Josep Roca

28.5k citations

422 papers · 19.7k · 3 hit papers · h-index 79

Impact in

Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine top 0.05%
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- Respiratory Support and Mechanisms
- Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments
- Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Complementary and alternative medicine top 0.05%
- Cardiovascular and exercise physiology

Papers in

Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 208
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research 127
- Respiratory Support and Mechanisms 72
- Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments 35
- Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery 28
- Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis 19
Physiology 67
- Asthma and respiratory diseases 50

Co-authors: Joan Albert Barberà (103 shared papers)Robert Rodriguez-Roisín (62 shared papers)Peter D. Wagner (41 shared papers)R Rodríguez-Roisín (50 shared papers)Àlvar Agustí (29 shared papers)R. Rodríguez-Roisin (27 shared papers)José Ramírez (14 shared papers)Joaquim Gea (20 shared papers)
Journals: European Respiratory Journal (49 papers)American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine (28 papers)Journal of Applied Physiology (13 papers)Respiratory Medicine (12 papers)Thorax (12 papers)
Partner nations: Spain United States United Kingdom

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Josep Roca

412 papers receiving 18.7k citations

Josep Roca's Hit Papers

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Personalised Prehabilitation in High-risk Patients Undergoing Elective Major Abdominal Surgery 2017 · 577 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2017 Annals of Surgery
1993 European Respiratory Journal
1986 PubMed

