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Annual Review of Nutrition
H-index 27

Annual Review of Nutrition

0199-9885

Published by: Annual Reviews

https://www.annualreviews.org/journal/nutr

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Medicine 1923 26 23 13

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 72
Documents by Best Scientists*: 56
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 4
SCIMAGO H-index:
SCIMAGO SJR:
Impact Factor: 13.3

Overview

Top Research Topics at Annual Review of Nutrition?

Annual Review of Nutrition primarily tackles Internal medicine, Endocrinology, Biochemistry, Metabolism and Vitamin. The study on Internal medicine presented in the journal intersects with the topics under Diabetes mellitus. Annual Review of Nutrition focuses on Endocrinology research which is adjacent to topics in Physiology.

The journal features Biochemistry research that overlaps with concepts in Cell biology. In particular, the Vitamin works presented emphasize discussions on Retinol.

  • Internal medicine (33.33%)
  • Endocrinology (32.01%)
  • Biochemistry (30.93%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • DIETARY FLAVONOIDS: Bioavailability, Metabolic Effects, and Safety (1654 citations)
  • Antioxidants in human health and disease (1467 citations)
  • Development of Food Preferences (1353 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Annual Review of Nutrition:

The published articles primarily tackle Biochemistry, Internal medicine, Endocrinology, Metabolism and Vitamin. Most of the works presented in the published papers deal with Internal medicine but they intersect with the subject of Antioxidant. In addition to Endocrinology research, the published articles aim to explore topics under Inflammation, Malnutrition, Fetus, Physiology and Methionine.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Enzyme
  • Gene
  • Internal medicine

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal mainly deals with areas of study such as Obesity, Bioinformatics, Disease, Environmental health and Physiology. The Obesity works, particularly on Weight loss are tackled in Annual Review of Nutrition. While Bioinformatics is the focus of it, it also provided insights into the studies of Cancer, Cancer prevention, Ketone bodies, Pharmacological interventions and Treatment response.

The journal explores topics in Disease which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Ketone, Ketone body metabolism, Nutritional Interventions and Gut microbiome. The research on Environmental health tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Drug-nutrient interactions, Nutrient, Dietary Reference Intake, Medication use and Infant mortality. Annual Review of Nutrition explores issues in Physiology which can be linked to other research areas like Triglyceride, Insulin resistance, Appetite, Disordered eating and Melatonin.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Microbial Flavonoid Metabolism: A Cardiometabolic Disease Perspective. (1 citations)
  • Nutritional Interventions and the Gut Microbiome in Children (1 citations)
  • Is Food Addictive? A Review of the Science. (1 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Annual Review of Nutrition (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Maret G. Traber (5 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Patrick J. Stover (5 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Dean P. Jones (5 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Steven H. Zeisel (4 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Bo Lönnerdal (4 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Annual Review of Nutrition (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Cornell University (26 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • National Institutes of Health (17 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Harvard University (17 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of California, Davis (16 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Baylor College of Medicine (15 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 8.70% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 14.29% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 33.33% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 28.57% of all publications and 23.81% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

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