Alejandro de la Sierra

12.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
230 papers, 5.8k citations indexed

About

Alejandro de la Sierra is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. According to data from OpenAlex, Alejandro de la Sierra has authored 230 papers receiving a total of 5.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 188 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 49 papers in Surgery and 49 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Recurrent topics in Alejandro de la Sierra's work include Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (171 papers), Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control (69 papers) and Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention (52 papers). Alejandro de la Sierra is often cited by papers focused on Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (171 papers), Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control (69 papers) and Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention (52 papers). Alejandro de la Sierra collaborates with scholars based in Spain, Italy and United Kingdom. Alejandro de la Sierra's co-authors include Luís M. Ruilope, Manuel Gorostidi, J. Segura, José R. Banegas, Juan J. de la Cruz, António Coca, Ernesto Bragulat, Anna Oliveras, Pedro Armario and Ernest Vinyoles and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Journal of the American College of Cardiology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Alejandro de la Sierra

213 papers receiving 5.6k citations

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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.

Clinical Features of 8295 Patients With Resistant Hypertension Classified on the Basis of Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring

2011 535 citations Alejandro de la Sierra, J. Segura et al. Hypertension profile →
Prognostic Effect of the Nocturnal Blood Pressure Fall in Hypertensive Patients

2016 367 citations Alejandro de la Sierra et al. Hypertension profile →
Relationship between clinic and ambulatory blood pressure and mortality: an observational cohort study in 59 124 patients

2023 139 citations Natalie Staplin, Alejandro de la Sierra et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alejandro de la Sierra Spain	39	4.2k	1.2k	1.1k	931	499	230	5.8k
António Coca Spain	38	2.9k 0.7×	735 0.6×	860 0.8×	563 0.6×	428 0.9×	239	4.9k
Michele Bombelli Italy	37	4.3k 1.0×	637 0.5×	809 0.7×	1.3k 1.4×	283 0.6×	125	5.7k
Harry A. Struijker Boudier Netherlands	12	4.7k 1.1×	605 0.5×	1.3k 1.1×	952 1.0×	651 1.3×	12	5.9k
Giuseppe Germanò Italy	19	5.3k 1.3×	778 0.7×	1.6k 1.4×	1.1k 1.2×	934 1.9×	71	7.3k
J. Segura Spain	37	3.5k 0.9×	777 0.7×	924 0.8×	859 0.9×	335 0.7×	236	4.8k
Yuichiro Yano Japan	36	2.9k 0.7×	649 0.6×	668 0.6×	567 0.6×	344 0.7×	203	4.3k
Junichiro Hashimoto Japan	48	7.0k 1.7×	786 0.7×	782 0.7×	1.6k 1.7×	904 1.8×	178	8.5k
Nigel Beckett United Kingdom	27	3.2k 0.8×	703 0.6×	773 0.7×	622 0.7×	349 0.7×	71	5.4k
Roberto Sega Italy	36	4.3k 1.0×	703 0.6×	948 0.8×	1.1k 1.2×	227 0.5×	97	5.8k
Edoardo Casiglia Italy	39	2.8k 0.7×	560 0.5×	902 0.8×	801 0.9×	263 0.5×	238	5.2k

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Sánchez‐Benavides, Gonzalo, Maríateresa Buongiorno, Alejandro de la Sierra, et al.. (2025). Blood pressure and Alzheimer’s disease biomarkers in cognitively unimpaired adults: a multicenter study. The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer s Disease. 12(10). 100304–100304.

Sierra, Alejandro de la. (2024). Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring. Current status and future perspectives. Medicina Clínica (English Edition). 163(1). 25–31. 1 indexed citations

Böhm, Michael, Alejandro de la Sierra, Felix Mahfoud, et al.. (2024). Office measurement vs. ambulatory blood pressure monitoring: associations with mortality in patients with or without diabetes. European Heart Journal. 45(31). 2851–2861. 3 indexed citations

Sierra, Alejandro de la, Luís M. Ruilope, Natalie Staplin, George S. Stergiou, & Bryan Williams. (2024). Mortality risks in different subtypes of masked hypertension in the Spanish ambulatory blood pressure monitoring registry. Journal of Hypertension. 43(4). 642–648. 3 indexed citations

