Dr. Francisco José López Valdés

Current position:

Associate Professor

Research Area:

Bioengineering

Association date:

15/Sep/2017

Location:

AA25. D-317

Phone extension number:

+34 91 542-2800 ext. 2402

Email:

fjlvaldes@comillas.edu

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Biography:

Francisco López-Valdés obtained a degree on Mechanical Engineer from the University of Valladolid (Spain) in 2002. After graduation, he participated in the development of the Crash Analysis department of the CIDAUT Foundation. In 2006, he joined the European Center for Injury Prevention of the University of Navarra (Spain). In 2007, Francisco was granted a postgraduate fellowship from «La Caixa» Foundation and he moved to the University of Virginia (USA) where he completed a PhD. His doctoral dissertation focused on pediatric impact biomechanics. Francisco returned to Spain in 2012 thanks to a Marie Curie European Union fellowship (Bio-Advance project). At the University of Zaragoza, he coordinated the establishment of the first crash test laboratory with capabilities for Post Mortem Human Surrogate tests in Spain. His current research focuses on injury biomechanics and injury prevention, with a focus on road traffic injuries. In 2017, Francisco joined the faculty of the Mechanical Engineering Department of the Engineering School (ICAI) of the Universidad Pontificia Comillas and became Associate Member of IIT. Francisco is a council member of the International Research Council on Biomechanics of Injury (IRCOBI) and member of the Board of the Association for the Advancement of the Automotive Medicine. He is a member of the Editorial Board of the journals Injury Prevention, Injury Epidemiology and Journal of Healthcare Engineering.

Areas of interest:

Biomechanics, Injury prevention, biological tissue characterization, injury thresholds, automotive safety

