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Marta E. Alarcón-Riquelme

Marta E. Alarcón-Riquelme

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Immunology
Spain
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Immunology 91 1041 946 9 9 384 28971
Medicine 92 11369 10686 159 156 391 29224
Genetics 89 1123 1063 14 14 340 28220

Marta E. Alarcón-Riquelme publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Marta E. Alarcón-Riquelme between 1967 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Marta E. Alarcón-Riquelme published across 59 years, from 1967 to 2025, averaging 7.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 33 publications in 2024. 62 of the 467 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1967 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 33. Peak 33 publications in 2024. 1967: 1 publication 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 0 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 2 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 7 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 11 publications 2005: 14 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 12 publications 2008: 20 publications 2009: 22 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 18 publications 2012: 23 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 27 publications 2016: 15 publications 2017: 20 publications 2018: 14 publications 2019: 20 publications 2020: 28 publications 2021: 32 publications 2022: 21 publications 2023: 23 publications 2024: 33 publications 2025: 29 publications
1967 2025

467 publications in total across all disciplines

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Marta E. Alarcón-Riquelme: publications per year, 1967 to 2025
Year Publications
1967 1
1968 0
1969 0
1970 0
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 1
1989 0
1990 2
1991 3
1992 1
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 1
1997 2
1998 0
1999 7
2000 7
2001 5
2002 6
2003 5
2004 11
2005 14
2006 10
2007 12
2008 20
2009 22
2010 9
2011 18
2012 23
2013 13
2014 12
2015 27
2016 15
2017 20
2018 14
2019 20
2020 28
2021 32
2022 21
2023 23
2024 33
2025 29
Total 467
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Marta E. Alarcón-Riquelme publication distribution in Immunology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Immunology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Marta E. Alarcón-Riquelme sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 76 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 62–71 to 807+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 189. Most scientists, 189, have 152–161 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 807 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 382–391 publications, is where this scientist sits. 62–71 publications: 9 scientists 72–81 publications: 23 scientists 82–91 publications: 40 scientists 92–101 publications: 72 scientists 102–111 publications: 86 scientists 112–121 publications: 108 scientists 122–131 publications: 150 scientists 132–141 publications: 160 scientists 142–151 publications: 159 scientists 152–161 publications: 189 scientists 162–171 publications: 166 scientists 172–181 publications: 181 scientists 182–191 publications: 188 scientists 192–201 publications: 187 scientists 202–211 publications: 178 scientists 212–221 publications: 158 scientists 222–231 publications: 168 scientists 232–241 publications: 159 scientists 242–251 publications: 160 scientists 252–261 publications: 148 scientists 262–271 publications: 116 scientists 272–281 publications: 125 scientists 282–291 publications: 115 scientists 292–301 publications: 111 scientists 302–311 publications: 95 scientists 312–321 publications: 97 scientists 322–331 publications: 97 scientists 332–341 publications: 99 scientists 342–351 publications: 96 scientists 352–361 publications: 69 scientists 362–371 publications: 76 scientists 372–381 publications: 71 scientists 382–391 publications: 71 scientists 392–401 publications: 62 scientists 402–411 publications: 54 scientists 412–421 publications: 41 scientists 422–431 publications: 63 scientists 432–441 publications: 53 scientists 442–451 publications: 31 scientists 452–461 publications: 42 scientists 462–471 publications: 40 scientists 472–481 publications: 29 scientists 482–491 publications: 34 scientists 492–501 publications: 30 scientists 502–511 publications: 23 scientists 512–521 publications: 41 scientists 522–531 publications: 29 scientists 532–541 publications: 28 scientists 542–551 publications: 16 scientists 552–561 publications: 18 scientists 562–571 publications: 18 scientists 572–581 publications: 17 scientists 582–591 publications: 17 scientists 592–601 publications: 17 scientists 602–611 publications: 19 scientists 612–621 publications: 13 scientists 622–631 publications: 12 scientists 632–641 publications: 11 scientists 642–651 publications: 16 scientists 652–661 publications: 9 scientists 662–671 publications: 5 scientists 672–681 publications: 13 scientists 682–691 publications: 12 scientists 692–701 publications: 6 scientists 702–711 publications: 6 scientists 712–721 publications: 9 scientists 722–731 publications: 9 scientists 732–741 publications: 6 scientists 742–751 publications: 11 scientists 752–761 publications: 10 scientists 762–771 publications: 7 scientists 772–781 publications: 12 scientists 782–791 publications: 7 scientists 792–801 publications: 5 scientists 802–806 publications: 1 scientist 807+ publications: 100 scientists
62–71 publications 807+

This scientist: 384 publications — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 807 publications or more.

