Alejandro Martínez‐Cava

2.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
39 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Alejandro Martínez‐Cava is a scholar working on Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Biomedical Engineering and Complementary and alternative medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Alejandro Martínez‐Cava has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, 17 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 12 papers in Complementary and alternative medicine. Recurrent topics in Alejandro Martínez‐Cava's work include Sports Performance and Training (26 papers), Sports injuries and prevention (19 papers) and Cardiovascular and exercise physiology (12 papers). Alejandro Martínez‐Cava is often cited by papers focused on Sports Performance and Training (26 papers), Sports injuries and prevention (19 papers) and Cardiovascular and exercise physiology (12 papers). Alejandro Martínez‐Cava collaborates with scholars based in Spain, Czechia and United States. Alejandro Martínez‐Cava's co-authors include Jesús G. Pallarés, Javier Courel‐Ibáñez, Ricardo Morán‐Navarro, Ángel Buendía‐Romero, Juan José González‐Badillo, Alejandro Hernández‐Belmonte, Francisco Franco‐López, Amaya Jimeno‐Almazán, Bernardino Javier Sánchez-Álcaraz Martínez and Luis Sánchez‐Medina and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Journal of Applied Physiology and Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise.

In The Last Decade

Alejandro Martínez‐Cava

38 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

Post-COVID-19 Syndrome and the Potential Benefits of Exer... 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 2022 50 100 150 200
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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.

  1. Post-COVID-19 Syndrome and the Potential Benefits of Exercise
    2021 200 citations Amaya Jimeno‐Almazán, Jesús G. Pallarés et al. profile →
  2. Rehabilitation for post‐COVID‐19 condition through a supervised exercise intervention: A randomized controlled trial
    2022 124 citations Amaya Jimeno‐Almazán, Francisco Franco‐López et al. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alejandro Martínez‐Cava Spain 18 660 413 316 283 214 39 1.3k
Andrea Demeco Italy 19 209 0.3× 303 0.7× 131 0.4× 29 0.1× 94 0.4× 53 939
Ismail Ebrahimi Takamjani Iran 20 224 0.3× 184 0.4× 214 0.7× 47 0.2× 139 0.6× 69 1.0k
Carlos Romero‐Morales Spain 20 619 0.9× 86 0.2× 285 0.9× 71 0.3× 19 0.1× 154 1.4k
Hui‐Ju Young United States 14 204 0.3× 52 0.1× 179 0.6× 185 0.7× 37 0.2× 37 1.0k
Stefano Palermi Italy 19 400 0.6× 43 0.1× 55 0.2× 71 0.3× 83 0.4× 107 1.1k
Marcos de Noronha Australia 24 928 1.4× 59 0.1× 587 1.9× 69 0.2× 11 0.1× 88 1.7k
Lucrezia Moggio Italy 16 112 0.2× 273 0.7× 80 0.3× 20 0.1× 98 0.5× 28 660
Jérémy Coquart France 21 664 1.0× 31 0.1× 137 0.4× 514 1.8× 28 0.1× 108 1.4k
Bernard X. W. Liew United Kingdom 18 328 0.5× 51 0.1× 341 1.1× 25 0.1× 36 0.2× 86 955
Stéphane Mandigout France 19 145 0.2× 57 0.1× 55 0.2× 261 0.9× 24 0.1× 85 984

