Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care

Top Research Topics at Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care?

The concepts of Internal medicine, Endocrinology, Intensive care medicine, MEDLINE and Bioinformatics are tackled in the journal. Internal medicine research presented in the journal encompasses a variety of subjects, including Gastroenterology and Diabetes mellitus. The research on Endocrinology discussed in it draws on the closely related field of Cachexia.

The studies tackled, which mainly focus on Cachexia, apply to Wasting as well. The work on Intensive care medicine tackled in it brings together disciplines like Randomized controlled trial and Malnutrition. The journal explores research in MEDLINE and the adjacent study of Gerontology.

The Bioinformatics study featured in it draws parallels with the field of Disease. The works on Parenteral nutrition deal in particular with Enteral administration.

• Internal medicine (27.26%)
• Endocrinology (21.21%)
• Intensive care medicine (16.95%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Sarcopenic obesity: definition, cause and consequences. (711 citations)
• Dietary protein recommendations and the prevention of sarcopenia. (580 citations)
• Systemic inflammation, nutritional status and survival in patients with cancer. (569 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care:

The journal articles explore disciplines such as Internal medicine, Endocrinology, Biochemistry, Obesity and Bioinformatics. The journal articles investigate Internal medicine research which frequently intersects with Diabetes mellitus. The studies tackled in the published articles, which mainly focus on Endocrinology, apply to Disease as well.

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

• Internal medicine
• Disease
• Gene

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The aim of Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care is to expand the discussion of research in Intensive care medicine, Internal medicine, MEDLINE, Bioinformatics and Disease. The overlapping concepts between Malnutrition and Sarcopenia and Wasting are the key highlights of Intensive care medicine study. It explores topics in Internal medicine which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Endocrinology and Oncology.

Issues in Endocrinology were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Carbohydrate and Mitochondrion. Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care explores research in Intervention (counseling) and overlapping concepts in Gerontology to expand the discourse in MEDLINE. The studies on Disease discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Observational study, Biochemistry and Ketogenic diet.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• A potent neutralizing nanobody against SARS-CoV-2 with inhaled delivery potential (12 citations)
• Obesity, vitamin D deficiency and old age a serious combination with respect to coronavirus disease-2019 severity and outcome. (12 citations)
• A brief discussion of the benefit and mechanism of vitamin D supplementation on coronavirus disease 2019. (7 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.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care (based on the number of publications) are:

• Claude Pichard (46 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• Gil Hardy (25 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Philip C. Calder (23 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Richard J. Deckelbaum (22 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Michael M. Meguid (22 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care (based on the number of publications) are:

• Maastricht University (34 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• Columbia University (26 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• Geneva College (23 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Harvard University (22 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• University of Texas Medical Branch (21 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, 7.14% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 7.69% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 17.09% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 10.26% of all publications and 64.96% 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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