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Javier Martínez

Javier Martínez

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
42
Citations
6159
World Ranking
1014
National Ranking
46

Overview

Javier Martínez is affiliated with the University of Alcalá in Spain and has a research focus primarily in the field of medicine. Their body of work spans several subfields including ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, surgery, parasitology, ecology, and hepatology. Martínez's research covers a range of topics with notable emphasis on bird parasitology and diseases, animal behavior and reproduction, liver disease and transplantation, amphibian and reptile biology, parasite biology and host interactions, liver disease diagnosis and treatment, and plant and animal studies.

Among the recent publications, Martínez contributed to research articles such as:

  • "Hepatic encephalopathy is not a contraindication to pre-emptive TIPS in high-risk patients with cirrhosis with variceal bleeding" (2022, Gut)
  • "Brighter is darker: the Hamilton-Zuk hypothesis revisited in lizards" (2021, Biological Journal of the Linnean Society)
  • "Deletion patterns, genetic variability and protein structure of pfhrp2 and pfhrp3: implications for malaria rapid diagnostic test in Amhara region, Ethiopia" (2022, Malaria Journal)
  • "New development of a solar electrochemical raceway pond reactor for industrial wastewater treatment" (2022, Environmental Research)
  • "Genetic diversity, phylogenetic position, and co-phylogenetic relationships of Karyolysus, a common blood parasite of lizards in the western Mediterranean" (2023, International Journal for Parasitology)

Martínez frequently collaborates with several coauthors who have contributed to multiple projects together. These include Santiago Merino, Rodrigo Megía-Palma, Gloria Talavera, Luis Ibáñez, and Rafael Bañares.

The scientist has published regularly in respected venues, with multiple articles appearing in the following journals:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Journal of Hepatology
  • Molecular Ecology
  • Journal of Innovation Economics & Management
  • Brain and Spine

Their research demonstrates an interdisciplinary approach, intersecting medicine with ecological and parasitological studies, highlighting an integrative perspective on animal biology and liver-related diseases. Martínez's work includes significant contributions to understanding disease mechanisms, diagnostic methods, and the ecological interactions of parasites within host species.

Best Publications

  • The PREDICT study uncovers three clinical courses of acutely decompensated cirrhosis that have distinct pathophysiology.

    Jonel Trebicka;Javier Fernandez;Maria Papp;Paolo Caraceni

  • Effects of All-Oral Anti-Viral Therapy on HVPG and Systemic Hemodynamics in Patients With Hepatitis C Virus-Associated Cirrhosis.

    Sabela Lens;Edilmar Alvarado-Tapias;Zoe Mariño;María-Carlota Londoño

  • PREDICT identifies precipitating events associated with the clinical course of acutely decompensated cirrhosis

    Jonel Trebicka;Javier Fernandez;Maria Papp;Paolo Caraceni

  • Association Between Portosystemic Shunts and Increased Complications and Mortality in Patients With Cirrhosis

    Macarena Simón-Talero;Davide Roccarina;Javier Martínez;Javier Martínez;Katharina Lampichler

  • Preemptive-TIPS Improves Outcome in High-Risk Variceal Bleeding: An Observational Study

    Virginia Hernández-Gea;Bogdan Procopet;Álvaro Giráldez;Lucio Amitrano

  • Haematozoa in forest birds from southern Chile: Latitudinal gradients in prevalence and parasite lineage richness

    Santiago Merino;Rodrigo A. Vásquez;Javier Martínez;Inocencia Sánchez-Monsálvez

  • Rebleeding and mortality risk are increased by ACLF but reduced by pre-emptive TIPS

    Jonel Trebicka;Wenyi Gu;Wenyi Gu;Luis Ibáñez-Samaniego;Virginia Hernández-Gea

  • Clinical outcome and hemodynamic changes following HCV eradication with oral antiviral therapy in patients with clinically significant portal hypertension

    Sabela Lens;Anna Baiges;Edilmar Alvarado-Tapias;Elba LLop

  • Heterophil/lymphocyte ratios and heat-shock protein levels are related to growth in nestling birds

    Juan Moreno;Santiago Merino;Javier MartÍnez;Juan Sanz

  • On the specificity of avian blood parasites: revealing specific and generalist relationships between haemosporidians and biting midges

    Josué Martínez de la Puente;Javier Martínez;Juan Rivero de Aguilar;Juan Rivero de Aguilar;Jessica Herrero

  • Total area of spontaneous portosystemic shunts independently predicts hepatic encephalopathy and mortality in liver cirrhosis.

    Michael Praktiknjo;Macarena Simón-Talero;Julia Römer;Davide Roccarina

  • Detection of serum immunoglobulins in wild birds by direct ELISA: a methodological study to validate the technique in different species using antichicken antibodies

    J. Martínez;J. Martínez;G. Tomás;S. Merino;E. Arriero

  • Phytohaemagglutinin injection assay and physiological stress in nestling house martins.

