Melba Navarro

5.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
65 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

Melba Navarro is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Melba Navarro has authored 65 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 16 papers in Clinical Biochemistry and 13 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Melba Navarro's work include Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (20 papers), Advanced Glycation End Products research (16 papers) and Biochemical effects in animals (8 papers). Melba Navarro is often cited by papers focused on Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (20 papers), Advanced Glycation End Products research (16 papers) and Biochemical effects in animals (8 papers). Melba Navarro collaborates with scholars based in Spain, Portugal and United Kingdom. Melba Navarro's co-authors include Josep A. Planell, Alexandra Michiardi, Óscar Castaño, Tiziano Serra, Isabel Seiquer, Cristina Delgado‐Andrade, Maria‐Pau Ginebra, Elisabeth Engel, Mário A. Barbosa and Francisco J. Morales and has published in prestigious journals such as Biomaterials, Langmuir and Food Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Melba Navarro

64 papers receiving 4.0k 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.

Biomaterials in orthopaedics

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Melba Navarro Spain	29	2.4k	1.1k	850	688	540	65	4.2k
Hongli Sun United States	33	2.0k 0.8×	1.4k 1.2×	737 0.9×	140 0.2×	263 0.5×	91	4.1k
Elia Marin Japan	31	1.4k 0.6×	380 0.3×	576 0.7×	320 0.5×	1.1k 2.0×	177	3.4k
Monica Mattioli‐Belmonte Italy	42	2.1k 0.9×	1.7k 1.5×	952 1.1×	266 0.4×	314 0.6×	168	5.2k
Suong‐Hyu Hyon Japan	45	1.7k 0.7×	3.1k 2.8×	1.3k 1.5×	387 0.6×	398 0.7×	185	6.7k
Jui‐Sheng Sun Taiwan	47	2.9k 1.2×	1.5k 1.3×	1.6k 1.9×	186 0.3×	576 1.1×	223	6.8k
Amin Shavandi Belgium	44	2.8k 1.2×	2.6k 2.3×	610 0.7×	417 0.6×	502 0.9×	177	7.2k
Dai‐Xu Wei China	35	1.7k 0.7×	1.4k 1.2×	309 0.4×	288 0.4×	204 0.4×	79	3.3k
Dagnija Loča Latvia	18	1.1k 0.5×	546 0.5×	411 0.5×	108 0.2×	315 0.6×	68	1.8k
Chunmao Han China	36	1.4k 0.6×	1.8k 1.6×	792 0.9×	205 0.3×	480 0.9×	172	5.1k
He Liu China	37	2.3k 1.0×	1.6k 1.4×	1.3k 1.5×	313 0.5×	464 0.9×	149	5.8k

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Alonso, M.M., J.A. Suárez-Navarro, M. Vicent, et al.. (2025). Chemical composition and radionuclide activity concentration data in cements, SCMs, aggregates, ceramics and other materials that could be valorised in construction materials. Data in Brief. 64. 112289–112289.

Díaz‐Cambronero, Óscar, et al.. (2020). Effect of an individualized versus standard pneumoperitoneum pressure strategy on postoperative recovery: a randomized clinical trial in laparoscopic colorectal surgery. British journal of surgery. 107(12). 1605–1614. 24 indexed citations

Díaz‐Cambronero, Óscar, et al.. (2019). An individualised versus a conventional pneumoperitoneum pressure strategy during colorectal laparoscopic surgery: rationale and study protocol for a multicentre randomised clinical study. Trials. 20(1). 190–190. 10 indexed citations

Vila, Olaia F., Cristina Garrido, Marta Guerra‐Rebollo, et al.. (2016). Real-Time Bioluminescence Imaging of Cell Distribution, Growth, and Differentiation in a Three-Dimensional Scaffold Under Interstitial Perfusion for Tissue Engineering. Tissue Engineering Part C Methods. 22(9). 864–872. 5 indexed citations

Serra, Tiziano, Miguel A. Mateos‐Timoneda, Josep A. Planell, & Melba Navarro. (2013). 3D printed PLA-based scaffolds. Organogenesis. 9(4). 239–244. 154 indexed citations