Journal Publications

Rostro-González, H., Reyes-Pozo, G., Puigoriol-Forcada, J.M., López-Valdés, F.J., Sundarram, S.S., Garcia-Granada, A.A., Additive manufacturing Gyroid structures used as crash energy management. Computation. Vol. 12, nº. 12, pp. 248-1 - 248-21, December 2024. [Online: December 2024] JCR: 1,900 Q2 (2023) - SJR: 0,409 Q2 (2023)
López-Valdés, F.J., Mascareñas, A., Agnew, A.M., Cripton, P., Kerrigan, J., Masouros, S., Schmitt, K.U., Siegmund, G., The ethics, applications, and contributions of cadaver testing in injury prevention research. Traffic Injury Prevention. Vol. 25, nº. 8, pp. 1115 - 1128, November 2024. [Online: July 2024] JCR: 1,600 Q3 (2023) - SJR: 0,615 Q1 (2023)
Valdano, M., Jiménez-Octavio, J.R., Pipkorn, B., Otero-Peinador, A., S. Merchante, L.F., López-Valdés, F.J., Evaluation of AIS3+ car occupant injuries using deterministic and probabilistic methods in frontal crashes. Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering. Vol. 27, nº. 12, pp. 1714 - 1730, September 2024. [Online: November 2023] JCR: 1,700 Q3 (2023) - SJR: 0,421 Q3 (2023)
López-Valdés, F.J., Vázquez Sanz, C., Victoria Rodríguez, I., Forriol Campos, F., Variación de las propiedades mecánicas del hueso inmaduro en las etapas más tempranas del desarrollo. Revista Española de Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología. Vol. 68, nº. 3, pp. 271 - 279, June 2024. [Online: December 2023] SJR: 0,228 Q3 (2023)
Panzer, M.B., López-Valdés, F.J., Morrison, B., Special issue: Current trends in impact and injury biomechanics [Guest editorial]. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering. Vol. 146, nº. 3, pp. 030301-1 - 030301-2, March 2024. [Online: February 2024] JCR: 1,700 Q3 (2023) - SJR: 0,460 Q3 (2023)
Asensio-Gil, J.M., Jiménez-Octavio, J.R., Carnicero, A., Valdano, M., Guzmán, D., López-Valdés, F.J., Numerical analysis of injuries of e-scooter riders in frontal impacts against SUVs. Results in Engineering. Vol. 21, pp. 101936-1 - 101936-10, March 2024. [Online: February 2024] JCR: 6,000 Q1 (2023) - SJR: 0,794 Q1 (2023)
Piqueras, A., Iraeus, J., Pipkorn, B., López-Valdés, F.J., Assessment of the sensitivity of thoracic injury criteria to subject-specific characteristics using human body models. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. Vol. 11, pp. 106554-1 - 106554-10, 2023. [Online: February 2023] JCR: 4,300 Q1 (2023); - SJR: 0,893 Q1 (2023);
Ospina-Mateus, H., Quintana Jiménez, L., López-Valdés, F.J., Analyzing traffic conflicts and the behavior of motorcyclists at unsignalized three-legged and four-legged intersections in Cartagena, Colombia. Accident Analysis & Prevention. Vol. 191, pp. 107222-1 - 107222-14, October 2023. [Online: July 2023] JCR: 5,700 Q1 (2023); - SJR: 1,897 Q1 (2023);
Valdano, M., Jiménez-Octavio, J.R., López-Valdés, F.J., The effect of seatbelt pre-tensioners and load limiters in the reduction of MAIS 2+, MAIS 3+, and fatal injuries in real-world frontal crashes. Accident Analysis & Prevention. Vol. 190, pp. 107180-1 - 10718-6, September 2023. [Online: June 2023] JCR: 5,700 Q1 (2023); - SJR: 1,897 Q1 (2023);
Vázquez Sanz, C., Victoria Rodríguez, I., Forriol Campos, F., Tejado, E., López-Valdés, F.J., Variation in juvenile long bone properties as a function of age: mechanical and compositional characterization. Materials. Vol. 16, nº. 4, pp. 1637-1 - 1637-13, February 2023. [Online: February 2023] JCR: 3,100 Q1 (2023); - SJR: 0,565 Q2 (2023);
Piqueras, A., Pipkorn, B., Iraeus, J., Lorente, A.I., Juste-Lorente, O., Maza, M., López-Valdés, F.J., Analysis of the spinal 3D motion of post-mortem human surrogates in nearside oblique impacts. Traffic Injury Prevention. Vol. 24, nº. 1, pp. 69 - 74, January 2023. [Online: December 2022] JCR: 1,600 Q3 (2023); - SJR: 0,615 Q1 (2023);
López-Valdés, F.J., Duprey, S., Forman, J.L., Svensson, M.Y., Editorial: Understanding age and sex-related differences in the biomechanics of road traffic associated injuries through population diversity analyses. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. Vol. 10, pp. 869356-1 - 869356-3, 2022. [Online: May 2022] JCR: 5,700 Q1 (2022); 4,300 Q1 (2023) - SJR: 0,930 Q1 (2022); 0,893 Q1 (2023)
