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J. Alfredo Martínez

J. Alfredo Martínez

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Medicine
Spain
2026

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Medicine

D-Index
155
Citations
101067
World Ranking
950
National Ranking
9

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Medicine in Spain Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Medicine in Spain Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Spain Leader Award

Overview

J. Alfredo Martínez is affiliated with IMDEA Food in Spain and has contributed extensively to the field of Medicine, with a focus on nutrition and metabolic health.

Their research covers several subfields, including Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health; Physiology; Epidemiology; Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism; and Molecular Biology.

The main topics of their work include:

  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Diet, Metabolism, and Disease
  • Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling
  • Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease

J. Alfredo Martínez has published frequently in scientific journals such as:

  • Nutrients
  • Clinical Nutrition
  • Frontiers in Nutrition
  • Antioxidants
  • European Journal of Nutrition

Recent publications include:

  • "Changes of Physical Activity and Ultra-Processed Food Consumption in Adolescents from Different Countries during Covid-19 Pandemic: An Observational Study," 2020, Nutrients
  • "Diet-induced obesity in animal models: points to consider and influence on metabolic markers," 2021, Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome
  • "Contribution of macronutrients to obesity: implications for precision nutrition," 2020, Nature Reviews Endocrinology
  • "The urgent need for integrated science to fight COVID-19 pandemic and beyond," 2020, Journal of Translational Medicine
  • "Epigenetic signatures underlying inflammation: an interplay of nutrition, physical activity, metabolic diseases, and environmental factors for personalized nutrition," 2020, Inflammation Research

Notable frequent co-authors collaborating with J. Alfredo Martínez include:

  • Josep A. Tur
  • Jordi Salas-Salvadó
  • Dora Romaguera
  • Lidia Daimiel
  • Miguel Ángel Martínez-González

Best Publications

  • Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease with a Mediterranean Diet

    Ramón Estruch;Emilio Ros;Jordi Salas-Salvadó;Maria-Isabel Covas

  • Flavonoids as anti-inflammatory agents: implications in cancer and cardiovascular disease.

    Ana García-Lafuente;Eva Guillamón;Ana Villares;Mauricio A. Rostagno

  • Diets with High or Low Protein Content and Glycemic Index for Weight-Loss Maintenance

    Thomas Meinert Larsen;Stine-Mathilde Dalskov;Marleen van Baak;Susan A. Jebb

  • Distribution and determinants of sedentary lifestyles in the European Union

    José J Varo;Miguel A Martínez-González;Jokin de Irala-Estévez;John Kearney

  • Physical inactivity, sedentary lifestyle and obesity in the European Union.

    M. Á. Martínez-González;J. A. Martínez;F. B. Hu;M. J. Gibney

  • Cohort Profile: Design and methods of the PREDIMED study

    Miguel Ángel Martínez-González;Dolores Corella;Jordi Salas-Salvadó;Emilio Ros

  • Prevalence of physical activity during leisure time in the European Union

    Miguel Angel Martinez-Gonzalez;Jose Javier Varo;Jose Luis Santos;Jokin De Irala

  • Validation of the Spanish version of the physical activity questionnaire used in the Nurses' Health Study and the Health Professionals' Follow-up Study.

    Miguel Angel Martínez-González;Constanza López-Fontana;José Javier Varo;Almudena Sánchez-Villegas

  • Antioxidant properties of phenolic compounds occurring in edible mushrooms

    I. Palacios;M. Lozano;C. Moro;M. D’Arrigo

  • Edible mushrooms: role in the prevention of cardiovascular diseases.

    Eva Guillamón;Ana García-Lafuente;Miguel Lozano;Matilde D'Arrigo

  • Implication of Trimethylamine N-Oxide (TMAO) in Disease: Potential Biomarker or New Therapeutic Target.

    Manuel H Janeiro;María J Ramírez;Fermin I Milagro;Fermin I Milagro;J Alfredo Martínez;J Alfredo Martínez;J Alfredo Martínez

  • Precursor cells of mouse endocrine pancreas coexpress insulin, glucagon and the neuronal proteins tyrosine hydroxylase and neuropeptide Y, but not pancreatic polypeptide

    G. Teitelman;S. Alpert;J.M. Polak;A. Martinez

  • Leptin resistance and diet-induced obesity: central and peripheral actions of leptin.

    Neira Sáinz;Jaione Barrenetxe;María J. Moreno-Aliaga;José Alfredo Martínez;José Alfredo Martínez

  • Obesity and immune function relationships

    A. Martí;A. Marcos;J. A. Martínez

  • Oxidative stress and inflammation interactions in human obesity.

    Isabel Bondia-Pons;Lisa Ryan;J. Alfredo Martinez

  • Noncoding RNAs, cytokines, and inflammation-related diseases

    José Luiz Marques-Rocha;Mirian Samblas;Fermin I. Milagro;Josefina Bressan

  • Role of omega-3 fatty acids in obesity, metabolic syndrome, and cardiovascular diseases: a review of the evidence

    Silvia Lorente-Cebrián;André G. V. Costa;André G. V. Costa;Santiago Navas-Carretero;Santiago Navas-Carretero;María Zabala

  • Reshaping faecal gut microbiota composition by the intake of trans-resveratrol and quercetin in high-fat sucrose diet-fed rats.

    U. Etxeberria;N. Arias;N. Arias;N. Boqué;M.T. Macarulla;M.T. Macarulla

  • Mediterranean diet and cardiovascular health: Teachings of the PREDIMED study.

    Emilio Ros;Miguel Ángel Martínez-González;Ramón Estruch;Jordi Salas-Salvadó

  • ADRENOMEDULLIN EXPRESSION IN HUMAN TUMOR CELL LINES : ITS POTENTIAL ROLE AS AN AUTOCRINE GROWTH FACTOR

    Mae Jean Miller;Alfredo Martínez;Edward J. Unsworth;Carol J. Thiele

Frequent Co-Authors

Fermín I. Milagro
Fermín I. Milagro University of Navarra
Miguel A. Martínez-González
Miguel A. Martínez-González University of Navarra
Ramón Estruch
Ramón Estruch University of Barcelona
Dolores Corella
Dolores Corella University of Valencia
Jordi Salas-Salvadó
Jordi Salas-Salvadó Rovira i Virgili University
Emilio Ros
Emilio Ros University of Barcelona
Wim H. M. Saris
Wim H. M. Saris Maastricht University
Francisco J. Tinahones
Francisco J. Tinahones University of Malaga
Xavier Pintó
Xavier Pintó Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Arne Astrup
Arne Astrup Novo Nordisk Foundation

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