Sergio Vargas-Prada

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 677 citations indexed

About

Sergio Vargas-Prada is a scholar working on Pharmacology, General Health Professions and Medical Laboratory Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sergio Vargas-Prada has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 677 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Pharmacology, 10 papers in General Health Professions and 6 papers in Medical Laboratory Technology. Recurrent topics in Sergio Vargas-Prada's work include Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (17 papers), Workplace Health and Well-being (8 papers) and Occupational health in dentistry (6 papers). Sergio Vargas-Prada is often cited by papers focused on Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (17 papers), Workplace Health and Well-being (8 papers) and Occupational health in dentistry (6 papers). Sergio Vargas-Prada collaborates with scholars based in Spain, United Kingdom and United States. Sergio Vargas-Prada's co-authors include Cònsol Serra, Fernando G. Benavides, David Coggon, Javier Campos-Serna, Dinora Bernal, Aurelio Tobı́as, José Miguel Martı́nez, Georgia Ntani, Keith T Palmer and George L. Delclos and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, BMC Public Health and Occupational and Environmental Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Sergio Vargas-Prada

22 papers receiving 659 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.

Work-related psychosocial risk factors and musculoskeletal disorders in hospital nurses and nursing aides: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2014 284 citations Dinora Bernal, Javier Campos-Serna et al. International Journal of Nursing Studies profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sergio Vargas-Prada Spain	11	434	280	187	145	128	22	677
W. Hooftman Netherlands	11	292 0.7×	309 1.1×	100 0.5×	185 1.3×	116 0.9×	29	632
Kari-Pekka Martimo Finland	16	540 1.2×	420 1.5×	132 0.7×	150 1.0×	210 1.6×	29	897
France Tissot Canada	11	383 0.9×	173 0.6×	91 0.5×	242 1.7×	111 0.9×	16	606
Jessica M. Tullar United States	10	340 0.8×	175 0.6×	154 0.8×	194 1.3×	95 0.7×	20	719
Javier Campos-Serna Spain	7	220 0.5×	304 1.1×	118 0.6×	98 0.7×	104 0.8×	7	515
Elin Koppelaar Netherlands	13	207 0.5×	193 0.7×	73 0.4×	90 0.6×	94 0.7×	16	543
Manon Truchon Canada	16	448 1.0×	292 1.0×	29 0.2×	57 0.4×	87 0.7×	39	768
Nancy Carnide Canada	13	265 0.6×	263 0.9×	19 0.1×	59 0.4×	155 1.2×	37	677
Tiina Pohjonen Finland	9	136 0.3×	346 1.2×	47 0.3×	134 0.9×	94 0.7×	13	548
Neiva C. J. Valle Brazil	10	129 0.3×	122 0.4×	50 0.3×	13 0.1×	7 0.1×	17	429

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Kunz, Regina, Jan L. Hoving, Susanne Weinbrenner, et al.. (2021). Evidence needs, training demands, and opportunities for knowledge translation in social security and insurance medicine: A European survey. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine. 53(4). jrm00179–jrm00179. 1 indexed citations

Serra, Cònsol, et al.. (2019). Prevention and management of musculoskeletal pain in nursing staff by a multifaceted intervention in the workplace: design of a cluster randomized controlled trial with effectiveness, process and economic evaluation (INTEVAL_Spain). BMC Public Health. 19(1). 348–348. 14 indexed citations

Demou, Evangelia, Daniel Mackay, Judith Brown, et al.. (2018). Evaluating sickness absence duration by musculoskeletal and mental health issues: a retrospective cohort study of Scottish healthcare workers. BMJ Open. 8(1). e018085–e018085. 38 indexed citations

Sacksteder, Katherine A., et al.. (2018). MPT64 patch test for the diagnosis of active pulmonary tuberculosis: a randomised controlled trial in Peru. The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. 22(6). 622–627. 2 indexed citations