Piqueras, A., Pipkorn, B., Iraeus, J., Maza, M., López-Valdés, F.J., Assessment of in situ chest deflection of post mortem human subjects (PMHS) and personalized human body models (HBM) in nearside oblique impacts. Traffic Injury Prevention. Vol. 23, nº. 4, pp. 181 - 186, March 2022. [Online: February 2022] JCR: 2,000 Q3 (2022); 1,600 Q3 (2023) - SJR: 0,741 Q1 (2022); 0,615 Q1 (2023)
Juste-Lorente, O., Maza, M., Piqueras, A., Lorente, A.I., López-Valdés, F.J., Effects of including a penetration test in motorcyclist helmet standards: influence on helmet stiffness and impact performance. Applied Sciences. Vol. 12, nº. 5, pp. 2455-1 - 2455-12, March 2022. [Online: February 2022] JCR: 2,700 Q2 (2022); 2,500 Q1 (2023) - SJR: 0,492 Q2 (2022); 0,508 Q2 (2023)
Vives-Torres, C.M., Valdano, M., Jiménez-Octavio, J.R., Muehlbauer, J., Peldschus, S., López-Valdés, F.J., Comparison of upper neck loading in young adult and elderly volunteers during low speed frontal impacts. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. Vol. 9, pp. 682974-1 - 682974-12, 2021. [Online: June 2021] JCR: 6,064 Q1 (2021); 4,300 Q1 (2023) - SJR: 0,925 Q1 (2021); 0,893 Q1 (2023)
Juste-Lorente, O., Maza, M., Piccand, M., López-Valdés, F.J., The influence of headform/helmet friction on head impact biomechanics in oblique impacts at different tangential velocities. Applied Sciences. Vol. 11, nº. 23, pp. 11318-1 - 11318-21, December 2021. [Online: November 2021] JCR: 2,838 Q2 (2021); 2,500 Q1 (2023) - SJR: 0,507 Q2 (2021); 0,508 Q2 (2023)
Ospina-Mateus, H., Quintana Jiménez, L., López-Valdés, F.J., Berrio Garcia, S., Barrero, L.H., Sankar Sana, S., Extraction of decision rules using genetic algorithms and simulated annealing for prediction of severity of traffic accidents by motorcyclists. Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing. Vol. 12, nº. 11, pp. 10051 - 10072, November 2021. [Online: January 2021] JCR: 3,662 Q2 (2021); - SJR: 0,913 Q1 (2021);
Ospina-Mateus, H., Quintana Jiménez, L., López-Valdés, F.J., The rider behavior questionnaire to explore associations of motorcycle taxi crashes in Cartagena (Colombia). Traffic Injury Prevention. Vol. 22, nº. Supl 1, pp. S99 - S103, October 2021. [Online: September 2021] JCR: 2,183 Q3 (2021); 1,600 Q3 (2023) - SJR: 0,625 Q1 (2021); 0,615 Q1 (2023)
S. Merchante, L.F., Carnicero, A., López-Valdés, F.J., Jiménez-Octavio, J.R., La movilidad urbana como métrica de la COVID-19. Dyna (Spain). Vol. 96, nº. 4, pp. 368 - 372, July 2021. JCR: 2,070 Q3 (2021); 0,800 Q3 (2023) - SJR: 0,160 Q4 (2021); 0,157 Q4 (2023)
S. Merchante, L.F., Clar, D., Carnicero, A., López-Valdés, F.J., Jiménez-Octavio, J.R., Real-time CO2 emissions estimation in Spain and application to the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Cleaner Production. Vol. 296, pp. 126425-1 - 126425-11, May 2021. [Online: February 2021] JCR: 11,072 Q1 (2021); 9,700 Q1 (2023) - SJR: 1,921 Q1 (2021); 2,058 Q1 (2023)
Ospina-Mateus, H., Quintana Jiménez, L., López-Valdés, F.J., Sankar Sana, S., Prediction of motorcyclist traffic crashes in Cartagena (Colombia): development of a safety performance function. RAIRO-Operations Research. Vol. 55, nº. 3, pp. 1257 - 1278, May 2021. [Online: May 2021] JCR: 2,526 Q3 (2021); 1,800 Q3 (2023) - SJR: 0,542 Q2 (2021); 0,438 Q3 (2023)
Suárez del Fueyo, R., Junge, M., López-Valdés, F.J., Gabler, H.C., Woerner, L., Hiermaier, S., Cluster analysis of seriously injured occupants in motor vehicle crashes. Accident Analysis & Prevention. Vol. 151, pp. 105787-1 - 105787-12, March 2021. [Online: January 2021] JCR: 6,376 Q1 (2021); 5,700 Q1 (2023) - SJR: 1,910 Q1 (2021); 1,897 Q1 (2023)
López-Valdés, F.J., Bohman, K., Jiménez-Octavio, J.R., Logan, D., Raphael, W., Quintana Jiménez, L., Suárez del Fueyo, R., Koppel, S., Understanding users’ characteristics in the selection of vehicle seating configurations and positions in fully automated vehicles. Traffic Injury Prevention. Vol. 21, nº. Supl 1, pp. S19 - S24, October 2020. [Online: September 2020] JCR: 1,491 Q4 (2020); 1,600 Q3 (2023) - SJR: 0,575 Q2 (2020); 0,615 Q1 (2023)
Suárez del Fueyo, R., Junge, M., López-Valdés, F.J., Gabler, H.C., Woerner, L., Hiermaier, S., Injury patterns within clusters of seriously injured occupants comparing real-world crashes in the United States and the European Union. Traffic Injury Prevention. Vol. 21, nº. Supl 1, pp. S78 - S83, October 2020. [Online: March 2021] JCR: 1,491 Q4 (2020); 1,600 Q3 (2023) - SJR: 0,575 Q2 (2020); 0,615 Q1 (2023)
