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Clara Menéndez

Clara Menéndez

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
83
Citations
27030
World Ranking
15542
National Ranking
217

Clara Menéndez 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 Clara Menéndez sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 401 publications — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Clara Menéndez 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 Clara Menéndez sits on this spectrum.

70–71 D-Index: 226 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 391 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 574 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 730 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 891 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 972 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 1,027 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 1,003 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 960 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 970 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 922 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 839 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 808 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 779 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 668 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 611 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 630 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 513 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 541 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 445 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 429 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 400 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 393 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 318 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 302 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 287 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 255 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 256 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 252 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 230 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 179 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 168 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 163 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 159 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 134 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 134 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 118 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 109 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 106 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 74 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 79 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 80 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 87 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 57 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 74 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 69 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 60 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 53 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 39 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 42 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 32 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 39 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 40 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 28 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 19 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 23 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 31 scientists 184–185 D-Index: 18 scientists 186–187 D-Index: 20 scientists 188–189 D-Index: 22 scientists 190–191 D-Index: 13 scientists 192–193 D-Index: 21 scientists 194–195 D-Index: 12 scientists 196–197 D-Index: 12 scientists 198–199 D-Index: 14 scientists 200–201 D-Index: 15 scientists 202–203 D-Index: 13 scientists 204–205 D-Index: 10 scientists 206–207 D-Index: 8 scientists 208–209 D-Index: 4 scientists 210–211 D-Index: 12 scientists 212–213 D-Index: 11 scientists 214–215 D-Index: 10 scientists 216 D-Index: 4 scientists 217+ D-Index: 98 scientists
70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 83 D-Index — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Overview

Clara Menéndez is affiliated with the University of Barcelona in Spain and has a research focus primarily within the field of Medicine, with a significant emphasis on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Their work spans several subfields including Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Infectious Diseases, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Epidemiology.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • Global Maternal and Child Health
  • Malaria Research and Control
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction
  • Child Nutrition and Water Access
  • Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes
  • COVID-19 and healthcare impacts

Frequent co-authors in their publications include:

  • Raquel González
  • Quique Bassat
  • Azucena Bardají
  • Jaume Ordï
  • Natalia Rakislova

Their articles have appeared in several venues with notable productivity in:

  • The Lancet Global Health
  • Gates Open Research
  • Malaria Journal
  • BMJ Global Health
  • BMC Public Health

Among recent publications, these are representative examples including paper title, year, and venue:

  • "Avoiding indirect effects of COVID-19 on maternal and child health," 2020, The Lancet Global Health
  • "Initial findings from a novel population-based child mortality surveillance approach: a descriptive study," 2020, The Lancet Global Health
  • "The need for an independent evaluation of the COVID-19 response in Spain," 2020, The Lancet
  • "A multiphase program for malaria elimination in southern Mozambique (the Magude project): A before-after study," 2020, PLoS Medicine
  • "The evolution of minimally invasive tissue sampling in postmortem examination: a narrative review," 2020, Global Health Action

Best Publications

  • Human papillomavirus genotype attribution in invasive cervical cancer: a retrospective cross-sectional worldwide study

    Silvia de Sanjose;Wim G.V. Quint;Laia Alemany;Daan T. Geraets

  • The burden of malaria in pregnancy in malaria-endemic areas.

    Richard W. Steketee;Bernard L. Nahlen;Monica E. Parise;Clara Menendez

  • Efficacy of the RTS,S/AS02A vaccine against Plasmodium falciparum infection and disease in young African children: randomised controlled trial

    Pedro L. Alonso;Jahit Sacarlal;John J. Aponte;Amanda J Leach

  • Malaria-related anaemia

    C. Menendez;A.F. Fleming;A.F. Fleming;P.L. Alonso

  • The impact of placental malaria on gestational age and birth weight.