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All Works

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Barranco‐Gil, David, Alejandro Hernández‐Belmonte, Alejandro Martínez‐Cava, et al.. (2024). Relative pedaling forces are low during cycling. Journal of science and medicine in sport. 27(9). 660–663. 1 indexed citations
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Buendía‐Romero, Ángel, Francisco Franco‐López, Alejandro Martínez‐Cava, et al.. (2024). Effects of multicomponent training and HMB supplementation on disability, cognitive and physical function in institutionalized older adults aged over 70 years: a cluster-randomized controlled trial. The journal of nutrition health & aging. 28(5). 100208–100208. 8 indexed citations
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Barranco‐Gil, David, Ángel Buendía‐Romero, Alejandro Hernández‐Belmonte, et al.. (2024). Torque–Cadence Profile and Maximal Dynamic Force in Cyclists: A Novel Approach. Sensors. 24(6). 1997–1997. 2 indexed citations
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Barranco‐Gil, David, Alejandro Hernández‐Belmonte, Alejandro Martínez‐Cava, et al.. (2024). Off- and On-Bike Resistance Training in Cyclists: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 57(2). 296–304.
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Hernández‐Belmonte, Alejandro, Alejandro Martínez‐Cava, Ángel Buendía‐Romero, Francisco Franco‐López, & Jesús G. Pallarés. (2023). Free-Weight and Machine-Based Training Are Equally Effective on Strength and Hypertrophy: Challenging a Traditional Myth. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 55(12). 2316–2327. 4 indexed citations
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Hernández‐Belmonte, Alejandro, Ángel Buendía‐Romero, Jesús G. Pallarés, & Alejandro Martínez‐Cava. (2023). Velocity-Based Method in Free-Weight and Machine-Based Training Modalities: The Degree of Freedom Matters. The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 37(9). e500–e509. 11 indexed citations
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Hernández‐Belmonte, Alejandro, Ángel Buendía‐Romero, Francisco Franco‐López, Alejandro Martínez‐Cava, & Jesús G. Pallarés. (2023). Adaptations in athletic performance and muscle architecture are not meaningfully conditioned by training free‐weight versus machine‐based exercises: Challenging a traditional assumption using the velocity‐based method. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports. 33(10). 1948–1957. 4 indexed citations
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Jimeno‐Almazán, Amaya, Francisco Franco‐López, Ángel Buendía‐Romero, et al.. (2022). Rehabilitation for post‐COVID‐19 condition through a supervised exercise intervention: A randomized controlled trial. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports. 32(12). 1791–1801. 124 indexed citations breakdown →
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Jimeno‐Almazán, Amaya, Alejandro Martínez‐Cava, Ángel Buendía‐Romero, et al.. (2022). Relationship between the severity of persistent symptoms, physical fitness, and cardiopulmonary function in post-COVID-19 condition. A population-based analysis. Internal and Emergency Medicine. 17(8). 2199–2208. 31 indexed citations
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Hernández‐Belmonte, Alejandro, Alejandro Martínez‐Cava, & Jesús G. Pallarés. (2022). Panoramic ultrasound requires a trained operator and specific evaluation sites to maximize its sensitivity: A comprehensive analysis of the measurement errors. Physiology & Behavior. 248. 113737–113737. 11 indexed citations
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Jimeno‐Almazán, Amaya, Ángel Buendía‐Romero, Alejandro Martínez‐Cava, et al.. (2022). Effects of a concurrent training, respiratory muscle exercise, and self-management recommendations on recovery from post-COVID-19 conditions: the RECOVE trial. Journal of Applied Physiology. 134(1). 95–104. 90 indexed citations
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Buendía‐Romero, Ángel, et al.. (2021). Are the Assioma Favero Power Meter Pedals a Reliable Tool for Monitoring Cycling Power Output?. Sensors. 21(8). 2789–2789. 13 indexed citations
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Courel‐Ibáñez, Javier, et al.. (2021). Impact of Tailored Multicomponent Exercise for Preventing Weakness and Falls on Nursing Home Residents’ Functional Capacity. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 23(1). 98–104.e3. 36 indexed citations
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Rodríguez‐Rosell, David, Alejandro Martínez‐Cava, Juan Manuel Yáñez‐García, et al.. (2021). Linear programming produces greater, earlier and uninterrupted neuromuscular and functional adaptations than daily-undulating programming after velocity-based resistance training. Physiology & Behavior. 233. 113337–113337. 20 indexed citations
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Pallarés, Jesús G., Alejandro Hernández‐Belmonte, Alejandro Martínez‐Cava, et al.. (2021). Effects of range of motion on resistance training adaptations: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports. 31(10). 1866–1881. 40 indexed citations
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Martínez‐Cava, Alejandro, Alejandro Hernández‐Belmonte, Javier Courel‐Ibáñez, et al.. (2020). Reliability of technologies to measure the barbell velocity: Implications for monitoring resistance training. PLoS ONE. 15(6). e0232465–e0232465. 72 indexed citations
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Pallarés, Jesús G., et al.. (2019). A New Short Track Test to Estimate the VO2max and Maximal Aerobic Speed in Well-Trained Runners. The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 33(5). 1216–1221. 12 indexed citations
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Courel‐Ibáñez, Javier, et al.. (2019). Reproducibility and Repeatability of Five Different Technologies for Bar Velocity Measurement in Resistance Training. Annals of Biomedical Engineering. 47(7). 1523–1538. 131 indexed citations
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Morán‐Navarro, Ricardo, Javier Courel‐Ibáñez, Alejandro Martínez‐Cava, et al.. (2018). Validity of Skin, Oral and Tympanic Temperatures During Exercise in the Heat: Effects of Wind and Sweat. Annals of Biomedical Engineering. 47(1). 317–331. 31 indexed citations
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Martínez‐Cava, Alejandro, Ricardo Morán‐Navarro, & Jesús G. Pallarés. (2017). Análisis de la validez de las ecuaciones de estimación del 1RM con técnica de parada: una nueva propuesta. SPORT TK-Revista EuroAmericana de Ciencias del Deporte. 6(2). 101–101. 1 indexed citations

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