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10656
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Carlos A. Aguilar-Salinas publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Carlos A. Aguilar-Salinas sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 435 publications — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Carlos A. Aguilar-Salinas D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Carlos A. Aguilar-Salinas sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 93 D-Index — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Carlos A. Aguilar-Salinas is affiliated with the Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán in Mexico. Their research contributions span medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a focus on endocrinology, diabetes, metabolism, genetics, molecular biology, and cardiology and cardiovascular medicine.

The scientist's work addresses a range of main topics including:

  • Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
  • Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Health and Lifestyle Studies
  • Genomics and Rare Diseases
  • Diabetes Management and Education
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment

Among their recent publications are:

  • "Worldwide trends in underweight and obesity from 1990 to 2022: a pooled analysis of 3663 population-representative studies with 222 million children, adolescents, and adults," 2024, The Lancet
  • "A genomic mutational constraint map using variation in 76,156 human genomes," 2023, Nature
  • "Worldwide trends in hypertension prevalence and progress in treatment and control from 1990 to 2019: a pooled analysis of 1201 population-representative studies with 104 million participants," 2021, The Lancet
  • "The mutational constraint spectrum quantified from variation in 141,456 humans," 2020, Nature
  • "A structural variation reference for medical and population genetics," 2020, Nature

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Neftali Eduardo Antonio-Villa
  • Paloma Almeda-Valdés
  • Omar Yaxmehen Bello-Chavolla
  • Arsenio Vargas-Vázquez
  • Ivette Cruz-Bautista

Publication venues where they have appeared multiple times include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Salud Pública de México
  • Nature
  • Atherosclerosis
  • Revista de investigación Clínica

Their research output comprises over 370 publications in medicine and over 130 in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. They have extensively contributed to subfields such as endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, genetics, and cardiovascular medicine. The scholar's work often intersects topics around genetic epidemiology, cardiovascular health, and metabolic disorders, integrating molecular and clinical perspectives.

Best Publications

  • Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128·9 million children, adolescents, and adults

    Leandra Abarca-Gómez;Ziad A Abdeen;Zargar Abdul Hamid;Niveen M Abu-Rmeileh

  • Trends in adult body-mass index in 200 countries from 1975 to 2014: A pooled analysis of 1698 population-based measurement studies with 19.2 million participants

    Mariachiara Di Cesare;Mariachiara Di Cesare;James Bentham;Gretchen A Stevens;Bin Zhou

  • Worldwide trends in diabetes since 1980: a pooled analysis of 751 population-based studies with 4.4 million participants

    Bin Zhou;Yuan Lu;Kaveh Hajifathalian;James Bentham

  • Worldwide trends in hypertension prevalence and progress in treatment and control from 1990 to 2019: a pooled analysis of 1201 population-representative studies with 104 million participants

    Bin Zhou;Rodrigo M Carrillo-Larco;Goodarz Danaei;Leanne M Riley

  • Worldwide trends in blood pressure from 1975 to 2015: a pooled analysis of 1479 population-based measurement studies with 19·1 million participants

    Bin Zhou;James Bentham;Mariachiara Di Cesare;Honor Bixby

  • A century of trends in adult human height

    James Bentham;Mariachiara Di Cesare;Mariachiara Di Cesare;Gretchen A. Stevens;Bin Zhou

  • Reconstructing Native American population history

    David Emil Reich;David Emil Reich;Nick Patterson;Desmond Campbell;Desmond Campbell;Arti Tandon;Arti Tandon

  • Rising rural body-mass index is the main driver of the global obesity epidemic in adults

    Honor Bixby;James Bentham;Bin Zhou;Mariachiara Di Cesare

  • The Lancet Commission on diabetes: using data to transform diabetes care and patient lives

    Juliana C N Chan;Lee-Ling Lim;Nicholas J Wareham;Jonathan E Shaw

  • High prevalence of low HDL cholesterol concentrations and mixed hyperlipidemia in a Mexican nationwide survey

    Carlos A. Aguilar-Salinas;Gustavo Olaiz;Victoria Valles;Juan Manuel Ríos Torres

  • Sequence variants in SLC16A11 are a common risk factor for type 2 diabetes in Mexico

    A. L. Williams Amy;A. L. Williams Amy;S. B R Jacobs Suzanne;Hortensia Moreno-Macías;Alicia Huerta-Chagoya

  • Triglyceride-rich lipoproteins and their remnants: metabolic insights, role in atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, and emerging therapeutic strategies-a consensus statement from the European Atherosclerosis Society

    Henry N Ginsberg;Chris J Packard;M John Chapman;Jan Borén

  • Genome-wide scan identifies variation in MLXIPL associated with plasma triglycerides.

    Jaspal S. Kooner;John C. Chambers;Carlos A. Aguilar-Salinas;David A. Hinds

  • Effect of saxagliptin monotherapy in treatment-naïve patients with type 2 diabetes

    J Rosenstock;C Aguilar-Salinas;E Klein;S Nepal

  • Transancestral mapping and genetic load in systemic lupus erythematosus

    Carl D. Langefeld;Hannah C. Ainsworth;Deborah S. Cunninghame Graham;Jennifer A. Kelly

  • Las enfermedades crónicas no transmisibles en México: sinopsis epidemiológica y prevención integral

    José Ángel Córdova-Villalobos;Jorge Armando Barriguete-Meléndez;Agustín Lara-Esqueda;Simón Barquera

  • High Adiponectin Concentrations Are Associated with the Metabolically Healthy Obese Phenotype

    Carlos A. Aguilar-Salinas;Eduardo García García;Lorena Robles;Daniela Riaño

  • TSH and free thyroxine concentrations are associated with differing metabolic markers in euthyroid subjects.

    Jose de Jesus Garduño-Garcia;Ulices Alvirde-Garcia;Guadalupe López-Carrasco;Ma Elena Padilla Mendoza

  • High prevalence of metabolic syndrome in Mexico.

    Carlos A Aguilar-Salinas;Rosalba Rojas;Francisco J Gómez-Pérez;Victoria Valles

  • Trans-ancestry genetic study of type 2 diabetes highlights the power of diverse populations for discovery and translation

    Mahajan A;Spracklen Cn;Zhang W;Ng Mc

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark Woodward
Mark Woodward Imperial College London
Majid Ezzati
Majid Ezzati Imperial College London
Renata Cifkova
Renata Cifkova Charles University
Jonathan E. Shaw
Jonathan E. Shaw Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute
Dianna J. Magliano
Dianna J. Magliano Monash University
Young-Ho Khang
Young-Ho Khang Seoul National University
Farshad Farzadfar
Farshad Farzadfar Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Olli T. Raitakari
Olli T. Raitakari Turku University Hospital
Fereidoun Azizi
Fereidoun Azizi Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Terho Lehtimäki
Terho Lehtimäki Tampere University

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