Ospina-Mateus, H., Quintana Jiménez, L., López-Valdés, F.J., Understanding motorcyclist-related accidents in Colombia. International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion. Vol. 27, nº. 2, pp. 215 - 231, April 2020. [Online: February 2020] JCR: 1,500 Q4 (2020); 2,300 Q2 (2023) - SJR: 0,407 Q2 (2020); 0,530 Q2 (2023)
Koppel, S., Jiménez-Octavio, J.R., Bohman, K., Logan, D., Raphael, W., Quintana Jiménez, L., López-Valdés, F.J., Seating configuration and position preferences in fully automated vehicles. Traffic Injury Prevention. Vol. 20, nº. Sup 2, pp. S103 - S109, November 2019. [Online: June 2019] JCR: 1,380 Q3 (2019); 1,600 Q3 (2023) - SJR: 0,652 Q1 (2019); 0,615 Q1 (2023)
Ospina-Mateus, H., Quintana Jiménez, L., López-Valdés, F.J., Salas-Navarro, K., Bibliometric analysis in motorcycle accident research: a global overview. Scientometrics. Vol. 121, nº. 2, pp. 793 - 815, November 2019. [Online: September 2019] JCR: 2,867 Q1 (2019); 3,500 Q1 (2023) - SJR: 1,210 Q1 (2019); 1,079 Q1 (2023)
López-Valdés, F.J., Mroz, K., Eggers, A., Pipkorn, B., Muehlbauer, J., Peldschus, S., Chest injuries of elderly Post Mortem Human Surrogates (PMHS) under seat belt and airbag loading in frontal sled impacts. Comparison to matching THOR tests. Traffic Injury Prevention. Vol. 19, nº. Sup 2, pp. S55 - S63, March 2018. [Online: December 2018] JCR: 1,465 Q3 (2018); 1,600 Q3 (2023) - SJR: Q1 (2018); 0,615 Q1 (2023)
Juste-Lorente, O., Maza, M., Lorente, A.I., López-Valdés, F.J., Differences in the kinematics of booster-seated pediatric occupants using two different car seats. Traffic Injury Prevention. Vol. 19, nº. 1, pp. 18 - 22, January 2018. [Online: August 2017] JCR: 1,465 Q3 (2018); 1,600 Q3 (2023) - SJR: Q1 (2018); 0,615 Q1 (2023)
López-Valdés, F.J., Juste-Lorente, O., Maza, M., Pipkorn, B., Sunnevang, C., Lorente, A.I., Aso Vizán, A., Davidsson, J., Analysis of occupant kinematics and dynamics in nearside oblique impacts. Traffic Injury Prevention. Vol. 17, nº. Sup 1, pp. 86 - 92, September 2016. [Online: September 2016] JCR: 1,290 Q3 (2016); 1,600 Q3 (2023) - SJR: Q1 (2016); 0,615 Q1 (2023)
Pipkorn, B., López-Valdés, F.J., Juste-Lorente, O., Insausti, R., Lundgren, C., Sunnevang, C., Assessment of an innovative seatbelt with independent control of the shoulder and lap portions using THOR tests, the THUMS model and PMHS tests. Traffic Injury Prevention. Vol. 17, nº. Sup 1, pp. 124 - 130, September 2016. [Online: September 2016] JCR: 1,290 Q3 (2016); 1,600 Q3 (2023) - SJR: Q1 (2016); 0,615 Q1 (2023)
López-Valdés, F.J., Schulman, C., Foreword. Traffic Injury Prevention. Vol. 17, nº. Sup 1, pp. iii - iii, September 2016. [Online: September 2016] JCR: 1,290 Q3 (2016); 1,600 Q3 (2023) - SJR: Q1 (2016); 0,615 Q1 (2023)
Forman, J.L., López-Valdés, F.J., Duprey, S., Bose, D., Pozo de Dios, E., Subit, D., Gillispie, T., Crandall, J.R., Seguí-Gómez, M., The tolerance of the human body to automobile collision impact - a systematic review of injury biomechanics research, 1990-2009. Accident Analysis & Prevention. Vol. 80, pp. 7 - 17, July 2015. [Online: April 2015] JCR: Q1 (2015); 5,700 Q1 (2023) - SJR: 1,897 Q1 (2023)
López-Valdés, F.J., Juste-Lorente, O., Pipkorn, B., García-Muñoz, I., Sunnevang, C., Dahlgren, M., Alba, J.J., A comparison of the performance of two advanced restraint systems in frontal impacts. Traffic Injury Prevention. Vol. 15, nº. Sup 1, pp. S119 - S125, September 2014. [Online: October 2014] JCR: 1,413 Q3 (2014); 1,600 Q3 (2023) - SJR: Q1 (2014); 0,615 Q1 (2023)
López-Valdés, F.J., Riley, P.O., Lessley, D.J., Arbogast, K.B., Seacrist, T., Balasubramanian, S., Maltese, M., Kent, R. W., The six degrees of freedom motion of the human head, spine, and pelvis in a frontal impact. Traffic Injury Prevention. Vol. 15, nº. 3, pp. 294 - 301, April 2014. [Online: December 2013] JCR: 1,413 Q3 (2014); 1,600 Q3 (2023) - SJR: Q1 (2014); 0,615 Q1 (2023)
