Ruben Barakat

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
14 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Ruben Barakat is a scholar working on Obstetrics and Gynecology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Ruben Barakat has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 11 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 2 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Ruben Barakat's work include Gestational Diabetes Research and Management (13 papers), Pregnancy-related medical research (6 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (2 papers). Ruben Barakat is often cited by papers focused on Gestational Diabetes Research and Management (13 papers), Pregnancy-related medical research (6 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (2 papers). Ruben Barakat collaborates with scholars based in Spain, Canada and United Kingdom. Ruben Barakat's co-authors include Michelle F. Mottola, Gregory Davies, Marı́a Perales, Taniya S. Nagpal, Stéphanie-May Ruchat, Casey Gray, Veronica J. Poitras, Margie H. Davenport, Alejandra Jaramillo Garcia and Nick Barrowman and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise and British Journal of Sports Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Ruben Barakat

12 papers receiving 988 citations

Hit Papers

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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. 2019 Canadian guideline for physical activity throughout pregnancy
    2018 384 citations Michelle F. Mottola, Margie H. Davenport et al. British Journal of Sports Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ruben Barakat Spain 8 748 664 208 179 145 14 1.0k
Katrine Mari Owe Norway 16 761 1.0× 752 1.1× 127 0.6× 307 1.7× 88 0.6× 28 1.1k
Phil Chilibeck Canada 12 398 0.5× 360 0.5× 99 0.5× 109 0.6× 108 0.7× 14 716
Signe Nilssen Stafne Norway 18 499 0.7× 460 0.7× 326 1.6× 178 1.0× 69 0.5× 48 1.0k
Mireia Peláez Spain 11 747 1.0× 543 0.8× 230 1.1× 194 1.1× 135 0.9× 21 955
Simony Lira do Nascimento Brazil 16 535 0.7× 474 0.7× 179 0.9× 186 1.0× 59 0.4× 49 860
Katriina Ojala Finland 11 344 0.5× 252 0.4× 199 1.0× 111 0.6× 38 0.3× 11 738
Frances Sobierajski Canada 11 350 0.5× 386 0.6× 73 0.4× 98 0.5× 116 0.8× 17 609
Janette Gale Australia 11 247 0.3× 255 0.4× 175 0.8× 63 0.4× 19 0.1× 15 648
María Luiza Gonzalez Riesco Brazil 23 504 0.7× 300 0.5× 244 1.2× 335 1.9× 20 0.1× 109 1.1k
B. Kaplan Israel 19 327 0.4× 252 0.4× 158 0.8× 321 1.8× 42 0.3× 56 800

Countries citing papers authored by Ruben Barakat

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ruben Barakat

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ruben Barakat

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All Works

14 of 14 papers shown
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Palacio, Montse, et al.. (2024). Guiding the journey: Essential tools for monitoring exercise in a healthy pregnancy. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 60(225). 100473–100473.
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Davenport, Margie H., et al.. (2024). Translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the Get Active Questionnaire for Pregnancy (GAQ-P) to Spanish population. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 60(225). 100463–100463. 1 indexed citations
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Mota, Patrícia, et al.. (2023). A scoping review exploring stigma associated with postpartum urinary incontinence. International Urogynecology Journal. 34(9). 1997–2005. 5 indexed citations
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Nagpal, Taniya S., Mireia Peláez, Marı́a Perales, et al.. (2022). Population characteristics associated with adherence to prenatal group-based exercise programs. Journal of Sports Sciences. 40(20). 2275–2281.
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Mottola, Michelle F., Margie H. Davenport, Stéphanie-May Ruchat, et al.. (2018). 2019 Canadian guideline for physical activity throughout pregnancy. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 52(21). 1339–1346. 384 indexed citations breakdown →
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Mottola, Michelle F., Margie H. Davenport, Stéphanie-May Ruchat, et al.. (2018). No. 367-2019 Canadian Guideline for Physical Activity throughout Pregnancy. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada. 40(11). 1528–1537. 110 indexed citations
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Davenport, Margie H., Frances Sobierajski, Michelle F. Mottola, et al.. (2018). Glucose responses to acute and chronic exercise during pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 52(21). 1357–1366. 51 indexed citations
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Bø, Kari, Raúl Artal, Ruben Barakat, et al.. (2017). Exercise and pregnancy in recreational and elite athletes: 2016/17 evidence summary from the IOC Expert Group Meeting, Lausanne. Part 3—exercise in the postpartum period. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 51(21). 1516–1525. 78 indexed citations
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Bø, Kari, Raúl Artal, Ruben Barakat, et al.. (2016). Exercise and pregnancy in recreational and elite athletes: 2016 evidence summary from the IOC expert group meeting, Lausanne. Part 1—exercise in women planning pregnancy and those who are pregnant. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 50(10). 571–589. 118 indexed citations
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Barakat, Ruben & Marı́a Perales. (2016). Resistance Exercise in Pregnancy and Outcome. Clinical Obstetrics & Gynecology. 59(3). 591–599. 22 indexed citations
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Cordero, Yaiza, et al.. (2014). Exercise Is Associated with a Reduction in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 47(7). 1328–1333. 114 indexed citations
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Ruiz, Jonatan R., Marı́a Perales, Mireia Peláez, et al.. (2013). Supervised Exercise–Based Intervention to Prevent Excessive Gestational Weight Gain: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 88(12). 1388–1397. 131 indexed citations
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Barakat, Ruben. (2010). El ejercicio aeróbico moderado durante el embarazo su relación con el comportamiento de la tensión arterial materna. Redalyc (Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México). 13(13). 119–131. 5 indexed citations
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Barakat, Ruben, et al.. (2005). Ejercicio físico durante el embarazo y su relación con los tiempos de las etapas del parto. Progresos de Obstetricia y Ginecología. 48(2). 61–68. 1 indexed citations

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