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Number of Immunology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,929 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
62–71 9
72–81 23
82–91 40
92–101 72
102–111 86
112–121 108
122–131 150
132–141 160
142–151 159
152–161 189
162–171 166
172–181 181
182–191 188
192–201 187
202–211 178
212–221 158
222–231 168
232–241 159
242–251 160
252–261 148
262–271 116
272–281 125
282–291 115
292–301 111
302–311 95
312–321 97
322–331 97
332–341 99
342–351 96
352–361 69
362–371 76
372–381 71
382–391 71 384
392–401 62
402–411 54
412–421 41
422–431 63
432–441 53
442–451 31
452–461 42
462–471 40
472–481 29
482–491 34
492–501 30
502–511 23
512–521 41
522–531 29
532–541 28
542–551 16
552–561 18
562–571 18
572–581 17
582–591 17
592–601 17
602–611 19
612–621 13
622–631 12
632–641 11
642–651 16
652–661 9
662–671 5
672–681 13
682–691 12
692–701 6
702–711 6
712–721 9
722–731 9
732–741 6
742–751 11
752–761 10
762–771 7
772–781 12
782–791 7
792–801 5
802–806 1
807+ 100
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Marta E. Alarcón-Riquelme D-index placement in Immunology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Immunology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Marta E. Alarcón-Riquelme sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200
Bar chart with 60 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 157+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 201. Most scientists, 201, have 58–59 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 157 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 90–91 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 28 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 91 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 157 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 192 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 175 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 188 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 177 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 155 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 194 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 201 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 197 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 201 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 173 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 167 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 172 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 199 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 184 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 133 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 163 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 127 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 121 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 125 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 121 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 102 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 96 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 75 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 72 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 74 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 66 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 68 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 60 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 54 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 36 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 23 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 52 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 41 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 34 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 25 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 28 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 11 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 20 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 27 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 19 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 20 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 16 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 17 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 14 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 15 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 9 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 11 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 9 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 9 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 7 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 7 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 7 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 5 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 8 scientists 156 D-Index: 6 scientists 157+ D-Index: 96 scientists
40–41 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 91 D-Index — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 157 D-Index or more.

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Number of Immunology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,929 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 28
42–43 91
44–45 157
46–47 192
48–49 175
50–51 188
52–53 177
54–55 155
56–57 194
58–59 201
60–61 197
62–63 201
64–65 173
66–67 167
68–69 172
70–71 199
72–73 184
74–75 133
76–77 163
78–79 127
80–81 121
82–83 125
84–85 121
86–87 102
88–89 96
90–91 75 91
92–93 72
94–95 74
96–97 66
98–99 68
100–101 49
102–103 60
104–105 54
106–107 36
108–109 23
110–111 52
112–113 41
114–115 34
116–117 25
118–119 28
120–121 11
122–123 20
124–125 27
126–127 19
128–129 20
130–131 16
132–133 17
134–135 14
136–137 15
138–139 9
140–141 11
142–143 9
144–145 9
146–147 7
148–149 7
150–151 7
152–153 5
154–155 8
156 6
157+ 96
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Immunology in Spain Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Immunology in Spain Leader Award

Overview

Marta E. Alarcón-Riquelme is a researcher affiliated with the University of Granada in Spain. Their research spans multiple disciplines with a primary focus on medicine, particularly rheumatology, immunology, molecular biology, and genetics. Their published work contributes extensively to the understanding of systemic autoimmune diseases and related topics.

The scientist has authored numerous papers in several leading publication venues. Frequent venues include:

  • Arthritis & Rheumatology
  • Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The Journal of Rheumatology
  • Frontiers in Immunology

Marta E. Alarcón-Riquelme's research encompasses a range of scientific fields, with a significant number of publications in medicine (190) and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology (87). Their specialized subfields of study include:

  • Rheumatology
  • Immunology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Genetics
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging

Their main research topics reflect a detailed exploration of autoimmune and immune-related diseases. These topics are:

  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research
  • Salivary Gland Disorders and Functions
  • Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Diabetes and associated disorders
  • Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Marta E. Alarcón-Riquelme include:

  • PeacoQC: Peak-based selection of high quality cytometry data, 2021, Cytometry Part A
  • Genome-wide association study identifies Sjögren's risk loci with functional implications in immune and glandular cells, 2022, Nature Communications
  • A survey of gene expression meta-analysis: methods and applications, 2020, Briefings in Bioinformatics
  • Whole blood DNA methylation analysis reveals respiratory environmental traits involved in COVID-19 severity following SARS-CoV-2 infection, 2022, Nature Communications
  • A Summary on the Genetics of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Systemic Sclerosis, and Sjögren's Syndrome, 2022, Clinical Reviews in Allergy & Immunology

Their collaborative work includes partnerships with several frequent co-authors, highlighting ongoing research relationships. These co-authors include:

  • Guillermo Barturen
  • Lorenzo Beretta
  • Jacques-Olivier Pers
  • Elena Carnero-Montoro
  • Daniel Toro-Domínguez

Best Publications

  • Mapping the human genetic architecture of COVID-19

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  • Genome-wide association scan in women with systemic lupus erythematosus identifies susceptibility variants in ITGAM, PXK, KIAA1542 and other loci.

