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María José Sánchez

María José Sánchez

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2025
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Medicine
Spain
2023

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Best Female Scientists 122 508 484 2 2 582 49512
Medicine 128 2738 2553 35 34 578 54163

María José Sánchez publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by María José Sánchez between 1997 and 2021, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. María José Sánchez published across 25 years, from 1997 to 2021, averaging 22 papers a year. Output peaked at 58 publications in 2021. 107 of the 550 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1997 to 2021. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 58. Peak 58 publications in 2021. 1997: 1 publication 1998: 1 publication 1999: 2 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 16 publications 2008: 12 publications 2009: 26 publications 2010: 25 publications 2011: 35 publications 2012: 43 publications 2013: 43 publications 2014: 44 publications 2015: 50 publications 2016: 33 publications 2017: 37 publications 2018: 25 publications 2019: 29 publications 2020: 49 publications 2021: 58 publications
1997 2021

550 publications in total across all disciplines

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María José Sánchez: publications per year, 1997 to 2021
Year Publications
1997 1
1998 1
1999 2
2000 0
2001 0
2002 2
2003 3
2004 5
2005 4
2006 7
2007 16
2008 12
2009 26
2010 25
2011 35
2012 43
2013 43
2014 44
2015 50
2016 33
2017 37
2018 25
2019 29
2020 49
2021 58
Total 550
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María José Sánchez 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 María José Sánchez sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 86 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 101–120 to 1,796+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 922. Most scientists, 922, have 341–360 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 561–580 publications, is where this scientist sits. 101–120 publications: 5 scientists 121–140 publications: 26 scientists 141–160 publications: 73 scientists 161–180 publications: 155 scientists 181–200 publications: 230 scientists 201–220 publications: 363 scientists 221–240 publications: 487 scientists 241–260 publications: 545 scientists 261–280 publications: 722 scientists 281–300 publications: 768 scientists 301–320 publications: 834 scientists 321–340 publications: 895 scientists 341–360 publications: 922 scientists 361–380 publications: 838 scientists 381–400 publications: 861 scientists 401–420 publications: 918 scientists 421–440 publications: 806 scientists 441–460 publications: 771 scientists 461–480 publications: 751 scientists 481–500 publications: 713 scientists 501–520 publications: 617 scientists 521–540 publications: 610 scientists 541–560 publications: 537 scientists 561–580 publications: 504 scientists 581–600 publications: 509 scientists 601–620 publications: 396 scientists 621–640 publications: 386 scientists 641–660 publications: 371 scientists 661–680 publications: 340 scientists 681–700 publications: 336 scientists 701–720 publications: 307 scientists 721–740 publications: 259 scientists 741–760 publications: 230 scientists 761–780 publications: 228 scientists 781–800 publications: 217 scientists 801–820 publications: 204 scientists 821–840 publications: 186 scientists 841–860 publications: 177 scientists 861–880 publications: 155 scientists 881–900 publications: 139 scientists 901–920 publications: 145 scientists 921–940 publications: 116 scientists 941–960 publications: 133 scientists 961–980 publications: 91 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 96 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 77 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 70 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 63 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 77 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 49 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 54 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 49 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 51 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 35 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 39 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 26 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 37 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 36 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 27 scientists 1,281–1,300 publications: 32 scientists 1,301–1,320 publications: 28 scientists 1,321–1,340 publications: 17 scientists 1,341–1,360 publications: 30 scientists 1,361–1,380 publications: 28 scientists 1,381–1,400 publications: 17 scientists 1,401–1,420 publications: 21 scientists 1,421–1,440 publications: 15 scientists 1,441–1,460 publications: 12 scientists 1,461–1,480 publications: 12 scientists 1,481–1,500 publications: 18 scientists 1,501–1,520 publications: 14 scientists 1,521–1,540 publications: 17 scientists 1,541–1,560 publications: 15 scientists 1,561–1,580 publications: 6 scientists 1,581–1,600 publications: 2 scientists 1,601–1,620 publications: 12 scientists 1,621–1,640 publications: 11 scientists 1,641–1,660 publications: 8 scientists 1,661–1,680 publications: 5 scientists 1,681–1,700 publications: 5 scientists 1,701–1,720 publications: 10 scientists 1,721–1,740 publications: 12 scientists 1,741–1,760 publications: 14 scientists 1,761–1,780 publications: 6 scientists 1,781–1,795 publications: 5 scientists 1,796+ publications: 100 scientists
101–120 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 578 publications — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Medicine scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
101–120 5
121–140 26
141–160 73
161–180 155
181–200 230
201–220 363
221–240 487
241–260 545
261–280 722
281–300 768
301–320 834
321–340 895
341–360 922
361–380 838
381–400 861
401–420 918
421–440 806
441–460 771
461–480 751
481–500 713
501–520 617
521–540 610
541–560 537
561–580 504 578
581–600 509
601–620 396
621–640 386