Forman, J.L., López-Valdés, F.J., Pollack, K., Heredero-Ordoyo, R., Molinero, A., Mansilla, A., Fildes, B., Seguí-Gómez, M., Injuries among powered two-wheeler users in eight European countries: a descriptive analysis of hospital discharge data. Accident Analysis & Prevention. Vol. 49, pp. 229 - 236, November 2012. [Online: March 2011] JCR: 1,964 Q1 (2012); 5,700 Q1 (2023) - SJR: Q1 (2012); 1,897 Q1 (2023)
Kent, R. W., López-Valdés, F.J., Lamp, J., Lau, S., Parent, D., Kerrigan, J., Lessley, D.J., Salzar, R., Sochor, M., et al., , Biomechanical response targets for physical and computational models of the pediatric trunk. Traffic Injury Prevention. Vol. 13, nº. 5, pp. 499 - 506, September 2012. [Online: August 2012] JCR: 1,042 Q3 (2012); 1,600 Q3 (2023) - SJR: Q1 (2012); 0,615 Q1 (2023)
López-Valdés, F.J., Fernández-Bolanos Martín, M., Álvarez Ruíz-Larrinaga, A., Seguí-Gómez, M., Reduction in the exposure to being out-of-position among car occupants who used a sleeping device. Injury Prevention. Vol. 18, nº. 3, pp. 165 - 169, June 2012. [Online: September 2011] JCR: 1,755 Q1 (2012); 2,500 Q2 (2023) - SJR: Q1 (2012); 0,898 Q1 (2023)
López-Valdés, F.J., Seacrist, T., Arbogast, K.B., Balasubramanian, S., Maltese, M., Tanji, H., Higuchi, K., Kent, R. W., A methodology to estimate the kinematics of pediatric occupants in frontal impacts. Traffic Injury Prevention. Vol. 13, nº. 4, pp. 393 - 401, May 2012. [Online: July 2012] JCR: 1,042 Q3 (2012); 1,600 Q3 (2023) - SJR: Q1 (2012); 0,615 Q1 (2023)
Seacrist, T., Arbogast, K.B., Maltese, M., García-España, J. F., López-Valdés, F.J., Kent, R. W., Tanji, H., Higuchi, K., Balasubramanian, S., Kinetics of the cervical spine in pediatric and adult volunteers during low speed frontal impacts. Journal of Biomechanics. Vol. 45, nº. 1, pp. 99 - 106, January 2012. [Online: November 2011] JCR: 2,716 Q2 (2012); 2,400 Q3 (2023) - SJR: Q1 (2012); 0,734 Q1 (2023)
Arregui-Dalmases, C., Pozo de Dios, E., Stacey, S., Kindig, M., Lessley, D.J., López-Valdés, F.J., Forman, J.L., Kent, R. W., Pressure waves in the aorta during isolated abdominal belt loading. The magnitude, phase and attenuation. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine. Vol. 225, nº. 7, pp. 688 - 695, July 2011. [Online: May 2011] JCR: 1,208 Q4 (2011); 1,700 Q3 (2023) - SJR: Q2 (2011); 0,389 Q2 (2023)
Seguí-Gómez, M., López-Valdés, F.J., Guillen-Grima, F., Smyth, E., Llorca, J., Irala, J., Exposure to traffic and risk of hospitalization due to injuries. Risk Analysis. Vol. 31, nº. 3, pp. 466 - 474, March 2011. [Online: October 2010] JCR: 2,366 Q1 (2011); 3,000 Q1 (2023) - SJR: Q1 (2011); 0,840 Q1 (2023)
Arregui-Dalmases, C., López-Valdés, F.J., Seguí-Gómez, M., Pedestrian injuries in eight European countries: an analysis of hospital discharge data. Accident Analysis & Prevention. Vol. 42, nº. 4, pp. 1164 - 1171, July 2010. [Online: February 2010] JCR: 5,700 Q1 (2023) - SJR: 1,897 Q1 (2023)
López-Valdés, F.J., Forman, J.L., Bostrom, O., Kent, R. W., The frontal-impact response of a booster-seated child-size PMHS. Traffic Injury Prevention. Vol. 11, nº. 3, pp. 320 - 327, June 2010. [Online: June 2010] JCR: 1,401 (2010); 1,600 Q3 (2023) - SJR: 0,615 Q1 (2023)
Arregui-Dalmases, C., Pozo de Dios, E., Duprey, S., López-Valdés, F.J., Lau, A., Subit, D., Kent, R. W., A parametric study of hard tissue injury prediction using finite elements: consideration of geometric complexity, subfailure material properties, CT-thresholding and element characteristics. Traffic Injury Prevention. Vol. 11, nº. 3, pp. 286 - 293, June 2010. [Online: June 2010] JCR: 1,401 (2010); 1,600 Q3 (2023) - SJR: 0,615 Q1 (2023)
Seguí-Gómez, M., López-Valdés, F.J., Frampton, R., Real-world performance of vehicle crash test: the case of EuroNCAP. Injury Prevention. Vol. 16, nº. 2, pp. 101 - 106, April 2010. [Online: April 2010] JCR: 1,504 (2010); 2,500 Q2 (2023) - SJR: 0,898 Q1 (2023)
Seguí-Gómez, M., López-Valdés, F.J., Tsirigoti, A., Ntinapogias, A., Message 1: "Be a safe driver" - Message 2: "Be a safe road user". Archives of Hellenic Medicine. Vol. 25, nº. Sup 1, pp. 11 - 18, 2008. JCR: 0,200 Q4 (2023) - SJR: 0,118 Q4 (2023)
Seguí-Gómez, M., López-Valdés, F.J., Recognizing the importance of injury in other policy forums: the case of motorcycle licensing policy in Spain. Injury Prevention. Vol. 13, nº. 6, pp. 429 - 430, December 2007. [Online: December 2007] JCR: 1,401 (2007); 2,500 Q2 (2023) - SJR: 0,898 Q1 (2023)

