María Sala

17.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
245 papers, 11.5k citations indexed

About

María Sala is a scholar working on Oncology, Cancer Research and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, María Sala has authored 245 papers receiving a total of 11.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 94 papers in Oncology, 50 papers in Cancer Research and 45 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in María Sala's work include Global Cancer Incidence and Screening (69 papers), Breast Cancer Treatment Studies (29 papers) and Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis (27 papers). María Sala is often cited by papers focused on Global Cancer Incidence and Screening (69 papers), Breast Cancer Treatment Studies (29 papers) and Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis (27 papers). María Sala collaborates with scholars based in Spain, United States and France. María Sala's co-authors include Jordi Bruix, Josep M. Llovet, Carmen Ayuso, Joan Rodés, Xavier Montañá, María Isabel Real, Ramón Planas, S. Coll, Jordi Muchart and Ricard Solà and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Lancet and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

María Sala

237 papers receiving 11.2k 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.

Arterial embolisation or chemoembolisation versus symptomatic treatment in patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma: a randomised controlled trial

2002 2.7k citations María Sala et al. profile →
Natural History of Untreated Nonsurgical Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Rationale for the Design and Evaluation of Therapeutic Trials

1999 979 citations María Sala et al. profile →
Chemoembolization of hepatocellular carcinoma with drug eluting beads: Efficacy and doxorubicin pharmacokinetics

2006 707 citations María Sala et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of María Sala

