Alejandro Lucı́a

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
79 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Alejandro Lucı́a is a scholar working on Complementary and alternative medicine, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Alejandro Lucı́a has authored 79 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Complementary and alternative medicine, 40 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and 26 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Alejandro Lucı́a's work include Cardiovascular and exercise physiology (43 papers), Sports Performance and Training (38 papers) and Muscle metabolism and nutrition (16 papers). Alejandro Lucı́a is often cited by papers focused on Cardiovascular and exercise physiology (43 papers), Sports Performance and Training (38 papers) and Muscle metabolism and nutrition (16 papers). Alejandro Lucı́a collaborates with scholars based in Spain, United States and United Kingdom. Alejandro Lucı́a's co-authors include José López Chicharro, Jesús Hoyos, Margarita Pérez, Almudena Fernández Vaquero, Javier Pardo, Fernando Bandrés, Alfredo Carvajal, Alfredo Santalla, Carmen Fiuza‐Luces and Alejandro Santos‐Lozano and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Scientific Reports and Journal of Applied Physiology.

In The Last Decade

Alejandro Lucı́a

75 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Exercise benefits in cardiovascular diseases: from mechanisms to clinical implementation

2023 106 citations Pedro L. Valenzuela, Luís M. Ruilope et al. European Heart Journal profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alejandro Lucı́a Spain	30	1.4k	1.2k	629	597	532	79	2.8k
Matthew S. Feigenbaum United States	9	1.6k 1.2×	985 0.8×	512 0.8×	528 0.9×	620 1.2×	11	3.3k
David J. Bentley Australia	35	2.0k 1.5×	1.6k 1.3×	801 1.3×	617 1.0×	532 1.0×	104	3.7k
Ralph Beneke Germany	33	2.2k 1.6×	2.0k 1.6×	808 1.3×	836 1.4×	657 1.2×	130	4.0k
Savvas P. Tokmakidis Greece	37	1.7k 1.2×	1.0k 0.8×	388 0.6×	438 0.7×	777 1.5×	96	3.5k
Serge P. von Duvillard United States	38	2.4k 1.7×	1.1k 0.9×	499 0.8×	720 1.2×	862 1.6×	140	4.3k
Jon Ingulf Medbø Norway	22	1.2k 0.9×	1.3k 1.0×	574 0.9×	366 0.6×	417 0.8×	41	2.3k
Kent Adams United States	9	1.7k 1.2×	790 0.6×	441 0.7×	336 0.6×	523 1.0×	30	3.0k
Peter Hofmann Austria	34	870 0.6×	1.1k 0.9×	313 0.5×	919 1.5×	692 1.3×	159	3.5k
Jeffrey A. Potteiger United States	24	2.4k 1.7×	1.2k 1.0×	937 1.5×	453 0.8×	1.2k 2.2×	82	4.6k
Saı̈d Ahmaı̈di France	30	1.7k 1.3×	1.1k 0.9×	399 0.6×	540 0.9×	394 0.7×	96	3.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Alejandro Lucı́a

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Pallarés, Jesús G., David Barranco‐Gil, Ángel Buendía‐Romero, et al.. (2025). Cyclists do not need to incorporate off-bike resistance training to increase strength, muscle-tendon structure, and pedaling performance: Exploring a high-intensity on-bike method. Biology of Sport. 42(3). 185–195. 1 indexed citations

Plaza‐Florido, Abel, Maléne E. Lindholm, Pedro Carrera‐Bastos, et al.. (2025). Exercise pills for cardiometabolic health cannot mimic the exercise milieu. Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism.

Minuzzi, Luciéle Guerra, Helena Batatinha, Christopher Weyh, et al.. (2025). Natural killer cells from endurance-trained older adults show improved functional and metabolic responses to adrenergic blockade and mTOR inhibition. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 25380–25380.

