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European Journal of Nutrition
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European Journal of Nutrition

1436-6207

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/394

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Medicine 363 533 559 40

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 853
Documents by Best Scientists*: 778
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 26
SCIMAGO H-index: 125
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.346
Impact Factor: 4.3

Overview

Top Research Topics at European Journal of Nutrition?

Internal medicine, Endocrinology, Food science, Biochemistry and Obesity are among the topics commonly tackled in the journal. The research on Internal medicine discussed in it draws on the closely related field of Gastroenterology. It encompasses presentations on Endocrinology, specifically Oxidative stress, Adipose tissue, Diabetes mellitus, Vitamin and Metabolic syndrome.

Most of the works presented in European Journal of Nutrition deals with Food science but it intersects with the subject of Bioavailability. Biochemistry research is the primary subject tackled in it with a focus on Antioxidant. The work on Obesity presented in the journal focuses on Overweight in particular.

  • Internal medicine (36.30%)
  • Endocrinology (28.15%)
  • Food science (16.55%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Critical review: vegetables and fruit in the prevention of chronic diseases (1077 citations)
  • Gut microbiota functions: metabolism of nutrients and other food components (717 citations)
  • Deglycosylation by small intestinal epithelial cell beta-glucosidases is a critical step in the absorption and metabolism of dietary flavonoid glycosides in humans. (516 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at European Journal of Nutrition:

The most cited articles primarily tackle Internal medicine, Endocrinology, Biochemistry, Food science and Antioxidant. The most cited articles connects research in Internal medicine with the related topics of Diabetes mellitus. Aside from discussions in Endocrinology, the journal papers also deal with the subject of Micronutrient which intersects with Vitamin disciplines.

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

  • Internal medicine
  • Enzyme
  • Gene

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

European Journal of Nutrition was organized to reinforce research efforts on Internal medicine, Endocrinology, Physiology, Cohort and Obesity. The Internal medicine research presented in it explores the relationship between Type 2 diabetes and the closely related topic of Glycemic. Most of the Endocrinology studies addressed also intersect with Gut flora.

The research on Cohort featured in the journal combines topics in other fields like Environmental health and Hazard ratio, Confidence interval. The studies on Confidence interval discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Odds ratio, Prospective cohort study, Cohort study and Confounding. The Obesity study featured in it draws parallels with the field of Body mass index.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Vitamin D and COVID-19 infection and mortality in UK Biobank. (41 citations)
  • Possible association of vitamin D status with lung involvement and outcome in patients with COVID-19: a retrospective study. (36 citations)
  • Associations between maternal vitamin D status during three trimesters and cord blood 25(OH)D concentrations in newborns: a prospective Shanghai birth cohort study (22 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 European Journal of Nutrition (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Konrad Lang (49 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Jordi Salas-Salvadó (32 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Miguel A. Martínez-González (29 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Mathilde Kersting (28 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Henrik Dam (27 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 European Journal of Nutrition (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (97 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Carlos III Health Institute (83 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of Bonn (76 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
  • Spanish National Research Council (75 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Mainz (75 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, 2.70% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 13.19% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 6.94% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 16.20% of all publications and 63.66% 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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Top Publications

  • An updated systematic review and meta-analysis on adherence to mediterranean diet and risk of cancer.

    Jakub Morze;Anna Danielewicz;Katarzyna Przybyłowicz;Hongmei Zeng

    (2021)
    210 Citations
  • Effects of phytosomal curcumin on anthropometric parameters, insulin resistance, cortisolemia and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease indices: a double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial

    Arrigo F. G. Cicero;Amirhossein Sahebkar;Federica Fogacci;Marilisa Bove

    (2020)
    176 Citations
  • Ultra-processed food consumption and the incidence of depression in a Mediterranean cohort: the SUN Project.

    Clara Gómez-Donoso;Almudena Sánchez-Villegas;Almudena Sánchez-Villegas;Miguel A. Martínez-González;Alfredo Gea;Alfredo Gea

    (2020)
    168 Citations
  • Description of the updated nutrition calculation of the Oxford WebQ questionnaire and comparison with the previous version among 207,144 participants in UK Biobank

    Aurora Perez-Cornago;Zoe Pollard;Heather Young;Marloes van Uden

    (2021)
    150 Citations
  • Vitamin D and COVID-19 infection and mortality in UK Biobank.

    Claire E. Hastie;Jill P. Pell;Naveed Sattar

    (2021)
    123 Citations
  • Impact of a short-term synbiotic supplementation on metabolic syndrome and systemic inflammation in elderly patients: a randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial

    Arrigo F G Cicero;Federica Fogacci;Marilisa Bove;Marina Giovannini

    (2021)
    99 Citations
  • Association of food groups with depression and anxiety disorders

    Deborah Gibson-Smith;Mariska Bot;Ingeborg A. Brouwer;Marjolein Visser

    (2020)
    92 Citations
  • Describing a new food group classification system for UK biobank: analysis of food groups and sources of macro- and micronutrients in 208,200 participants

    (2021)
    85 Citations
  • Vegetarian and vegan diets and the risk of cardiovascular disease, ischemic heart disease and stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies

    (2022)
    84 Citations
  • The importance of vitamin B12 for individuals choosing plant-based diets

    (2022)
    84 Citations

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