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About: Full Professor of Pediatrics. University of Zaragoza Head of Neonatology and Perinatal Unit of the Pediatric Service of Lozano Blesa University Clinical Hospital. Secretary Academic Professor and Coordinator of Movility and Interantional Relations. Facultry of Medicine. Universidad de Zaragoza. Master in Food and Diet Therapy for Children and Adolescents. University of Zaragoza Member of the Nutrition and Metabolism Group of Spanish Society of Neonatology Member of the Committee for the Promotion of Health of Spanish Association of Pediatrics Coordinator of the research net SAMID (Maternal and Child Health and Development) of ISCIII, in Zaragoza, Aragón Health Research Institute. To date he has participated in various research projects and in the development of numerous scientific papers meanly related to neonatology, nutrition, body composition and physical activity in pediatrics, which have materialized in a total of 280 publications: 90 chapters of national and international books, 115 articles in prestigious international journals (ISI Web of Knowledge, Web of Science) and 75 articles in national journals. His main areas of work have been (1) habits (nutrition, physical activity...) and health / body composition consequences in children and adolescents and (2) long term programming of health / growth / body composition from the very early stages of life (perinatal and postnatal periods) in cohorts of health and vulnerable infants. He has participated and directed several courses about these areas and he has exposed numerous communications and conferences in national and international meetings. He has directed 18 Doctoral Theses. He is also the author of 8 books. Total Citations: 2.950. H-index: 29 (Source: ISI Web of Knowledge, Web of Science) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7985-9912 https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/AAG-9855-2020
Job: Senior Investigator