    C. Menendez;J. Ordi;M. R. Ismail;P. J. Ventura

  • Duration of protection with RTS,S/AS02A malaria vaccine in prevention of Plasmodium falciparum disease in Mozambican children: single-blind extended follow-up of a randomised controlled trial

    Pedro L Alonso;Jahit Sacarlal;John J Aponte;Amanda Leach

  • Randomised placebo-controlled trial of iron supplementation and malaria chemoprophylaxis for prevention of severe anaemia and malaria in Tanzanian infants

    Clara Menendez;Elizeus Kahigwa;Rosmarie Hirt;Penelope Vounatsou

  • The sick placenta: The role of malaria

    Bernard Brabin;Bernard Brabin;C. Romagosa;S. Abdelgalil;C. Menendez

  • Intermittent treatment for malaria and anaemia control at time of routine vaccinations in Tanzanian infants: a randomised, placebo-controlled trial.

    David Schellenberg;Clara Menendez;Elizeus Kahigwa;John Aponte

  • Efficacy and safety of intermittent preventive treatment with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine for malaria in African infants: a pooled analysis of six randomised, placebo-controlled trials

    John J Aponte;David Schellenberg;Andrea Egan;Alasdair Breckenridge

  • Community-acquired bacteremia among children admitted to a rural hospital in Mozambique.

    Betuel Sigaúque;Anna Roca;Inácio Mandomando;Luís Morais

  • African children with malaria in an area of intense Plasmodium falciparum transmission: features on admission to the hospital and risk factors for death.

    David Schellenberg;Clara Menendez;Elizeus Kahigwa;Fidel Font

  • Massive chronic intervillositis of the placenta associated with malaria infection

    Jaume Ordi;Mamudo R. Ismail;Pere Joan Ventura;Elizeus Kahigwa

  • Reducing the burden of malaria in pregnancy by preventive strategies

    Clara Menéndez;Umberto D'Alessandro;Feiko O ter Kuile;Feiko O ter Kuile

  • A randomized placebo-controlled trial of intermittent preventive treatment in pregnant women in the context of insecticide treated nets delivered through the antenatal clinic.

    Clara Menéndez;Azucena Bardají;Azucena Bardají;Betuel Sigauque;Cleofé Romagosa;Cleofé Romagosa

  • Intermittent preventive antimalarial treatment for Tanzanian infants: follow-up to age 2 years of a randomised, placebo-controlled trial

    David Schellenberg;Clara Menendez;John J Aponte;Elizeus Kahigwa

  • Dihydroartemisinin-Piperaquine and Artemether-Lumefantrine for Treating Uncomplicated Malaria in African Children: A Randomised, Non-Inferiority Trial

    Quique Bassat;Modest Mulenga;Halidou Tinto;Patrice Piola

  • Antimalarial Drugs in Pregnancy: A Review

    François Nosten;Rose McGready;Umberto d'Alessandro;Ana Bonell

  • An Autopsy Study of Maternal Mortality in Mozambique: The Contribution of Infectious Diseases

    Clara Menéndez;Cleofé Romagosa;Cleofé Romagosa;Mamudo R Ismail;Carla Carrilho

  • The Effect of Dosing Regimens on the Antimalarial Efficacy of Dihydroartemisinin-Piperaquine: A Pooled Analysis of Individual Patient Data

    Jane Achan;Ishag Adam;Emmanuel Arinaitwe;Elizabeth A. Ashley

Frequent Co-Authors

Pedro L. Alonso
Pedro L. Alonso University of Barcelona
Quique Bassat
Quique Bassat University of Barcelona
Carlota Dobaño
Carlota Dobaño Barcelona Institute for Global Health
Ivo Mueller
Ivo Mueller Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Peter G. Kremsner
Peter G. Kremsner University of Tübingen
Marcel Tanner
Marcel Tanner Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Chetan E. Chitnis
Chetan E. Chitnis Institut Pasteur
Jordi Vila
Jordi Vila University of Barcelona
Stephen J. Rogerson
Stephen J. Rogerson University of Melbourne
Bertrand Lell
Bertrand Lell University of Tübingen

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