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Gualberto Buela-Casal

Gualberto Buela-Casal

D-Index & Metrics

Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
55
Citations
8300
World Ranking
2066
National Ranking
17

Gualberto Buela-Casal publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 222 publications — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Gualberto Buela-Casal D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gualberto Buela-Casal sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Overview

Gualberto Buela-Casal is affiliated with the University of Granada in Spain. Their primary research focuses on areas related to health professions and psychology. More specifically, their work spans domains such as general health professions, clinical psychology, social psychology, occupational therapy, and management science and operations research.

The main topics covered in Buela-Casal's research include healthcare professionals' stress and burnout, stress and burnout research, health and well-being studies, health and wellbeing research, COVID-19 and mental health, perfectionism, procrastination, anxiety studies, and occupational health and performance.

Buela-Casal has frequently published in the following venues:

  • Mathematics
  • Healthcare
  • Health Psychology
  • Children
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

The scientist's recent papers include:

  • Relation between Burnout and Sleep Problems in Nurses: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis, 2022, Healthcare
  • Anxiety prevalence in lymphoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis, 2020, Health Psychology
  • Prevalence of Burnout Syndrome and Fear of COVID-19 among Adolescent University Students, 2023, Children
  • Validity Evidence for the Internal Structure of the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Student Survey: A Comparison between Classical CFA Model and the ESEM and the Bifactor Models, 2023, Mathematics
  • Study of the Predictive Validity of the Burnout Granada Questionnaire in Police Officers, 2020, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Frequent collaborators in Buela-Casal's work include Emilia I. De la Fuente-Solana, Raimundo Aguayo-Estremera, Gustavo R. Cañadas, Elena Ortega-Campos, and José Luis Gómez-Urquiza.

Best Publications

  • Circadian typology and individual differences. A review

    Iren Tankova;Ana Adan;Gualberto Buela-Casal

  • Neuropsychological functioning associated with high-altitude exposure.

    Javier Virués-Ortega;Gualberto Buela-Casal;Eduardo Garrido;Bernardino Alcázar

  • Comparative study of international academic rankings of universities

    Gualberto Buela-Casal;Olga Gutiérrez-Martínez;María Paz Bermúdez-Sánchez;Oscar Vadillo-Muñoz

  • Actualización psicométrica y funcionamiento diferencial de los ítems en el State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI)

    Alejandro Guillén-Riquelme;Gualberto Buela-Casal

  • CPAP and behavioral therapies in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: effects on daytime sleepiness, mood, and cognitive function.

    Ana Isabel Sánchez;Pilar Martínez;Elena Miró;Wayne A. Bardwell

  • The meaning of the h-index

    J.E. Hirsch;Gualberto Buela-Casal

  • Cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia and sleep hygiene in fibromyalgia: a randomized controlled trial

    M. Pilar Martínez;Elena Miró;Ana I. Sánchez;Carolina Díaz-Piedra

  • Measuring internationality: Reflections and perspectives on academic journals

    Gualberto Buela-Casal;Pandelis Perakakis;Michael Taylor;Purificación Checa

  • Psychophysiological Effects of Human-Animal Interaction: Theoretical Issues and Long-Term Interaction Effects

    Javier Virués-Ortega;Gualberto Buela-Casal

  • Age-related changes and gender differences in time estimation.

    Lourdes Espinosa-Fernández;Elena Miró;MóCarmen Cano;Gualberto Buela-Casal

  • What do the scientists think about the impact factor

    Gualberto Buela-Casal;Izabela Zych

  • Metaanálisis de comparación de grupos y metaanálisis de generalización de la fiabilidad del cuestionario State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI)

    Alejandro Guillén-Riquelme;Gualberto Buela-Casal

  • Análisis de la conducta sexual de adolescentes autóctonos e inmigrantes latinoamericanos en España

    María Paz Bermúdez;Ángel Castro;Juan Madrid;Gualberto Buela-Casal

  • Análisis bibliométrico de las revistas de Psicología Clínica editadas en castellano

    Diana Agudelo;Juana Bretón-López;Gualberto Buela-Casal

  • The effects of continuous positive air pressure treatment on anxiety and depression levels in apnea patients.

    Ana Isabel Sánchez;Gualberto Buela-Casal;Maria Paz Bermúdez;Francisco Casas-Maldonado

  • Ranking de 2008 en productividad en investigación de las universidades públicas españolas

    Gualberto Buela-Casal;María De La Paz Bermúdez;Juan Carlos Sierra;Raúl Quevedo-Blasco

  • Weight loss and lifestyle interventions for obstructive sleep apnoea in adults: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Almudena Carneiro-Barrera;Amparo Díaz-Román;Alejandro Guillén-Riquelme;Gualberto Buela-Casal

  • Cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia improves attentional function in fibromyalgia syndrome: a pilot, randomized controlled trial.

    E. Miró;J. Lupiáñez;M.P. Martínez;A.I. Sánchez

  • Internacionalidad de las revistas de psicología multidisciplinar editadas en iberoamérica e incluidas en la Web of Science

    Izabela Zych;Gualberto Buela-Casal

  • Attentional deficits in fibromyalgia and its relationships with pain, emotional distress and sleep dysfunction complaints

    E. Miró;J. Lupiáñez;E. Hita;M.P. Martínez

  • Criterios, indicadores y estándares para la acreditación de profesores titulares y catedráticos de Universidad

    Gualberto Buela-Casal;Juan Carlos Sierra

Frequent Co-Authors

Izabela Zych
Izabela Zych University of Córdoba
Charles D. Spielberger
Charles D. Spielberger University of South Florida
Andrés Catena
Andrés Catena University of Granada
Nicola Cellini
Nicola Cellini University of Padua
Jonatan R. Ruiz
Jonatan R. Ruiz University of Granada
Juan Lupiáñez
Juan Lupiáñez University of Granada
Óscar F. Gonçalves
Óscar F. Gonçalves University of Coimbra
Paulo P. P. Machado
Paulo P. P. Machado University of Minho
Ana Adan
Ana Adan University of Barcelona

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