    Santiago Merino;Javier Martı́nez;Anders Pape Møller;Luis Sanabria

  • Are eggshell spottiness and colour indicators of health and condition in blue tits Cyanistes caeruleus

    Josué Martínez-de la Puente;Santiago Merino;Juan Moreno;Gustavo Tomás

  • Stratifying risk in the prevention of recurrent variceal hemorrhage: Results of an individual patient meta-analysis.

    Agustín Albillos;Agustín Albillos;Javier Zamora;Javier Zamora;Javier Zamora;Javier Martínez;David Arroyo;David Arroyo

  • A restriction site to differentiate Plasmodium and Haemoproteus infections in birds: on the inefficiency of general primers for detection of mixed infections

    J. Martínez;J. Martínez-De La Puente;J. Herrero;S. Del Cerro

  • Prevalence of blood parasites in seabirds - a review

    Petra Quillfeldt;Elena Arriero;Javier Martinez;Juan Francisco Masello

  • Non-selective beta-blockers impair global circulatory homeostasis and renal function in cirrhotic patients with refractory ascites.

    Luis Téllez;Luis Ibáñez-Samaniego;Candelas Pérez del Villar;Raquel Yotti

  • Carotenoid-based plumage colouration is associated with blood parasite richness and stress protein levels in blue tits (Cyanistes caeruleus).

    Sara del Cerro;Santiago Merino;Josué Martínez-de la Puente;Elisa Lobato

  • Increase in a heat-shock protein from blood cells in response of nestling house martins (Delichon urbica) to parasitism: an experimental approach

    Santiago Merino;Javier Martínez;Andrés Barbosa;Anders Pape Møller

  • Within‐brood size differences, sex and parasites determine blood stress protein levels in Eurasian Kestrel nestlings

    J. Martínez-Padilla;J. Martínez;J. Martínez;J. A. Dávila;S. Merino

  • Associations between immune parameters, parasitism, and stress in breeding pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) females

    Judith Morales;Juan Moreno;Santiago Merino;Gustavo Tomás

  • Nest Construction Rate and Stress in Female Pied FlycatchersFicedula hypoleuca

    Juan Moreno;Javier Martínez;Consuelo Corral;Elisa Lobato

  • Stress protein levels and blood parasite infection in blue tits (Parus caeruleus): a medication experiment

    Gustavo Tomás;Santiago Merino;Javier Martínez;Juan Moreno Klemming

  • Hemosporidian blood parasites in seabirds—a comparative genetic study of species from Antarctic to tropical habitats

    Petra Quillfeldt;Javier Martinez;Janos Hennicke;Katrin Ludynia

  • Blood stress protein levels in relation to sex and parasitism of barn swallows (Hirundo rustica)

    Santiago Merino;Javier Martínez;Anders P. Møller;Andrés Barbosa

  • A structural colour ornament correlates positively with parasite load and body condition in an insular lizard species

    Rodrigo M. Megía-Palma;Javier Martínez;Santiago Merino

  • Assessing the Effects of Climate on Host-Parasite Interactions: A Comparative Study of European Birds and Their Parasites

    Anders Pape Møller;Santiago Merino;Juan José Soler;Anton Antonov

  • Habitat effects on physiological stress response in nestling blue tits are mediated through parasitism.

    Elena Arriero;Juan Moreno;Santiago Merino;Javier Martínez

  • Fasting-induced changes of immunological and stress indicators in breeding female eiders

    Sophie Bourgeon;Javier Martínez;François Criscuolo;Yvon Le Maho

  • Molecular characterization of an ancient Hepatozoon species parasitizing the ‘living fossil’ marsupial ‘Monito del Monte’ Dromiciops gliroides from Chile

    Santiago Merino;Rodrigo A. Vásquez;Javier Martínez;Juan Luis Celis-Díez;Juan Luis Celis-Díez

  • Host-parasite interactions under extreme climatic conditions

    J. Martinez;S. Merino

  • Nest ectoparasites increase physiological stress in breeding birds: an experiment

    Josué Martínez-de la Puente;Josué Martínez-de la Puente;Santiago Merino;Gustavo Tomás;Juan Moreno

Frequent Co-Authors

Santiago Merino
Santiago Merino Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales
Agustín Albillos
Agustín Albillos University of Alcalá
Juan Carlos García-Pagán
Juan Carlos García-Pagán University of Barcelona
Juan G. Abraldes
Juan G. Abraldes University of Alberta
Gustavo Tomás
Gustavo Tomás Spanish National Research Council
Josué Martínez de la Puente
Josué Martínez de la Puente University of Granada
Jonel Trebicka
Jonel Trebicka University Hospital of Münster
Judith Morales
Judith Morales Spanish National Research Council
Manuel Romero-Gómez
Manuel Romero-Gómez University of Seville

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