641–660 371
661–680 340
681–700 336
701–720 307
721–740 259
741–760 230
761–780 228
781–800 217
801–820 204
821–840 186
841–860 177
861–880 155
881–900 139
901–920 145
921–940 116
941–960 133
961–980 91
981–1,000 96
1,001–1,020 77
1,021–1,040 70
1,041–1,060 63
1,061–1,080 77
1,081–1,100 49
1,101–1,120 54
1,121–1,140 49
1,141–1,160 51
1,161–1,180 35
1,181–1,200 39
1,201–1,220 26
1,221–1,240 37
1,241–1,260 36
1,261–1,280 27
1,281–1,300 32
1,301–1,320 28
1,321–1,340 17
1,341–1,360 30
1,361–1,380 28
1,381–1,400 17
1,401–1,420 21
1,421–1,440 15
1,441–1,460 12
1,461–1,480 12
1,481–1,500 18
1,501–1,520 14
1,521–1,540 17
1,541–1,560 15
1,561–1,580 6
1,581–1,600 2
1,601–1,620 12
1,621–1,640 11
1,641–1,660 8
1,661–1,680 5
1,681–1,700 5
1,701–1,720 10
1,721–1,740 12
1,741–1,760 14
1,761–1,780 6
1,781–1,795 5
1,796+ 100
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María José Sánchez 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 María José Sánchez sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 75 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 70–71 to 217+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,027. Most scientists, 1,027, have 82–83 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 128–129 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 70–71 D-Index: 226 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 391 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 574 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 730 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 891 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 972 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 1,027 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 1,003 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 960 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 970 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 922 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 839 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 808 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 779 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 668 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 611 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 630 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 513 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 541 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 445 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 429 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 399 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 393 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 318 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 302 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 287 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 255 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 256 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 252 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 230 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 179 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 168 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 163 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 159 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 134 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 134 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 118 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 109 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 106 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 74 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 79 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 80 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 87 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 57 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 74 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 69 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 60 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 53 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 39 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 42 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 32 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 39 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 40 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 28 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 19 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 23 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 31 scientists 184–185 D-Index: 18 scientists 186–187 D-Index: 20 scientists 188–189 D-Index: 22 scientists 190–191 D-Index: 13 scientists 192–193 D-Index: 21 scientists 194–195 D-Index: 12 scientists 196–197 D-Index: 12 scientists 198–199 D-Index: 14 scientists 200–201 D-Index: 15 scientists 202–203 D-Index: 13 scientists 204–205 D-Index: 10 scientists 206–207 D-Index: 8 scientists 208–209 D-Index: 4 scientists 210–211 D-Index: 12 scientists 212–213 D-Index: 11 scientists 214–215 D-Index: 10 scientists 216 D-Index: 4 scientists 217+ D-Index: 98 scientists
70–71 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 128 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Medicine scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
70–71 226
72–73 391
74–75 574
76–77 730
78–79 891
80–81 972
82–83 1,027
84–85 1,003
86–87 960
88–89 970
90–91 922
92–93 839
94–95 808
96–97 779
98–99 668
100–101 611
102–103 630
104–105 513
106–107 541
108–109 445
110–111 429
112–113 399
114–115 393
116–117 318
118–119 302
120–121 287
122–123 255
124–125 256
126–127 252
128–129 230 128
130–131 179
132–133 168
134–135 163
136–137 159
138–139 134
140–141 134
142–143 118
144–145 109
146–147 106
148–149 74
150–151 79
152–153 80
154–155 87
156–157 57
158–159 74
160–161 69
162–163 60
164–165 53
166–167 39
168–169 42
170–171 32
172–173 39
174–175 40
176–177 28
178–179 19
180–181 23
182–183 31
184–185 18
186–187 20
188–189 22
190–191 13
192–193 21
194–195 12
196–197 12
198–199 14
200–201 15
202–203 13
204–205 10
206–207 8
208–209 4
210–211 12
212–213 11
214–215 10
216 4
217+ 98
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Spain Leader Award

