María Medrano

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
91 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

María Medrano is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Physiology and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, María Medrano has authored 91 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 33 papers in Physiology and 20 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in María Medrano's work include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (27 papers), Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (12 papers) and Physical Activity and Health (12 papers). María Medrano is often cited by papers focused on Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (27 papers), Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (12 papers) and Physical Activity and Health (12 papers). María Medrano collaborates with scholars based in Spain, Chile and United States. María Medrano's co-authors include Julián Benito‐León, Félix Bermejo‐Pareja, Idoia Labayen, Raquel Boix, Lide Arenaza, Cristina Cadenas‐Sánchez, Saturio Vega, Maddi Osés, María Amasene and Miguel Delgado‐Rodríguez and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism and Neurology.

In The Last Decade

María Medrano

86 papers receiving 1.8k 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.

Changes in lifestyle behaviours during the COVID‐19 confinement in Spanish children: A longitudinal analysis from the MUGI project

2020 196 citations María Medrano, Cristina Cadenas‐Sánchez et al. Pediatric Obesity profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
María Medrano Spain	22	544	447	335	308	261	91	1.8k
Natalia Gouskova United States	17	368 0.7×	372 0.8×	463 1.4×	236 0.8×	236 0.9×	45	2.0k
Yi Zhai China	20	439 0.8×	211 0.5×	296 0.9×	267 0.9×	475 1.8×	70	2.0k
J.W.R. Twisk Netherlands	20	601 1.1×	286 0.6×	375 1.1×	162 0.5×	324 1.2×	41	2.1k
Joni V. Lindbohm Finland	19	202 0.4×	307 0.7×	224 0.7×	190 0.6×	281 1.1×	33	1.8k
Diana P. Pozuelo‐Carrascosa Spain	23	418 0.8×	269 0.6×	231 0.7×	185 0.6×	111 0.4×	71	1.5k
Susan Rubin United States	23	773 1.4×	712 1.6×	190 0.6×	390 1.3×	387 1.5×	67	2.7k
Joanne Reid United Kingdom	25	514 0.9×	677 1.5×	371 1.1×	307 1.0×	102 0.4×	142	2.3k
Amber Pirzada United States	17	623 1.1×	398 0.9×	542 1.6×	334 1.1×	235 0.9×	66	1.9k
Judith Baxter United States	30	591 1.1×	553 1.2×	241 0.7×	462 1.5×	271 1.0×	73	2.7k
Ai Ikeda Japan	25	283 0.5×	271 0.6×	257 0.8×	297 1.0×	233 0.9×	104	1.9k

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Ruíz-Hermosa, Abel, David Sánchez‐Oliva, Alberto Grao‐Cruces, et al.. (2025). Feasibility, Acceptability, and Effectiveness of Physically Active Lessons in Secondary Education: ACTIVE CLASS Pilot Study. Translational Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine. 10(2). 1 indexed citations

Saz‐Lara, Alicia, José Alberto Martínez‐Hortelano, María Medrano, et al.. (2024). Exercise prescription for the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases in primary care: Protocol of the RedExAP study. PLoS ONE. 19(7). e0302652–e0302652. 1 indexed citations

Saz‐Lara, Alicia, et al.. (2024). Association between body shape index and arterial stiffness: results of the EVasCu study and a meta-analysis. International Journal of Obesity. 49(4). 554–563. 1 indexed citations

Bizzozero‐Peroni, Bruno, Rubén Fernández‐Rodríguez, Vicente Martínez‐Vizcaíno, et al.. (2023). Nut consumption is associated with a lower risk of depression in adults: A prospective analysis with data from the UK Biobank cohort. Clinical Nutrition. 42(9). 1728–1736. 2 indexed citations

Torres‐Costoso, Ana, Sergio Núñez de Arenas‐Arroyo, María Medrano, et al.. (2023). Steps per day and health-related quality of life in schoolchildren: the mediator role of cardiorespiratory fitness. European Journal of Pediatrics. 183(2). 739–748. 1 indexed citations

