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Nutrition & Metabolism
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Nutrition & Metabolism

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Medicine 1959 43 55 13

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Number of Best Scientists*: 92
Documents by Best Scientists*: 94
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
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Impact Factor: 4.1

Overview

Top Research Topics at Nutrition & Metabolism?

The journal covers a variety of subjects, including Internal medicine, Endocrinology, Clinical nutrition, Biochemistry and Insulin resistance. It focused on Internal medicine research but expanded to cover Diabetes mellitus. Type 2 diabetes, Lipid metabolism, Cholesterol, Triglyceride and Leptin are all areas of Endocrinology tackled in it.

The journal explores topics in Clinical nutrition which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Body mass index, Overweight, Weight loss, Gastroenterology and Physiology. The Biochemistry study featured in it draws connections with the study of Food science. The main emphasis of the journal is the subject of Insulin resistance, focusing on Adiponectin.

Adipocyte and White adipose tissue are some of the study areas of Adipose tissue discussed.

  • Internal medicine (60.81%)
  • Endocrinology (53.78%)
  • Clinical nutrition (36.48%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Fructose, insulin resistance, and metabolic dyslipidemia (635 citations)
  • The Gastrointestinal Tract (499 citations)
  • Cancer as a metabolic disease. (430 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Nutrition & Metabolism:

Internal medicine, Endocrinology, Clinical nutrition, Biochemistry and Diabetes mellitus are the main subjects of interest in the journal papers. The journal articles with studies in Internal medicine featured incorporate elements of Type 2 diabetes and Ketogenic diet. The Clinical nutrition research tackled in the published papers is interrelated with Obesity which concerns subjects like Gerontology.

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:

Nutrition & Metabolism generally zeroes in on subjects such as Internal medicine, Clinical nutrition, Endocrinology, Odds ratio and Diabetes mellitus. Nutrition & Metabolism holds forums on Internal medicine that merges themes from other disciplines such as Longitudinal study and Type 2 diabetes. Topics in Clinical nutrition were tackled in line with various other fields like Obesity, Gastroenterology, Randomized controlled trial, Physiology and Confounding.

The journal focuses on Obesity but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Body mass index, Anthropometry and Environmental health. It links adjacent topics like Endocrinology with Inflammation. The tackled Odds ratio research is interrelated with Logistic regression which concerns subjects like Waist.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Milk consumption and multiple health outcomes: umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses in humans. (8 citations)
  • Sialylated human milk oligosaccharides prevent intestinal inflammation by inhibiting toll like receptor 4/NLRP3 inflammasome pathway in necrotizing enterocolitis rats. (6 citations)
  • A comprehensive review of long non-coding RNAs in the pathogenesis and development of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (4 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 Nutrition & Metabolism (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Fereidoun Azizi (20 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Parvin Mirmiran (17 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • M. Mahmood Hussain (10 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Jeff S. Volek (9 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Thomas N. Seyfried (9 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 Nutrition & Metabolism (based on the number of publications) are:

  • SUNY Downstate Medical Center (38 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and Health Services (27 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Shanghai Jiao Tong University (25 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (19 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Copenhagen (17 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, 2.22% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 23.86% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 5.68% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 15.91% of all publications and 54.55% 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.

Contributions of Healthcare Professionals

One factor missing from this article is the significant input of healthcare professionals in research. For instance, nurses who provide direct care to patients face the daily realities of dietary, metabolic, and insulin challenges. Their experiences and observations often lead to substantial contributions in medical research and enhance clinical trials. Nurses may not be the primary authors of the research papers published in Nutrition & Metabolism, but their contributions should be emphasized. They could be involved in data collection, patient advocacy, or even developing better clinical procedures to cater to specific metabolic and dietary needs. If you’re a nurse interested in this field, you can expand your knowledge and contribution with thorough research and constant learning. If you're in California or looking to move there, take a look at our guide on how to become a nurse in California to get a start. Moreover, researchers looking to tap into the wealth of practical knowledge that nurses bring to the table can collaborate with them, fostering a more integrated and extensive research perspective. This synergy between healthcare professionals and researchers can greatly enhance the depth and applicability of scientific studies. Bear in mind that not only nursing but various other healthcare professions also have critical roles in such research. Physicians, dietitians, and pharmacists, among others, all bring unique insights and experiences that can be invaluable in driving research forward.

Top Publications

  • Functional properties of beetroot (Beta vulgaris) in management of cardio-metabolic diseases.

    Parvin Mirmiran;Zeinab Houshialsadat;Zahra Gaeini;Zahra Bahadoran

    (2020)
    139 Citations
  • Tetramethylpyrazine reverses high-glucose induced hypoxic effects by negatively regulating HIF-1α induced BNIP3 expression to ameliorate H9c2 cardiomyoblast apoptosis.

    Shih Ping Liu;Marthandam Asokan Shibu;Fuu Jen Tsai;Fuu Jen Tsai;Yuan Man Hsu

    (2020)
    104 Citations
  • Molecular and cellular mechanisms of the effects of Propolis in inflammation, oxidative stress and glycemic control in chronic diseases

    Naseh Pahlavani;Mahsa Malekahmadi;Safieh Firouzi;Daryoush Rostami

    (2020)
    70 Citations
  • Menopausal status, age at natural menopause and risk of diabetes in China: a 10-year prospective study of 300,000 women

    (2022)
    39 Citations
  • Optimisation of a metabotype approach to deliver targeted dietary advice

    Elaine Hillesheim;Miriam F. Ryan;Eileen Gibney;Helen M. Roche

    (2020)
    23 Citations
  • Association between frequency of spicy food consumption and hypertension: a cross-sectional study in Zhejiang Province, China.

    Hao Wang;Lingli Chen;Dun Shen;Yuan Cao

    (2021)
    22 Citations
  • Fat mass to fat-free mass ratio and the risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and fibrosis in non-obese and obese individuals.

    Huajie Dai;Jiali Xiang;Yanan Hou;Liping Xuan

    (2021)
    21 Citations
  • Gut microbiome and stages of diabetes in middle-aged adults: CARDIA microbiome study

    (2023)
    18 Citations
  • Sex differences in the relationships between body composition, fat distribution, and mitochondrial energy metabolism: a pilot study

    (2022)
    17 Citations
  • Association of daytime napping in relation to risk of diabetes: evidence from a prospective study in Zhejiang, China

    Hao Wang;Lingli Chen;Dun Shen;Yuan Cao

    (2021)
    16 Citations

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