Alejandro Castro

26.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
62 papers, 20.5k citations indexed

About

Alejandro Castro is a scholar working on Surgery, Cognitive Neuroscience and Nephrology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alejandro Castro has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 20.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Surgery, 13 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 8 papers in Nephrology. Recurrent topics in Alejandro Castro's work include Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation (13 papers), Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery (7 papers) and Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (7 papers). Alejandro Castro is often cited by papers focused on Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation (13 papers), Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery (7 papers) and Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (7 papers). Alejandro Castro collaborates with scholars based in Spain, United States and Argentina. Alejandro Castro's co-authors include Josef Coresh, Yaping Zhang, Paul W. Eggers, Harold I. Feldman, John W. Kusek, Lesley A. Stevens, Christopher H. Schmid, Andrew S. Levey, Tom Greene and Frederick Van Lente and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Annals of Internal Medicine and Stroke.

In The Last Decade

Alejandro Castro

57 papers receiving 20.2k citations

Hit Papers

A New Equation to Estimate Glomerular Filtration Rate 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 5.0k 10.0k 15.0k
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. A New Equation to Estimate Glomerular Filtration Rate
    2009 19.4k citations Andrew S. Levey, Lesley A. Stevens et al. Annals of Internal Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alejandro Castro Spain 18 8.2k 5.0k 3.1k 3.0k 2.9k 62 20.5k
David A. Roth United States 47 6.6k 0.8× 4.1k 0.8× 2.9k 0.9× 3.0k 1.0× 2.0k 0.7× 212 20.6k
Linda F. Fried United States 71 10.6k 1.3× 4.6k 0.9× 2.5k 0.8× 2.5k 0.8× 1.9k 0.7× 217 18.5k
Garabed Eknoyan United States 57 13.4k 1.6× 4.1k 0.8× 3.7k 1.2× 3.6k 1.2× 1.9k 0.7× 252 23.8k
Paul E. de Jong Netherlands 73 13.0k 1.6× 8.6k 1.7× 4.1k 1.3× 3.2k 1.1× 2.2k 0.8× 311 24.9k
Chi‐yuan Hsu United States 57 13.8k 1.7× 5.8k 1.2× 3.9k 1.2× 3.5k 1.2× 2.3k 0.8× 202 23.2k
Joachim H. Ix United States 70 7.7k 0.9× 4.7k 0.9× 3.1k 1.0× 3.1k 1.0× 2.0k 0.7× 473 17.7k
Allan J. Collins United States 80 13.7k 1.7× 4.9k 1.0× 3.8k 1.2× 3.7k 1.3× 2.0k 0.7× 275 22.6k
Michael J. Klag United States 59 6.9k 0.8× 6.5k 1.3× 2.2k 0.7× 2.7k 0.9× 1.7k 0.6× 139 18.6k
Yaping Zhang China 30 11.4k 1.4× 6.9k 1.4× 4.3k 1.4× 3.9k 1.3× 4.0k 1.4× 200 28.3k
Ron T. Gansevoort Netherlands 69 9.8k 1.2× 6.0k 1.2× 3.5k 1.1× 2.7k 0.9× 2.1k 0.7× 463 23.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Alejandro Castro

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alejandro Castro

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alejandro Castro

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Alejandro Castro. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Alejandro Castro based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Alejandro Castro. Alejandro Castro is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Castro, Alejandro, et al.. (2024). A 97% Peak Efficiency 12V to 1V 500A Multi-Phase Direct Power Converter for High Current Applications. 947–952. 1 indexed citations
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Castro, Alejandro. (2019). SALUD MENTAL Y GUBERNAMENTALIDAD: REFLEXIONES EN TORNO A LA LOCURA EN CHILE. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 8(11). 1 indexed citations
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Castro, Alejandro, et al.. (2019). Executive summary of the SEORL CCC-SEEN consensus document on post-thyroidectomy hypoparathyroidism. Endocrinología Diabetes y Nutrición (English ed ). 66(7). 459–463. 2 indexed citations
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Baker, Stephen R., et al.. (2013). Spinal-related malpractice suits against radiologists in the USA—rates, anatomic location, percent of adverse judgments, and average payments. Emergency Radiology. 20(6). 513–516. 4 indexed citations
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Baker, Stephen R., et al.. (2012). The Demography of Medical Malpractice Suits against Radiologists. Radiology. 266(2). 539–547. 33 indexed citations
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Baker, Stephen R., et al.. (2012). The Causes of Medical Malpractice Suits against Radiologists in the United States. Radiology. 266(2). 548–554. 154 indexed citations
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Rı́o, Laura Del, et al.. (2011). Valor predictivo de la paratohormona en la hipocalcemia postiroidectomía. Acta Otorrinolaringológica Española. 62(4). 265–273. 9 indexed citations
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Levey, Andrew S., Lesley A. Stevens, Christopher H. Schmid, et al.. (2009). A New Equation to Estimate Glomerular Filtration Rate. Annals of Internal Medicine. 150(9). 604–612. 19415 indexed citations breakdown →
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Castro, Alejandro & Josef Coresh. (2009). CKD Surveillance Using Laboratory Data From the Population-Based National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 53(3). S46–S55. 73 indexed citations
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Castro, Alejandro, et al.. (2008). Benefits from a mobile telephone adapter in Combi40+ cochlear implant users. Acta Oto-Laryngologica. 128(6). 661–665. 5 indexed citations
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Lassaletta, Luis, et al.. (2008). Percepción y disfrute de la música en pacientes poslocutivos con implante coclear. Acta Otorrinolaringológica Española. 59(5). 228–234. 25 indexed citations
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Li, Jiehui, Suzanne M. Marks, Cynthia R. Driver, et al.. (2007). Human Immunodeficiency Virus Counseling, Testing, and Referral of Close Contacts to Patients With Pulmonary Tuberculosis. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. 13(3). 252–262. 6 indexed citations
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Lassaletta, Luis, et al.. (2006). Does music perception have an impact on quality of life following cochlear implantation?. Acta Oto-Laryngologica. 127(7). 682–686. 75 indexed citations
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Lassaletta, Luis, et al.. (2005). Quality of life in postlingually deaf patients following cochlear implantation. European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology. 263(3). 267–270. 45 indexed citations
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Castro, Alejandro, et al.. (2005). Discriminación verbal a través del teléfono en pacientes implantados con un Combi 40+. Acta Otorrinolaringológica Española. 56(6). 246–251. 1 indexed citations
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Marks, Gerald, et al.. (1982). Guidelines for use of the flexible fiberoptic sigmoidoscope in the management of the surgical patient. Diseases of the Colon & Rectum. 25(3). 187–190. 8 indexed citations
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Castro, Alejandro, et al.. (1979). Rectovaginal fistula in Crohn's disease. Diseases of the Colon & Rectum. 22(1). 58–62. 43 indexed citations
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Castro, Alejandro, et al.. (1978). Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Surgical Clinics of North America. 58(3). 573–580. 3 indexed citations
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Castro, Alejandro, et al.. (1951). THE SUPERIOR LARYNGEAL NERVE IN THYROID SURGERY. Annals of Surgery. 134(6). 1018–1021. 36 indexed citations

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