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28297
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Rafael Simó 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 Rafael Simó sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 489 publications — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Rafael Simó 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 Rafael Simó sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 89 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Rafael Simó is affiliated with the Autonomous University of Barcelona in Spain and has an extensive academic presence in the field of medicine, with a primary focus on endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolic disorders. Their research portfolio includes a significant number of publications, contributing to both clinical and molecular aspects of diabetes and related ophthalmic conditions.

Their main fields of study comprise medicine broadly, with specialization in subfields such as endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, ophthalmology, radiology including nuclear medicine and imaging, physiology, and molecular biology.

Key research topics addressed by Rafael Simó include:

  • Retinal Diseases and Treatments
  • Retinal Imaging and Analysis
  • Diabetes Treatment and Management
  • Diabetes Management and Research
  • Advanced Glycation End Products research
  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Glaucoma and retinal disorders

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Journal of Clinical Medicine
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Frontiers in Endocrinology
  • Endocrinología Diabetes y Nutrición
  • Diabetes

Coauthors frequently collaborating with Rafael Simó are:

  • Cristina Hernández
  • Olga Simó-Servat
  • Andreea Ciudin
  • Patricia Bogdanov
  • Albert Lecube

Selected recent papers include:

  • "Screening for diabetic retinopathy: new perspectives and challenges" (2020), published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology
  • "Understanding multifactorial brain changes in type 2 diabetes: a biomarker perspective" (2020), published in The Lancet Neurology
  • "Anti-interleukin-21 antibody and liraglutide for the preservation of β-cell function in adults with recent-onset type 1 diabetes: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 2 trial" (2021), published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology
  • "Integrated image-based deep learning and language models for primary diabetes care" (2024), published in Nature Medicine
  • "Relationship between Central Obesity and the incidence of Cognitive Impairment and Dementia from Cohort Studies Involving 5,060,687 Participants" (2021), published in Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews

Best Publications

  • The progress in understanding and treatment of diabetic retinopathy

    Alan W. Stitt;Timothy M. Curtis;Mei Chen;Reinhold J. Medina

  • Liraglutide vs insulin glargine and placebo in combination with metformin and sulfonylurea therapy in type 2 diabetes mellitus (LEAD-5 met+SU): a randomised controlled trial

    D. Russell-Jones;A. Vaag;O. Schmitz;B. K. Sethi

  • The Retinal Pigment Epithelium: Something More than a Constituent of the Blood-Retinal Barrier—Implications for the Pathogenesis of Diabetic Retinopathy

    Rafael Simó;Marta Villarroel;Lídia Corraliza;Cristina Hernández

  • Neurodegeneration in the diabetic eye: new insights and therapeutic perspectives

    Rafael Simó;Cristina Hernández

  • Angiogenic and antiangiogenic factors in proliferative diabetic retinopathy.

    Rafael Simo;Esther Carrasco;Marta Garcia-Ramirez;Cristina Hernandez

  • Neurodegeneration in diabetic retinopathy: does it really matter?

    Rafael Simó;Alan W. Stitt;Thomas W. Gardner

  • Screening for diabetic retinopathy: new perspectives and challenges

    Stela Vujosevic;Stephen J Aldington;Paolo Silva;Paolo Silva;Cristina Hernández;Cristina Hernández

  • Effects of Sotagliflozin Added to Insulin in Patients with Type 1 Diabetes

    Satish K. Garg;Robert R. Henry;Phillip Banks;John B. Buse

  • High Prevalence of Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Diabetic Patients

    Rafael Simó;Cristina Hernández;Joan Genescà;Rossend Jardí

  • Novel insights in SHBG regulation and clinical implications.

    Rafael Simó;Cristina Sáez-López;Anna Barbosa-Desongles;Cristina Hernández

  • Impaired endothelial function is not associated with arterial stiffness in adults with type 1 diabetes

    G. Llauradó;V. Ceperuelo-Mallafré;C. Vilardell;R. Simó

  • Intravitreous anti-VEGF for diabetic retinopathy: hopes and fears for a new therapeutic strategy

    R. Simó;C. Hernández

  • Ocular Anti-VEGF Therapy for Diabetic Retinopathy: The Role of VEGF in the Pathogenesis of Diabetic Retinopathy

    Rafael Simó;Jeffrey M. Sundstrom;David A. Antonetti

  • Diabetic macular oedema

    Gavin S Tan;Ning Cheung;Rafael Simó;Gemmy C M Cheung

  • Association between plasma triglycerides and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and microvascular kidney disease and retinopathy in type 2 diabetes mellitus: a global case-control study in 13 countries.

    Frank M. Sacks;Michel P. Hermans;Paola Fioretto;Paul Valensi

  • Vascular endothelial growth factor and diabetic complications

    Barbara Wirostko;Tien Y Wong;Rafael Simó

  • High prevalence of glucose abnormalities in patients with hepatitis C virus infection: a multivariate analysis considering the liver injury.

    Albert Lecube;Cristina Hernández;Joan Genescà;Joan I. Esteban

  • Novel approaches for treating diabetic retinopathy based on recent pathogenic evidence.

    Rafael Simó;Cristina Hernández

  • Proinflammatory Cytokines, Insulin Resistance, and Insulin Secretion in Chronic Hepatitis C patients A case-control study

    Albert Lecube;Cristina Hernández;Joan Genescà;Rafael Simó

  • Interleukin-8, monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 and IL-10 in the vitreous fluid of patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy.

    C. Hernández;R. M. Segura;A. Fonollosa;E. Carrasco

Frequent Co-Authors

Ángela M. Valverde
Ángela M. Valverde Spanish National Research Council
José Manuel Fernández-Real
José Manuel Fernández-Real University of Girona
Tien Yin Wong
Tien Yin Wong Tsinghua University
Bengt Winblad
Bengt Winblad Karolinska Institute
Francisco J. Tinahones
Francisco J. Tinahones University of Malaga
Pascale Massin
Pascale Massin Université Paris Cité
Ole Schmitz
Ole Schmitz Aarhus University Hospital
Guntram Schernthaner
Guntram Schernthaner Medical University of Vienna
Frank Jessen
Frank Jessen University of Cologne
Pieter Jelle Visser
Pieter Jelle Visser Amsterdam University Medical Centers

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