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Marcela González-Gross

Marcela González-Gross

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Medicine

D-Index
83
Citations
38732
World Ranking
15376
National Ranking
216

Marcela González-Gross 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 Marcela González-Gross sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 428 publications — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Marcela González-Gross 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 Marcela González-Gross sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 83 D-Index — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Marcela González-Gross is affiliated with the Technical University of Madrid in Spain. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a strong focus on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, as well as Physiology, General Health Professions, Clinical Psychology, and Geriatrics and Gerontology.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Physical Activity and Health
  • Health and Lifestyle Studies
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Nutrition and Health in Aging
  • Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Body Composition Measurement Techniques

Marcela González-Gross has contributed extensively to academic publications, with notable papers such as:

  • "A Pandemic within the Pandemic? Physical Activity Levels Substantially Decreased in Countries Affected by COVID-19" (2021, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health)
  • "Impact of COVID-19 Confinement on Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour in Spanish University Students: Role of Gender" (2021, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health)
  • "Restrictercise! Preferences Regarding Digital Home Training Programs during Confinements Associated with the COVID-19 Pandemic" (2020, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health)
  • "Eating out of Home: Influence on Nutrition, Health, and Policies: A Scoping Review" (2022, Nutrients)
  • "Relative sit-to-stand power: aging trajectories, functionally relevant cut-off points, and normative data in a large European cohort" (2021, Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle)

Frequent coauthors in González-Gross's work include:

  • Luís A. Moreno
  • José A. Casajús
  • Ignacio Ara
  • Narcís Gusi
  • Idoia Labayen

The scientist has published in a range of journals with multiple contributions to:

  • Nutrients
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Pediatric Research
  • Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Best Publications

  • Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128·9 million children, adolescents, and adults

    Leandra Abarca-Gómez;Ziad A Abdeen;Zargar Abdul Hamid;Niveen M Abu-Rmeileh

  • Worldwide trends in hypertension prevalence and progress in treatment and control from 1990 to 2019: a pooled analysis of 1201 population-representative studies with 104 million participants

    Bin Zhou;Rodrigo M Carrillo-Larco;Goodarz Danaei;Leanne M Riley

  • Vitamin D deficiency in Europe: pandemic?

    Kevin D. Cashman;Kirsten G. Dowling;Zuzana Skrabakova;Marcela Gonzalez-Gross;Marcela Gonzalez-Gross

  • Rising rural body-mass index is the main driver of the global obesity epidemic in adults

    Honor Bixby;James Bentham;Bin Zhou;Mariachiara Di Cesare

  • Physical fitness levels among European adolescents: The HELENA study

    Francisco B Ortega;Francisco B Ortega;Enrique G Artero;Jonatan R Ruiz;Jonatan R Ruiz;Vanesa España-Romero;Vanesa España-Romero

  • Associations between dietary inflammatory index and inflammatory markers in the Asklepios Study.

    Nitin Shivappa;James R. Hébert;Ernst R. Rietzschel;Marc L. De Buyzere

  • Objectively Measured Physical Activity and Sedentary Time in European Adolescents The HELENA Study

    Jonatan R. Ruiz;Francisco B. Ortega;David Martínez-Gómez;Idoia Labayen

  • Design and implementation of the Healthy Lifestyle in Europe by Nutrition in Adolescence Cross-Sectional Study.

    L A Moreno;S De Henauw;M González-Gross;M Kersting

  • Height and body-mass index trajectories of school-aged children and adolescents from 1985 to 2019 in 200 countries and territories: a pooled analysis of 2181 population-based studies with 65 million participants

    Andrea Rodriguez-Martinez;Bin Zhou;Marisa K. Sophiea;James Bentham

  • Low level of physical fitness in Spanish adolescents. Relevance for future cardiovascular health (AVENA study)

    Francisco B. Ortega;Jonatan R. Ruiz;Manuel J. Castillo;Luis A. Moreno

  • Possible roles of magnesium on the immune system.

    M Tam;S Gómez;M González-Gross;A Marcos

  • Muscular and cardiorespiratory fitness are independently associated with metabolic risk in adolescents: the HELENA study.

    Enrique G Artero;Jonatan R Ruiz;Jonatan R Ruiz;Francisco B Ortega;Francisco B Ortega;Vanesa España-Romero;Vanesa España-Romero;Vanesa España-Romero

  • Vitamin D status among adolescents in Europe: the Healthy Lifestyle in Europe by Nutrition in Adolescence study.

    Marcela González-Gross;Jara Valtueña;Christina Breidenassel;Luis A. Moreno

  • Overweight, obesity and body fat composition in spanish adolescents. The AVENA Study.

    Luis A. Moreno;María I. Mesana;Jesús Fleta;Jonatan R. Ruiz

  • Health‐related fitness in adolescents: underweight, and not only overweight, as an influencing factor. The AVENA study

    E. G. Artero;V. España-Romero;V. España-Romero;F. B. Ortega;F. B. Ortega;D. Jiménez-Pavón;D. Jiménez-Pavón

  • Harmonization of anthropometric measurements for a multicenter nutrition survey in Spanish adolescents

    Luis A Moreno;María Joyanes;María Isabel Mesana;Marcela González-Gross

  • Food intake of European adolescents in the light of different food-based dietary guidelines: results of the HELENA (Healthy Lifestyle in Europe by Nutrition in Adolescence) Study.

    Katharina Diethelm;Nicole Jankovic;Luis A Moreno;Inge Huybrechts

  • Assessing, understanding and modifying nutritional status, eating habits and physical activity in European adolescents: the HELENA (Healthy Lifestyle in Europe by Nutrition in Adolescence) Study.

    LA Moreno;M González-Gross;M Kersting;D Molnár

  • Bajo nivel de forma física en los adolescentes españoles. Importancia para la salud cardiovascular futura (Estudio AVENA)

    Francisco B Ortega;Jonatan R Ruiz;Manuel J Castillo;Luis A Moreno

  • A Pandemic within the Pandemic? Physical Activity Levels Substantially Decreased in Countries Affected by COVID-19.

    Jan Wilke;Lisa Mohr;Adam S. Tenforde;Pascal Edouard

Frequent Co-Authors

Luis A. Moreno
Luis A. Moreno University of Zaragoza
Dénes Molnár
Dénes Molnár University of Pecs
Kurt Widhalm
Kurt Widhalm Medical University of Vienna
Inge Huybrechts
Inge Huybrechts International Agency For Research On Cancer
Jonatan R. Ruiz
Jonatan R. Ruiz University of Granada
Frédéric Gottrand
Frédéric Gottrand University of Lille
Francisco B. Ortega
Francisco B. Ortega University of Granada
Yannis Manios
Yannis Manios Harokopio University
Jean Dallongeville
Jean Dallongeville Institut Pasteur
Michael Sjöström
Michael Sjöström Karolinska Institute

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