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1	Personalised Prehabilitation in High-risk Patients Undergoing Elective Major Abdominal Surgery Annals of Surgery ·Anael Barberán-García, Marta Ubré, Josep Roca, Antonio M. Lacy, Felip Burgos, Raquel Risco, Dulce Momblán, Jaume Balust, Isabel Blanco, Graciela Martínez‐Palli Hit paper breakdown →	2017	577
2	Standardization of the measurement of transfer factor (diffusing capacity) European Respiratory Journal ·J. E. Cotes, D. J. Chinn, PH Quanjer, Josep Roca, JC Yernault Hit paper breakdown →	1993	562
3	Spirometric reference values from a Mediterranean population. PubMed ·Josep Roca, J. Sanchís, A Agustí-Vidal, F Segarra, Daniel Navajas, R. Rodríguez-Roisin, Pere Casán, Susana Sans Hit paper breakdown →	1986	453
4	Standardization of the measurement of transfer factor (diffusing capacity). Report Working Party Standardization of Lung Function Tests, European Community for Steel and Coal. Official Statement of the European Respiratory Society. PubMed ·Cotes Je, Chinn Dj, Quanjer Ph, Josep Roca, Yernault Jc	1993	374
5	Characterization of pulmonary vascular remodelling in smokers and patients with mild COPD European Respiratory Journal ·Salud Santos, Víctor I. Peinado, José Ramírez, T. Melgosa, Josep Roca, R. Rodríguez-Roisin, Joan Albert Barberà	2002	357
6	Skeletal muscle dysfunction in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A statement of the American Thoracic Society and European Respiratory Society American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·Richard Casaburi, Rik Gosselink, Marc Decramer, Richard Dekhuijzen, Mario Fournier, Michael I. Lewis, François Maltais, David Oelberg, Michael B. Reid, Josep Roca, Annemie M.W.J. Schols, Gary C. Sieck, David Systrom, Penny Wagner, Trevor J. Williams, Emiel F.�M. Wouters	1999	282
7	Endothelial dysfunction in pulmonary arteries of patients with mild COPD American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology ·Víctor I. Peinado, Joan Albert Barberà, José Ramírez, Federico P. Gómez, Josep Roca, Lluís Jover, Josep María Gimferrer, Robert Rodriguez-Roisín	1998	266
8	Clinical exercise testing with reference to lung diseases: indications, standardization and interpretation strategies. ERS Task Force on Standardization of Clinical Exercise Testing. European Respiratory Society European Respiratory Journal ·Josep Roca, Brian J. Whipp, Àlvar Agustí, Sandra D. Anderson, Richard Casaburi, J. E. Cotes, Claudio F. Donner, Marc Estenne, H.T.M. Folgering, Tim Higenbottam, K. Kilian, Paolo Palange, A Patessio, C. Préfaut, R Sergysels, Peggy Wagner, Idelle M. 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9	References values for forced spirometry. Group of the European Community Respiratory Health Survey European Respiratory Journal ·Josep Roca, Felip Burgos, Jordi Sunyer, María Soledad Cruz Sáez, S Chinn, Antó Jm, R. Rodríguez-Roisin, PH Quanjer, Dennis Nowak, Peter Burney	1998	240
10	Identification and prospective validation of clinically relevant chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) subtypes Thorax ·Judith García‐Aymerich, Félix Gómez, Marta Benet, Eva Farrero, Xavier Basagaña, Ángel Gayete, Carles Paré, Xavier Freixa, Jaume Ferrer, Antoni Ferrer, Josep Roca, Juan B. Gáldiz, Jaume Sauleda, Eduard Monsó, Joaquim Gea, Joan Albert Barberà, Àlvar Agustí, Josep M. Antó, (unknown)	2010	235
11	Inflammatory Reaction in Pulmonary Muscular Arteries of Patients with Mild Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·Víctor I. Peinado, Joan Albert Barberà, Pietro Abate, José Ramírez, Josep Roca, Salud Santos, Robert Rodriguez-Roisín	1999	225
12	Physiological responses to the 6-min walk test in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease European Respiratory Journal ·Thierry Troosters, Jordi Vilaró, Roberto Rabinovich, Alejandro Casas, Joan Albert Barberà, R Rodríguez-Roisín, Josep Roca	2002	224
13	Effects of Endurance Training on Skeletal Muscle Bioenergetics in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·Ernest Sala, Josep Roca, Ramón M. Marrades, Juli Alonso, José Manuel González de Suso, Ángel Moreno, Joan Albert Barberà, Josep Franch‐Nadal, Lluís Jover, Robert Rodriguez-Roisín, Peter D. Wagner	1999	220
14	Effects of training on muscle O2 transport at VO2max Journal of Applied Physiology ·Josep Roca, Àlvar Agustí, Albert Alonso, David C. Poole, Carlos Viegas, Joan Albert Barberà, R Rodríguez-Roisín, Ana Ferrer, Peter D. Wagner	1992	220
15	Mechanisms of Gas-exchange Impairment in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis American Review of Respiratory Disease ·Àlvar Agustí, Josep Roca, Joaquim Gea, Peter D. Wagner, Antoni Xaubet, Robert Rodriguez-Roisín	1991	216
16	Hemodynamic and Gas Exchange Effects of Sildenafil in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Pulmonary Hypertension American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·Isabel Blanco, Elena Gimeno, Phillip A. Muñoz, Sandra Martínez Pizarro, Concepción Gistau, Robert Rodriguez-Roisín, Josep Roca, Joan Albert Barberà	2009	211
17	Pulmonary Vascular Abnormalities and Ventilation-Perfusion Relationships in Mild Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·Joan Albert Barberà, A Riverola, Josep Roca, José Ramírez, Peter D. Wagner, D. Ros, B. R. Wiggs, R. Rodríguez-Roisin	1994	197
18	Evidence of O₂ supply-dependentV˙o _{2 max} in the exercise-trained human quadriceps Journal of Applied Physiology ·R. S. Richardson, Bruno Grassi, Timothy P. Gavin, Luke J. Haseler, Kuldeep Tagore, Josep Roca, Peter D. Wagner	1999	195
19	Worsening of pulmonary gas exchange with nitric oxide inhalation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease The Lancet ·Joan Albert Barberà, N Roger, Josep Roca, R Rodriguez-Roisin, I Rovira, Tim Higenbottam	1996	195
20	Gas exchange and pulmonary vascular reactivity in patients with liver cirrhosis. PubMed ·R Rodríguez-Roisín, Josep Roca, Àlvar Agustí, Ricardo Mastaï, Peter D. Wagner, Jaume Bosch	1987	194

About Josep Roca

Josep Roca is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Physiology, Epidemiology, Surgery and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, having authored 422 papers that have together received 19.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research (127 papers), Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (72 papers), Asthma and respiratory diseases (50 papers), Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments (35 papers), Cardiovascular and exercise physiology (33 papers), Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery (28 papers), Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (19 papers) and Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control (14 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine (10.1k citations), Complementary and alternative medicine (1.7k citations), Hepatology (1.0k citations), Physiology (3.4k citations) and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine (2.0k citations). Josep Roca has collaborated with scholars based in Spain, United States and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Joan Albert Barberà, Robert Rodriguez-Roisín, Peter D. Wagner, R Rodríguez-Roisín, Àlvar Agustí, R. Rodríguez-Roisin, José Ramírez, Joaquim Gea, Felip Burgos and Víctor I. Peinado. Their work appears in journals such as European Respiratory Journal, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Journal of Applied Physiology, Respiratory Medicine and Thorax.

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