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Gema Frühbeck

Gema Frühbeck

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Medicine
Spain
2023

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Best Female Scientists

D-Index
109
Citations
52798
World Ranking
921
National Ranking
12

Medicine

D-Index
111
Citations
61129
World Ranking
5250
National Ranking
73

Gema Frühbeck 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 Gema Frühbeck sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 490 publications — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Gema Frühbeck 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 Gema Frühbeck 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: 111 D-Index — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Spain Leader Award
  • 2005 - Cuthbertson Award, Nutrition Society, UK
  • 2000 - Silver Medal, Nutrition Society, UK Pamplona

Overview

Gema Frühbeck is affiliated with the University of Navarra in Spain and has an extensive research portfolio primarily within the field of medicine. Their scholarly work spans various subfields including physiology, epidemiology, surgery, endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, as well as cardiology and cardiovascular medicine.

The scientist has contributed significantly to diverse topics related to metabolism and related diseases. The main topics of their research include:

  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases
  • Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity
  • Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes
  • Diet, Metabolism, and Disease

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Nutrients
  • European Journal of Clinical Investigation
  • Obesity Facts
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders

Among their recent papers, notable publications include:

  • "EASL-EASD-EASO Clinical Practice Guidelines on the management of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD)" (2024), Journal of Hepatology
  • "Definition and Diagnostic Criteria for Sarcopenic Obesity: ESPEN and EASO Consensus Statement" (2022), Obesity Facts
  • "Contemporary medical, device, and surgical therapies for obesity in adults" (2023), The Lancet
  • "Definition and diagnostic criteria for sarcopenic obesity: ESPEN and EASO consensus statement" (2022), Clinical Nutrition
  • "A new framework for the diagnosis, staging and management of obesity in adults" (2024), Nature Medicine

Gema Frühbeck has frequently collaborated with several researchers, including:

  • Javier Gómez-Ambrosi
  • Amaia Rodrı́guez
  • Victoria Catalán
  • Sara Becerril
  • Víctor Valentí

The scientist is also an author of book publications, with contributions such as "Endocrinology and Systemic Diseases" published by Springer International Publishing in 2020.

Awards received include the Cuthbertson Award from the Nutrition Society, UK, in 2005, and the Silver Medal from the same society in 2000 awarded in Pamplona.

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Amal Kamal Abdel-Aziz;Sara Abdelfatah;Mahmoud Abdellatif

  • EASL-EASD-EASO Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

    Giulio Marchesini;Christopher P. Day;Jean Francois Dufour;Ali Canbay

  • The adipocyte: A model for integration of endocrine and metabolic signaling in energy metabolism regulation

    Gema Frühbeck;Javier Gómez-Ambrosi;Francisco José Muruzábal;María Angela Burrell

  • Intracellular signalling pathways activated by leptin

    Gema Frühbeck

  • Management of obesity

    George A Bray;Gema Frühbeck;Donna H Ryan;John P H Wilding

  • Body mass index classification misses subjects with increased cardiometabolic risk factors related to elevated adiposity

    J Gómez-Ambrosi;C Silva;J C Galofré;J Escalada

  • Interdisciplinary European Guidelines on Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery

    M. Fried;V. Yumuk;J. M. Oppert;N. Scopinaro

  • An EASO Position Statement on Multidisciplinary Obesity Management in Adults

    Volkan Yumuk;Gema Frühbeck;Jean Michel Oppert;Euan Woodward

  • GLP-1 Agonism Stimulates Brown Adipose Tissue Thermogenesis and Browning Through Hypothalamic AMPK

    Daniel Beiroa;Monica Imbernon;Rosalía Gallego;Ana Senra

  • Adipokine dysregulation and adipose tissue inflammation in human obesity

    Xabier Unamuno;Xabier Unamuno;Javier Gómez-Ambrosi;Javier Gómez-Ambrosi;Amaia Rodríguez;Amaia Rodríguez;Sara Becerril;Sara Becerril

  • Targeting the Circulating MicroRNA Signature of Obesity

    Francisco José Ortega;Josep María Mercader;Victoria Catalán;Victoria Catalán;José María Moreno-Navarrete

  • Pivotal role of nitric oxide in the control of blood pressure after leptin administration.

    G Frühbeck

  • Insulin- and Leptin-Mediated Control of Aquaglyceroporins in Human Adipocytes and Hepatocytes Is Mediated via the PI3K/Akt/mTOR Signaling Cascade

    Amaia Rodríguez;Victoria Catalán;Javier Gómez-Ambrosi;Socorro García-Navarro

  • Regulation of adipocyte lipolysis.

    Gema Frühbeck;Leire Méndez-Giménez;José-Antonio Fernández-Formoso;Secundino Fernández

  • Body Adiposity and Type 2 Diabetes: Increased Risk With a High Body Fat Percentage Even Having a Normal BMI

    Javier Gómez-Ambrosi;Camilo Silva;Camilo Silva;Juan C. Galofré;Javier Escalada

  • Leptin: physiology and pathophysiology.

    G. Frühbeck;S. A. Jebb;A. M. Prentice

  • Transcription factor TCF7L2 genetic study in the French population: expression in human beta-cells and adipose tissue and strong association with type 2 diabetes.

    Stéphane Cauchi;David Meyre;Christian Dina;Hélène Choquet

  • Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes: Two Diseases with a Need for Combined Treatment Strategies - EASO Can Lead the Way.

    Deborah R. Leitner;Gema Frühbeck;Volkan Yumuk;Karin Schindler

  • Circulating omentin concentration increases after weight loss

    José María Moreno-Navarrete;Victoria Catalán;Francisco A Ortega;Javier Gómez-Ambrosi

  • Interdisciplinary European Guidelines on metabolic and bariatric surgery.

    Martin Fried;Volkan Yumuk;Jean-Michel Oppert;Nicola Scopinaro

Frequent Co-Authors

Javier Gómez-Ambrosi
Javier Gómez-Ambrosi University of Navarra
José Manuel Fernández-Real
José Manuel Fernández-Real University of Girona
Susana Jiménez-Murcia
Susana Jiménez-Murcia University of Barcelona
Fernando Fernández-Aranda
Fernando Fernández-Aranda University of Barcelona
Francisco J. Tinahones
Francisco J. Tinahones University of Malaga
Roser Granero
Roser Granero Autonomous University of Barcelona
Rafael de la Torre
Rafael de la Torre Pompeu Fabra University
Rosa M. Baños
Rosa M. Baños University of Valencia
José M. Menchón
José M. Menchón University of Barcelona
Wifredo Ricart
Wifredo Ricart Instituto de Salud Carlos III

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