Raúl Igual

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
39 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Raúl Igual is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition. According to data from OpenAlex, Raúl Igual has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 13 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 9 papers in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition. Recurrent topics in Raúl Igual's work include Context-Aware Activity Recognition Systems (8 papers), Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring (8 papers) and Power Quality and Harmonics (6 papers). Raúl Igual is often cited by papers focused on Context-Aware Activity Recognition Systems (8 papers), Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring (8 papers) and Power Quality and Harmonics (6 papers). Raúl Igual collaborates with scholars based in Spain, Italy and Mexico. Raúl Igual's co-authors include Carlos Medrano, Inmaculada Plaza, Manuel Castro, Michela Longo, Marco Pasetti, Seyed Mahdi Miraftabzadeh, Federica Foiadelli, Iván García‐Magariño, Habib M. Fardoun and Sergio Albiol-Pérez and has published in prestigious journals such as Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, PLoS ONE and Sensors.

In The Last Decade

Raúl Igual

37 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

Challenges, issues and trends in fall detection systems 2013 2026 2017 2021 2013 100 200 300 400
What are hit papers?

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. Challenges, issues and trends in fall detection systems
    2013 440 citations Raúl Igual, Carlos Medrano et al. BioMedical Engineering OnLine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Raúl Igual Spain 14 648 582 293 183 177 39 1.1k
Ferhat Attal France 10 481 0.7× 347 0.6× 79 0.3× 167 0.9× 152 0.9× 19 858
Erik E. Stone United States 16 741 1.1× 643 1.1× 101 0.3× 127 0.7× 66 0.4× 27 1.3k
Yunjian Ge China 20 277 0.4× 757 1.3× 335 1.1× 94 0.5× 123 0.7× 148 1.5k
Surapa Thiemjarus Thailand 15 460 0.7× 350 0.6× 124 0.4× 81 0.4× 177 1.0× 43 767
E. Casilari Spain 19 764 1.2× 625 1.1× 316 1.1× 165 0.9× 614 3.5× 102 1.4k
Bogdan Kwolek Poland 13 844 1.3× 530 0.9× 84 0.3× 272 1.5× 62 0.4× 60 1.0k
Josef Hallberg Sweden 16 435 0.7× 169 0.3× 172 0.6× 82 0.4× 218 1.2× 47 920
Kilian Förster Switzerland 9 696 1.1× 241 0.4× 110 0.4× 273 1.5× 235 1.3× 13 934
Adam T. Barth United States 12 545 0.8× 730 1.3× 258 0.9× 98 0.5× 413 2.3× 21 1.2k
Johannes Peltola Finland 8 546 0.8× 257 0.4× 98 0.3× 127 0.7× 166 0.9× 44 916

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Fields of papers citing papers by Raúl Igual

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Raúl Igual

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Medrano, Carlos, et al.. (2025). Optimized Creep-Hysteresis Model to Improve Center-of-Pressure Detection in Pressure-Sensitive Mats. IEEE Sensors Journal. 25(9). 15295–15306.
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Igual, Raúl, et al.. (2025). Sensor Arrays: A Comprehensive Systematic Review. Sensors. 25(16). 5089–5089.
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Medrano, Carlos, et al.. (2023). An Optimization Approach to Eliminate Crosstalk in Zero-Potential Circuits for Reading Resistive Sensor Arrays. IEEE Sensors Journal. 23(13). 14215–14225. 7 indexed citations
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Igual, Raúl, et al.. (2021). Force-Sensitive Mat for Vertical Jump Measurement to Assess Lower Limb Strength: Validity and Reliability Study. JMIR mhealth and uhealth. 9(4). e27336–e27336. 5 indexed citations
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Medrano, Carlos, et al.. (2021). A Velostat-Based Pressure-Sensitive Mat for Center-of-Pressure Measurements: A Preliminary Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18(11). 5958–5958. 15 indexed citations
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Igual, Raúl, et al.. (2020). Sensing Systems for Respiration Monitoring: A Technical Systematic Review. Sensors. 20(18). 5446–5446. 82 indexed citations
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Igual, Raúl & Carlos Medrano. (2020). Research challenges in real-time classification of power quality disturbances applicable to microgrids: A systematic review. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 132. 110050–110050. 63 indexed citations
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Medrano, Carlos, et al.. (2019). Circuit Analysis of Matrix-Like Resistor Networks for Eliminating Crosstalk in Pressure Sensitive Mats. IEEE Sensors Journal. 19(18). 8027–8036. 21 indexed citations
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López, Ana María, María Abián, Piedad Garrido, et al.. (2019). VIRTUAL PRE-UNDERGRADUATE COURSE TO REDUCE FIRST YEAR STUDENTS' DROP-OUT. EDULEARN proceedings. 1. 3659–3668. 1 indexed citations
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Igual, Raúl, et al.. (2019). Piezoresistive Breathing Sensing System with 3D Printed Wearable Casing. Journal of Sensors. 2019. 1–19. 16 indexed citations
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Igual, Raúl, et al.. (2018). A survey on modeling and simulation practices for teaching power harmonics. Computer Applications in Engineering Education. 26(6). 2307–2327. 5 indexed citations
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Igual, Raúl, et al.. (2018). A survey on modeling and simulation practices for teaching power harmonics. Computer Applications in Engineering Education. 26(4). 804–823. 2 indexed citations
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Igual, Raúl, et al.. (2018). Integral mathematical model of power quality disturbances. 1–6. 52 indexed citations
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Medrano, Carlos, et al.. (2017). Combining novelty detectors to improve accelerometer-based fall detection. Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing. 55(10). 1849–1858. 17 indexed citations
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Medrano, Carlos, Raúl Igual, Inmaculada Plaza, & Manuel Castro. (2014). Detecting Falls as Novelties in Acceleration Patterns Acquired with Smartphones. PLoS ONE. 9(4). e94811–e94811. 129 indexed citations
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Igual, Raúl, Carlos Medrano, & Inmaculada Plaza. (2013). Challenges, issues and trends in fall detection systems. BioMedical Engineering OnLine. 12(1). 66–66. 440 indexed citations breakdown →
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Plaza, Inmaculada, et al.. (2012). From Companies to Universities: Application of R&D&I Concepts in Higher Education Teaching. IEEE Transactions on Education. 56(3). 308–315. 11 indexed citations
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Aldabas, Emiliano, et al.. (2011). An approach on how to use audiovisual resources at Engineering Higher Education. 1–4. 3 indexed citations
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Plaza, Inmaculada, et al.. (2009). Proposal of a quality model for educational software. 7. 1–6. 14 indexed citations

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