Iván Barrios
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Biostatistics · Psychometrics · Mental health

Iván Barrios, PhD

Lecturer and researcher. Editor-in-Chief of Medicina Clínica y Social.

I work on the measurement of psychological and psychopathological phenomena, and on how statistical method does or does not support the conclusions that health research publishes. I lead the Psychometrics and Psychopathology research line at the Faculty of Medical Sciences of the National University of Asunción, where I also chair the Biostatistics and Medical Informatics courses.

ORCID 0000-0002-6843-7685 Scopus 57189991356 Asunción, Paraguay
244
Published articles
28
h-index
Google Scholar, August 2026
2,700+
Citations
Google Scholar, August 2026
Level 2
SISNI
CONACYT Paraguay

Research

Research

Articles published in peer-reviewed journals, linking to the original wherever a DOI is registered.

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    Books

    Books

    Full-length published works, with their publication details.

    Bioestadística aplicada a las Ciencias de la Salud
    2026

    Bioestadística aplicada a las Ciencias de la Salud

    Fundamentos, métodos y aplicaciones para la investigación y la práctica clínica

    Barrios I, Torales J

    A university handbook covering biostatistics end to end, from descriptive measures to multivariate and survival analysis, with the criteria for choosing the right test in each case. It includes statistical tables, a formula summary, a glossary, worked exercises and multiple-choice questions.

    Publisher: EFACIM, Editorial de la Facultad de Ciencias MédicasEdition: 1.ª ediciónPages: 248ISBN: 978-99953-67-58-9Download the book
    Manual de Metodología de la Investigación: una Introducción a la Investigación Científica en Ciencias de la Salud
    2024

    Manual de Metodología de la Investigación: una Introducción a la Investigación Científica en Ciencias de la Salud

    Torales J, Barrios I, Ortiz I, Estigarribia G

    A research methodology handbook for health sciences students and professionals, covering the full path from formulating the research question to writing and publishing the article.

    Publisher: EFACIM, Editorial de la Facultad de Ciencias MédicasEdition: 1.ª ediciónPages: 333ISBN: 978-99953-67-50-3Download the book

    Background

    Background

    Iván Barrios

    I hold a BSc in Mathematical Statistics from the National University of Asunción and a PhD in Public Health Administration and Management. My doctoral thesis built a measurement instrument for public health management indicators, which sums up my work fairly well: bringing psychometric rigour to problems that used to be measured by intuition.

    Since 2019 I have coordinated the Psychometrics and Psychopathology research line at the Medical Psychology Department of the Faculty of Medical Sciences, National University of Asunción. The work consists of validating and adapting scales into Spanish so that the epidemiology of mental disorders in Paraguay can be studied with instruments that actually measure what they claim to measure.

    Since 2020 I have been Editor-in-Chief of Medicina Clínica y Social, the first Paraguayan scientific journal indexed in Scopus. I also review for international psychiatry and public health journals, and I am a Level 2 categorised researcher in Paraguay's National System of Researchers.

    Positions

    • 2020-Present

      Editor-in-Chief

      Medicina Clínica y Social

      The first Paraguayan scientific journal indexed in Scopus.

    • 2019-Present

      Head of the Psychometrics and Psychopathology research line

      Medical Psychology Department, Faculty of Medical Sciences, National University of Asunción
    • 2021-Present

      Chair of Biostatistics

      Faculty of Medical Sciences, National University of Asunción
    • 2022-Present

      Chair of Medical Informatics

      Faculty of Medical Sciences, National University of Asunción
    • 2023-Present

      Chair of Biostatistics and Epidemiology

      Physiotherapy programme, Faculty of Medical Sciences, National University of Asunción
    • 2023-Present

      Research lecturer

      Universidad Sudamericana
    • 2022-Present

      Categorised researcher, Level 2

      National System of Researchers (SISNI), CONACYT Paraguay

      Res. 126/2026. Entered the system in 2022 at Entry Level.

    Education

    • 2024

      PhD, Public Health Administration and Management

      Universidad Columbia del Paraguay

      Thesis: A measurement instrument for management indicators in Paraguayan public health: an application of psychometrics

    • 2026

      MSc, Scientific Research Methodology

      Universidad Iberoamericana

      Thesis: Factors associated with suicide attempts in patients with borderline personality disorder, Hospital de Clínicas

    • 2023

      MSc, Education, with emphasis on University Teaching

      Universidad Americana

      Thesis: Self-regulated learning and academic performance in medical students across three universities

    • 2022

      Postgraduate specialisation, Scientific Research Methodology

      Universidad Iberoamericana
    • 2021

      BSc, Sciences, Mathematical Statistics

      Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Asunción

    Research line

    • Psychometrics and psychopathology

    Peer review

    Q1
    • International Review of Psychiatry
    • Frontiers in Psychology
    • Frontiers in Public Health
    • International Journal of Social Psychiatry
    Q2
    • Current Psychology
    • Journal of Community Psychology
    • Frontiers in Sociology
    Q3
    • Psychological Reports
    • Journal of General Psychology
    • Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

    Contact

    Contact

    jbarrios@fcmuna.edu.py

    Faculty of Medical Sciences, National University of Asunción. Asunción, Paraguay.

    Academic profiles

    ORCID 0000-0002-6843-7685 Google Scholar Full profile Scopus 57189991356 CONACYT CV Paraguay