Roncero‐Ramos, Irene, Silvia Pastoriza, Melba Navarro, & Cristina Delgado‐Andrade. (2013). Consumption of Model Maillard Reaction Products has no Significant Impact on Ca and Mg Retention or on Tissue Distribution in Rats. International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research. 83(4). 246–253. 2 indexed citations

Aguirre, Aitor, et al.. (2012). Control of microenvironmental cues with a smart biomaterial composite promotes endothelial progenitor cell angiogenesis. European Cells and Materials. 24. 90–106. 65 indexed citations

Delgado‐Andrade, Cristina, Frédéric J. Tessier, Céline Niquet‐Léridon, Isabel Seiquer, & Melba Navarro. (2011). Study of the urinary and faecal excretion of N ε-carboxymethyllysine in young human volunteers. Amino Acids. 43(2). 595–602. 99 indexed citations

Navarro, Melba & Josep A. Planell. (2011). Is Nanotechnology the Key to Unravel and Engineer Biological Processes?. Methods in molecular biology. 811. 1–16. 2 indexed citations

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Navarro, Melba, Fanrong Pu, & John A. Hunt. (2011). The significance of the host inflammatory response on the therapeutic efficacy of cell therapies utilising human adult stem cells. Experimental Cell Research. 318(4). 361–370. 4 indexed citations

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Mesías, Marta, Isabel Seiquer, & Melba Navarro. (2011). Calcium Nutrition in Adolescence. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition. 51(3). 195–209. 48 indexed citations

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Seiquer, Isabel, Cristina Delgado‐Andrade, Ana Haro, & Melba Navarro. (2010). Assessing the effects of severe heat treatment of milk on calcium bioavailability: In vitro and in vivo studies. Journal of Dairy Science. 93(12). 5635–5643. 36 indexed citations

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Koch, Martin, et al.. (2008). A PLA/calcium phosphate degradable composite material for bone tissue engineering: an in vitro study. Journal of Materials Science Materials in Medicine. 19(4). 1503–1513. 56 indexed citations

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Engel, Elisabeth, Alexandra Michiardi, Melba Navarro, Damien Lacroix, & Josep A. Planell. (2007). Nanotechnology in regenerative medicine: the materials side. Trends in biotechnology. 26(1). 39–47. 223 indexed citations

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Mills, C. A., Melba Navarro, Elisabeth Engel, et al.. (2005). Transparent micro‐ and nanopatterned poly(lactic acid) for biomedical applications. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A. 76A(4). 781–787. 31 indexed citations

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Delgado‐Andrade, Cristina, Isabel Seiquer, & Melba Navarro. (2005). Comparative effects of glucose-lysineversus glucose-methionine Maillard reaction products consumption:in vitro andin vivo calcium availability. Molecular Nutrition & Food Research. 49(7). 679–684. 19 indexed citations

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Navarro, Melba, Maria‐Pau Ginebra, Josep A. Planell, S. Zeppetelli, & Luigi Ambrosio. (2004). Development and cell response of a new biodegradable composite scaffold for guided bone regeneration. Journal of Materials Science Materials in Medicine. 15(4). 419–422. 64 indexed citations

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Navarro, Melba, Sergio del Valle, Salvador Martı́nez, et al.. (2003). New macroporous calcium phosphate glass ceramic for guided bone regeneration. Biomaterials. 25(18). 4233–4241. 98 indexed citations

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Seiquer, Isabel, Alejandro Valverde, Cristina Delgado‐Andrade, & Melba Navarro. (2000). Influence of heat treatment of casein in presence of reducing sugars on Zn solubility and Zn uptake by Caco-2 cells after in vitro digestion. Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry. 56(3). 237–246. 14 indexed citations

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Navarro, Melba, et al.. (1979). [Deaf-mutism, lymphedema of the lower limbs and hematological abnormalities (acute leukemia, cytopenia) with autosomal dominant transmission].. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 27(3). 237–45. 19 indexed citations

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