Pedro L. Valenzuela

9.1k total citations · 5 hit papers
237 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

Pedro L. Valenzuela is a scholar working on Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Complementary and alternative medicine and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Pedro L. Valenzuela has authored 237 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 71 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, 61 papers in Complementary and alternative medicine and 53 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Pedro L. Valenzuela's work include Cardiovascular and exercise physiology (60 papers), Sports Performance and Training (60 papers) and Sports injuries and prevention (39 papers). Pedro L. Valenzuela is often cited by papers focused on Cardiovascular and exercise physiology (60 papers), Sports Performance and Training (60 papers) and Sports injuries and prevention (39 papers). Pedro L. Valenzuela collaborates with scholars based in Spain, United States and Italy. Pedro L. Valenzuela's co-authors include Alejandro Lucía, Javier S. Morales, Alejandro Santos‐Lozano, Adrián Castillo‐García, Luís M. Ruilope, Enzo Emanuele, Pedro Carrera‐Bastos, Carmen Fiuza‐Luces, Míkel Izquierdo and Pedro de la Villa and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, Nature reviews. Immunology and The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

In The Last Decade

Pedro L. Valenzuela

221 papers receiving 4.6k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

Obesity and the risk of cardiometabolic diseases

2023 231 citations Pedro L. Valenzuela, Alejandro Santos‐Lozano et al. profile →
Exercise benefits on Alzheimer’s disease: State-of-the-science

2020 228 citations Pedro L. Valenzuela, Harald Hampel et al. Ageing Research Reviews profile →
Lifestyle interventions for the prevention and treatment of hypertension

2020 209 citations Pedro L. Valenzuela, Beatriz G. Gálvez et al. profile →
Exercise benefits in cardiovascular diseases: from mechanisms to clinical implementation

2023 106 citations Pedro L. Valenzuela, Luís M. Ruilope et al. profile →
Association of physical behaviours with sarcopenia in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

2024 39 citations Alejandro Lucía, Pedro L. Valenzuela et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Pedro L. Valenzuela Spain	35	1.5k	863	716	673	480	237	4.7k
Margarita Pérez Spain	38	1.3k 0.9×	825 1.0×	496 0.7×	619 0.9×	828 1.7×	137	4.8k
Nuria Garatachea Spain	35	1.9k 1.3×	1.1k 1.3×	929 1.3×	825 1.2×	901 1.9×	153	5.4k
Alejandro Santos‐Lozano Spain	34	1.8k 1.3×	432 0.5×	901 1.3×	527 0.8×	602 1.3×	182	4.9k
Alessandro Sartório Italy	42	2.2k 1.5×	1.0k 1.2×	622 0.9×	566 0.8×	782 1.6×	370	7.3k
John Saxton United Kingdom	34	1.1k 0.7×	523 0.6×	486 0.7×	468 0.7×	213 0.4×	109	3.8k
Kristi S. Kelley United States	41	1.6k 1.1×	719 0.8×	890 1.2×	1.0k 1.6×	191 0.4×	107	4.3k
Kiyoji Tanaka Japan	39	2.4k 1.6×	1.0k 1.2×	1.1k 1.5×	1.1k 1.6×	279 0.6×	341	5.6k
Zouhaïr Tabka Tunisia	39	1.8k 1.2×	1.8k 2.0×	511 0.7×	731 1.1×	219 0.5×	242	5.4k
Hélios Pareja-Galeano Spain	34	1.4k 1.0×	305 0.4×	411 0.6×	307 0.5×	692 1.4×	132	3.8k
Neil M. Johannsen United States	32	2.4k 1.6×	379 0.4×	1.1k 1.5×	1.2k 1.8×	323 0.7×	110	5.0k

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Grappe, Frédéric, Peter Leo, Manuel Mateo‐March, et al.. (2025). What Is “Zone 2 Training”?: Experts’ Viewpoint on Definition, Training Methods, and Expected Adaptations. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance. 20(11). 1614–1617. 3 indexed citations

Valenzuela, Pedro L., et al.. (2025). UCI Sports Nutrition Project: The Science of Successful Cycling Performance. International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism. 1–13. 1 indexed citations

Alejo, Lidia B., María Ibáñez, Alberto Pérez‐López, et al.. (2024). Intrasession Caffeine Intake and Cycling Performance After Accumulated Work: A Field-Based Study. International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism. 35(1). 61–66. 3 indexed citations

Valenzuela, Pedro L., et al.. (2024). Persistent physiological benefits from doping? Ethical implications for sports integrity. Journal of Applied Physiology. 137(4). 1068–1070.

