Sabela Lens

9.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
119 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Sabela Lens is a scholar working on Hepatology, Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Sabela Lens has authored 119 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 105 papers in Hepatology, 87 papers in Epidemiology and 14 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Sabela Lens's work include Hepatitis C virus research (90 papers), Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (68 papers) and Hepatitis B Virus Studies (44 papers). Sabela Lens is often cited by papers focused on Hepatitis C virus research (90 papers), Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (68 papers) and Hepatitis B Virus Studies (44 papers). Sabela Lens collaborates with scholars based in Spain, United Kingdom and United States. Sabela Lens's co-authors include Xavier Forns, Zoe Mariñó, José Luís Calleja, Sergio Rodríguez‐Tajes, Alba Díaz, Christie Perelló, Anna Darnell, Bruno Sangro, R. Vilana and Jordi Bruix and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Gastroenterology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Sabela Lens

112 papers receiving 2.7k 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.

Unexpected high rate of early tumor recurrence in patients with HCV-related HCC undergoing interferon-free therapy

2016 725 citations Zoe Mariñó, Sabela Lens et al. Journal of Hepatology profile →
EASL Clinical Practice Guidelines on the management of hepatitis B virus infection

2025 33 citations Sabela Lens, Barbara Testoni et al. Journal of Hepatology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sabela Lens Spain	26	2.4k	2.1k	237	205	155	119	2.7k
Zoe Mariñó Spain	21	2.1k 0.9×	1.9k 0.9×	155 0.7×	160 0.8×	121 0.8×	90	2.5k
Regino P. González‐Peralta United States	29	1.9k 0.8×	1.7k 0.8×	169 0.7×	294 1.4×	198 1.3×	90	2.5k
Wolf Peter Hofmann Germany	24	1.8k 0.8×	1.7k 0.8×	268 1.1×	129 0.6×	107 0.7×	72	2.3k
Anaïs Vallet‐Pichard France	28	3.1k 1.3×	3.3k 1.5×	418 1.8×	302 1.5×	101 0.7×	76	4.0k
Chung‐Feng Huang Taiwan	28	2.3k 0.9×	2.3k 1.1×	171 0.7×	128 0.6×	165 1.1×	204	3.2k
Mauro Viganò Italy	27	2.2k 0.9×	2.4k 1.1×	285 1.2×	160 0.8×	88 0.6×	131	2.9k
Rami Moucari France	26	2.6k 1.1×	2.5k 1.2×	184 0.8×	234 1.1×	128 0.8×	49	2.9k
Gonzalo Crespo Spain	22	1.6k 0.7×	1.7k 0.8×	205 0.9×	465 2.3×	54 0.3×	90	2.3k
Anita Kohli United States	24	1.2k 0.5×	1.5k 0.7×	304 1.3×	180 0.9×	96 0.6×	77	2.2k
Joseph Galati United States	21	2.1k 0.9×	1.8k 0.8×	327 1.4×	355 1.7×	192 1.2×	40	2.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Sabela Lens

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sabela Lens

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Lens, Sabela, Laura J. Pallett, Ernest Belmonte, et al.. (2025). HBV Suppression by Nucleos(t)ide Analogues Reduces PD ‐1 Expression on Liver‐Resident T Cells. Liver International. 45(11). e70338–e70338. 1 indexed citations

Lens, Sabela, Alice R. Burton, Maëlle Locatelli, et al.. (2025). Tracking B cell immunity during perturbation of hepatitis B infection induced by treatment withdrawal. Gut. gutjnl–2024.