Vargas-Prada, Sergio, et al.. (2018). Influence of paid maternity leave on return to work after childbirth. La Medicina del lavoro. 109(4). 243–252. 4 indexed citations

Erice, Alejo, et al.. (2017). Artritis séptica tras ligamentoplastia artroscópica de la rodilla: análisis retrospectivo de casos. Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica. 36(6). 336–341. 4 indexed citations

Delclos, George L., David I. Douphrate, Sarah A. Felknor, et al.. (2016). Low back pain among office workers in three Spanish-speaking countries: findings from the CUPID study. Injury Prevention. 23(3). 158–164. 18 indexed citations

Delclos, George L., David I. Douphrate, Sarah A. Felknor, et al.. (2016). Upper extremity musculoskeletal pain among office workers in three Spanish-speaking countries: findings from the CUPID study. Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 73(6). 394–400. 10 indexed citations

Vargas-Prada, Sergio, et al.. (2016). Effectiveness of very early workplace interventions to reduce sickness absence: a systematic review of the literature and meta-analysis. Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment & Health. 42(4). 261–272. 23 indexed citations

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Rojas, Marianela, David Gimeno, Sergio Vargas-Prada, & Fernando G. Benavides. (2015). [Musculoskeletal pain in Central American workers: results of the First Survey on Working Conditions and Health in Central America].. PubMed. 38(2). 120–8. 16 indexed citations

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Vargas-Prada, Sergio & David Coggon. (2015). Psychological and psychosocial determinants of musculoskeletal pain and associated disability. Best Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology. 29(3). 374–390. 67 indexed citations

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Vargas-Prada, Sergio, et al.. (2015). Return to work after musculoskeletal disorders: a systematic review of good practices guidelines. Archivos de Prevención de Riesgos Laborales. 18(2). 72–80. 2 indexed citations

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Rojas, Marianela, David Gimeno, Sergio Vargas-Prada, & Fernando G. Benavides. (2015). Dolor musculoesquelético en trabajadores de América Central: resultados de la I Encuesta Centroamericana de Condiciones de Trabajo y Salud. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations

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Vargas-Prada, Sergio, Cònsol Serra, David Coggon, et al.. (2015). Are determinants for new and persistent upper limb pain different? An analysis based on anatomical sites. Work. 53(2). 313–323. 3 indexed citations

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Demou, Evangelia, et al.. (2014). European Working Time Directive and doctors’ health: a systematic review of the available epidemiological evidence. BMJ Open. 4(7). e004916–e004916. 42 indexed citations

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Bernal, Dinora, Javier Campos-Serna, Aurelio Tobı́as, et al.. (2014). Work-related psychosocial risk factors and musculoskeletal disorders in hospital nurses and nursing aides: A systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Nursing Studies. 52(2). 635–648. 284 indexed citations breakdown →

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Coggon, David, Georgia Ntani, Sergio Vargas-Prada, et al.. (2013). International variation in absence from work attributed to musculoskeletal illness: findings from the CUPID study. Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 70(8). 575–584. 64 indexed citations

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Vargas-Prada, Sergio, José Miguel Martı́nez, David Coggon, et al.. (2013). Health beliefs, low mood, and somatizing tendency: contribution to incidence and persistence of musculoskeletal pain with and without reported disability. Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment & Health. 39(6). 589–598. 23 indexed citations

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Coggon, David, Sergio Vargas-Prada, Georgia Ntani, & K. T. Palmer. (2013). 83 International variation in musculoskeletal sickness absence: Findings from the CUPID study. Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 70(Suppl 1). A28.1–A28. 2 indexed citations

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Vargas-Prada, Sergio, Cònsol Serra, José Miguel Martı́nez, et al.. (2012). Psychological and culturally-influenced risk factors for the incidence and persistence of low back pain and associated disability in Spanish workers: findings from the CUPID study. Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 70(1). 57–62. 44 indexed citations

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