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Microbiology

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72
Citations
26552
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1714
National Ranking
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Medicine

D-Index
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Rafael Esteban publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Microbiology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Rafael Esteban sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 426 publications — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

Rafael Esteban D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Rafael Esteban sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 72 D-Index — 69th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

Overview

Rafael Esteban is affiliated with Vall d'Hebron Hospital Universitari in Spain and specializes in medical research within the fields of Medicine, Epidemiology, and Hepatology. Their research focuses heavily on liver diseases, particularly those related to viral hepatitis infections.

The scientist's work spans several subfields including Epidemiology, Hepatology, Infectious Diseases, Surgery, and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Their research has most notably concentrated on hepatitis viruses, liver disease diagnosis and treatment, and related epidemiological studies.

Key topics covered in their publications include:

  • Hepatitis C virus research
  • Hepatitis B Virus Studies
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology
  • Liver Disease and Transplantation
  • Liver Diseases and Immunity
  • HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk

Rafael Esteban has authored numerous articles published in various journals, with frequent contributions to the following venues:

  • Journal of Hepatology
  • JHEP Reports
  • Liver International
  • Gastroenterología y Hepatología
  • Gastroenterología y Hepatología (English Edition)

Some recent papers include:

  • "Hepatocellular carcinoma prediction beyond year 5 of oral therapy in a large cohort of Caucasian patients with chronic hepatitis B," 2020, Journal of Hepatology
  • "Similar risk of hepatocellular carcinoma during long-term entecavir or tenofovir therapy in Caucasian patients with chronic hepatitis B," 2020, Journal of Hepatology
  • "Implementation of anti-HDV reflex testing among HBsAg-positive individuals increases testing for hepatitis D," 2022, JHEP Reports
  • "Immune-related hepatitis related to checkpoint inhibitors: Clinical and prognostic factors," 2020, Liver International
  • "Documento de consenso de la Asociación Española para el Estudio del Hígado sobre el tratamiento de la infección por el virus de la hepatitis B (2020)," 2020, Gastroenterología y Hepatología

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Rafael Esteban include:

  • Marı́a Buti
  • Ariadna Rando-Segura
  • Mar Riveiro-Barciela
  • Adriana Palom
  • Francisco Rodríguez-Frias

Best Publications

  • EASL Clinical Practice Guidelines: Management of chronic hepatitis B

    C.P.G.P.P. Marcellin;G. Dusheiko;F. Zoulim;R. Esteban

  • Boceprevir for Previously Treated Chronic HCV Genotype 1 Infection

    Bruce R. Bacon;Stuart C. Gordon;Eric Lawitz;Patrick Marcellin

  • Hepatitis C virus (HCV) circulates as a population of different but closely related genomes: quasispecies nature of HCV genome distribution.

    M Martell;J I Esteban;J Quer;J Genescà

  • Hepatitis C virus antibodies among risk groups in Spain.

    J.I. Esteban;L. Viladomiu;A. Gonzalez;M. Roget

  • Sofosbuvir and Ribavirin in HCV Genotypes 2 and 3

    Stefan Zeuzem;Geoffrey M. Dusheiko;Riina Salupere;Alessandra Mangia

  • Interleukin-28B Polymorphism Improves Viral Kinetics and Is the Strongest Pretreatment Predictor of Sustained Virologic Response in Genotype 1 Hepatitis C Virus

    Alexander J. Thompson;Andrew J. Muir;Andrew J. Muir;Mark S. Sulkowski;Dongliang Ge

  • Thrombocytopenia associated with chronic liver disease

    Nezam Afdhal;John McHutchison;Robert Brown;Ira Jacobson

  • Normal protein diet for episodic hepatic encephalopathy: results of a randomized study

    Juan Córdoba;Juan López-Hellı́n;Mercé Planas;Pilar Sabı́n

  • PAGE-B predicts the risk of developing hepatocellular carcinoma in Caucasians with chronic hepatitis B on 5-year antiviral therapy

    George Papatheodoridis;George Dalekos;Vana Sypsa;Cihan Yurdaydin

  • Transmission of Hepatitis C Virus by a Cardiac Surgeon

    Juan I. Esteban;Jordi Gómez;María Martell;Beatriz Cabot

  • Evaluation of antibodies to hepatitis C virus in a study of transfusion-associated hepatitis.

    Juan I. Esteban;Antonio González;José M. Hernández;Luis Viladomiu

  • Cardiac alterations in cirrhosis: reversibility after liver transplantation.

    Mireia Torregrosa;Santi Aguadé;Laura Dos;Rosa Segura

  • High Rate of Infectivity and Liver Disease in Blood Donors with Antibodies to Hepatitis C Virus

    Juan Ignacio Esteban;Juan Carlos López-Talavera;Juan Genescà;Pedro Madoz

  • Paracentesis with intravenous infusion of albumin as compared with peritoneovenous shunting in cirrhosis with refractory ascites.

    Pere Ginès;Vicente Arroyo;Victor Vargas;Ramón Planas

  • The state of hepatitis B and C in Europe: report from the hepatitis B and C summit conference*

    A. Hatzakis;S. Wait;J. Bruix;M. Buti

  • Propranolol in prevention of recurrent bleeding from severe portal hypertensive gastropathy in cirrhosis.

    R.M. Pérez-Ayuso;J.M. Piqué;J. Bosch;E. Quintero

  • Role of hepatitis B, C, and D viruses in dual and triple infection: influence of viral genotypes and hepatitis B precore and basal core promoter mutations on viral replicative interference.

    Rosendo Jardi;Francisco Rodriguez;Maria Buti;Xose Costa

  • High-Throughput Real-Time Reverse Transcription-PCR Quantitation of Hepatitis C Virus RNA

    María Martell;Jordi Gómez;Juan I. Esteban;Silvia Sauleda

  • The risk of hepatocellular carcinoma decreases after the first 5 years of entecavir or tenofovir in Caucasians with chronic hepatitis B.

    George V. Papatheodoridis;Ramazan Idilman;George N. Dalekos;Maria Buti

  • The development of low-grade cerebral edema in cirrhosis is supported by the evolution of 1H-magnetic resonance abnormalities after liver transplantation

    Juan Córdoba;Juli Alonso;Alex Rovira;Carlos Jacas

  • Epidemiology of hepatitis C virus infection

    Rafael Esteban

Frequent Co-Authors

Maria Buti
Maria Buti Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Juan Ignacio Esteban
Juan Ignacio Esteban Vall d'Hebron Hospital Universitari
Josep Quer
Josep Quer Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Mark S. Sulkowski
Mark S. Sulkowski Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Stefan Zeuzem
Stefan Zeuzem Goethe University Frankfurt
Harry L.A. Janssen
Harry L.A. Janssen Erasmus University Rotterdam
Esteban Domingo
Esteban Domingo Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa
Pietro Lampertico
Pietro Lampertico University of Milan
Nezam H. Afdhal
Nezam H. Afdhal Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Ira M. Jacobson
Ira M. Jacobson New York University

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