Elena Gimeno‐Santos

5.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
92 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Elena Gimeno‐Santos is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Physiology and Complementary and alternative medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Elena Gimeno‐Santos has authored 92 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 68 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 26 papers in Physiology and 20 papers in Complementary and alternative medicine. Recurrent topics in Elena Gimeno‐Santos's work include Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research (64 papers), Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (24 papers) and Cardiovascular and exercise physiology (20 papers). Elena Gimeno‐Santos is often cited by papers focused on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research (64 papers), Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (24 papers) and Cardiovascular and exercise physiology (20 papers). Elena Gimeno‐Santos collaborates with scholars based in Spain, United Kingdom and Belgium. Elena Gimeno‐Santos's co-authors include Milo A. Puhan, Thierry Troosters, Christopher J Cates, Judith García‐Aymerich, E. Haydn Walters, Johann Steurer, Madlaina Scharplatz, Nicholas S Hopkinson, Michael I. Polkey and Roberto Rabinovich and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Elena Gimeno‐Santos

84 papers receiving 2.7k citations

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Pulmonary rehabilitation following exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

2016 515 citations Milo A. Puhan, Elena Gimeno‐Santos et al. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Elena Gimeno‐Santos Spain	23	2.1k	854	496	410	368	92	2.8k
Suzanne C. Lareau United States	23	2.5k 1.2×	740 0.9×	482 1.0×	276 0.7×	360 1.0×	45	3.2k
Johanna Williams United Kingdom	23	2.0k 0.9×	498 0.6×	383 0.8×	364 0.9×	280 0.8×	44	2.3k
Vanessa Suziane Probst Brazil	20	2.1k 1.0×	970 1.1×	348 0.7×	617 1.5×	195 0.5×	75	2.6k
Sue Jenkins Australia	30	2.1k 1.0×	607 0.7×	519 1.0×	595 1.5×	230 0.6×	91	2.9k
Hans Van Remoortel Belgium	19	1.4k 0.7×	831 1.0×	270 0.5×	446 1.1×	349 0.9×	67	2.3k
Claire M. Nolan United Kingdom	26	2.0k 1.0×	1.1k 1.3×	244 0.5×	228 0.6×	194 0.5×	102	3.0k
Samantha S.C. Kon United Kingdom	23	2.0k 0.9×	1.1k 1.3×	255 0.5×	210 0.5×	181 0.5×	71	2.9k
R. Garrod United Kingdom	16	3.6k 1.7×	1.1k 1.3×	403 0.8×	356 0.9×	422 1.1×	29	4.0k
Luís Puente‐Maestu Spain	29	2.5k 1.2×	977 1.1×	601 1.2×	853 2.1×	217 0.6×	134	3.3k
Brian Carlin United States	20	2.2k 1.0×	408 0.5×	371 0.7×	326 0.8×	171 0.5×	76	2.6k

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Perdomo, Juan, Manuel López-Baamonde, Elena Gimeno‐Santos, et al.. (2025). Cognitive Impairment Before Cardiac Surgery: A Prospective Single-Center Observational Analysis. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 14(6). 1853–1853.

Blanco, Isabel, et al.. (2025). Agreement and Reliability Between Tele-Assessment and In-Person Assessment of the One-Minute Sit-to-Stand Test in Patients with Chronic Respiratory Diseases. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 14(14). 5049–5049.

Gimeno‐Santos, Elena, Ricard Navarro‐Ripoll, M.J. Arguís, et al.. (2025). Multimodal prehabilitation as a strategy to reduce postoperative complications in cardiac surgery. European Journal of Anaesthesiology. 42(11). 987–996.

Gimeno‐Santos, Elena, Victoria Alcaraz-Serrano, Joren Buekers, et al.. (2025). Effects of the inhaled dose of air pollution on health: a systematic review. European Respiratory Review. 34(177). 250042–250042.