Plaza‐Florido, Abel, et al.. (2024). Can exercise kill tumors?. Journal of sport and health science. 14. 101001–101001. 1 indexed citations

Valenzuela, Pedro L., Luís M. Ruilope, Alejandro Santos‐Lozano, et al.. (2023). Exercise benefits in cardiovascular diseases: from mechanisms to clinical implementation. European Heart Journal. 44(21). 1874–1889. 106 indexed citations breakdown →

García‐Unanue, Jorge, Bas Van Hooren, Leonor Gallardo, et al.. (2020). A Proposed Method to Assess the Mechanical Properties of Treadmill Surfaces. Sensors. 20(9). 2724–2724. 2 indexed citations

Semple, Stuart, Lucille L. Smith, Andrew J. McKune, et al.. (2006). Serum concentrations of C reactive protein, α₁antitrypsin, and complement (C3, C4, C1 esterase inhibitor) before and during the Vuelta a Espańa. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 40(2). 124–127. 24 indexed citations

Lucı́a, Alejandro, Jesús Hoyos, Alfredo Santalla, Margarita Pérez, & José López Chicharro. (2002). Curvilinear VO2:Power Output Relationship in a Ramp Test in Professional Cyclists: Possible Association with Blood Hemoglobin Concentration.. The Japanese Journal of Physiology. 52(1). 95–103. 11 indexed citations

Fernández‐Garcia, Benjamín, Alejandro Lucı́a, Jesús Hoyos, et al.. (2002). The Response of Sexual and Stress Hormones of Male Pro-Cyclists During Continuous Intense Competition. International Journal of Sports Medicine. 23(8). 555–560. 38 indexed citations

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Santalla, Alfredo, Alejandro Lucı́a, & Margarita Pérez. (2001). Caffeine Ingestion Attenuates the VO2 Slow Componnt during Intense Exercise.. The Journal of Physiological Sciences. 51(6). 761–764. 2 indexed citations

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Chicharro, José López, Jesús Hoyos, Fernando Bandrés, et al.. (2001). Plasma Oxytocin during Intense Exercise in Professional Cyclists. Hormone Research in Paediatrics. 55(3). 155–159. 25 indexed citations

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Serrano, Antonio L., Margarita Pérez, Alejandro Lucı́a, et al.. (2001). Immunolabelling, histochemistry and in situ hybridisation in human skeletal muscle fibres to detect myosin heavy chain expression at the protein and mRNA level. Journal of Anatomy. 199(3). 329–337. 46 indexed citations

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Lucı́a, Alejandro, et al.. (2000). Physiological Response to Professional Road Cycling: Climbers vs. Time Trialists. International Journal of Sports Medicine. 21(7). 505–512. 79 indexed citations

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Lucı́a, Alejandro, Alfredo Carvajal, Margarita Pérez, et al.. (2000). Heart Rate Response during Incremental Exercise in Master Runners.. The Japanese Journal of Physiology. 50(1). 155–158. 8 indexed citations

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Pérez, Margarita, Alejandro Lucı́a, Alfredo Carvajal, Javier Pardo, & José López Chicharro. (1999). Determination of the Maximum Steady State of Lactate (MLSS) in Saliva. An Alternative to Blood Lactate Determination.. The Japanese Journal of Physiology. 49(4). 395–400. 12 indexed citations

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Vaquero, Almudena Fernández, et al.. (1998). Effects of Muscle Electrical Stimulation on Peak VO₂in Cardiac Transplant Patients. International Journal of Sports Medicine. 19(5). 317–322. 43 indexed citations

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Chicharro, José López, et al.. (1998). Saliva Composition and Exercise. Sports Medicine. 26(1). 17–27. 270 indexed citations

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Lucı́a, Alejandro, Almudena Fernández Vaquero, Margarita Pérez, et al.. (1997). Electromyographic Response to Exercise in Cardiac Transplant Patients. CHEST Journal. 111(6). 1571–1576. 25 indexed citations

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Chicharro, José López, et al.. (1995). Blood coagulability changes during exercise and its relationship with the anaerobic threshold. Thrombosis Research. 79(5-6). 515–522. 2 indexed citations

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Chicharro, José López, et al.. (1994). Platelet aggregability in relation to the anaerobic threshold. Thrombosis Research. 75(3). 251–257. 26 indexed citations

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