Paulo Nicola

6.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
51 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

Paulo Nicola is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Rheumatology and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Paulo Nicola has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 13 papers in Rheumatology and 12 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Paulo Nicola's work include Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies (13 papers), Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research (9 papers) and Hepatitis C virus research (7 papers). Paulo Nicola is often cited by papers focused on Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies (13 papers), Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research (9 papers) and Hepatitis C virus research (7 papers). Paulo Nicola collaborates with scholars based in Portugal, United States and Brazil. Paulo Nicola's co-authors include Hilal Maradit Kremers, Sherine E. Gabriel, Cynthia S. Crowson, Karla V. Ballman, Véronique L. Roger, Steven J. Jacobsen, Terry M. Therneau, John M. Davis, George D. Kitas and Yvo M. Smulders and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases and BMJ Open.

In The Last Decade

Paulo Nicola

51 papers receiving 4.4k 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.

EULAR evidence-based recommendations for cardiovascular risk management in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and other forms of inflammatory arthritis

2009 969 citations Paulo Nicola et al. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases profile →
Increased unrecognized coronary heart disease and sudden deaths in rheumatoid arthritis: A population‐based cohort study

2005 735 citations Hilal Maradit Kremers, Cynthia S. Crowson et al. Arthritis & Rheumatism profile →
Cardiovascular death in rheumatoid arthritis: A population‐based study

2005 726 citations Hilal Maradit Kremers, Paulo Nicola et al. Arthritis & Rheumatism profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Paulo Nicola Portugal	22	3.0k	1.2k	661	457	395	51	4.5k
Agustín Escalante United States	28	3.0k 1.0×	658 0.5×	1.1k 1.6×	466 1.0×	434 1.1×	61	4.4k
Elena Myasoedova United States	25	2.4k 0.8×	489 0.4×	448 0.7×	433 0.9×	363 0.9×	102	3.5k
Jeffrey D. Greenberg United States	41	4.0k 1.3×	385 0.3×	1.5k 2.3×	1.3k 2.9×	415 1.1×	144	5.4k
Maureen McMahon United States	30	2.1k 0.7×	485 0.4×	1.5k 2.2×	194 0.4×	669 1.7×	54	4.2k
Kazuki Yoshida United States	30	895 0.3×	464 0.4×	332 0.5×	227 0.5×	353 0.9×	140	2.9k
Tuulikki Sokka Finland	50	6.0k 2.0×	578 0.5×	1.3k 1.9×	2.3k 5.0×	490 1.2×	170	8.0k
Yoon‐Kyoung Sung South Korea	30	1.6k 0.5×	145 0.1×	609 0.9×	288 0.6×	301 0.8×	221	3.3k
Ole Ahlehoff Denmark	29	964 0.3×	2.1k 1.7×	1.4k 2.1×	191 0.4×	375 0.9×	66	4.6k
Andrew S. Bomback United States	39	568 0.2×	795 0.7×	1.3k 2.0×	473 1.0×	795 2.0×	160	5.2k
Rajan Madhok United Kingdom	24	1.1k 0.4×	213 0.2×	424 0.6×	410 0.9×	378 1.0×	90	3.0k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Parola, Vítor, et al.. (2024). Strategies for research capacity building by family physicians in primary healthcare: a scoping review protocol. BMJ Open. 14(2). e077632–e077632. 1 indexed citations

Nicola, Paulo, et al.. (2024). Barriers to research in family medicine—interviews with Portuguese family physician researchers. Family Practice. 41(2). 168–174. 2 indexed citations

Oliveira, Mónica Duarte, et al.. (2023). Towards A Framework for Implementing Remote Patient Monitoring From an Integrated Care Perspective: A Scoping Review. International Journal of Health Policy and Management. 12. 7299–7299. 12 indexed citations

Nicola, Paulo, et al.. (2023). Strategies for the Promotion of Primary Health Care Research in Portugal: A Qualitative Study. Acta Médica Portuguesa. 37(2). 110–118. 2 indexed citations

