Francesc Cots

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
70 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Francesc Cots is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Economics and Econometrics and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Francesc Cots has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in General Health Professions, 15 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 14 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Francesc Cots's work include Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (11 papers), Healthcare Policy and Management (10 papers) and Healthcare Systems and Technology (8 papers). Francesc Cots is often cited by papers focused on Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (11 papers), Healthcare Policy and Management (10 papers) and Healthcare Systems and Technology (8 papers). Francesc Cots collaborates with scholars based in Spain, Finland and United States. Francesc Cots's co-authors include Xavier Castells, Oriol Vall, Marta Riu, Unto Häkkinen, Mercè Comas, María Sala, Óscar García‐Algar, Zeynep Or, Alexander Geißler and Lisbeth Serdén and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Journal of Clinical Epidemiology.

In The Last Decade

Francesc Cots

68 papers receiving 1.5k citations

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Diagnosis related groups in Europe: moving towards transparency, efficiency, and quality in hospitals?

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Francesc Cots Spain	22	510	461	279	200	182	70	1.6k
Katharina Hauck United Kingdom	25	577 1.1×	521 1.1×	216 0.8×	119 0.6×	111 0.6×	84	1.7k
Leonard MacWilliam Canada	21	539 1.1×	332 0.7×	273 1.0×	116 0.6×	70 0.4×	46	1.4k
Giovanni Putoto Italy	27	464 0.9×	184 0.4×	414 1.5×	210 1.1×	165 0.9×	180	2.5k
Saber Azami–Aghdash Iran	21	510 1.0×	178 0.4×	187 0.7×	165 0.8×	210 1.2×	113	1.9k
Melinda K. Abrams United States	20	999 2.0×	630 1.4×	285 1.0×	205 1.0×	88 0.5×	41	1.7k
Rajeev Chaudhry United States	26	523 1.0×	166 0.4×	360 1.3×	99 0.5×	99 0.5×	99	1.9k
Tim Stokes New Zealand	26	958 1.9×	292 0.6×	430 1.5×	120 0.6×	110 0.6×	132	2.1k
Barbara Clyne Ireland	22	468 0.9×	507 1.1×	374 1.3×	69 0.3×	105 0.6×	115	2.0k
Luz Gibbons Argentina	27	589 1.2×	361 0.8×	468 1.7×	103 0.5×	116 0.6×	92	3.1k
Marc B. Rosenman United States	26	638 1.3×	191 0.4×	469 1.7×	179 0.9×	58 0.3×	126	2.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Francesc Cots

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Carreras, Marc, et al.. (2025). Spanish Hospital Cost Network Database: building a national benchmark from cost accounting practices. BMC Health Services Research. 25(1). 901–901.

Echeverría-Esnal, Daniel, Luisa Sorlí, Adela Benítez-Cano, et al.. (2023). A retrospective case-control study to evaluate the use of beta-lactam desensitization in the management of penicillin-allergic patients: a potential strategy for Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 14. 1260632–1260632. 1 indexed citations

López-Montesinos, Inmaculada, Juan Du, Esperanza Cañas‐Ruano, et al.. (2022). Comparative Analysis of Complicated Urinary Tract Infections Caused by Extensively Drug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae. Antibiotics. 11(11). 1511–1511. 3 indexed citations

Vargas, Íngrid, et al.. (2021). Understanding How to Improve the Use of Clinical Coordination Mechanisms between Primary and Secondary Care Doctors: Clues from Catalonia. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18(6). 3224–3224. 4 indexed citations

Ferrández, Olivia, Xavier Durán, Carolina Pérez-García, et al.. (2021). Impact of Non-Persistence on Healthcare Resource Utilization and Costs in Patients With Immune-Mediated Rheumatic Diseases Initiating Subcutaneous TNF-Alpha Inhibitors: A Before-and-After Study. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 12. 752879–752879. 5 indexed citations

Vargas, Íngrid, et al.. (2020). Does management integration improve cross-level clinical coordination? Experience of Catalonia. European Journal of Public Health. 30(Supplement_5). 1 indexed citations

Aller, Marta-Beatriz, et al.. (2017). Doctors’ opinions on clinical coordination between primary and secondary care in the Catalan healthcare system. Gaceta Sanitaria. 33(1). 66–73. 7 indexed citations

Riu, Marta, Roser Terradas, María Sala, et al.. (2016). Cost Attributable to Nosocomial Bacteremia. Analysis According to Microorganism and Antimicrobial Sensitivity in a University Hospital in Barcelona. PLoS ONE. 11(4). e0153076–e0153076. 26 indexed citations

Riu, Marta, Roser Terradas, María Sala, et al.. (2015). Impacto económico de las bacteriemias nosocomiales. Comparación de tres metodologías de cálculo. Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica. 34(10). 620–625. 5 indexed citations

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Salvans, Sílvia, Miguél Pera, Francesc Cots, et al.. (2013). Impacto de un programa de rehabilitación multimodal en cirugía electiva colorrectal sobre los costes hospitalarios. Cirugía Española. 91(10). 638–644. 10 indexed citations

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Carles-Lavila, Misericòrdia, Ester Vilaprinyó, Francesc Cots, et al.. (2011). Cost-effectiveness of early detection of breast cancer in Catalonia (Spain). BMC Cancer. 11(1). 192–192. 31 indexed citations

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Garín, Olatz, Anna García‐Altés, Elisa Sicuri, et al.. (2011). [Use of services and costs in patients with influenza (H1N1) 2009 in Spain: background and research protocol].. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 85(1). 19–31. 5 indexed citations

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Riu, Marta, Josep M. Muniesa, Joan Leal, et al.. (2009). Evaluación del impacto asistencial de la puesta en funcionamiento de una unidad funcional de artroplastia de rodilla. Gaceta Sanitaria. 23(5). 444–447. 4 indexed citations

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Cots, Francesc. (2007). Patient mobility in the European Union. Learning from experience. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. 61(11). 1014–1014. 44 indexed citations

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Cots, Francesc, et al.. (2007). Impact of immigration on the cost of emergency visits in Barcelona (Spain). BMC Health Services Research. 7(1). 9–9. 88 indexed citations

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Hoffmeister, Lorena, Marta Román, Mercè Comas, et al.. (2007). Time-trend and variations in the proportion of second-eye cataract surgery. BMC Health Services Research. 7(1). 53–53. 15 indexed citations

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Cots, Francesc. (2004). La sostenibilidad del sistema hospitalario en Cataluña. El balance de una década. Gaceta Sanitaria. 18(1). 64–67. 3 indexed citations

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Cots, Francesc, et al.. (2003). Programas de mantenimiento de metadona con servicios auxiliares: un estudio de coste-efectividad. Gaceta Sanitaria. 17(2). 123–130. 12 indexed citations

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Cots, Francesc, et al.. (2003). Relationship between hospital structural level and length of stay outliers. Health Policy. 68(2). 159–168. 28 indexed citations

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Cots, Francesc & Xavier Castells. (2001). Cómo pagamos a nuestros hospitales. La referencia de Cataluña y el contrapunto desde Andalucía. Gaceta Sanitaria. 15(2). 172–181. 4 indexed citations

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