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Projects

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Ph.D. Thesis

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Conference Papers

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Books and Book Chapters

Seguí-Gómez, M., López-Valdés, F.J., Injury severity scaling, in Injury research: theories, methods and approaches. Editors Li, G.; Bake, S.P. Ed. Springer. New York, United States of America, 2012.

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Invited Conferences and Seminars

Conference "Assessing the mechanical response of the cervical spine of the PIPER model" Seminar «Child occupant protection: Latest knowledge and future opportunities». SAFER. Gothenburg (Sweden). May 2024.
Round table "Powering the electric ecosystem: batteries, security and digital currency payments" GBO Electric Mobility Day. GBO; Armatura Capital; y Culpass. Madrid (Spain). Jun 2023.
Seminar "Injury prevention" Curso de Seguridad Vial Infantil. Fundación Gonzalo Rodríguez; Agencia Nacional de Seguridad Vial; y Ministerio de Transporte de la Nación Argentina. Montevideo (Uruguay). Sep 2020.
Round table "The role of Engineering in post COVID-19 society". Universidad Pontificia Comillas. Madrid (Spain). Jun 2020.
Seminar "Cars and «accidents»: always joined?" X Noche Europea de los Investigadores de Madrid. Fundación madri+d; Universidad Pontificia Comillas. Madrid (Spain). Sep 2019.
Round table "Main guidelines of I+D+I" Reunión anual de la Plataforma de la Movilidad Conectada. ITS. Madrid (Spain). Jun 2019.
Chair in "8th World Congress of Biomechanics. Session: Automotive Injury Biomechanics". European Society of Biomechanics; y The World Council for Biomechanics. Dublin (Ireland). Jul 2018.
Chair in "2016 Annual Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine (AAAM)". Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine (AAAM). Honolulu (United States of America). Sep 2016.

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Organization of Scientific Meetings

Organization of "63rd AAAM's Annual Conference - Safety Without Borders ". Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine (AAAM); y Universidad Pontificia Comillas. Madrid (Spain). Oct 2019.
Organization of "2016 IRCOBI Conference ". International Research council on Biomechanics of Injury (IRCOBI). Malaga (Spain). Sep 2016.

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External Training Courses

Training and advice AMASI SL - Finite Element Modeling. Carried out for AMASI S.L. Apr/2024-Apr/2024
Training and Advice Norvento - Finite Element Modeling. Carried out for Norvento Tecnología S.L. Mar/2024-May/2024
Injury Biomechanics course. Carried out for Applus IDIADA. Nov/2023-Nov/2023
Child restraint system expert course. Financed by Inscripciones asistentes. Sep/2023-Nov/2023
Child restraint system expert course. Financed by Inscripciones asistentes. Sep/2022-Oct/2022
3rd Edition Advanced technical course in child retention systems. Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Madrid (Spain). Sep 2022.
Child restraint system expert course. Financed by Inscripciones asistentes. Oct/2021-Nov/2021
2nd Edition Advanced technical course in child retention systems. Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Madrid (Spain). Oct 2021.
1st Edition Advanced technical course in child retention systems. Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Madrid (Spain). Mar 2020 - May 2020.
Child restraint system expert course. Financed by Inscripciones asistentes. Feb/2020-May/2020
EuroNCAP testing protocols. Financed by Inscripciones asistentes. Feb/2020-Feb/2020
7th Advanced course on injury biomechanics. Financed by Inscripciones participantes. Jan/2019-Mar/2019
63 Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine Conference. Carried out for Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine (AAAM). Jan/2019-Nov/2019