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Cell population data for early detection of sepsis in patients with suspected infection in the emergency department 2025 ·Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM) ·(unknown), (unknown), María Sala, (unknown), Martin Larsen, Pierre Hausfater	1
2	PROSPERO - Reasons for its existence and why a systematic review and/or meta-analysis should be registered 2024 ·Cirugía Española (English Edition) ·Margarita Posso, María Sala	0
3	PROSPERO – Razones de su existencia y por qué debe registrase una revisión sistemática y/o metaanálisis 2024 ·Cirugía Española ·Margarita Posso, María Sala	2
4	A qualitative exploration of patient safety in a hospital setting in Spain: Policy and practice recommendations on patients' and companions' participation 2023 ·Health Expectations ·(unknown), Laia Domingo, Laura Medina‐Perucha, (unknown), Anna Berenguera, (unknown), (unknown), Xavier Castells, María Sala	3
5	Impact of COVID-19 on Hospital Admissions and Healthcare Quality Indicators in Non-COVID Patients: A Retrospective Study of the First COVID-19 Year in a University Hospital in Spain 2022 ·Journal of Clinical Medicine ·Laia Domingo, Mercè Comas, (unknown), Javier Louro, Helena Tizón‐Marcos, (unknown), Jaume Roquer, Juan J. Chillarón, Isabel Cirera, Sergi Pascual-Guàrdia, María Sala, Xavier Castells	11
6	Impact and Management of COVID-19 Among Healthcare Workers in Two Acute Care Hospitals and Two Associated Long-term Care Centres in Barcelona, Spain 2021 ·Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine ·(unknown), Andrea Burón, María Sala, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Juan Pablo Horcajada, Xavier Castells, (unknown), (unknown), Cònsol Serra	2
7	Effect of information about the benefits and harms of mammography on women’s decision making: The InforMa randomised controlled trial 2019 ·PLoS ONE ·(unknown), Montserrat Martínez‐Alonso, Montse García, María Sala, Lilisbeth Perestelo‐Pérez, Carmen Vidal, (unknown), María Feijoo-Cid, Ana Toledo‐Chávarri, (unknown), (unknown), Misericòrdia Carles-Lavila, Montserrat Rué, (unknown)	40
8	Mammographic breast density: How it affects performance indicators in screening programmes? 2018 ·European Journal of Radiology ·Margarita Posso, Javier Louro, (unknown), Marta Román, Carmen Vidal, María Sala, Marisa Baré, Xavier Castells	29
9	Spontaneous regression of hepatocellular carcinoma. A case report 2017 ·Gastroenterología y Hepatología (English Edition) ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Joan Francesc Julián Ibáñez, Carolina Armengol, María Sala	2
10	Biomarkers expression in benign breast diseases and risk of subsequent breast cancer: a case–control study 2017 ·Cancer Medicine ·Margarita Posso, Josep Corominas, Laia Serrano, Marta Román, Isabel Torá‐Rocamora, Laia Domingo, (unknown), María Jesús Quintana, (unknown), Marisa Baré, Carmen Vidal, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Joana Ferrer, Sònia Servitja, María Sala, Xavier Castells, (unknown)	10
11	Cumulative risk of breast cancer screening outcomes according to the presence of previous benign breast disease and family history of breast cancer: supporting personalised screening 2017 ·British Journal of Cancer ·(unknown), Marta Román, M. J. Quintana, Joana Ferrer, María Sala, Xavier Castells	10
12	Tumor phenotype and breast density in distinct categories of interval cancer: results of population-based mammography screening in Spain 2014 ·Breast Cancer Research ·Laia Domingo, Dolores Salas, Raquel Zubizarreta, Marisa Baré, (unknown), Teresa Barata, Josefa Ibáñez, Jordi Blanch, (unknown), (unknown), Xavier Castells, María Sala	61
13	Gene Expression Profiling in True Interval Breast Cancer Reveals Overactivation of the mTOR Signaling Pathway 2013 ·Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention ·Federico Rojo, Laia Domingo, María Sala, Sandra Zazo, Cristina Chamizo, Sílvia Menéndez, Oriol Arpí, Josep Corominas, Rafael Bragado, Sònia Servitja, Ignasi Tusquets, Lara Nonell, Francesc Macià, Juan Martínez, Ana Rovira, Joan Albanell, Xavier Castells	10
14	Variability studies for iron and zinc content on segregating population of rice. 2013 ·Electronic Journal of Plant Breeding ·María Sala, (unknown), S. Geetha, (unknown), (unknown)	4
15	Reflexiones sobre las prácticas de diagnóstico precoz del cáncer en España 2009 ·Hispana ·Xavier Castells, María Sala, Dolores Salas, Nieves Ascunce, Raquel Zubizarreta, (unknown)	12
16	Trends in hormone therapy use before and after publication of the Women's Health Initiative trial 2009 ·Menopause The Journal of The North American Menopause Society ·Gabriela Barbaglia, Francesc Macià, Mercè Comas, María Sala, (unknown), (unknown), Xavier Castells	34
17	El profesor o profesora, capitán de navío en un mar de recursos (Internet) 2005 ·Aula de innovación educativa ·(unknown), María Sala	0
18	Exposure to Asbestos and Lung and Pleural Cancer Mortality Among Pulp and Paper Industry Workers 2002 ·Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine ·Rafael S. Carel, Paolo Boffetta, Timo Kauppinen, Kay Teschke, Aage Andersen, (unknown), Neil Pearce, Bo Andreassen Rix, Alain Bergeret, David Coggon, Bodil Persson, Irena Szadkowska‐Stańczyk, Danuta Kielkowski, Paul K. Henneberger, Reiko Kishi, Luiz Augusto Facchini, María Sala, Didier Colin, Manolis Kogevinas	13
19	Sistema rápido de los rendimientos en depuración de una EDAR en función de las características macroscópicas y microscópicas del fango activado 2001 ·(unknown), Eva M. Rodrı́guez, (unknown), María Sala, Carmen Jiménez, (unknown), (unknown)	0
20	Application locale de Glucagon sur la muqueuse duodénale: effet sur l'activité motrice du sphincter d'Oddi 1983 ·Acta Endoscopica ·Julio Ponce, María Sala, Virginia Pertejo, (unknown), Juan Berenguer	2

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