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Gerard Espinosa

Gerard Espinosa

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
78
Citations
20186
World Ranking
18120
National Ranking
248

Gerard Espinosa 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 Gerard Espinosa sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 517 publications — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Gerard Espinosa 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 Gerard Espinosa sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 78 D-Index — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Gerard Espinosa is affiliated with the University of Barcelona in Spain. Their research focuses primarily on Medicine, with a substantial number of publications in Rheumatology, Ophthalmology, Immunology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. The scientist's work covers several main topics including Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research, Ocular Diseases and Behçet's Syndrome, Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases, Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies, Vasculitis and related conditions, Retinal and Optic Conditions, and Platelet Disorders and Treatments.

Some of Gerard Espinosa's recent papers include:

  • Integrative Analysis Reveals a Molecular Stratification of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases (2020, Arthritis & Rheumatology)
  • A new molecular classification to drive precision treatment strategies in primary Sjögren's syndrome (2021, Nature Communications)
  • Eculizumab use in catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome (CAPS): Descriptive analysis from the "CAPS Registry" (2022, Autoimmunity Reviews)
  • Current Therapeutic Options for the Main Monogenic Autoinflammatory Diseases and PFAPA Syndrome: Evidence-Based Approach and Proposal of a Practical Guide (2020, Frontiers in Immunology)
  • Pathological autoantibody internalisation in myositis (2024, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases)

Gerard Espinosa frequently collaborates with several co-authors, among them:

  • Ricard Cervera, with 93 joint publications
  • Ignasi Rodríguez-Pintó, with 29 joint publications
  • Luís Sáez-Comet, with 23 joint publications
  • José Hernández-Rodríguez, with 19 joint publications
  • Gema M. Lledó, with 18 joint publications

The scientist's work is published in a range of journals, notably in these frequent publication venues:

  • Lara D. Veeken (14 publications)
  • Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases (13 publications)
  • Autoimmunity Reviews (9 publications)
  • Journal of Clinical Medicine (8 publications)
  • Frontiers in Immunology (6 publications)

Gerard Espinosa's research outputs engage with complex autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, often exploring molecular classifications and treatment strategies. Their collaborations and publication venues indicate a strong integration within the clinical and immunological research communities.

Best Publications

  • Morbidity and mortality in the antiphospholipid syndrome during a 10-year period: a multicentre prospective study of 1000 patients

    R. Cervera;M. A. Khamashta;Y. Shoenfeld;M. T. Camps

  • Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome: proposed guidelines for diagnosis and treatment.

    Ronald A. Asherson;Gerard Espinosa;Ricard Cervera;Josep Font

  • Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome: clues to the pathogenesis from a series of 80 patients.

    Ronald A. Asherson;Ricard Cervera;Jean Charles Piette;Yehuda Shoenfeld

  • Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in childhood: analysis of clinical and immunological findings in 34 patients and comparison with SLE characteristics in adults

    Josep Font;Ricard Cervera;Gerard Espinosa;Lucio Pallarés

  • Morbidity and mortality in the antiphospholipid syndrome during a 5-year period

    R. Cervera;M. A. Khamashta;Y. Shoenfeld;M. T. Camps

  • Mortality in the catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome: Causes of death and prognostic factors in a series of 250 patients

    Silvia Bucciarelli;Gerard Espinosa;Ricard Cervera;Doruk Erkan

  • Adrenal involvement in the antiphospholipid syndrome: clinical and immunologic characteristics of 86 patients.

    Gerard Espinosa;Eugénia Santos;Ricard Cervera;Jean-Charles Piette

  • Antiphospholipid syndrome associated with infections: clinical and microbiological characteristics of 100 patients

    R Cervera;R A Asherson;M L Acevedo;J A Gómez-Puerta

  • Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome (CAPS): Descriptive analysis of 500 patients from the International CAPS Registry.

    Ignasi Rodríguez-Pintó;Marta Moitinho;Irene Santacreu;Yehuda Shoenfeld

  • Treatment of Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody–Associated Vasculitis: A Systematic Review

    Xavier Bosch;Antonio Guilabert;Gerard Espinosa;Eduard Mirapeix

  • Rituximab use in the catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome: descriptive analysis of the CAPS registry patients receiving rituximab.

    Horacio Berman;Ignasi Rodríguez-Pintó;Ricard Cervera;Nathalie Morel

  • 14th International Congress on Antiphospholipid Antibodies Task Force Report on Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Syndrome.

    Ricard Cervera;Ignasi Rodríguez-Pintó;Serena Colafrancesco;Fabrizio Conti

  • Vascular involvement in Behçet's disease: relation with thrombophilic factors, coagulation activation, and thrombomodulin.

    Gerard Espinosa;Josep Font;Dolors Tàssies;Antonio Vidaller

  • Thrombotic microangiopathic haemolytic anaemia and antiphospholipid antibodies

    G Espinosa;S Bucciarelli;R Cervera;M Lozano

  • Validation of the preliminary criteria for the classification of catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome

    R. Cervera;J. Font;J. A. Gomez-Puerta;G. Espinosa

  • Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome: updated diagnostic algorithms.

    Doruk Erkan;Gerard Espinosa;Ricard Cervera

  • Failure of intravenous immunoglobulin to prevent congenital heart block: Findings of a multicenter, prospective, observational study.

    C. N. Pisoni;A. Brucato;A. Ruffatti;G. Espinosa

  • Etiopathogenesis of Behcet's disease

    Claudia Mendoza-Pinto;Mario García-Carrasco;Mario García-Carrasco;Mario Jiménez-Hernández;Cesar Jiménez Hernández

  • The lung in the antiphospholipid syndrome

    G Espinosa;R Cervera;J Font;R A Asherson

  • Long term outcome of catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome survivors

    D. Erkan;R. A. Asherson;G. Espinosa;R. Cervera

Frequent Co-Authors

Ricard Cervera
Ricard Cervera University of Barcelona
Josep Font
Josep Font University of Barcelona
Miguel Ingelmo
Miguel Ingelmo University of Barcelona
Ronald A. Asherson
Ronald A. Asherson University of the Witwatersrand
Guillermo Ruiz-Irastorza
Guillermo Ruiz-Irastorza University of the Basque Country
Yehuda Shoenfeld
Yehuda Shoenfeld Sheba Medical Center
Javier Martín
Javier Martín Spanish National Research Council
Torsten Witte
Torsten Witte Hannover Medical School
Manuel Ramos-Casals
Manuel Ramos-Casals Hospital Clinic of Barcelona
Timothy R D J Radstake
Timothy R D J Radstake Utrecht University

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