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External Relevant Positions

Member of Editorial Board of the journal «Accident Analysis and Prevention» Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd. Oxford (United Kingdom). Oct 2022 - Today.
Editor at "Injury Epidemiology" Springer. London (United Kingdom). Jan 2022 - Today.
President Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine (AAAM). Chicago (United States of America). Oct 2021 - Oct 2023.
Editor at "Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. Special Issue "Understanding Age and Sex-Related Differences in the Biomechanics of Road Traffic Associated Injuries Through Population Diversity Analyses"" Frontiers Media S.A. Lausanne (Switzerland). Jan 2021.
Member at large, Executive Committee, Board of Directors Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine (AAAM). Chicago (United States of America). Sep 2017 - Today.
Editor at "Journal of Healthcare Engineering" Hindawi Ltd. London (United Kingdom). Jan 2016 - Today.
Editor at "Traffic Injury Prevention" Taylor & Francis Inc. Philadelphia (United States of America). Jan - Sep 2016.
Member of Cost Action Management Committee TU1407 European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST). Brussels (Belgium). Jan 2016 - Today.
Member of the Board of Directors Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine (AAAM). Chicago (United States of America). Sep 2015 - Today.
Editor at "Applied Bionics and Biomechanics" Hindawi Ltd. London (United Kingdom). Jan 2015 - Mar 2017.
Editor at "Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. Biomechanics" Frontiers Editorial. Lausanne (Switzerland). Nov 2014 - Today.
Member of IRCOBI Council International Research council on Biomechanics of Injury (IRCOBI). Zurich (Switzerland). Sep 2014 - Today.
Member of Scientific Program Committee Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine (AAAM). Chicago (United States of America). Oct 2013 - Oct 2019.
Member of Editorial Board of the «Injury Epidemiology» journal Springer. London (United Kingdom). Aug 2013 - Jan 2022.
Member of Editorial Board of the «Injury Prevention» journal BMJ Publishing Group. London (United Kingdom). Jan 2011 - Dec 2020.

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Media and research dissemination

"Digital twins for injury prevention in road safety". Seguridad vital 5.0 (Desde el min. 8:26). (Jun 2024)
"MOBIOS Lab, a unique laboratory in Europe". Revista Comillas. Nº110, p. 26-27. (Jul 2023)
"Travel safety for children". 1, 2, 3, Comillas. (Feb 2023)
"1X04 - Safe mobility at any price?". Casting the Future. (May 2022)
"New jobs: automotive sector". TVE. Aquí hay trabajo (May 2021)
"AIS Certification Board Spotlight – Francisco José López Valdés, PhD, CAISS". Link. (Apr 2021)
"The secrets of the 'dummies'". La Sexta Noticias. (Dec 2020)
"You fasten your seat belt badly and you don't know it". ABC Motor. (Sep 2019)
"X European Night of Researchers in Madrid". madri+d. (Sep 2019)
"The future of seatbelts". Revista Comillas. Nº 97, p. 26. (Apr 2019)

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Fellowships and Awards

"Best Paper Prize on «62nd AAAM Annual Scientific Conference - AAAM 2018»". Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine (AAAM). Oct 2019.
"Elaine Wodzin Young Achiever Award". Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine (AAAM). Oct 2019.

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Other Activities

Organization of "3rd Edition Advanced technical course in child retention systems". Universidad Pontificia Comillas. Madrid (Spain). Sep 2022.
Organization of "2nd Edition Advanced technical course in child retention systems". Universidad Pontificia Comillas. Madrid (Spain). Oct 2021.
Organization of "1st Edition Advanced technical course in child retention systems". Universidad Pontificia Comillas. Madrid (Spain). Mar - May 2020.
Organization of "7th International Avance Course on Injury Biomechanics". Instituto de Investigación Tecnológica. Universidad Pontificia Comillas; University of Virginia. Madrid (Spain). Mar 2019.
Reviewer in "IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems". Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. - IEEE. Piscataway (United States of America). Jan 2017 - Today.
Reviewer in "Human Movement Science". Elsevier Science BV. Amsterdam (Netherlands). Jan 2016 - Today.
Reviewer in "Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering". Springer-Verlag, GmbH. Heidelberg (Germany). Jan 2014 - Today.
Reviewer in "Gaceta Sanitaria". Sociedad Española de Salud Pública y Administración Sanitaria (SESPAS). Mataró (Spain). Jan 2013 - Today.
Reviewer in "Journal of Biomechanics". Elsevier SCI Ltd. Oxford (United Kingdom). Jan 2012 - Today.
Reviewer in "Traffic Injury Prevention". Taylor & Francis Inc. Philadelphia (United States of America). Jan 2012 - Today.
Reviewer in "Accident Analysis and Prevention". Pergamon-Elsevier SCI Ltd. Oxford (United Kingdom). Jan 2012 - Today.
Reviewer in "Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)". American National Standards Institute (ANSI). Troy (United States of America). Jan 2009 - Today.
Reviewer in "Injury Prevention". BMJ Publishing Group. London (United Kingdom). Jan 2008 - Today.