Overview

What is he best known for? The fields of study he is best known for: Cancer Internal medicine Gene María José Sánchez mostly deals with European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition, Prospective cohort study, Internal medicine, Cancer and Cohort study. María José Sánchez has included themes like Hazard ratio, Colorectal cancer, Proportional hazards model and Risk factor in his European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition study. Food science is closely connected to Obesity in his research, which is encompassed under the umbrella topic of Prospective cohort study. María José Sánchez interconnects Gastroenterology, Endocrinology and Oncology in the investigation of issues within Internal medicine. His Cancer research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Relative risk, Pancreatic disease and Environmental health. His Cohort study research focuses on Gerontology and how it connects with Waist. His most cited work include: Human papillomavirus and oral cancer: the International Agency for Research on Cancer multicenter study. (1013 citations) Meat, Fish, and Colorectal Cancer Risk: The European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (685 citations) Modeling Linkage Disequilibrium Increases Accuracy of Polygenic Risk Scores (575 citations) What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date? His primary areas of study are Internal medicine, European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition, Prospective cohort study, Oncology and Cohort. His research combines Endocrinology and Internal medicine. His work focuses on many connections between European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition and other disciplines, such as Risk factor, that overlap with his field of interest in Relative risk. His study looks at the relationship between Prospective cohort study and topics such as Gynecology, which overlap with Hormone replacement therapy. While the research belongs to areas of Oncology, María José Sánchez spends his time largely on the problem of Immunology, intersecting his research to questions surrounding Cell biology. He has researched Cohort in several fields, including Food science and Epidemiology. He most often published in these fields: Internal medicine (56.36%) European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (49.27%) Prospective cohort study (38.55%) What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2018-2021)? Internal medicine (56.36%) European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (49.27%) Oncology (30.00%) In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study: His primary scientific interests are in Internal medicine, European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition, Oncology, Cancer and Cohort. His Internal medicine study focuses mostly on Prospective cohort study, Colorectal cancer, Odds ratio, Confidence interval and Epidemiology. His study in European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Lower risk, Proportional hazards model and Hazard ratio. His Oncology research incorporates elements of Case-control study, Ovarian cancer, Hormone therapy, Prostate cancer and Chronic lymphocytic leukemia. In his study, Diabetes mellitus is strongly linked to Comorbidity, which falls under the umbrella field of Cancer. His study looks at the intersection of Cohort and topics like Risk factor with Overweight. Between 2018 and 2021, his most popular works were: Association Between Soft Drink Consumption and Mortality in 10 European Countries. (44 citations) Heterogeneity of Colorectal Cancer Risk Factors by Anatomical Subsite in 10 European Countries: A Multinational Cohort Study (40 citations) Consumption of Fish and Long-chain n-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids Is Associated With Reduced Risk of Colorectal Cancer in a Large European Cohort (28 citations) In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on: Cancer Internal medicine Gene His scientific interests lie mostly in Internal medicine, Cancer, European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition, Colorectal cancer and Cohort study. His Internal medicine study frequently draws connections between related disciplines such as Oncology. The study incorporates disciplines such as Body mass index, MEDLINE and Confidence interval in addition to Cancer. His European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Lower risk, Waist and Cancer prevention. The concepts of his Cohort study study are interwoven with issues in Hazard ratio, Breast cancer, Endometrial cancer, Cohort and Risk factor. In Prospective cohort study, he works on issues like Disease, which are connected to Obesity.

Best Publications

  • Human papillomavirus and oral cancer: the International Agency for Research on Cancer multicenter study.

    Rolando Herrero;Xavier Castellsagué;Michael Pawlita;Jolanta Lissowska

  • Modeling Linkage Disequilibrium Increases Accuracy of Polygenic Risk Scores

    Bjarni J. Vilhjálmsson;Jian Yang;Hilary K. Finucane;Alexander Gusev

  • Meat, Fish, and Colorectal Cancer Risk: The European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition

    Teresa Norat;Sheila Bingham;Pietro Ferrari;Nadia Slimani

  • Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Overall Cancer Risk in the European Prospective Investigation Into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC)

    Paolo Boffetta;Elisabeth Couto;Janine Wichmann;Janine Wichmann;Pietro Ferrari

  • Differences in the prospective association between individual plasma phospholipid saturated fatty acids and incident type 2 diabetes: the EPIC-InterAct case-cohort study.

