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Epidemiology and clinical biostatistics

2025 Activity indicators

  • 1 competitive European grant led: JRC Tender
  • 2 competitive national public projects led: ISCIII
  • 2 private projects led
  • 2 competitive HR contracts
  • 56 publications
  • FI: 432.19
  • Q1 publications: 29 (52%)
  • D1 publications: 19 (34%)
  • Reviewers at various national institutions: 3 researchers
  • European patent application from an EIT Health project (EP21383224.9) with PCT application PCT/EP2022/087806 titled "Chronic pain: Electrical Quantitative Sensory Assessment System for Failed Back Surgery Syndrome"
  • 2 books with registered ISBNs (978-84-09-04309 and 978-84-09-04308) on MAPAC algorithms
  • 2 intellectual property registrations: Metadisc 2.0, application no. 2110269633104, and MAPAC-DX app, application no. 2211082593771)

Milestones

  1. Sheikh J, Allotey J, Sobhy S, Plana MN, Martinez H, Naidu H, Junaid F, Sofat R, Mol BW, Kenny LC, Gladstone M, Teede H, Zamora J, Thangaratinam S. Maternal paracetamol (acetaminophen) use during pregnancy and risk of autism spectrum disorder and attention deficit/ hyperactivity disorder in offspring: umbrella review of systematic reviews. Br. Med. J. 2025;391: e088141. DOI:10.1136/bmj-2025-088141. Publicación del estudio sobre los efectos del paracetamol en embrazada.
  2. Publication of the recommendations from the European guidelines for cervical cancer screening (recommended ages) and the new recommendations on additional imaging in breast cancer screening; Cérvix & Mama.
  3. Incorporation of a Río Hortega grant (CM24/00152) funded by the ISCIII (AES2024).
  4. Fernández M, Muriel A, Mendiola NR, Merino JL, Collado A, Díaz ME, Ruíz G, Sánchez R, Herrero JA, Bouarich H, López de la Manzanara V, Zamora J. Randomized Trial of Twice-Weekly Versus Thrice-Weekly Hemodiafiltration for Initiation of Renal Replacement Therapy. Kidney Int. Rep. 2025;10(12): 4188 - 4198. DOI:10.1016/j.ekir.2025.09.048.
  5. Celebration of the Biostatistics Unit's Conference on Integrity in Clinical Research: "Reflections on Responsible Conduct, Scientific Integrity, and Ethics in Clinical Research, with an Emphasis on Best Practices."

Bibliometrics

  Articles Accum. FI Mean  Articles Q1 or Q2 % in Q1 or Q2 Articles D1 % in D1
2021 64 394.78 6.17 47 73 17 27
2022 51 629.49 14.31 40 78 20 39
2023 49 360.71 9.02 33 67 9 18
2024 52 280.90 6.25 45 87 16 31
2025 56 432.19 8.64 49 88 19 34
  272 2098.07 8.88 214 79 81 30

*Only original articles, editorials, guidelines and reviews.

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