Omar Ortega

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
62 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Omar Ortega is a scholar working on Speech and Hearing, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Omar Ortega has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in Speech and Hearing, 45 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 33 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Omar Ortega's work include Dysphagia Assessment and Management (54 papers), Tracheal and airway disorders (45 papers) and Esophageal and GI Pathology (29 papers). Omar Ortega is often cited by papers focused on Dysphagia Assessment and Management (54 papers), Tracheal and airway disorders (45 papers) and Esophageal and GI Pathology (29 papers). Omar Ortega collaborates with scholars based in Spain, Switzerland and Greece. Omar Ortega's co-authors include Père Clavé, Alberto Martín, Laia Rofes, Viridiana Arreola, Mateu Serra‐Prat, Margaret Walshe, David Smithard, G. Kolb, Renée Speyer and Olle Ekberg and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, American Journal of Epidemiology and International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Omar Ortega

56 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

European Society for Swallowing Disorders – Eur... 2016 2026 2019 2022 2016 100 200 300 400
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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.

  1. European Society for Swallowing Disorders – European Union Geriatric Medicine Society white paper: oropharyngeal dysphagia as a geriatric syndrome
    2016 479 citations Père Clavé, Omar Ortega et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Omar Ortega Spain 25 1.8k 1.1k 1.0k 644 529 62 2.1k
Joseph Murray United States 13 2.0k 1.1× 1.1k 1.0× 1.2k 1.2× 554 0.9× 538 1.0× 24 2.2k
Giselle Carnaby-Mann United States 18 1.5k 0.9× 722 0.7× 915 0.9× 463 0.7× 661 1.2× 24 1.9k
Viridiana Arreola Spain 26 2.6k 1.5× 1.5k 1.3× 1.6k 1.6× 946 1.5× 732 1.4× 38 2.9k
Caroline Lecko United Kingdom 8 1.2k 0.7× 699 0.6× 634 0.6× 459 0.7× 306 0.6× 16 1.4k
Keith V. Kuhlemeier United States 20 811 0.5× 578 0.5× 625 0.6× 272 0.4× 303 0.6× 43 1.7k
Meritxell Girvent Spain 11 339 0.2× 579 0.5× 312 0.3× 112 0.2× 247 0.5× 19 960
Donald F. Kirby United States 25 162 0.1× 786 0.7× 488 0.5× 389 0.6× 403 0.8× 93 2.0k
Peter P Van Asperen Australia 28 166 0.1× 242 0.2× 1.6k 1.6× 196 0.3× 967 1.8× 66 2.4k
Claar D. van der Maarel‐Wierink Netherlands 11 400 0.2× 256 0.2× 184 0.2× 134 0.2× 128 0.2× 24 826
Mikel Gray United States 25 497 0.3× 751 0.7× 127 0.1× 119 0.2× 109 0.2× 123 3.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Omar Ortega

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All Works

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Karunaratne, Tennekoon B., Père Clavé, & Omar Ortega. (2024). Complications of oropharyngeal dysphagia in older individuals and patients with neurological disorders: insights from Mataró hospital, Catalonia, Spain. Frontiers in Neurology. 15. 1355199–1355199. 5 indexed citations
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Tomsen, Noemí, Mireia Bolívar-Prados, Omar Ortega, & Père Clavé. (2023). Therapeutic Effect on Swallowing Function and on Hydration Status of a New Liquid Gum-Based Thickener in Independently-Living Older Patients with Oropharyngeal Dysphagia. Nutrients. 15(21). 4621–4621. 1 indexed citations
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Martín, Alberto, et al.. (2023). Characteristics and Therapeutic Needs of Older Patients with Oropharyngeal Dysphagia Admitted to a General Hospital. The journal of nutrition health & aging. 27(11). 996–1004. 7 indexed citations
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Clavé, Père, et al.. (2023). Brain and Pharyngeal Responses Associated with Pharmacological Treatments for Oropharyngeal Dysphagia in Older Patients. Dysphagia. 38(6). 1449–1466. 7 indexed citations
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Guanyabens, Nicolau, Christopher Cabib, Viridiana Arreola, et al.. (2022). The Impact of Periventricular Leukoaraiosis in Post-stroke Oropharyngeal Dysphagia: A Swallowing Biomechanics and MRI-Based Study. Dysphagia. 38(3). 856–865. 6 indexed citations
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Marín, Sergio, Mateu Serra‐Prat, Omar Ortega, & Père Clavé. (2022). Economic evaluations of health care interventions in oropharyngeal dysphagia after stroke: protocol for a systematic review. Systematic Reviews. 11(1). 92–92. 1 indexed citations
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Martín, Alberto, Omar Ortega, Viridiana Arreola, et al.. (2021). COVID-19 is associated with oropharyngeal dysphagia and malnutrition in hospitalized patients during the spring 2020 wave of the pandemic. Clinical Nutrition. 41(12). 2996–3006. 41 indexed citations
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Tomsen, Noemí, Omar Ortega, Weslania Viviane Nascimento, Sílvia Carrión, & Père Clavé. (2021). Oropharyngeal Dysphagia in Older People is Associated with Reduced Pharyngeal Sensitivity and Low Substance P and CGRP Concentration in Saliva. Dysphagia. 37(1). 48–57. 20 indexed citations
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Ortega, Omar, Viridiana Arreola, Weslania Viviane Nascimento, et al.. (2020). Oropharyngeal dysphagia and malnutrition in patients with Covid-19 at the Consorci Sanitari Del Maresme, Catalonia, Spain: Prevalence and needs of compensatory treatment. Clinical Nutrition ESPEN. 40. 618–619. 1 indexed citations
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Tomsen, Noemí, Laia Rofes, Omar Ortega, et al.. (2020). A randomized clinical trial on the acute therapeutic effect of TRPA1 and TRPM8 agonists in patients with oropharyngeal dysphagia. Neurogastroenterology & Motility. 32(6). e13821–e13821. 25 indexed citations
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Marín, Sergio, Mateu Serra‐Prat, Omar Ortega, & Père Clavé. (2020). Healthcare-related cost of oropharyngeal dysphagia and its complications pneumonia and malnutrition after stroke: a systematic review. BMJ Open. 10(8). e031629–e031629. 36 indexed citations
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Bolívar-Prados, Mireia, Laia Rofes, Viridiana Arreola, et al.. (2019). Effect of a gum‐based thickener on the safety of swallowing in patients with poststroke oropharyngeal dysphagia. Neurogastroenterology & Motility. 31(11). e13695–e13695. 67 indexed citations
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Marín, Sergio, Mateu Serra‐Prat, Omar Ortega, & Père Clavé. (2018). Cost of oropharyngeal dysphagia after stroke: protocol for a systematic review. BMJ Open. 8(12). e022775–e022775. 15 indexed citations
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Ortega, Omar, Mateu Cabré, & Père Clavé. (2014). Oropharyngeal Dysphagia: Aetiology and Effects of Ageing. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Research. 3(5). 18 indexed citations
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Ortega, Omar, et al.. (2013). Oral health in older patients with oropharyngeal dysphagia. Age and Ageing. 43(1). 132–137. 83 indexed citations
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Clavé, Père, Laia Rofes, Sílvia Carrión, et al.. (2012). Pathophysiology, Relevance and Natural History of Oropharyngeal Dysphagia among Older People. Nestlé Nutrition Institute Workshop series. 72. 57–66. 93 indexed citations
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Ortega, Omar, et al.. (1998). Profilaxis de las endometritis mediante el uso de benzoato de estradiol. Revista de salud animal. 20(1). 9–12. 1 indexed citations

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