David Benaiges

5.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
126 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

David Benaiges is a scholar working on Surgery, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, David Benaiges has authored 126 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 73 papers in Surgery, 47 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and 30 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in David Benaiges's work include Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes (48 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (25 papers) and Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health (22 papers). David Benaiges is often cited by papers focused on Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes (48 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (25 papers) and Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health (22 papers). David Benaiges collaborates with scholars based in Spain, United States and Australia. David Benaiges's co-authors include Juan Pedro‐Botet, Albert Goday, Elisenda Climent, Juan J. Chillarón, José M. Ramón, Manuel Pera, Juana A. Flores‐Le Roux, Luís Grande, A. Parri and Juana A. Flores-Le-Roux and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Diabetes Care and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

David Benaiges

121 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.

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
David Benaiges Spain	30	1.6k	791	719	381	318	126	2.8k
Amerigo Iaconelli Italy	21	3.0k 1.8×	2.2k 2.7×	1.3k 1.8×	356 0.9×	114 0.4×	60	4.3k
Giancarlo Tonolo Italy	34	539 0.3×	449 0.6×	974 1.4×	1.0k 2.7×	196 0.6×	107	3.2k
Roberto Miccoli Italy	31	828 0.5×	332 0.4×	1.4k 2.0×	545 1.4×	842 2.6×	124	3.5k
Kajsa Sjöholm Sweden	31	2.3k 1.4×	1.8k 2.2×	949 1.3×	445 1.2×	59 0.2×	83	4.1k
José León Spain	11	530 0.3×	269 0.3×	1.6k 2.2×	188 0.5×	167 0.5×	22	2.2k
Patrice Darmon France	27	420 0.3×	1.1k 1.4×	619 0.9×	293 0.8×	45 0.1×	86	2.7k
Kwame Osei United States	31	750 0.5×	467 0.6×	1.6k 2.2×	395 1.0×	58 0.2×	108	2.9k
Seung-Hyun Ko South Korea	16	473 0.3×	498 0.6×	1.1k 1.5×	340 0.9×	38 0.1×	37	2.4k
Pedro Pablo García‐Luna Spain	24	622 0.4×	874 1.1×	502 0.7×	95 0.2×	49 0.2×	128	2.0k
Giuliano Rossi Italy	3	325 0.2×	258 0.3×	727 1.0×	250 0.7×	149 0.5×	7	1.9k

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Benaiges, David, Anna Casajoana, Manuel Pera, et al.. (2025). Bariatric Conversion Surgery Impact on LDL Cholesterol in Patients Previously Treated with Sleeve Gastrectomy. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 14(14). 4901–4901.

Pedro‐Botet, Juan, Elisenda Climent, & David Benaiges. (2024). LDL cholesterol as a causal agent of atherosclerosis. Clínica e Investigación en Arteriosclerosis (English Edition). 36. 100728–100728. 2 indexed citations

Climent, Elisenda, et al.. (2024). ¿Cómo alcanzar los objetivos en colesterol LDL con los criterios de financiación de los nuevos fármacos hipolipemiantes?. Clínica e Investigación en Arteriosclerosis. 37(3). 500752–500752.

Pedro‐Botet, Juan, et al.. (2024). Early HbA1c Levels as a Predictor of Adverse Obstetric Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 13(6). 1732–1732. 7 indexed citations

Climent, Elisenda, et al.. (2024). Resilient Older Subjects with Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia, Baseline Differences and Associated Factors. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(9). 4831–4831. 1 indexed citations

Pedro‐Botet, Juan, et al.. (2023). Use of phytosterol-fortified foods to improve LDL cholesterol levels: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases. 33(8). 1472–1480. 13 indexed citations

Chillarón, Juan J., et al.. (2023). Validity and Applicability of the Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM) Criteria in Patients Hospitalized for Acute Medical Conditions. Nutrients. 15(18). 4012–4012. 1 indexed citations

Gómez‐Pérez, Ana María, Patricia Ruiz‐Limón, Jordi Salas‐Salvadó, et al.. (2023). Gut microbiota in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: a PREDIMED-Plus trial sub analysis. Gut Microbes. 15(1). 2223339–2223339. 26 indexed citations

Oliveras, Anna, Susana Vázquez, María José Soler, et al.. (2022). Exploring Renal Changes after Bariatric Surgery in Patients with Severe Obesity. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 11(3). 728–728. 2 indexed citations

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Benaiges, David, et al.. (2022). Bariatric surgery and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Medicina Clínica. 158(11). 550–555. 7 indexed citations

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Oliveras, Anna, Albert Goday, Susana Vázquez, et al.. (2021). Improvement of Arterial Stiffness One Month after Bariatric Surgery and Potential Mechanisms. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 10(4). 691–691. 7 indexed citations

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Pedro‐Botet, Juan, Elisenda Climent, & David Benaiges. (2021). Familial Hypercholesterolemia: Do HDL Play a Role?. Biomedicines. 9(7). 810–810. 16 indexed citations

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Climent, Elisenda, Anna Oliveras, Juan Pedro‐Botet, Albert Goday, & David Benaiges. (2021). Bariatric Surgery and Hypertension. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 10(18). 4049–4049. 15 indexed citations

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Climent, Elisenda, Victoria Marco-Benedí, David Benaiges, et al.. (2021). Impact of statin therapy on LDL and non-HDL cholesterol levels in subjects with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia. Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases. 31(5). 1594–1603. 5 indexed citations

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Roux, Juana A. Flores‐Le, et al.. (2021). Trends in Prevalence of Diabetes among Twin Pregnancies and Perinatal Outcomes in Catalonia between 2006 and 2015: The DIAGESTCAT Study. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 10(9). 1937–1937. 12 indexed citations

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Benaiges, David, Albert Goday, Juana A. Flores‐Le Roux, et al.. (2020). Bariatric surgery and LDL cholesterol (BASALTO) trial study protocol: randomised controlled study evaluating the effect of gastric bypass versus sleeve gastrectomy on high LDL cholesterol. BMJ Open. 10(9). e037712–e037712. 2 indexed citations

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Benaiges, David, Juan Pedro‐Botet, José M. Ramón, et al.. (2020). Additional Metabolic Effects of Bariatric Surgery in Patients with a Poor Mid-Term Weight Loss Response: A 5-Year Follow-Up Study. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 9(10). 3193–3193. 1 indexed citations

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Benaiges, David, Juan Pedro‐Botet, Montserrat Villatoro, et al.. (2019). Changes in Thyroid Replacement Therapy after Bariatric Surgery: Differences between Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass and Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy. Obesity Surgery. 29(8). 2593–2599. 10 indexed citations

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Oliveras, Anna, Albert Goday, Laia Sans, et al.. (2019). Changes in Central 24-h Ambulatory Blood Pressure and Hemodynamics 12 Months After Bariatric Surgery: the BARIHTA Study. Obesity Surgery. 30(1). 195–205. 6 indexed citations

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Goday, Albert, et al.. (2014). Can bariatric surgery improve cardiovascular risk factors in the metabolically healthy but morbidly obese patient?. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 10(5). 871–876. 24 indexed citations

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