    Nita G. Forouhi;Albert Koulman;Stephen J. Sharp;Fumiaki Imamura

  • Meat consumption and mortality - results from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition

    Sabine Rohrmann;Kim Overvad;H. Bas Bueno-de-Mesquita;Marianne U. Jakobsen

  • Association between pre-diagnostic circulating vitamin D concentration and risk of colorectal cancer in European populations:a nested case-control study

    Mazda Jenab;H. Bas Bueno-de-Mesquita;Pietro Ferrari;Franzel J.B. van Duijnhoven

  • Effectiveness of early physiotherapy to prevent lymphoedema after surgery for breast cancer: randomised, single blinded, clinical trial

    María Torres Lacomba;María José Yuste Sánchez;Álvaro Zapico Goñi;David Prieto Merino

  • Burden and centralised treatment in Europe of rare tumours: results of RARECAREnet—a population-based study

    Gemma Gatta;Riccardo Capocaccia;Laura Botta;Sandra Mallone

  • Prognoses and improvement for head and neck cancers diagnosed in Europe in early 2000s : the EUROCARE-5 population-based study

    Gemma Gatta;Laura Botta;María José Sánchez;Lesley Ann Anderson

  • The role of type of tobacco and type of alcoholic beverage in oral carcinogenesis.

    Xavier Castellsagué;Maria Jesús Quintana;Maria Carmen Martínez;Adoración Nieto

  • Physical activity and risks of breast and colorectal cancer : a Mendelian randomisation analysis

    Nikos Papadimitriou;Niki Dimou;Konstantinos K. Tsilidis;Konstantinos K. Tsilidis;Barbara Banbury

  • Is concordance with World Cancer Research Fund/American Institute for Cancer Research guidelines for cancer prevention related to subsequent risk of cancer? : Results from the EPIC study

    Dora Romaguera;Anne Claire Vergnaud;Petra H. Peeters;Petra H. Peeters;Carla H. Van Gils

  • Physical activity and all-cause mortality across levels of overall and abdominal adiposity in European men and women: the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition Study (EPIC)

    Ulf Ekelund;Ulf Ekelund;Heather A. Ward;Teresa Norat;Jian'an Luan

  • Alcohol attributable burden of incidence of cancer in eight European countries based on results from prospective cohort study

    Madlen Schütze;Heiner Boeing;Tobias Pischon;Jürgen Rehm

  • Lifetime and baseline alcohol intake and risk of colon and rectal cancers in the European prospective investigation into cancer and nutrition (EPIC).

    Pietro Ferrari;Mazda Jenab;Teresa Norat;Aurelie Moskal

  • Fruit, vegetables, and colorectal cancer risk: the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition

    Fränzel J.B. Van Duijnhoven;H. Bas Bueno-De-Mesquita;Pietro Ferrari;Mazda Jenab

  • Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in the Spanish EPIC Cohort Study

    Genevieve Buckland;Carlos A. González;Antonio Agudo;Mireia Vilardell

  • Breast Cancer Risk From Modifiable and Nonmodifiable Risk Factors Among White Women in the United States.

    Paige Maas;Myrto Barrdahl;Amit D. Joshi;Paul L. Auer;Paul L. Auer

  • Cancer incidence in Spain, 2015

    J. Galceran;A. Ameijide;M. Carulla;A. Mateos

Frequent Co-Authors

Kim Overvad
Kim Overvad Aarhus University
Anne Tjønneland
Anne Tjønneland University of Copenhagen
Elio Riboli
Elio Riboli Imperial College London
Rosario Tumino
Rosario Tumino Provincial Health Authority of Syracuse
Antonia Trichopoulou
Antonia Trichopoulou National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Petra H.M. Peeters
Petra H.M. Peeters Utrecht University
Marie-Christine Boutron-Ruault
Marie-Christine Boutron-Ruault University of Paris-Saclay
Heiner Boeing
Heiner Boeing German Institute of Human Nutrition
Kay-Tee Khaw
Kay-Tee Khaw University of Cambridge
Rudolf Kaaks
Rudolf Kaaks German Cancer Research Center

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