Cadenas‐Sánchez, Cristina, María Medrano, Arantxa Villanueva, et al.. (2023). Differences in specific abdominal fat depots between metabolically healthy and unhealthy children with overweight/obesity: The role of cardiorespiratory fitness. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports. 33(8). 1462–1472. 6 indexed citations

Fernández‐Rodríguez, Rubén, Vicente Martínez‐Vizcaíno, Arthur Eumann Mesas, et al.. (2022). Does intermittent fasting impact mental disorders? A systematic review with meta-analysis. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition. 63(32). 11169–11184. 26 indexed citations

Osés, Maddi, María Medrano, María P. Portillo, et al.. (2022). Peripheral blood mononuclear cells‐expressed miRNA profiles derived from children with metabolic‐associated fatty liver disease and insulin resistance. Pediatric Obesity. 17(12). e12966–e12966. 6 indexed citations

Osés, Maddi, Cristina Cadenas‐Sánchez, María Medrano, et al.. (2022). Development of a prediction protocol for the screening of metabolic associated fatty liver disease in children with overweight or obesity. Pediatric Obesity. 17(9). e12917–e12917. 5 indexed citations

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Osés, Maddi, María Medrano, Arkaitz Galbete, et al.. (2021). A sociodemographic, anthropometric and lifestyle‐based prediction score for screening children with overweight and obesity for hepatic steatosis: The HEPAKID index. Pediatric Obesity. 16(8). e12770–e12770. 1 indexed citations

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Medrano, María, Cristina Cadenas‐Sánchez, Maddi Osés, et al.. (2021). Associations of fitness and physical activity with specific abdominal fat depots in children with overweight/obesity. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports. 32(1). 211–222. 14 indexed citations

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Molina‐García, Pablo, et al.. (2021). Device-Measured Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviors, Built Environment, and Adiposity Gain in Older Women: A Seven-Year Prospective Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18(6). 3074–3074. 1 indexed citations

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Medrano, María, Cristina Cadenas‐Sánchez, Maddi Osés, et al.. (2020). Changes in lifestyle behaviours during the COVID‐19 confinement in Spanish children: A longitudinal analysis from the MUGI project. Pediatric Obesity. 16(4). e12731–e12731. 196 indexed citations breakdown →

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Medrano, María, Lide Arenaza, Jairo H. Migueles, et al.. (2020). Associations of physical activity and fitness with hepatic steatosis, liver enzymes, and insulin resistance in children with overweight/obesity. Pediatric Diabetes. 21(4). 565–574. 26 indexed citations

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Labayen, Idoia, María Medrano, Lide Arenaza, et al.. (2019). Effects of Exercise in Addition to a Family-Based Lifestyle Intervention Program on Hepatic Fat in Children With Overweight. Diabetes Care. 43(2). 306–313. 35 indexed citations

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González‐Ruíz, Katherine, María Medrano, Jorge Enrique Correa‐Bautista, et al.. (2018). Comparison of Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis, Slaughter Skinfold-Thickness Equations, and Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry for Estimating Body Fat Percentage in Colombian Children and Adolescents with Excess of Adiposity. Nutrients. 10(8). 1086–1086. 43 indexed citations

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Muñoz-Hernández, Victoria, Lide Arenaza, Luis Gracia‐Marco, et al.. (2018). Influence of Physical Activity on Bone Mineral Content and Density in Overweight and Obese Children with Low Adherence to the Mediterranean Dietary Pattern. Nutrients. 10(8). 1075–1075. 11 indexed citations

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Medrano, María, Idoia Labayen, Jonatan R. Ruiz, et al.. (2017). Cardiorespiratory fitness, waist circumference and liver enzyme levels in European adolescents: The HELENA cross-sectional study. Journal of science and medicine in sport. 20(10). 932–936. 8 indexed citations

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González, Laura, et al.. (2006). El hambre en la Guerra Civil española y la mortalidad por cardiopatía isquémica: una perspectiva desde la hipótesis de Barker. LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas). 1 indexed citations

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Medrano, María, et al.. (2000). The association of dietary folate, B6, and B12 with cardiovascular mortality in Spain: an ecological analysis. American Journal of Public Health. 90(10). 1636–1638. 22 indexed citations

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