Joan Santamaría

20.0k total citations · 4 hit papers
205 papers, 11.1k citations indexed

About

Joan Santamaría is a scholar working on Neurology, Cognitive Neuroscience and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Joan Santamaría has authored 205 papers receiving a total of 11.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 120 papers in Neurology, 98 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 68 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Joan Santamaría's work include Sleep and Wakefulness Research (93 papers), Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (92 papers) and Restless Legs Syndrome Research (63 papers). Joan Santamaría is often cited by papers focused on Sleep and Wakefulness Research (93 papers), Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (92 papers) and Restless Legs Syndrome Research (63 papers). Joan Santamaría collaborates with scholars based in Spain, Austria and United States. Joan Santamaría's co-authors include Álex Iranzo, Mónica Serradell, Carles Gaig, Eduardo Tolosa, Eduard Tolosa, Francesc Valldeoriola, Isabel Vilaseca, José Luís Molinuevo, A. Iranzo and Birgit Högl and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Lancet and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Joan Santamaría

199 papers receiving 10.8k citations

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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.

Rapid-eye-movement sleep behaviour disorder as an early marker for a neurodegenerative disorder: a descriptive study

2006 685 citations Álex Iranzo, Joan Santamaría et al. profile →
Neurodegenerative disease status and post-mortem pathology in idiopathic rapid-eye-movement sleep behaviour disorder: an observational cohort study

2013 513 citations Álex Iranzo, Ellen Gelpí et al. profile →
Neurodegenerative Disorder Risk in Idiopathic REM Sleep Behavior Disorder: Study in 174 Patients

2014 358 citations Álex Iranzo, Mónica Serradell et al. profile →
Detection of α-synuclein in CSF by RT-QuIC in patients with isolated rapid-eye-movement sleep behaviour disorder: a longitudinal observational study

2021 216 citations Álex Iranzo, Mónica Serradell et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Joan Santamaría Spain	57	6.9k	4.9k	3.6k	2.0k	1.4k	205	11.1k
Álex Iranzo Spain	57	7.0k 1.0×	4.8k 1.0×	3.8k 1.1×	1.8k 0.9×	1.5k 1.0×	183	10.1k
Birgit Högl Austria	62	7.9k 1.1×	6.7k 1.4×	6.7k 1.9×	2.3k 1.2×	983 0.7×	267	11.6k
Michael H. Silber United States	53	4.8k 0.7×	5.9k 1.2×	4.1k 1.2×	2.9k 1.5×	1.2k 0.8×	163	9.3k
Marco Zucconi Italy	56	4.0k 0.6×	5.9k 1.2×	4.6k 1.3×	2.8k 1.4×	2.2k 1.6×	228	10.2k
Isabelle Arnulf France	68	6.8k 1.0×	8.2k 1.7×	3.4k 1.0×	5.3k 2.7×	1.6k 1.1×	368	15.5k
Federica Provini Italy	42	2.1k 0.3×	3.1k 0.6×	1.7k 0.5×	1.4k 0.7×	1.1k 0.7×	232	6.4k
Pasquale Montagna Italy	54	2.8k 0.4×	3.1k 0.6×	1.7k 0.5×	1.4k 0.7×	1.4k 1.0×	192	8.7k
Sudhansu Chokroverty United States	40	2.2k 0.3×	3.5k 0.7×	2.2k 0.6×	1.7k 0.9×	1.2k 0.8×	163	6.7k
Christian R. Baumann Switzerland	45	1.9k 0.3×	3.0k 0.6×	1.6k 0.5×	2.2k 1.1×	695 0.5×	230	6.4k
William G. Ondo United States	62	11.0k 1.6×	4.2k 0.9×	5.2k 1.5×	846 0.4×	582 0.4×	251	13.6k

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Lehrer, Eduardo, et al.. (2024). Upper airway manifestations of anti-IgLON5 disease: Otorhinolaryngological point of view. Acta Otorrinolaringológica Española. 75(5). 288–295. 1 indexed citations

Gaig, Carles, Thomas Grüter, Anna Heidbreder, et al.. (2024). Development of a Composite Score for the Clinical Assessment of Anti-IgLON5 Disease. Neurology. 102(7). e208101–e208101. 9 indexed citations