Lens, Sabela. (2024). Resmetirom for Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis. Gastroenterology. 167(7). 1491–1491. 2 indexed citations

Olivas, Pol, Valeria Pérez‐Campuzano, Lara Orts, et al.. (2023). Porto-sinusoidal vascular disorder in chronic HBV: A significant coexistence not to be overlooked. JHEP Reports. 6(3). 100996–100996. 4 indexed citations

Picchio, Camila A, Daniel K. Nomah, Ariadna Rando‐Segura, et al.. (2023). Community-based screening enhances hepatitis B virus linkage to care among West African migrants in Spain. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(1). 182–182. 8 indexed citations

Sáez‐Peñataro, Joaquín, Raúl J. Andrade, M. Isabel Lucena, et al.. (2023). Anticancer drugs are the first cause of drug‐induced liver injury in a reference hospital. Liver International. 44(2). 286–292. 11 indexed citations

Lens, Sabela, Elisa Martró, Noemí González, et al.. (2022). HCV microelimination in harm reduction centres has benefits beyond HCV cure but is hampered by high reinfection rates. JHEP Reports. 4(12). 100580–100580. 19 indexed citations

Mandorfer, Mattias, Fanny Turón, Sabela Lens, et al.. (2021). Risk of non‐tumoural portal vein thrombosis in patients with HCV‐induced cirrhosis after sustained virological response. Liver International. 41(12). 2954–2964. 5 indexed citations

Lens, Sabela, Anna Baiges, Edilmar Alvarado‐Tápias, et al.. (2020). Clinical outcome and hemodynamic changes following HCV eradication with oral antiviral therapy in patients with clinically significant portal hypertension. Journal of Hepatology. 73(6). 1415–1424. 100 indexed citations

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Rodríguez‐Tajes, Sergio, Sabela Lens, Zoe Mariñó, et al.. (2020). Hepatitis C-related cirrhosis will be a marginal cause of hospital admissions by 2025. Journal of Hepatology. 73(6). 1360–1367. 13 indexed citations

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Rodríguez‐Tajes, Sergio, Ángela Domı́nguez, J.A. Carrión, et al.. (2020). Significant decrease in the prevalence of hepatitis C infection after the introduction of direct acting antivirals. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 35(9). 1570–1578. 29 indexed citations

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Rodríguez‐Tajes, Sergio, Josep Costa, Montserrat Laguno, et al.. (2020). Low risk of hepatitis B reactivation in patients with severe COVID‐19 who receive immunosuppressive therapy. Journal of Viral Hepatitis. 28(1). 89–94. 59 indexed citations

13.

Soy, Dolors, et al.. (2020). Anticholinergic Burden and Safety Outcomes in Older Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C: A Retrospective Cohort Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17(11). 3776–3776. 1 indexed citations

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Lens, Sabela, Laura J. Pallett, Barbara Testoni, et al.. (2020). Viral and immune factors associated with successful treatment withdrawal in HBeAg-negative chronic hepatitis B patients. Journal of Hepatology. 74(5). 1064–1074. 60 indexed citations

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Sastre, Lydia, Jordi To‐Figueras, Sabela Lens, et al.. (2020). Resolution of subclinical porphyria cutanea tarda after hepatitis C eradication with direct‐acting anti‐virals. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 51(10). 968–973. 6 indexed citations

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Gratacós‐Ginès, Jordi, Oswaldo Ortíz, Sergio Rodríguez‐Tajes, et al.. (2019). Higher seroprevalence of hepatitis E virus in autoimmune hepatitis: Role of false‐positive antibodies. Liver International. 40(3). 558–564. 11 indexed citations

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Lens, Sabela, María García‐Eliz, Inmaculada Fernández, et al.. (2018). Shorter hepatitis B immunoglobulin administration is not associated to hepatitis B virus recurrence when receiving combined prophylaxis after liver transplantation. Liver International. 38(11). 1940–1950. 15 indexed citations

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Gambato, Martina, Laëtitia Canini, Sabela Lens, et al.. (2018). Early HCV viral kinetics under DAAs may optimize duration of therapy in patients with compensated cirrhosis. Liver International. 39(5). 826–834. 14 indexed citations

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Rodríguez‐Tajes, Sergio, Berta Caballol, Sabela Lens, et al.. (2017). Hepatitis A outbreak in Barcelona among men who have sex with men (MSM), January‐June 2017: A hospital perspective. Liver International. 38(4). 588–593. 35 indexed citations

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Lens, Sabela, L. Mensa, Martina Gambato, et al.. (2014). HEV infection in two referral centers in Spain; epidemiology and clinical outcomes. Journal of Clinical Virology. 63. 76–80. 18 indexed citations

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