    John B. Harley;John B. Harley;John B. Harley;Marta E. Alarcón-Riquelme;Lindsey A. Criswell;Chaim O. Jacob

  • Genetic association analyses implicate aberrant regulation of innate and adaptive immunity genes in the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus

    James Bentham;David L. Morris;Deborah S. Cunninghame Graham;Christopher L. Pinder

  • A regulatory polymorphism in PDCD1 is associated with susceptibility to systemic lupus erythematosus in humans

    Ludmila Prokunina;Casimiro Castillejo-López;Fredrik Öberg;Iva Gunnarsson

  • The trans-ancestral genomic architecture of glycemic traits

    Ji Chen;Ji Chen;Cassandra N. Spracklen;Cassandra N. Spracklen;Gaëlle Marenne;Gaëlle Marenne;Arushi Varshney

  • A common haplotype of interferon regulatory factor 5 (IRF5) regulates splicing and expression and is associated with increased risk of systemic lupus erythematosus.

    Robert R. Graham;Robert R. Graham;Sergey V. Kozyrev;Emily C. Baechler;M. V.Prasad Linga Reddy

  • Ancestry informative marker sets for determining continental origin and admixture proportions in common populations in America

    Roman Kosoy;Rami Nassir;Chao Tian;Phoebe A. White

  • Functional variants in the B-cell gene BANK1 are associated with systemic lupus erythematosus

    Sergey V. Kozyrev;Anna Karin Abelson;Jerome Wojcik;Ammar Zaghlool

  • Familial aggregation of systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, and other autoimmune diseases in 1,177 lupus patients from the GLADEL cohort.

    Donato Alarcón‐Segovia;Marta E. Alarcón‐Riquelme;Mario H. Cardiel;Francisco Caeiro

  • Genomic and phenotypic insights from an atlas of genetic effects on DNA methylation

    J.L. Min;G. Hemani;E. Hannon;K.F. Dekkers

  • Transancestral mapping and genetic load in systemic lupus erythematosus

    Carl D. Langefeld;Hannah C. Ainsworth;Deborah S. Cunninghame Graham;Jennifer A. Kelly

  • A nonsynonymous functional variant in integrin-alpha(M) (encoded by ITGAM) is associated with systemic lupus erythematosus.

    Swapan K. Nath;Shizhong Han;Xana Kim-Howard;Jennifer A. Kelly

  • Evaluation of the TREX1 gene in a large multi-ancestral lupus cohort

    B. Namjou;P. H. Kothari;J. A. Kelly;S. B. Glenn

  • Genomic Insights into the Ancestry and Demographic History of South America

    Julian R. Homburger;Andrés Moreno-Estrada;Andrés Moreno-Estrada;Christopher R. Gignoux;Dominic Nelson

  • Genes, epigenetic regulation and environmental factors: which is the most relevant in developing autoimmune diseases?

    Karen H. Costenbader;Marta E. Alarcón-Riquelme;Luca Iaccarino

  • Association of a functional variant downstream of TNFAIP3 with systemic lupus erythematosus

    Indra Adrianto;Feng Wen;Amanda Templeton;Graham B. Wiley

  • Association of systemic lupus erythematosus with decreased immunosuppressive potential of the IgG glycome

    Frano Vučković;Jasminka Krištić;Ivan Gudelj;Maria Teruel

  • Immunochip Analysis Identifies Multiple Susceptibility Loci for Systemic Sclerosis

    Maureen D. Mayes;Lara Bossini-Castillo;Olga Gorlova;José Ezequiel Martin

  • A susceptibility locus for human systemic lupus erythematosus (hSLE1) on chromosome 2q.

    Anna-Karin B Lindqvist;Kristján Steinsson;Bo Johanneson;Helga Kristjánsdóttir

  • Association of Genetic Variants in Complement Factor H and Factor H-Related Genes with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Susceptibility

    Jian Zhao;Hui Wu;Melanie Khosravi;Huijuan Cui

  • Differential genetic associations for systemic lupus erythematosus based on anti-dsDNA autoantibody production.

    Sharon A. Chung;Kimberly E. Taylor;Robert R. Graham;Joanne Nititham

  • Association of the PD-1.3A allele of the PDCD1 gene in patients with rheumatoid arthritis negative for rheumatoid factor and the shared epitope.

    Ludmila Prokunina;Leonid Padyukov;Anna Bennet;Ulf De Faire

Frequent Co-Authors

John B. Harley
John B. Harley United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Kenneth M. Kaufman
Kenneth M. Kaufman Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Judith A. James
Judith A. James Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
Timothy J. Vyse
Timothy J. Vyse King's College London
Patrick M. Gaffney
Patrick M. Gaffney Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
Jennifer A. Kelly
Jennifer A. Kelly Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
Robert P. Kimberly
Robert P. Kimberly University of Alabama at Birmingham
Carl D. Langefeld
Carl D. Langefeld Wake Forest University
Chaim O. Jacob
Chaim O. Jacob University of Southern California
Lindsey A. Criswell
Lindsey A. Criswell National Institutes of Health

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