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Xavier Castellsagué

Xavier Castellsagué

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Medicine
Spain
2023

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Medicine

D-Index
113
Citations
72420
World Ranking
4833
National Ranking
66

Xavier Castellsagué 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 Xavier Castellsagué sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 281 publications — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Xavier Castellsagué 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 Xavier Castellsagué sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 113 D-Index — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Spain Leader Award

Overview

Xavier Castellsagué is affiliated with the University of Barcelona in Spain and has contributed extensively to research in the field of medicine, focusing primarily on head and neck cancer studies and related areas.

Their research spans multiple subfields within medicine, including otorhinolaryngology, epidemiology, genetics, surgery, and periodontics. The main topics covered by their work include head and neck cancer studies, cervical cancer and HPV research, cleft lip and palate research, hepatitis B virus studies, genital health and disease, esophageal cancer research and treatment, as well as oral health pathology and treatment.

Xavier Castellsagué has published numerous papers, with a selection of recent work including:

  • Accuracy of high-risk HPV DNA PCR, p16(INK4a) immunohistochemistry or the combination of both to diagnose HPV-driven oropharyngeal cancer, 2022, BMC Infectious Diseases
  • HPV DNA genotyping, HPV E6*I mRNA detection, and p16INK4a/Ki-67 staining in Belgian head and neck cancer patient specimens, collected within the HPV-AHEAD study, 2021, Cancer Epidemiology
  • Human papillomavirus seroprevalence and seroconversion following baseline detection of nine human papillomavirus types in young women, 2022, Tumour Virus Research
  • A Sex-Specific Association between a 15q25 Variant and Upper Aerodigestive Tract Cancers, 2020, UNC Libraries
  • Adult height and head and neck cancer: a pooled analysis within the INHANCE Consortium, 2020, UNC Libraries

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Paul Brennan
  • Silvia Franceschi
  • Rolando Herrero
  • María Paula Curado
  • Sérgio Koifman

Xavier Castellsagué's publications are prominently featured in venues such as UNC Libraries, BMC Infectious Diseases, Cancer Epidemiology, and Tumour Virus Research. Among these, UNC Libraries stands out as a frequent publication venue with the most number of works.

Best Publications

  • Epidemiologic Classification of Human Papillomavirus Types Associated with Cervical Cancer

    Nubia Muñoz;F. Xavier Bosch;Silvia de Sanjosé;Rolando Herrero

  • Human papillomavirus genotype attribution in invasive cervical cancer: a retrospective cross-sectional worldwide study

    Silvia de Sanjose;Wim G.V. Quint;Laia Alemany;Daan T. Geraets

  • Efficacy of human papillomavirus (HPV)-16/18 AS04-adjuvanted vaccine against cervical infection and precancer caused by oncogenic HPV types (PATRICIA): final analysis of a double-blind, randomised study in young women.

    J. Paavonen;P. Naud;J. Salmeron;C. M. Wheeler

  • Worldwide prevalence and genotype distribution of cervical human papillomavirus DNA in women with normal cytology: a meta-analysis.

    Silvia de Sanjosé;Mireia Diaz;Xavier Castellsagué;Gary Clifford

  • HPV in the etiology of human cancer

    Nubia Munoz;Xavier Castellsague;Amy Berrington De Gonzalez;Lutz Gissmann

  • Efficacy of a prophylactic adjuvanted bivalent L1 virus-like-particle vaccine against infection with human papillomavirus types 16 and 18 in young women: an interim analysis of a phase III double-blind, randomised controlled trial

    Jorma Paavonen;David Jenkins;F. Xavier Bosch;Paulo Naud

  • Cervical Human Papillomavirus Prevalence in 5 Continents: Meta-Analysis of 1 Million Women with Normal Cytological Findings

    Laia Bruni;Mireia Diaz;Mireia Castellsagué;Elena Ferrer

  • Chapter 1: HPV in the etiology of human cancer.

    Nubia Muñoz;Xavier Castellsagué;Amy Berrington de González;Lutz Gissmann

  • Against which human papillomavirus types shall we vaccinate and screen? The international perspective.

    Nubia Muñoz;F. Xavier Bosch;Xavier Castellsagué;Mireia Díaz

  • Environmental co-factors in HPV carcinogenesis.

    Xavier Castellsagué;F.Xavier Bosch;Nubia Muñoz

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

    Rolando Herrero;Xavier Castellsagué;Michael Pawlita;Jolanta Lissowska

  • Worldwide burden of cervical cancer in 2008

    M. Arbyn;M. Arbyn;X. Castellsagué;S. de Sanjosé;L. Bruni

  • Interaction between tobacco and alcohol use and the risk of head and neck cancer: pooled analysis in the International Head and Neck Cancer Epidemiology Consortium.

    Mia Hashibe;Paul Brennan;Shu Chun Chuang;Stefania Boccia

  • Male circumcision, penile human papillomavirus infection, and cervical cancer in female partners

    Xavier Castellsagué;F. Xavier Bosch;Nubia Muñoz;Chris J.L.M. Meijer

  • Genome-wide meta-analyses identify multiple loci associated with smoking behavior

    Helena Furberg;Yunjung Kim;Jennifer Dackor;Eric Boerwinkle

  • Worldwide Human Papillomavirus Etiology of Cervical Adenocarcinoma and Its Cofactors: Implications for Screening and Prevention

    Xavier Castellsagué;Mireia Díaz;Silvia de Sanjosé;Nubia Muñoz

  • Alcohol Drinking in Never Users of Tobacco, Cigarette Smoking in Never Drinkers, and the Risk of Head and Neck Cancer: Pooled Analysis in the International Head and Neck Cancer Epidemiology Consortium

    Mia Hashibe;Paul Brennan;Simone Benhamou;Xavier Castellsague

  • Overall efficacy of HPV-16/18 AS04-adjuvanted vaccine against grade 3 or greater cervical intraepithelial neoplasia: 4-year end-of-study analysis of the randomised, double-blind PATRICIA trial

    Matti Lehtinen;Jorma Paavonen;Cosette M. Wheeler;Unnop Jaisamrarn

  • A Review of Clinical Trials of Human Papillomavirus Prophylactic Vaccines

    John T. Schiller;Xavier Castellsagué;Suzanne M. Garland

  • Chapter 3: Cofactors in human papillomavirus carcinogenesis--role of parity, oral contraceptives, and tobacco smoking.

    Xavier Castellsagué;Nubia Muñoz

Frequent Co-Authors

F. Xavier Bosch
F. Xavier Bosch Open University of Catalonia
Silvia Franceschi
Silvia Franceschi Centro di Riferimento Oncologico
Nubia Muñoz
Nubia Muñoz International Agency For Research On Cancer
Pagona Lagiou
Pagona Lagiou National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Mia Hashibe
Mia Hashibe University of Utah
Paul Brennan
Paul Brennan International Agency For Research On Cancer
Silvia de Sanjosé
Silvia de Sanjosé University of Barcelona
Rolando Herrero
Rolando Herrero Costa Rican Agency for Biomedical Research, INCIENSA Foundation
Paolo Boffetta
Paolo Boffetta Stony Brook Medicine

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