Josep Mensa

13.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
189 papers, 8.6k citations indexed

About

Josep Mensa is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Josep Mensa has authored 189 papers receiving a total of 8.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 99 papers in Epidemiology, 45 papers in Infectious Diseases and 39 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Josep Mensa's work include Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (59 papers), Orthopedic Infections and Treatments (35 papers) and Nosocomial Infections in ICU (31 papers). Josep Mensa is often cited by papers focused on Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (59 papers), Orthopedic Infections and Treatments (35 papers) and Nosocomial Infections in ICU (31 papers). Josep Mensa collaborates with scholars based in Spain, United States and Italy. Josep Mensa's co-authors include Àlex Soriano, Antoni Torres, Santiago Ewig, María Ángeles Marcos, Francisco Arancibia, Francesc Marco, Antoní Torres, Mauricio Ruiz, José Antonio Martínez and Michael S. Niederman and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, PLoS ONE and American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Josep Mensa

184 papers receiving 8.3k 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.

Effect of Corticosteroids on Treatment Failure Among Hospitalized Patients With Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia and High Inflammatory Response

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Josep Mensa Spain	50	5.1k	1.5k	1.4k	1.4k	1.3k	189	8.6k
Francesc Gudiol Spain	56	5.2k 1.0×	1.5k 1.0×	923 0.7×	2.5k 1.8×	1.7k 1.3×	176	9.5k
Margaret A. Dudeck United States	21	3.6k 0.7×	2.6k 1.7×	2.1k 1.5×	1.8k 1.4×	1.6k 1.2×	45	10.0k
Javier Garau Spain	53	4.8k 0.9×	999 0.7×	829 0.6×	2.3k 1.7×	2.2k 1.7×	208	10.9k
Grant Waterer Australia	43	6.5k 1.3×	3.1k 2.0×	691 0.5×	1.7k 1.3×	1.1k 0.9×	194	10.7k
James M. Hughes United States	20	2.7k 0.5×	2.3k 1.5×	1.3k 1.0×	1.8k 1.3×	1.0k 0.8×	39	7.5k
Mary Andrus United States	6	2.2k 0.4×	1.5k 1.0×	1.4k 1.0×	887 0.7×	869 0.7×	8	5.7k
Donald E. Craven United States	44	5.1k 1.0×	2.5k 1.7×	793 0.6×	3.1k 2.3×	784 0.6×	112	11.1k
Marya D. Zilberberg United States	47	3.4k 0.7×	1.9k 1.3×	811 0.6×	2.2k 1.6×	990 0.8×	171	7.7k
Jordi Carratalà Spain	63	8.6k 1.7×	2.9k 1.9×	1.1k 0.8×	2.8k 2.1×	2.3k 1.8×	332	14.2k
José Garnacho‐Montero Spain	53	4.7k 0.9×	2.5k 1.7×	523 0.4×	2.6k 1.9×	2.4k 1.8×	189	9.4k

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García‐Vidal, Carolina, Tommaso Francesco Aiello, Mariana Chumbita, et al.. (2025). COVID‐19 Patients Benefitting From Remdesivir for Improved Survival: A Neural Network‐Based Approach. Journal of Medical Virology. 97(3). e70276–e70276.

Aiello, Tommaso Francesco, Patricia Monzó, Guillermo Cuervo, et al.. (2024). Strengths and weaknesses of computerized clinical decision support systems: insights from a digital control center (C3 COVID-19) for early and personalized treatment for COVID-19. Revista Española de Quimioterapia. 38(1). 1–7. 3 indexed citations

Monzó, Patricia, Mariana Chumbita, Tommaso Francesco Aiello, et al.. (2023). Real-life epidemiology and current outcomes of hospitalized adults with invasive fungal infections. Medical Mycology. 61(3). 10 indexed citations

López, Néstor, Genoveva Cuesta, Mariana Chumbita, et al.. (2023). Multiplex real-time PCR FilmArray performance in the diagnosis of meningoencephalitis: lights and shadows. Infection. 52(1). 165–172. 5 indexed citations

