Yago Leira

2.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
57 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Yago Leira is a scholar working on Periodontics, Oral Surgery and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yago Leira has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Periodontics, 16 papers in Oral Surgery and 12 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Yago Leira's work include Oral microbiology and periodontitis research (35 papers), Dental Health and Care Utilization (15 papers) and Migraine and Headache Studies (9 papers). Yago Leira is often cited by papers focused on Oral microbiology and periodontitis research (35 papers), Dental Health and Care Utilization (15 papers) and Migraine and Headache Studies (9 papers). Yago Leira collaborates with scholars based in Spain, United Kingdom and Portugal. Yago Leira's co-authors include Juan Blanco, Federico Moreno, Clara Domínguez, José Castillo, Jeanie Suvan, Cristiano Tomasi, Filippo Graziani, Jan Derks, Francesco D’Aiuto and Tomás Sobrino and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Yago Leira

54 papers receiving 1.4k 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.

Subgingival instrumentation for treatment of periodontitis. A systematic review

2019 236 citations Yago Leira, Federico Moreno et al. Journal Of Clinical Periodontology profile →
An umbrella review of the evidence linking oral health and systemic noncommunicable diseases

2022 120 citations João Botelho, Paulo Mascarenhas et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers

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Avraham Zini Israel

Ilana Gelernter Israel

Gen‐yuki Yamane Japan

Gernot Wimmer Austria

Yau‐Hua Yu United States

Javier Silvestre‐Rangil Spain

Merja Laine Finland

Davide Pietropaoli Italy

Bruno Braga Benatti Brazil

Sigvard Åkerman Sweden

Avraham Zini Israel

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435 ×0.5

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131 ×0.4

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126 ×0.8

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yago Leira

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yago Leira

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Sharma, Praveen, Jean Suvan, Antonio Liñares, et al.. (2025). Dental‐implant inflamed surface area: A quantification and simulation study. Journal of Periodontology. 96(9). 994–1003.

Liñares, Antonio, José Dopico, Alexandre Pico, et al.. (2024). The systemic impact of non‐surgical treatment of peri‐implantitis with or without adjunctive systemic metronidazole: Secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial. Clinical Oral Implants Research. 35(12). 1519–1530.

Leira, Yago, et al.. (2024). Three‐dimensional imaging analysis of CAD/CAM custom‐milled versus prefabricated allogeneic block remodelling at 6 months and long‐term follow‐up of dental implants: A retrospective cohort study. Journal Of Clinical Periodontology. 51(8). 1005–1016. 3 indexed citations

Benfatti, César Augusto Magalhães, et al.. (2024). Single‐piece zirconia versus single‐piece titanium, narrow‐diameter dental implants in the anterior maxilla: 5‐year post‐loading results of a randomized clinical trial. Clinical Oral Implants Research. 35(10). 1310–1323. 1 indexed citations

López‐Dequidt, Iria, Alberto Ouro, Ramón Iglesias‐Rey, et al.. (2023). Periodontitis is associated with subclinical cerebral and carotid atherosclerosis in hypertensive patients: A cross-sectional study. Clinical Oral Investigations. 27(7). 3489–3498. 4 indexed citations

López‐Dequidt, Iria, João Botelho, Vanessa Machado, et al.. (2023). Association of periodontitis with cognitive decline and its progression: Contribution of blood‐based biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease to this relationship. Journal Of Clinical Periodontology. 50(11). 1444–1454. 18 indexed citations

Orlandi, Marco, Syed Basit Hussain, Yago Leira, et al.. (2022). Treatment of periodontitis and C‐reactive protein: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of randomized clinical trials. Journal Of Clinical Periodontology. 50(1). 45–60. 28 indexed citations

Botelho, João, Paulo Mascarenhas, Luís Proença, et al.. (2022). An umbrella review of the evidence linking oral health and systemic noncommunicable diseases. Nature Communications. 13(1). 7614–7614. 120 indexed citations breakdown →

Moreno, Federico, João Botelho, Vanessa Machado, et al.. (2022). Influence of low insertion torque values on survival rate of immediately loaded dental implants: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Journal Of Clinical Periodontology. 50(2). 158–169. 12 indexed citations

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Orlandi, Marco, et al.. (2022). Invasive dental treatment and acute vascular events: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Journal Of Clinical Periodontology. 49(5). 467–479. 6 indexed citations

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Botelho, João, Vanessa Machado, Yago Leira, Luís Proença, & José João Mendes. (2021). Periodontal Inflamed Surface Area Mediates the Link between Homocysteine and Blood Pressure. Biomolecules. 11(6). 875–875. 11 indexed citations

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Leira, Yago, Paulo Mascarenhas, Tomás Sobrino, et al.. (2021). Network Protein Interaction in the Link between Stroke and Periodontitis Interplay: A Pilot Bioinformatic Analysis. Genes. 12(5). 787–787. 4 indexed citations

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Botelho, João, Yago Leira, Vanessa Machado, et al.. (2021). The Role of Inflammatory Diet and Vitamin D on the Link between Periodontitis and Cognitive Function: A Mediation Analysis in Older Adults. Nutrients. 13(3). 924–924. 38 indexed citations

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Orlandi, Marco, Stefano Masi, Devina Bhowruth, et al.. (2021). Remote Ischemic Preconditioning Protects Against Endothelial Dysfunction in a Human Model of Systemic Inflammation: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. 41(8). e417–e426. 5 indexed citations

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Liñares, Antonio, José Dopico, Alexandre Pico, et al.. (2021). Peri-implantitis, systemic inflammation, and dyslipidemia: a cross-sectional biochemical study. Journal of Periodontal & Implant Science. 51(5). 342–342. 22 indexed citations

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Machado, Vanessa, Eva Muñoz Aguilera, João Botelho, et al.. (2020). Association between Periodontitis and High Blood Pressure: Results from the Study of Periodontal Health in Almada-Seixal (SoPHiAS). Journal of Clinical Medicine. 9(5). 1585–1585. 24 indexed citations

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Leira, Yago, Marco Orlandi, José Manuel Aldrey, et al.. (2020). Periodontitis and systemic markers of neurodegeneration: A case–control study. Journal Of Clinical Periodontology. 47(5). 561–571. 22 indexed citations

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Leira, Yago, Ramón Iglesias‐Rey, Noemí Gómez‐Lado, et al.. (2019). Porphyromonas gingivalis lipopolysaccharide-induced periodontitis and serum amyloid-beta peptides. Archives of Oral Biology. 99. 120–125. 42 indexed citations

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Moreno, Federico, Yago Leira, Marco Orlandi, et al.. (2019). Cell-Based Therapies for Alveolar Bone and Periodontal Regeneration: Concise Review. Stem Cells Translational Medicine. 8(12). 1286–1295. 32 indexed citations

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Leira, Yago, Manuel Rodríguez‐Yáñez, Susana Arias, et al.. (2018). Periodontitis as a risk indicator and predictor of poor outcome for lacunar infarct. Journal Of Clinical Periodontology. 46(1). 20–30. 22 indexed citations

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