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Epidemiology and clinical biostatistics

2023 Activity indicators

  • 1 competitive European grant led: JRC Tender
  • 2 national public competitive projects led: ISCIII
  • 3 private projects led
  • 2 competitive HR contracts
  • 49 publications
  • IF: 360.71
  • Q1 publications: 28 (57%)
  • D1 publications: 9 (18%)
  • 1 thesis
  • Evaluators in different national institutions: 3 researchers
  • 1 European patent application for an EIT Health project (EP21383224.9) with PCT PCT/EP2022/087806 "Chronic pain: Electrical Quantitative Sensory Assessment System for Failed Back Surgery Syndrome"
  • 2 books with registered ISBN (978-84-09-04309 and 978-84-09-04308) on MAPAC algorithms
  • 2 intellectual property registrations: Metadisc 2.0 application no.: 2110269633104 and APP MAPAC-DX application no.: 2211082593771)
  • 1 document with recommendations (PMID: 38008602)
  • 3 activities with impact on society: "Research Night 2023" and celebration of conferences
  • 3 visitors hosted and 16 month stay:
    • University of Valle (Colombia)
    • Francisco de Vitoria University
    • Complutense University of Madrid

Milestones

  1. Participation in the PMP22/00084 Personalized Medicine (MedPer) project in the early detection of preclinical cognitive impairment (CD). Development of a predictive risk model.
  2. Celebration of the 30th Anniversary of the Clinical Biostatistics Unit.
  3. Creation of the predictive tool for significant stenosis in emergencies in patients with Acute Chest Pain. MAPAC-CardioCT model (https://www.evidencio.com/models/show/2712)
  4. Miriam Mateos-Haro et al. Treatments for alopecia areata: a network meta-analysis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2023 Oct 23;10(10):CD013719. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD013719.pub2. PMID: 37870096. Publication of the Cochrane Systematic Review on Treatments for Alopecia Areata in collaboration with the Experimental Dermatology group.
  5. Update of recommendations and GPS in the European Clinical Practice Guidelines for screening and prevention of colorectal, breast and cervical cancer (https://cancer-screening-and-care.jrc.ec.europa.eu/en/ecicc/european-colorectal-cancer-guidelines?topic=289&usertype=282&filter_1=293&updatef2=0)

Bibliometrics

  Articles Accum. FI Mean  Articles Q1 or Q2 % in Q1 or Q2 Articles D1 % in D1
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
2023 49 360.71 9.02 33 67 9 18
  286 2096.84 8.21 203 71 85 30

*Only original articles, editorials, guidelines and reviews.

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