Epidemiology and clinical biostatistics

2022 Activity indicators

  • 2 national public competitive projects led by: ISCIII
  • 1 competitive European grant led by: JRC Tender
  • 3 private projects led
  • 4 competitive HR contracts
  • 51 publications
  • IF: 629,49
  • Q1 publications: 36 (71%)
  • D1 publications: 20 (39%)
  • 4 supervised doctoral theses read
  • Evaluators in different national institutions: 3 researchers.
  • Members of Editorial Committees: 1 PI.
  • 2 books with registered ISBN (978-84-09-04309 and 978-84-09-04308) on MAPAC algorithms.
  • 2 IP registrations: Metadisc 2.0 application no.: 2110269633104 and APP MAPAC-DX application no.: 2211082593771)
  • 1 European patent application for an EIT Health project (EP21383224.9) "Chronic pain: Electrical Quantitative Sensory Assessment System for Failed Back Surgery Syndrome".
  • 2 visitors hosted and +1 month stay:
    • University of Birmingham (UK)
    • Fundación Universitaria Ciencias de la Salud (Bogota, Colombia)

Milestones

  1. Launch of Meta-Disc 2.0 Software for meta-analysis of diagnostic accuracy studies (www.metadisc.es)
  2. Launch of the MAPAC-DX App for mobile devices on the appropriateness of requests for imaging tests with ionising radiation in hospital emergency departments.
  3. Success in the competitive call of the European Union for the development and updating of Clinical Practice Guidelines on prevention and diagnosis of Colorectal Cancer and Breast Cancer.
  4. Publication of a study in the special issue of the Lancet Journal on inequalities and racial differences in healthcare and health outcomes (December 2022)
  5. Publication of RIPI-f (Reporting Integrity of Psychological Interventions delivered face-to-face) tool in the Journal of Clinical Epidemiology (November 2022)

Bibliometrics

  Articles Accum. FI Mean  Articles Q1 or Q2 % in Q1 or Q2 Articles D1 % in D1
2018 42 223,5 5,32 34 81 17 40
2019 64 432,67 6,76 45 70 19 30
2020 58 279,19 4,81 38 66 20 34
2021 64 394,78 6,17 47 73 17 27
2022 51 629,49 14,31 40 78 20 39
  279 1959,67 7,47 204 73 93 33

*Only original articles, editorials, guidelines and reviews.

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