Saco‐Ledo, Gonzalo, Pedro L. Valenzuela, Jaime Almazán-Polo, et al.. (2024). Acute physical exercise and ambulatory blood pressure in resistant hypertension. Journal of Hypertension. 43(3). 445–455. 2 indexed citations

Valenzuela, Pedro L., Alfredo Santalla, Lidia B. Alejo, et al.. (2024). Acute ketone supplementation in the absence of muscle glycogen utilization: Insights from McArdle disease. Clinical Nutrition. 43(3). 692–700. 4 indexed citations

Alejo, Lidia B., et al.. (2023). Time-course Changes of Field- and Laboratory-based Performance Indicators in Junior Cyclists Through a Season. International Journal of Sports Medicine. 45(6). 443–449. 1 indexed citations

López‐Ortiz, Susana, José Pinto-Fraga, Pedro L. Valenzuela, et al.. (2023). Physical Exercise and the Hallmarks of Breast Cancer: A Narrative Review. Cancers. 15(1). 324–324. 23 indexed citations

López‐Ortiz, Susana, José Pinto-Fraga, Pedro L. Valenzuela, et al.. (2023). Validation and Determination of Physical Activity Intensity GT3X+ Cut-Points in Children and Adolescents with Physical Disabilities: Preliminary Results in a Cerebral Palsy Population. Children. 10(3). 475–475. 2 indexed citations

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Valenzuela, Pedro L., et al.. (2023). Pre-sleep protein supplementation in professional cyclists during a training camp: a three-arm randomized controlled trial. Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition. 20(1). 2166366–2166366. 5 indexed citations

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Valenzuela, Pedro L., et al.. (2022). School-based physical activity interventions and language skills: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Journal of science and medicine in sport. 26(2). 140–148. 7 indexed citations

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Alejo, Lidia B., et al.. (2021). Validity of the Favero Assioma Duo Power Pedal System for Measuring Power Output and Cadence. Sensors. 21(7). 2277–2277. 15 indexed citations

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Hampel, Harald, Robert Nisticò, Nicholas T. Seyfried, et al.. (2021). Omics sciences for systems biology in Alzheimer’s disease: State-of-the-art of the evidence. Ageing Research Reviews. 69. 101346–101346. 97 indexed citations

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Bustamante‐Ara, Natalia, Pedro L. Valenzuela, Gabriel Rodríguez‐Romo, et al.. (2020). Effect of a Simple Exercise Program on Hospitalization-Associated Disability in Older Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 21(4). 531–537.e1. 46 indexed citations

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Arden, N K, Sita Bierma‐Zeinstra, Wichor M. Bramer, et al.. (2020). Statistical shape modeling of the hip and the association with hip osteoarthritis: a systematic review. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 29(5). 607–618. 34 indexed citations

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Coso, Juan Del, et al.. (2020). Interindividual Variation in Cardiorespiratory Fitness: A Candidate Gene Study in Han Chinese People. Genes. 11(5). 555–555. 7 indexed citations

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Ordóñez, Fernando Mata, et al.. (2019). Carbohydrate Availability and Physical Performance: Physiological Overview and Practical Recommendations. Nutrients. 11(5). 1084–1084. 73 indexed citations

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Valenzuela, Pedro L., Fernando Cobo, Ignacio Díez-Vega, et al.. (2019). Physical performance, plasma S-klotho, and all-cause mortality in elderly dialysis patients: A prospective cohort study. Experimental Gerontology. 122. 123–128. 33 indexed citations

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Bajo, Ana M., Juan Carlos Prieto, Pedro L. Valenzuela, et al.. (2004). Association of adenylate cyclase with an actin-like protein in the human myometrium. Gynecological Endocrinology. 18(2). 89–96.

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Valenzuela, Pedro L., et al.. (2003). Seguimiento de las mujeres postmenopáusicas asintomáticas tratadas con tamoxifeno en el cáncer de mama. Revista de Senología y Patología Mamaria. 16(1). 11–15.

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