L Piera

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
36 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

L Piera is a scholar working on Nephrology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Emergency Medical Services. According to data from OpenAlex, L Piera has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Nephrology, 9 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 7 papers in Emergency Medical Services. Recurrent topics in L Piera's work include Dialysis and Renal Disease Management (10 papers), Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis (7 papers) and Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies (5 papers). L Piera is often cited by papers focused on Dialysis and Renal Disease Management (10 papers), Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis (7 papers) and Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies (5 papers). L Piera collaborates with scholars based in Spain, United States and Japan. L Piera's co-authors include Eric W. Young, Friedrich K. Port, David A. Goodkin, Kiyoshi Kurokawa, Philip J. Held, Ronald L. Pisoni, Tadao Akizawa, Takashi Akiba, Jennifer L. Bragg‐Gresham and Justin M. Albert and has published in prestigious journals such as Kidney International, Journal of Hepatology and American Journal of Kidney Diseases.

In The Last Decade

L Piera

33 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

Predictors and consequences of altered mineral metabolism... 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 200 400 600
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Predictors and consequences of altered mineral metabolism: The Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study
    2005 606 citations Eric W. Young, Justin M. Albert et al. Kidney International profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
L Piera Spain 14 1.6k 410 382 317 234 36 2.3k
Sudtida Satayathum United States 11 1.9k 1.2× 239 0.6× 304 0.8× 490 1.5× 453 1.9× 11 2.7k
Fernando Valderrábano Spain 28 1.8k 1.1× 215 0.5× 333 0.9× 410 1.3× 342 1.5× 87 3.2k
A.J. Collins United States 17 1.7k 1.1× 236 0.6× 261 0.7× 232 0.7× 439 1.9× 25 2.7k
Marcia Keen United States 25 2.3k 1.5× 646 1.6× 593 1.6× 722 2.3× 297 1.3× 43 3.3k
Angelo Karaboyas United States 25 2.0k 1.3× 382 0.9× 552 1.4× 549 1.7× 278 1.2× 77 2.7k
Gregorio T. Obrador Mexico 30 2.2k 1.4× 359 0.9× 368 1.0× 266 0.8× 266 1.1× 69 3.3k
Fergus Caskey United Kingdom 31 1.8k 1.1× 244 0.6× 329 0.9× 373 1.2× 290 1.2× 228 3.3k
Juan M. López–Gómez Spain 20 1.5k 0.9× 221 0.5× 296 0.8× 311 1.0× 222 0.9× 74 2.2k
E. W. Boeschoten Netherlands 19 1.4k 0.9× 386 0.9× 175 0.5× 292 0.9× 135 0.6× 25 1.7k
Justin M. Albert United States 16 3.1k 1.9× 428 1.0× 612 1.6× 489 1.5× 197 0.8× 18 3.6k

Countries citing papers authored by L Piera

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Fields of papers citing papers by L Piera

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by L Piera. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by L Piera. The network helps show where L Piera may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of L Piera

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of L Piera. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of L Piera based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with L Piera. L Piera is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Tovar, Juscelino, Jaume Ordï, S. Martínez, et al.. (2015). Effects of Intravenous Cyclophosphamide in Severe Proliferative Lupus Glomerulonephritis. Contributions to nephrology. 99. 139–142.
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Blayney, Margaret J., Ronald L. Pisoni, Jennifer L. Bragg‐Gresham, et al.. (2008). High alkaline phosphatase levels in hemodialysis patients are associated with higher risk of hospitalization and death. Kidney International. 74(5). 655–663. 122 indexed citations
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Segarra, A., Maria Luisa Amoedo, S. Pons, et al.. (2007). Efficacy and safety of 'rescue therapy' with mycophenolate mofetil in resistant primary glomerulonephritis--A multicenter study. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation. 22(5). 1351–1360. 18 indexed citations
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Pisoni, Ronald L., Keith McCullough, Robert M. Merion, et al.. (2005). Kidney transplantation and wait-listing rates from the international Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS). Kidney International. 68(1). 330–337. 79 indexed citations
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Espinel, Eugènia, José L. Tovar, L Piera, et al.. (2005). Angiotensin‐Converting Enzyme I/D Polymorphism in Patients With Malignant Hypertension. Journal of Clinical Hypertension. 7(1). 11–17. 9 indexed citations
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Young, Eric W., Justin M. Albert, Sudtida Satayathum, et al.. (2005). Predictors and consequences of altered mineral metabolism: The Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study. Kidney International. 67(3). 1179–1187. 606 indexed citations breakdown →
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Saran, Rajiv, Jennifer L. Bragg‐Gresham, Hugh C. Rayner, et al.. (2003). Nonadherence in hemodialysis: Associations with mortality, hospitalization, and practice patterns in the DOPPS. Kidney International. 64(1). 254–262. 414 indexed citations
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Lopes, Antônio Alberto, Eric W. Young, David A. Goodkin, et al.. (2002). Depression as a predictor of mortality and hospitalization among hemodialysis patients in the United States and Europe. Kidney International. 62(1). 199–207. 432 indexed citations
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Álvarez-Rodríguez, Joaquín, et al.. (2001). [Analysis of the survival of permanent vascular access ports].. PubMed. 21(3). 260–73. 13 indexed citations
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Piera, L, et al.. (2001). [Vascular access in Spain: analysis of its distribution, morbidity, and monitoring systems].. PubMed. 21(1). 45–51. 10 indexed citations
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Rodriguez, Juan A., et al.. (2000). The function of permanent vascular access. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation. 15(3). 402–408. 122 indexed citations
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Charco, R., Lluís Capdevila, Vı́ctor Vargas, et al.. (1999). OUTCOME OF HEPATITIS C VIRUS-ASSOCIATED MEMBRANOPROLIFERATIVE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS AFTER LIVER TRANSPLANTATION. Transplantation. 68(8). 1131–1134. 13 indexed citations
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Roca‐Tey, Ramón, et al.. (1997). Immunoblastic lymphoma of the colon in a renal transplant patient presenting with autoimmune haemolytic anaemia of the cold antibody type. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation. 12(9). 2000–2001. 4 indexed citations
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Camps, Joaquín, et al.. (1996). Joseph Trueta: Catalan Surgeon and Medical Researcher. Renal Failure. 18(4). 533–536. 1 indexed citations
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Genescà, Joan, Joan Córdoba, Sílvia Sauleda, et al.. (1995). Hepatitis C virus infection in renal transplant recipients: epidemiology, clinical impact, serological confirmation and viral replication. Journal of Hepatology. 22(3). 272–277. 26 indexed citations
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Madrenas, Joaquı́n, et al.. (1986). Digoxin-Like Immunoreacting Activity in the Serum of Patients on Regular Hemodialysis. ˜The œNephron journals/Nephron journals. 43(4). 303–304. 3 indexed citations
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Vallès, Margarita, et al.. (1984). [Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis and pregnancy].. PubMed. 82(13). 575–7. 1 indexed citations

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