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Researcher · Hospital Virgen del Valle · Spain

Ana Alfaro‐Acha

Ana Alfaro‐Acha publishes mostly in Physiology, Geriatrics and Gerontology and Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, on topics such as Nutrition and Health in Aging, Frailty in Older Adults and Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention.

ORCID 0000-0002-1898-9692 OpenAlex
World rank
#320,067
of 7,710,434 ranked researchers
Rank in Spain
#5,412
of 204,306
Works
32
Citations
2k
Citations per work
63.9
h-index
19
i10-index 23Top 27% in Physiology (Medicine)
Ana Alfaro‐Acha

What does Ana Alfaro‐Acha research?

Ana Alfaro‐Acha's work is mostly in Medicine (60%), Health Professions (12%).

Health Sciences: 23 works · 73.0% of their workMedicine: 19 works · 60.5% of their workPhysiology: 9 works · 29.2% of their workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 5 works · 15.6% of their workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 works · 6.3% of their workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 works · 5.2% of their workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 works · 4.2% of their workHealth Professions: 4 works · 12.5% of their workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 4 works · 12.5% of their workEverything else: 9 works · 27.0% of their workTHEIR WORKAna Alfaro‐Acha32works
Health Sciences73%

Their six largest subfields, inside their fields and domains; the grey slice is everything else they publish. The interactive view splits every one of their works down to single topics.

The fields and subfields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine1960.5%
    2. Health Professions412.5%
  2. Everything else927.0%
  1. 1Physiology29% of their works
  2. 2Geriatrics and Gerontology16% of their works
  3. 3Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation12% of their works
  4. 4Complementary and alternative medicine6% of their works
  5. 5Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine5% of their works
  6. 6Psychiatry and Mental health4% of their works

Research topics

Which keywords describe Ana Alfaro‐Acha's research?

The keywords of their largest research topics: Aging, Inflammation, Physical Performance, Muscle Mass, Cancer Cachexia, Sarcopenia, Frailty and Geriatric Assessment.

Size is their works in the topics tagged with each word, from their 8 largest topics. Each links to the topic it comes from most. The words come from the keyword list OpenAlex gives each topic, not from the text of the papers, so a word can appear that none of the papers uses.

All 20 words, with their numbers
  1. Aging363 topics
  2. Inflammation332 topics
  3. Physical Performance262 topics
  4. Muscle Mass212 topics
  5. Cancer Cachexia181 topic
  6. Sarcopenia181 topic
  7. Frailty151 topic
  8. Geriatric Assessment151 topic
  9. Fall Risk111 topic
  10. Gait Speed111 topic
  11. Exercise71 topic
  12. Physical Activity71 topic
  13. Cardiorespiratory Fitness61 topic
  14. Exercise Capacity61 topic
  15. COPD41 topic
  16. spirometry41 topic
  17. Alzheimer's Disease31 topic
  18. Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis31 topic
  19. Body Mass Index31 topic
  20. Mild Cognitive Impairment31 topic

Where does Ana Alfaro‐Acha work?

Ana Alfaro‐Acha's main affiliation in the publication record is Hospital Virgen del Valle, Spain.

How many publications and citations does Ana Alfaro‐Acha have?

OpenAlex counts 32 works and 2,046 citations for Ana Alfaro‐Acha, an h-index of 19, ranking #320,067 of 7,710,434 researchers worldwide on the quality score.

Ranked on field-normalised citation excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%). Counts come from OpenAlex author records, which occasionally merge different people who share a name or split one person into several.

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