Iranzo, Álex, Morten Gersel Stokholm, Erik Hvid Danielsen, et al.. (2024). Microglial Activation and Progression of Nigrostriatal Dysfunction in Isolated REM Sleep Behavior Disorder. Movement Disorders. 39(8). 1323–1328. 6 indexed citations

Navarro‐Otano, Judith, et al.. (2024). Autonomic nervous system dysfunction in idiopathic REM sleep behavior disorder as a short-term risk for a synucleinopathy. Journal of Neurology. 272(1). 1–1. 3 indexed citations

Graus, Francesc, Lídia Sabater, Carles Gaig, et al.. (2024). Anti-IgLON5 Disease 10 Years Later. Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation. 12(1). e200353–e200353. 4 indexed citations

Iranzo, Álex, Mónica Serradell, Morten Gersel Stokholm, et al.. (2024). Cholinergic dysfunction in isolated rapid eye movement sleep behaviour disorder links to impending phenoconversion. European Journal of Neurology. 31(12). e16503–e16503. 3 indexed citations

Pérez‐Carbonell, Laura, Carles Gaig, Amaia Muñoz‐Lopetegi, et al.. (2023). Sleep in Gerstmann-Straüssler-Scheinker disease. Sleep Medicine. 108. 11–15. 2 indexed citations

Iranzo, Álex, Morten Gersel Stokholm, Erik Hvid Danielsen, et al.. (2023). Progression of brain cholinergic dysfunction in patients with isolated rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder. European Journal of Neurology. 31(1). e16101–e16101. 14 indexed citations

Joza, Stephen, Álex Iranzo, Ambra Stefani, et al.. (2023). Is REM Sleep Behavior Disorder Changing? Secular Changes Versus Referral Patterns. Movement Disorders Clinical Practice. 10(10). 1519–1524. 2 indexed citations

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Bassetti, Claudio L., Ulf Kallweit, Luca Vignatelli, et al.. (2021). European guideline and expert statements on the management of narcolepsy in adults and children. European Journal of Neurology. 28(9). 2815–2830. 106 indexed citations

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Laguna, Ariadna, Helena Xicoy, Eduardo Tolosa, et al.. (2021). Serum metabolic biomarkers for synucleinopathy conversion in isolated REM sleep behavior disorder. npj Parkinson s Disease. 7(1). 40–40. 11 indexed citations

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Nissen, Sara Konstantin, Morten Gersel Stokholm, Álex Iranzo, et al.. (2021). Monocyte markers correlate with immune and neuronal brain changes in REM sleep behavior disorder. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(10). 47 indexed citations

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Bassetti, Claudio L., Ulf Kallweit, Luca Vignatelli, et al.. (2021). European guideline and expert statements on the management of narcolepsy in adults and children. Journal of Sleep Research. 30(6). e13387–e13387. 63 indexed citations

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Muñoz‐Lopetegi, Amaia, Montserrat Pujol, Marga Giménez, et al.. (2021). Abnormal sleep behavior caused by hypoglycemia. Sleep Medicine. 85. 268–270. 1 indexed citations

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Campabadal, Anna, Bàrbara Segura, Carme Junqué, et al.. (2019). Comparing the accuracy and neuroanatomical correlates of the UPSIT-40 and the Sniffin’ Sticks test in REM sleep behavior disorder. Parkinsonism & Related Disorders. 65. 197–202. 12 indexed citations

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Gallagher, Carla J., et al.. (2018). Case Report of Recurrent Xerophthalmia Associated with Vitamin A Deficiency Secondary to Lipid Malabsorption Following Extensive Colon Resection. 7(3). 1–3. 1 indexed citations

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Martínez-Nicolás, Antonio, Marc Guaita, Joan Santamaría, et al.. (2017). Circadian Impairment of Distal Skin Temperature Rhythm in Patients With Sleep-Disordered Breathing: The Effect of CPAP. SLEEP. 40(6). 32 indexed citations

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Kumru, Hatice, et al.. (2004). Variability in the Epworth sleepiness scale score between the patient and the partner. Sleep Medicine. 5(4). 369–371. 23 indexed citations

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Rodríguez, José, Francisco Barriga, Joan Santamaría, et al.. (2001). Nonconvulsive status epilepticus associated with cephalosporins in patients with renal failure. The American Journal of Medicine. 111(2). 115–119. 122 indexed citations

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Santamaría, Joan. (1994). Diagnóstico de la muerte cerebral. 6–24. 1 indexed citations

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