Buekers, Joren, Laura Delgado‐Ortiz, Dimitrios Megaritis, et al.. (2024). Gait differences between COPD and healthy controls: systematic review and meta-analysis. European Respiratory Review. 33(172). 230253–230253. 4 indexed citations

Torralba, Yolanda, Xavier Alsina‐Restoy, Rodrigo Torres‐Castro, et al.. (2024). Six‐minute walking distance and desaturation–distance ratio in allogeneic stem cell transplantation. European Journal of Clinical Investigation. 54(5). e14151–e14151. 1 indexed citations

Tang, Clarice, Bruce Bernstein, Felicity Blackstock, et al.. (2024). Unravelling the complex interplay of factors behind exercise limitations and physical inactivity in COPD. Breathe. 20(2). 230180–230180. 2 indexed citations

Torres‐Castro, Rodrigo, Rodrigo Núñez‐Cortés, Xavier Alsina‐Restoy, et al.. (2023). Assessment of Exercise Capacity in Post-COVID-19 Patients: How Is the Appropriate Test Chosen?. Life. 13(3). 621–621. 15 indexed citations

Arguís, M.J., et al.. (2023). Feasibility and effects of prehabilitation in cardiac surgery. Preliminary study. Revista Española de Anestesiología y Reanimación (English Edition). 70(4). 218–223.

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López-Baamonde, Manuel, M.J. Arguís, Ricard Navarro‐Ripoll, et al.. (2023). Multimodal Prehabilitation in Heart Transplant Recipients Improves Short-Term Post-Transplant Outcomes without Increasing Costs. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 12(11). 3724–3724. 13 indexed citations

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Koreny, Maria, Ane Arbillaga‐Etxarri, Magda Bosch de Basea, et al.. (2022). Urban environment and physical activity and capacity in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Environmental Research. 214(Pt 2). 113956–113956. 12 indexed citations

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Coca-Martínez, Miquel, M.J. Arguís, Elena Gimeno‐Santos, et al.. (2020). Multimodal prehabilitation as strategy for reduction of postoperative complications after cardiac surgery: a randomised controlled trial protocol. BMJ Open. 10(12). e039885–e039885. 15 indexed citations

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Koreny, Maria, Heleen Demeyer, Ane Arbillaga‐Etxarri, et al.. (2019). Determinants of study completion and response to a 12-month behavioral physical activity intervention in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A cohort study. PLoS ONE. 14(5). e0217157–e0217157. 6 indexed citations

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Loeckx, Matthias, Roberto Rabinovich, Heleen Demeyer, et al.. (2018). Smartphone-Based Physical Activity Telecoaching in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Mixed-Methods Study on Patient Experiences and Lessons for Implementation. JMIR mhealth and uhealth. 6(12). e200–e200. 49 indexed citations

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Ramón, María Antonia, Gerben ter Riet, Anne‐Elie Carsin, et al.. (2018). The dyspnoea–inactivity vicious circle in COPD: development and external validation of a conceptual model. European Respiratory Journal. 52(3). 1800079–1800079. 105 indexed citations

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Arbillaga‐Etxarri, Ane, Elena Gimeno‐Santos, Anael Barberán-García, et al.. (2016). Validation of Walking Trails for the Urban TrainingTM of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients. PLoS ONE. 11(1). e0146705–e0146705. 18 indexed citations

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Muñoz, Gerardo, et al.. (2016). Análisis descriptivo de la fisioterapia respiratoria en España. Rehabilitación. 50(3). 160–165. 4 indexed citations

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Puhan, Milo A., Elena Gimeno‐Santos, Christopher J Cates, & Thierry Troosters. (2016). Pulmonary rehabilitation following exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2019(11). CD005305–CD005305. 515 indexed citations breakdown →

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Arbillaga‐Etxarri, Ane, et al.. (2014). Validation of urban trails for COPD patients. European Respiratory Journal. 44(Suppl 58). P3352–P3352. 2 indexed citations

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Donaire-González, David, Elena Gimeno‐Santos, Eva Balcells, et al.. (2012). Physical activity in COPD patients: patterns and bouts. European Respiratory Journal. 42(4). 993–1002. 83 indexed citations

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