Carlos Medrano

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
67 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Carlos Medrano is a scholar working on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Biomedical Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Carlos Medrano has authored 67 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, 14 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 10 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Carlos Medrano's work include Context-Aware Activity Recognition Systems (8 papers), Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring (7 papers) and Experimental Learning in Engineering (6 papers). Carlos Medrano is often cited by papers focused on Context-Aware Activity Recognition Systems (8 papers), Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring (7 papers) and Experimental Learning in Engineering (6 papers). Carlos Medrano collaborates with scholars based in Spain, France and United Kingdom. Carlos Medrano's co-authors include Inmaculada Plaza, Raúl Igual, Sergio Martín, L. Martin, Manuel Castro, Carlos Orrite, Iván García‐Magariño, J. Baruchel, M. Schlenker and J.I. Espeso and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical review. B, Condensed matter, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Carlos Medrano

64 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Challenges, issues and trends in fall detection systems 2013 2026 2017 2021 2013 100 200 300 400
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. Challenges, issues and trends in fall detection systems
    2013 440 citations Raúl Igual, Carlos Medrano et al. BioMedical Engineering OnLine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Carlos Medrano Spain 16 740 551 242 220 205 67 1.5k
Inmaculada Plaza Spain 16 706 1.0× 600 1.1× 145 0.6× 179 0.8× 220 1.1× 84 1.6k
Dewar Finlay United Kingdom 22 359 0.5× 486 0.9× 188 0.8× 165 0.8× 145 0.7× 217 2.2k
Christophe Escriba France 10 486 0.7× 447 0.8× 416 1.7× 103 0.5× 306 1.5× 37 1.5k
Éric Campo France 11 654 0.9× 194 0.4× 390 1.6× 93 0.4× 407 2.0× 60 1.4k
Miao Yu China 17 608 0.8× 393 0.7× 114 0.5× 323 1.5× 105 0.5× 107 1.4k
Jean-Yves Fourniols France 9 334 0.5× 347 0.6× 268 1.1× 95 0.4× 227 1.1× 30 1.2k
Sébastien Gaboury Canada 22 560 0.8× 228 0.4× 401 1.7× 182 0.8× 247 1.2× 161 1.7k
Yu Guan China 20 620 0.8× 368 0.7× 134 0.6× 370 1.7× 175 0.9× 81 1.8k
Nirmalya Roy United States 25 1.1k 1.4× 298 0.5× 553 2.3× 590 2.7× 612 3.0× 167 2.5k
Vincent Rialle France 15 902 1.2× 401 0.7× 198 0.8× 215 1.0× 288 1.4× 66 1.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Carlos Medrano

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Fields of papers citing papers by Carlos Medrano

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Carlos Medrano

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Carlos Medrano. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Carlos Medrano 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 Carlos Medrano. Carlos Medrano is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Medrano, Carlos, et al.. (2025). Optimized Creep-Hysteresis Model to Improve Center-of-Pressure Detection in Pressure-Sensitive Mats. IEEE Sensors Journal. 25(9). 15295–15306.
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Casterad, Javier Zaragoza, et al.. (2019). Improving Physical Activity Levels and Psychological Variables on University Students in the Contemplation Stage. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 16(22). 4368–4368. 5 indexed citations
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Medrano, Carlos, et al.. (2019). Circuit Analysis of Matrix-Like Resistor Networks for Eliminating Crosstalk in Pressure Sensitive Mats. IEEE Sensors Journal. 19(18). 8027–8036. 21 indexed citations
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García‐Magariño, Iván, Carlos Medrano, & Jorge Delgado. (2019). Estimation of missing prices in real-estate market agent-based simulations with machine learning and dimensionality reduction methods. Neural Computing and Applications. 32(7). 2665–2682. 12 indexed citations
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Miragall, Marta, et al.. (2018). Expand your body when you look at yourself: The role of the posture in a mirror exposure task. PLoS ONE. 13(3). e0194686–e0194686. 10 indexed citations
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Orrite, Carlos, et al.. (2017). Fast Simplex-HMM for One-Shot Learning Activity Recognition. 1259–1266. 12 indexed citations
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Medrano, Carlos, et al.. (2017). Combining novelty detectors to improve accelerometer-based fall detection. Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing. 55(10). 1849–1858. 17 indexed citations
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Orrite, Carlos, et al.. (2016). One-Shot Learning of Human Activity With an MAP Adapted GMM and Simplex-HMM. IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics. 47(7). 1769–1780. 32 indexed citations
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Herrera‐Mercadal, Paola, Jesús Montero‐Marín, Inmaculada Plaza, et al.. (2015). The efficacy and pattern of use of a computer-assisted programme for the treatment of anxiety: A naturalistic study using mixed methods in primary care in Spain. Journal of Affective Disorders. 175. 184–191. 5 indexed citations
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Medrano, Carlos, Raúl Igual, Inmaculada Plaza, & Manuel Castro. (2014). Detecting Falls as Novelties in Acceleration Patterns Acquired with Smartphones. PLoS ONE. 9(4). e94811–e94811. 129 indexed citations
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Igual, Raúl, Carlos Medrano, & Inmaculada Plaza. (2013). Challenges, issues and trends in fall detection systems. BioMedical Engineering OnLine. 12(1). 66–66. 440 indexed citations breakdown →
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Rincón, Jesús Martínez del, Carlos Orrite, & Carlos Medrano. (2010). Rao–Blackwellised particle filter for colour-based tracking. Pattern Recognition Letters. 32(2). 210–220. 14 indexed citations
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Medrano, Carlos, et al.. (2006). A noção de cuidado de si mesmo e o conceito de autocuidado na enfermagem. Texto & Contexto - Enfermagem. 15(spe). 152–157. 35 indexed citations
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Plaza, Inmaculada & Carlos Medrano. (2004). A specific implementation of IEC 61131-3 software model. World Automation Congress. 16. 223–230. 3 indexed citations
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Baruchel, J., Elodie Boller, J.I. Espeso, et al.. (2001). Bragg-diffraction imaging of magnetic crystals with third-generation synchrotron radiation. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials. 233(1-2). 38–47. 5 indexed citations
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Medrano, Carlos, M. Schlenker, J. Baruchel, J.I. Espeso, & Y. Miyamoto. (1999). Domains in the low-temperature phase of magnetite from synchrotron-radiation x-ray topographs. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 59(2). 1185–1195. 65 indexed citations
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Medrano, Carlos, et al.. (1998). Two- and Three-Beam X-ray Diffraction Imaging of Domains in Magnetite. Journal of Applied Crystallography. 31(5). 726–732. 1 indexed citations
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Medrano, Carlos, et al.. (1997). El desarrollo de las líneas transversales en el área de Lengua Castellana a través de la investigación cooperativa. Revista de Psicodidáctica. 1(4). 77–87.
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Medrano, Carlos, et al.. (1970). Evaluación de herramientas de software libre para cálculo numérico.. 3 indexed citations

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