Sierra, Alejandro de la, Luís M. Ruilope, Natalie Staplin, et al.. (2024). Resistant Hypertension and Mortality: An Observational Cohort Study. Hypertension. 81(11). 2350–2356. 7 indexed citations

Guimarães, Pedro, Andreas Keller, Michael Böhm, et al.. (2024). Artificial Intelligence–Derived Risk Prediction: A Novel Risk Calculator Using Office and Ambulatory Blood Pressure. Hypertension. 82(1). 46–56.

Sierra, Alejandro de la, Bryan Williams, Michael Bursztyn, et al.. (2024). Prognostic Relevance of Short-Term Blood Pressure Variability. The Spanish ABPM Registry. Hypertension. 81(5). 1125–1131. 3 indexed citations

Vinyoles, Ernest, et al.. (2023). Effect of air pollutants on ambulatory blood pressure. Hipertensión y Riesgo Vascular. 40(3). 119–125. 1 indexed citations

Vinyoles, Ernest, Albert Roso‐Llorach, Alejandro de la Sierra, et al.. (2022). Role of ambulatory blood pressure on prediction of cardiovascular disease. A cohort study. Journal of Human Hypertension. 37(4). 279–285. 7 indexed citations

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Sierra, Alejandro de la, et al.. (2022). SPONTANEOUS CORONARY ARTERY DISSECTION IN A YOUNG PATIENT WITH ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 79(9). 2971–2971.

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Oliveras, Anna, Pedro Armario, Laia Sans, et al.. (2018). Organ damage changes in patients with resistant hypertension randomized to renal denervation or spironolactone: The DENERVHTA (Denervación en Hipertensión Arterial) study. Journal of Clinical Hypertension. 20(1). 69–75. 11 indexed citations

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Oliveras, Anna, Pedro Armario, Cristina Sierra, et al.. (2013). Urinary Albumin Excretion at Follow-Up Predicts Cardiovascular Outcomes in Subjects With Resistant Hypertension. American Journal of Hypertension. 26(9). 1148–1154. 10 indexed citations

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Sierra, Alejandro de la, J. Segura, José R. Banegas, et al.. (2011). Clinical Features of 8295 Patients With Resistant Hypertension Classified on the Basis of Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring. Hypertension. 57(5). 898–902. 535 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sierra, Alejandro de la, et al.. (2011). What is the role of direct renin inhibitors in the treatment of the hypertensive diabetic patient?. Advances in Therapy. 28(9). 716–727. 2 indexed citations

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Gorostidi, Manuel & Alejandro de la Sierra. (2010). Antagonistas de los receptores de la angiotensina II en combinación con antagonistas del calcio. Focus en la asociación de olmesartán con amlodipino. Hipertensión y Riesgo Vascular. 27. 16–21. 1 indexed citations

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Sierra, Alejandro de la, et al.. (2009). Diferencias en el impacto de los componentes del síndrome metabólico entre la población hipertensa latinoamericana y la española. Medicina Clínica. 133(2). 47–52. 4 indexed citations

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Sierra, Alejandro de la, et al.. (2008). Prevalencia y características clínicas de la microalbuminuria en la población española con hipertensión arterial. Medicina Clínica. 130(6). 201–205. 8 indexed citations

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Sierra, Alejandro de la, et al.. (2000). Relación entre el perfil de riesgo cardiovascular y la selección y utilización de los fármacos antihipertensivos. Medicina Clínica. 115(2). 41–45. 16 indexed citations

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Bragulat, Ernesto, Alejandro de la Sierra, M.T. Antonio, & António Coca. (2000). Endothelial Dysfunction in Salt Sensitive Hypertension. Hypertension. 36. 716–716. 5 indexed citations

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Sierra, Alejandro de la, et al.. (1995). Detection of a circulating inhibitor of the Na+-K+-Cl− cotransport system in plasma and urine after high salt intake*. American Journal of Hypertension. 8(10). 965–969. 2 indexed citations

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