive Medicine | 2013 | 35 |
| 37 | SGLT2 inhibitors and the kidney: Effects and mechanisms | Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research and Reviews | 2018 | 34 |
| 38 | The Role of the Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase 677 and 1298 Polymorphisms in Cretan Children with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia | Genetic Testing and Molecular Biomarkers | 2011 | 33 |
| 39 | Trends of isolation of intrinsically resistant to colistin Enterobacteriaceae and association with colistin use in a tertiary hospital | European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases | 2014 | 33 |
| 40 | Familial Mediterranean Fever in Crete: a genetic and structural biological approach in a population of ‘intermediate risk’ | Clinical Genetics | 2008 | 28 |
| 41 | SGLT-2 inhibitors: pharmacokinetics characteristics and effects on lipids | Expert Opinion on Drug Metabolism and Toxicology | 2018 | 28 |
| 42 | Long-Term Impact of Multifactorial Treatment on New-Onset Diabetes and Related Cardiovascular Events in Metabolic Syndrome | Angiology | 2012 | 27 |
| 43 | Polymorphisms in IL-6, IL-10, TNF-α, IFN-γ and TGF-β1 Genes and Susceptibility to Acute Otitis Media in Early Infancy | Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal | 2014 | 27 |
| 44 | Recent Advances in the Use ofDrosophila melanogasteras a Model to Study Immunopathogenesis of Medically Important Filamentous Fungi | International Journal of Microbiology | 2012 | 26 |
| 45 | Characteristics and management of 1093 patients with clinical diagnosis of familial hypercholesterolemia in Greece: Data from the Hellenic Familial Hypercholesterolemia Registry (HELLAS-FH) | Atherosclerosis | 2018 | 26 |
| 46 | Mutational analysis of the PRYSPRY domain of pyrin and implications for familial mediterranean fever (FMF) | Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications | 2006 | 24 |
| 47 | Increased Urinary Excretion of Podocyte Markers in Normoalbuminuric Patients with Diabetes | Nephron | 2015 | 24 |
| 48 | Extra pelvic endometriosis: Retrospective analysis on 200 cases in two different countries | European Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology | 2017 | 23 |
| 49 | Defining the genetic profile of endometriosis (Review) | Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine | 2019 | 23 |
| 50 | Subclinical Hypothyroidism and Lipid Abnormalities in Older Women Attending a Vascular Disease Prevention Clinic: Effect of Thyroid Replacement Therapy | Angiology | 2003 | 22 |
