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Wifredo Ricart 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 Wifredo Ricart sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 313 publications — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Wifredo Ricart 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 Wifredo Ricart sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 82 D-Index — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Wifredo Ricart is affiliated with the Instituto de Salud Carlos III in Spain and has contributed extensively to the fields of medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their research encompasses a range of subfields including molecular biology, physiology, epidemiology, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, and biological psychiatry.

The focus of Ricart's work centers on topics such as gut microbiota and health, adipose tissue and metabolism, adipokines, inflammation, and metabolic diseases. Their investigations also cover tryptophan and brain disorders, diet and metabolism studies, liver disease diagnosis and treatment, and sulfur compounds in biology.

Ricart's publication record includes several recent papers in notable scientific journals. These include:

  • Microbiota alterations in proline metabolism impact depression, 2022, Cell Metabolism
  • Obesity Impairs Short-Term and Working Memory through Gut Microbial Metabolism of Aromatic Amino Acids, 2020, Cell Metabolism
  • Iron status influences non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in obesity through the gut microbiome, 2021, Microbiome
  • Caudovirales bacteriophages are associated with improved executive function and memory in flies, mice, and humans, 2022, Cell Host & Microbe
  • Gut bacterial ClpB-like gene function is associated with decreased body weight and a characteristic microbiota profile, 2020, Microbiome

Ricart frequently collaborates with several researchers in their field, including José Manuel Fernández-Real, José María Moreno-Navarrete, María Arnoriaga-Rodríguez, Jèssica Latorre, and Francisco Ortega.

The scientist's work is commonly published in journals such as Hipertensión y Riesgo Vascular, Cell Metabolism, Microbiome, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, and Molecular Therapy - Nucleic Acids.

Best Publications

  • Metformin alters the gut microbiome of individuals with treatment-naive type 2 diabetes, contributing to the therapeutic effects of the drug

    Hao Wu;Eduardo Esteve;Eduardo Esteve;Valentina Tremaroli;Muhammad Tanweer Khan

  • Insulin resistance and chronic cardiovascular inflammatory syndrome.

    José Manuel Fernández-Real;Wifredo Ricart

  • Irisin Is Expressed and Produced by Human Muscle and Adipose Tissue in Association With Obesity and Insulin Resistance

    José María Moreno-Navarrete;Francisco Ortega;Marta Serrano;Ester Guerra

  • Cross-talk between iron metabolism and diabetes.

    José Manuel Fernández-Real;Abel López-Bermejo;Wifredo Ricart

  • Circulating interleukin 6 levels, blood pressure, and insulin sensitivity in apparently healthy men and women.

    José-Manuel Fernandez-Real;Montserrat Vayreda;Cristobal Richart;Cristina Gutierrez

  • Molecular phenomics and metagenomics of hepatic steatosis in non-diabetic obese women.

    Lesley Hoyles;José-Manuel Fernández-Real;Massimo Federici;Matteo Serino;Matteo Serino

  • Dyslipidemia and inflammation: an evolutionary conserved mechanism

    Eduardo Esteve;Wifredo Ricart;José Manuel Fernández-Real

  • Targeting the Circulating MicroRNA Signature of Obesity

    Francisco José Ortega;Josep María Mercader;Victoria Catalán;Victoria Catalán;José María Moreno-Navarrete

  • Blood Letting in High-Ferritin Type 2 Diabetes: Effects on Insulin Sensitivity and β-Cell Function

    José Manuel Fernández-Real;Georgina Peñarroja;Antoni Castro;Fernando García-Bragado

  • MiRNA expression profile of human subcutaneous adipose and during adipocyte differentiation.

    Francisco J. Ortega;José M. Moreno-Navarrete;Gerard Pardo;Monica Sabater

  • Profiling of Circulating MicroRNAs Reveals Common MicroRNAs Linked to Type 2 Diabetes That Change With Insulin Sensitization

    Francisco J Ortega;Josep M Mercader;José María Moreno-Navarrete;Oscar Rovira

  • Circulating omentin concentration increases after weight loss

    José María Moreno-Navarrete;Victoria Catalán;Francisco A Ortega;Javier Gómez-Ambrosi

  • Interleukin-6 gene polymorphism and lipid abnormalities in healthy subjects.

    José-Manuel Fernández-Real;Montserrat Broch;Joan Vendrell Cristóbal Richart;Wifredo Ricart

  • Interleukin-6 gene polymorphism and insulin sensitivity.

    José-Manuel Fernández-Real;Montserrat Broch;Joan Vendrell;Cristina Gutiérrez

  • Insulin resistance and inflammation in an evolutionary perspective: the contribution of cytokine genotype/phenotype to thriftiness.

    J.-M. Fernández-Real;W. Ricart

  • Serum visfatin increases with progressive β-cell deterioration

    Abel López-Bermejo;Berta Chico-Julià;Mercè Fernàndez-Balsells;Mònica Recasens

  • The TNF-alpha gene Nco I polymorphism influences the relationship among insulin resistance, percent body fat, and increased serum leptin levels.

    J M Fernández-Real;C Gutierrez;W Ricart;R Casamitjana

  • The relationship of serum osteocalcin concentration to insulin secretion, sensitivity and disposal with hypocaloric diet and resistance training

    Jose Manuel Fernández-Real;Mikel Izquierdo;Francisco Ortega;Esteban Gorostiaga

  • Circulating Zonulin, a Marker of Intestinal Permeability, Is Increased in Association with Obesity-Associated Insulin Resistance

    José María Moreno-Navarrete;Mònica Sabater;Francisco Ortega;Wifredo Ricart

  • Plasma levels of the soluble fraction of tumor necrosis factor receptor 2 and insulin resistance.

    José-Manuel Fernández-Real;Montserrat Broch;Wifredo Ricart;Roser Casamitjana

Frequent Co-Authors

José Manuel Fernández-Real
José Manuel Fernández-Real University of Girona
Gema Frühbeck
Gema Frühbeck University of Navarra
Francisco Ortega
Francisco Ortega Complutense University of Madrid
Manuel Portero-Otin
Manuel Portero-Otin University of Lleida
Francisco J. Tinahones
Francisco J. Tinahones University of Malaga
Josep M. Mercader
Josep M. Mercader Broad Institute
Javier Gómez-Ambrosi
Javier Gómez-Ambrosi University of Navarra
Antonio Zorzano
Antonio Zorzano University of Barcelona
Reinald Pamplona
Reinald Pamplona University of Lleida

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