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Dr. Francisco José López Valdés

Journal Publications

Panzer, M.B., López-Valdés, F.J., Morrison, B., Special issue: Current trends in impact and injury biomechanics [Guest editorial]. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering. Vol. 146, nº. 3, pp. 030301-1 - 030301-2, March 2024. [Online: February 2024] JCR: 1,700 Q3 (2023) - SJR: 0,460 Q3 (2023)

S. Merchante, L.F., Carnicero, A., López-Valdés, F.J., Jiménez-Octavio, J.R., La movilidad urbana como métrica de la COVID-19. Dyna (Spain). Vol. 96, nº. 4, pp. 368 - 372, July 2021. JCR: 2,070 Q3 (2021); 0,800 Q3 (2023) - SJR: 0,160 Q4 (2021); 0,157 Q4 (2023)

López-Valdés, F.J., Schulman, C., Foreword. Traffic Injury Prevention. Vol. 17, nº. Sup 1, pp. iii - iii, September 2016. [Online: September 2016] JCR: 1,290 Q3 (2016); 1,600 Q3 (2023) - SJR: Q1 (2016); 0,615 Q1 (2023)

Arregui-Dalmases, C., López-Valdés, F.J., Seguí-Gómez, M., Pedestrian injuries in eight European countries: an analysis of hospital discharge data. Accident Analysis & Prevention. Vol. 42, nº. 4, pp. 1164 - 1171, July 2010. [Online: February 2010] JCR: 5,700 Q1 (2023) - SJR: 1,897 Q1 (2023)

López-Valdés, F.J., Forman, J.L., Bostrom, O., Kent, R. W., The frontal-impact response of a booster-seated child-size PMHS. Traffic Injury Prevention. Vol. 11, nº. 3, pp. 320 - 327, June 2010. [Online: June 2010] JCR: 1,401 (2010); 1,600 Q3 (2023) - SJR: 0,615 Q1 (2023)

Seguí-Gómez, M., López-Valdés, F.J., Frampton, R., Real-world performance of vehicle crash test: the case of EuroNCAP. Injury Prevention. Vol. 16, nº. 2, pp. 101 - 106, April 2010. [Online: April 2010] JCR: 1,504 (2010); 2,500 Q2 (2023) - SJR: 0,898 Q1 (2023)

Seguí-Gómez, M., López-Valdés, F.J., Tsirigoti, A., Ntinapogias, A., Message 1: "Be a safe driver" - Message 2: "Be a safe road user". Archives of Hellenic Medicine. Vol. 25, nº. Sup 1, pp. 11 - 18, 2008. JCR: 0,200 Q4 (2023) - SJR: 0,118 Q4 (2023)

Seguí-Gómez, M., López-Valdés, F.J., Recognizing the importance of injury in other policy forums: the case of motorcycle licensing policy in Spain. Injury Prevention. Vol. 13, nº. 6, pp. 429 - 430, December 2007. [Online: December 2007] JCR: 1,401 (2007); 2,500 Q2 (2023) - SJR: 0,898 Q1 (2023)

Projects

Ph.D. Thesis

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S. Sochor , HUMAN CERVICAL SPINE INTRADISCAL PRESSUE RESPONSE IN DYNAMIC COMPRESSIVE IMPACT CONFIGURATIONS: A CADAVERIC STUDY TO UNDERSTAND SPINE INJURY CAUSATION. Universidad Pontificia Comillas. Madrid (España).

Conference Papers

Books and Book Chapters

Invited Conferences and Seminars

Conference "Assessing the mechanical response of the cervical spine of the PIPER model" Seminar «Child occupant protection: Latest knowledge and future opportunities». SAFER. Gothenburg (Sweden). May 2024.

Round table "Powering the electric ecosystem: batteries, security and digital currency payments" GBO Electric Mobility Day. GBO; Armatura Capital; y Culpass. Madrid (Spain). Jun 2023.

Seminar "Injury prevention" Curso de Seguridad Vial Infantil. Fundación Gonzalo Rodríguez; Agencia Nacional de Seguridad Vial; y Ministerio de Transporte de la Nación Argentina. Montevideo (Uruguay). Sep 2020.

Round table "The role of Engineering in post COVID-19 society". Universidad Pontificia Comillas. Madrid (Spain). Jun 2020.