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Bernhard Watzl

Bernhard Watzl

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
55
Citations
16250
World Ranking
14803
National Ranking
1056

Bernhard Watzl publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Bernhard Watzl sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 138 publications — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Bernhard Watzl D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Bernhard Watzl sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 25th percentile

25% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Bernhard Watzl is affiliated with the Max Rubner Institute in Germany, with a research focus primarily situated within the field of Medicine. Their scientific work spans several interconnected subfields including Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Genetics, Physiology, Ecology, and Pathology and Forensic Medicine.

Their research covers numerous main topics, notably Nutritional Studies and Diet, Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease, Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling, Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact, Vitamin D Research Studies, Diet and Metabolism Studies, as well as Nutrition and Health in Aging.

Watzl's publication record includes articles in a variety of respected scientific venues. Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • European Journal of Nutrition
  • Advances in Nutrition
  • Journal of Bone and Mineral Research
  • Current Developments in Nutrition
  • JAMA

Scientific collaboration forms a notable part of their academic activity. Frequent coauthors in their research include:

  • Heike A. Bischoff-Ferrari
  • Stefan Lorkowski
  • Anja Kroke
  • Lukas Schwingshackl
  • Sabine Ellinger

Among their recent published papers, selected titles with publication year and venue are:

  • Effect of Vitamin D Supplementation, Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplementation, or a Strength-Training Exercise Program on Clinical Outcomes in Older Adults, 2020, JAMA
  • Glyphosate and AMPA levels in human urine samples and their correlation with food consumption: results of the cross-sectional KarMeN study in Germany, 2020, Archives of Toxicology
  • Human health risk-benefit assessment of fish and other seafood: a scoping review, 2021, Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition
  • Prevalence and incidence of iron deficiency in European community-dwelling older adults: an observational analysis of the DO-HEALTH trial, 2022, Aging Clinical and Experimental Research
  • Microbial Metabolism of the Soy Isoflavones Daidzein and Genistein in Postmenopausal Women: Human Intervention Study Reveals New Metabotypes, 2023, Nutrients

Best Publications

  • Prebiotic effects: metabolic and health benefits.

    Marcel Roberfroid;Glenn R. Gibson;Lesley Hoyles;Anne L. McCartney

  • Critical review: vegetables and fruit in the prevention of chronic diseases

    Heiner Boeing;Angela Bechthold;Achim Bub;Sabine Ellinger

  • Dietary factors and low-grade inflammation in relation to overweight and obesity

    Philip C. Calder;Namanjeet Ahluwalia;Fred Brouns;Timo Buetler

  • Dietary synbiotics reduce cancer risk factors in polypectomized and colon cancer patients

    Joseph Rafter;Michael Bennett;Giovanna Caderni;Yvonne Clune

  • Contribution of diet to the composition of the human gut microbiota.

    Daniela Graf;Raffaella Di Cagno;Frida Fåk;Harry J Flint

  • A Consideration of Biomarkers to be Used for Evaluation of Inflammation in Human Nutritional Studies

    P.C. Calder;N. Ahluwalia;R. Albers;N. Bosco

  • PASSCLAIM - gut health and immunity

    John H Cummings;Jean-Michel Antoine;Fernando Azpiroz;Raphaelle Bourdet-Sicard

  • Inulin, oligofructose and immunomodulation.

    Bernhard Watzl;Stephanie Girrbach;Monika Roller

  • Prebiotic Inulin Enriched with Oligofructose in Combination with the Probiotics Lactobacillus rhamnosus and Bifidobacterium lactis Modulates Intestinal Immune Functions in Rats

    Monika Roller;Gerhard Rechkemmer;Bernhard Watzl

  • Guidance for Substantiating the Evidence for Beneficial Effects of Probiotics: Current Status and Recommendations for Future Research

    Ger T. Rijkers;Stig Bengmark;Paul Enck;Dirk Haller

  • Markers to measure immunomodulation in human nutrition intervention studies

    Ruud Albers;Jean-Michel Antoine;Raphaëlle Bourdet-Sicard;Philip C. Calder

  • Fruit juice consumption modulates antioxidative status, immune status and DNA damage.

    Achim Bub;Bernhard Watzl;Mark Blockhaus;Karlis Briviba

  • Malvidin-3-glucoside bioavailability in humans after ingestion of red wine, dealcoholized red wine and red grape juice.

    Achim Bub;Bernhard Watzl;Daniel Heeb;Gerhard Rechkemmer

  • A 4-wk intervention with high intake of carotenoid-rich vegetables and fruit reduces plasma C-reactive protein in healthy, nonsmoking men

    Bernhard Watzl;Sabine E Kulling;Jutta Möseneder;Stephan W Barth

  • Inulin and Oligofructose: Review of Experimental Data on Immune Modulation

    Stephanie Seifert;Bernhard Watzl

  • Moderate Intervention with Carotenoid-Rich Vegetable Products Reduces Lipid Peroxidation in Men

    Achim Bub;Bernhard Watzl;Leo Abrahamse;Henry Delincée

  • Metabolite patterns predicting sex and age in participants of the Karlsruhe Metabolomics and Nutrition (KarMeN) study.

    Manuela J. Rist;Alexander Roth;Lara Frommherz;Christoph H. Weinert

  • Lactobacilli stimulate the innate immune response and modulate the TLR expression of HT29 intestinal epithelial cells in vitro.

    María G. Vizoso Pinto;Manuel Rodriguez Gómez;Stephanie Seifert;Bernhard Watzl

  • Cloudy apple juice decreases DNA damage, hyperproliferation and aberrant crypt foci development in the distal colon of DMH-initiated rats

    Stephan Barth;C. Fähndrich;Achim Bub;H. Dietrich

  • Intestinal immunity of rats with colon cancer is modulated by oligofructose-enriched inulin combined with Lactobacillus rhamnosus and Bifidobacterium lactis.

    Monika Roller;Angelo Pietro Femia;Giovanna Caderni;Gerhard Rechkemmer

Frequent Co-Authors

Ronald R. Watson
Ronald R. Watson University of Arizona
Karlis Briviba
Karlis Briviba Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Charles M. A. P. Franz
Charles M. A. P. Franz Max Rubner-Institut
Beatrice L. Pool-Zobel
Beatrice L. Pool-Zobel Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Philip C. Calder
Philip C. Calder University of Southampton
Dirk Haller
Dirk Haller Technical University of Munich
Alan R. Boobis
Alan R. Boobis Imperial College London
Doris Marko
Doris Marko University of Vienna
Glenn R. Gibson
Glenn R. Gibson University of Reading
Wilhelm H. Holzapfel
Wilhelm H. Holzapfel Handong Global University

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