Bouza, Emilio, José María Aguado, Luís Alcalá, et al.. (2020). Recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of Clostridioides difficile infection: An official clinical practice guideline of the Spanish Society of Chemotherapy (SEQ), Spaish Society of Internal Medicine (SEMI) and the working group of Postoperative Infection of the Spanish Society of Anesthesia and Reanimation (SEDAR). Revista Española de Quimioterapia. 33(2). 151–175. 15 indexed citations

Navarro, Margarita, Guillem Bori, Eduard Tornero, et al.. (2016). Incidence and Risk Factors for Infection When Teicoplanin Is Included for Prophylaxis in Patients with Hip Fracture. Surgical Infections. 17(4). 381–384. 16 indexed citations

Cillóniz, Catia, Richard Albert, Albert Gabarrús, et al.. (2015). The Effect of Macrolide Resistance on the Presentation and Outcome of Patients Hospitalized for Streptococcus pneumoniae Pneumonia. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 191(11). 1265–1272. 48 indexed citations

Tornero, Eduard, et al.. (2015). A Prolonged Post-Operative Antibiotic Regimen Reduced the Rate of Prosthetic Joint Infection after Aseptic Revision Knee Arthroplasty. Surgical Infections. 16(6). 775–780. 18 indexed citations

Sellarés, Jacobo, Alejandra López-Giraldo, Catia Cillóniz, et al.. (2013). Influence of Previous Use of Inhaled Corticoids on the Development of Pleural Effusion in Community-acquired Pneumonia. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 187(11). 1241–1248. 47 indexed citations

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Cillóniz, Catia, Eva Polverino, Santiago Ewig, et al.. (2013). Impact of Age and Comorbidity on Cause and Outcome in Community-Acquired Pneumonia. CHEST Journal. 144(3). 999–1007. 135 indexed citations

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Cillóniz, Catia, Santiago Ewig, Eva Polverino, et al.. (2012). Community-acquired pneumonia in outpatients: aetiology and outcomes. European Respiratory Journal. 40(4). 931–938. 57 indexed citations

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Sierra, Josep M., Sebastián García, Juan Carlos Martínez-Pastor, et al.. (2011). Relationship between the degree of osteolysis and cultures obtained by sonication of the prostheses in patients with aseptic loosening of a hip or knee arthroplasty. Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery. 131(10). 1357–1361. 29 indexed citations

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Soriano, Àlex, Sebastián García, Georgina Peñarroja, et al.. (2007). Comparative Study of the Effects of Pyridoxine, Rifampin, and Renal Function on Hematological Adverse Events Induced by Linezolid. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 51(7). 2559–2563. 49 indexed citations

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Arancibia, Francisco, Torsten Bauer, Santiago Ewig, et al.. (2002). Community-Acquired Pneumonia Due to Gram-Negative Bacteria and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Archives of Internal Medicine. 162(16). 1849–1849. 286 indexed citations

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Arancibia, Francisco, Santiago Ewig, Mauricio Ruiz, et al.. (2000). Antimicrobial Treatment Failures in Patients with Community-acquired Pneumonia. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 162(1). 154–160. 157 indexed citations

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Ruiz, Mauricio, Santiago Ewig, María Ángeles Marcos, et al.. (1999). Etiology of Community-Acquired Pneumonia: Impact of Age, Comorbidity, and Severity. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 160(2). 397–405. 462 indexed citations

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Ruiz, Mauricio, Santiago Ewig, Antoni Torres, et al.. (1999). Severe Community-acquired Pneumonia: Risk Factors and Follow-up Epidemiology. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 160(3). 923–929. 380 indexed citations

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Ewig, Santiago, Mauricio Ruiz, Antoni Torres, et al.. (1999). Pneumonia Acquired in the Community Through Drug-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 159(6). 1835–1842. 130 indexed citations

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Ewig, Santiago, Mauricio Ruiz, Josep Mensa, et al.. (1998). Severe Community-acquired Pneumonia: Assessment of Severity Criteria. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 158(4). 1102–1108. 254 indexed citations

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Trilla, Antoni, Josep M. Gatell, Josep Mensa, et al.. (1991). Risk Factors for Nosocomial Bacteremia in a Large Spanish Teaching Hospital: A Case-Control Study. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 12(3). 150–156. 17 indexed citations

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