Six Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu researchers among the best on Google Scholar
- Psychologist Dr Susana Ochoa and Dr Maria Rubio are among the top 2,000 in the Spanish ranking.
- This classification looks at the productivity results of female researchers based on the number of citations of women working in Spain.
- The goal is to raise the profile of women researchers through a free, publicly accessible platform: Google Scholar.
Six Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu researchers have been ranked among the 10,000 women with the best productivity indicators on the Google Scholar platform, two of them in the top 2,000.
One of them is Dr Susana Ochoa, a psychologist and head of the Etiopathogenesis and Treatment of Severe Mental Disorders (MERITT) group, who is in 1,058th place. The group researches people with severe mental disorders from a clinical perspective anchored in a lifelong longitudinal approach. MERITT's ultimate goal is to cater to the needs of individuals with psychosis and their families.
Dr Maria Rubio, head of the Health Technology Assessment project in Primary Care and Mental Health, comes in at number 1,940 in the ranking. Her team specialises in health economics and studies preventive and therapeutic pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments for mental and chronic illnesses with high prevalence or social impact such as strokes.
Rounding off the Parc Sanitari's presence on this list of 10,000 female researchers on Google Scholar is psychologist Dr Sara Siddi, who is a member of the research group on the impact and prevention of serious mental disorders; Dr Ruth Conill, part of the Etiopathogenesis and Treatment of Serious Mental Disorders (MERITT) group; Dr Paula Cristobal, a researcher on the impact and prevention of serious mental disorders, and Dr Montserrat Gil, a health technology assessment researcher in Primary Care and Mental Health.
The list is further expanded with another 16 researchers associated with the Institut de Recerca de Sant Joan de Déu who are also included in the ranking due to their outstanding metrics on this platform.
Female talent
This acknowledgement is the outcome of indicators such as the h-index, which measures a researcher's impact and productivity based on their scientific publications and number of citations. The ranking is compiled on the Google Scholar platform and raises the profile of female talent in research through a free, publicly accessible site. It is restricted to researchers working in Spain.