Madeira, Teresa, Catarina Peixoto-Plácido, Osvaldo Santos, et al.. (2020). Geriatric Assessment of the Portuguese Population Aged 65 and Over Living in the Community: The PEN-3S Study. Acta Médica Portuguesa. 33(7-8). 475–482. 3 indexed citations

Martins, João, Adilson Marques, Pedro J. Teixeira, et al.. (2020). Socio‐demographic factors associated with physical activity and sitting time patterns in adults: An analysis based on the Portuguese Food, Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey. European Journal of Sport Science. 21(2). 250–260. 7 indexed citations

Alarcão, Violeta, Joana Costa, Teresa Madeira, et al.. (2020). Self-perceived general health among community-dwelling Portuguese older adults: do men and women differ?. Ageing and Society. 42(1). 223–245. 1 indexed citations

Nogueira, Paulo, Miguel de Araújo Nobre, Paulo Nicola, Cristina Furtado, & António Vaz Carneiro. (2020). Excess Mortality Estimation During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Preliminary Data from Portugal. Acta Médica Portuguesa. 33(6). 376–383. 78 indexed citations

Gomes, C Frias, et al.. (2020). Mode of Delivery Does Not Affect the Risk of Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 66(2). 398–407. 12 indexed citations

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Nicola, Paulo, et al.. (2020). Determinants associated with uncontrolled asthma in Portugal: A national population-based study. Pulmonology. 29(1). 29–41. 4 indexed citations

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Lopes, Carla, Duarte Torres, Andréia Oliveira, et al.. (2018). National Food, Nutrition, and Physical Activity Survey of the Portuguese General Population (2015-2016): Protocol for Design and Development. JMIR Research Protocols. 7(2). e42–e42. 103 indexed citations

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Madeira, Teresa, Catarina Peixoto-Plácido, Osvaldo Santos, et al.. (2018). Malnutrition among older adults living in Portuguese nursing homes: the PEN-3S study. Public Health Nutrition. 22(3). 486–497. 41 indexed citations

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Lopes, Carla, Duarte Torres, Andréia Oliveira, et al.. (2017). National Food, Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey of the Portuguese general population. EFSA Supporting Publications. 14(12). 60 indexed citations

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Lopes, Elisa, Violeta Alarcão, Rui Simões, et al.. (2016). Controlo da Hipertensão Arterial nos Cuidados de Saúde Primários: Uma Comparação entre Nativos Portugueses e Imigrantes dos Países Africanos de Língua Oficial Portuguesa. Acta Médica Portuguesa. 29(3). 193–204. 4 indexed citations

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Fernandes, Milene, et al.. (2012). P2K07 Competencies on epidemiological research : methodological details of an ongoing national study about training and education needs. Repositório da Universidade de Lisboa (University of Lisbon). 2 indexed citations

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Dixon, William G, Loreto Carmona, Axel Finckh, et al.. (2010). EULAR points to consider when establishing, analysing and reporting safety data of biologics registers in rheumatology. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 69(9). 1596–1602. 68 indexed citations

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Kremers, Hilal Maradit, Paulo Nicola, C. S. Crowson, et al.. (2006). Raised erythrocyte sedimentation rate signals heart failure in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 66(1). 76–80. 70 indexed citations

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Nicola, Paulo, Hilal Maradit Kremers, Véronique L. Roger, et al.. (2005). The risk of congestive heart failure in rheumatoid arthritis: A population‐based study over 46 years. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 52(2). 412–420. 369 indexed citations

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Nicola, Paulo, Cynthia S. Crowson, Hilal Maradit Kremers, et al.. (2005). Contribution of congestive heart failure and ischemic heart disease to excess mortality in rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 54(1). 60–67. 140 indexed citations

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Kremers, Hilal Maradit, Paulo Nicola, Cynthia S. Crowson, Karla V. Ballman, & Sherine E. Gabriel. (2004). Prognostic importance of low body mass index in relation to cardiovascular mortality in rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 50(11). 3450–3457. 173 indexed citations

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