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77
Citations
16398
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18586
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686

Hanno Pijl publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Hanno Pijl sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 341 publications — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Hanno Pijl D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Hanno Pijl sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 77 D-Index — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Overview

Hanno Pijl is affiliated with the Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands. Their research spans primarily the field of Medicine, with a focus on several subfields including Physiology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, General Health Professions, and Molecular Biology.

Their scholarly work covers a range of topics, prominently concentrating on Diet and Metabolism Studies, Dietary Effects on Health, Diabetes Management and Research, Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer, Diet, Metabolism, and Disease, Nutritional Studies and Diet, as well as Circadian Rhythm and Melatonin.

Frequent coauthors in their research include:

  • Marjolein P. Schoonakker
  • Petra G. van Peet
  • Hildo J. Lamb
  • Mattijs E. Numans
  • Elske L. van den Burg

Their publications have appeared often in venues such as:

  • Cancers
  • BMJ Nutrition Prevention & Health
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care

Key recent papers authored or coauthored by Hanno Pijl include:

  • "Fasting mimicking diet as an adjunct to neoadjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer in the multicentre randomized phase 2 DIRECT trial," 2020, published in Nature Communications
  • "Increased stress, weight gain and less exercise in relation to glycemic control in people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes during the COVID-19 pandemic," 2021, published in BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care
  • "The Impact of Obesity and Lifestyle on the Immune System and Susceptibility to Infections Such as COVID-19," 2020, published in Frontiers in Nutrition
  • "International consensus on fasting terminology," 2024, published in Cell Metabolism
  • "Quality of life and illness perceptions in patients with breast cancer using a fasting mimicking diet as an adjunct to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in the phase 2 DIRECT (BOOG 2013-14) trial," 2020, published in Breast Cancer Research and Treatment

Best Publications

  • Ectopic Fat and Insulin Resistance: Pathophysiology and Effect of Diet and Lifestyle Interventions

    M. Snel;J. T. Jonker;J. Schoones;H. Lamb

  • Prolonged caloric restriction in obese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus decreases myocardial triglyceride content and improves myocardial function.

    Sebastiaan Hammer;Marieke Snel;Hildo J. Lamb;Ingrid M. Jazet

  • Bromocriptine: a novel approach to the treatment of type 2 diabetes.

    Hanno Pijl;Shinichiro Ohashi;Masafumi Matsuda;Yoshinori Miyazaki

  • Paleolithic nutrition for metabolic syndrome: systematic review and meta-analysis

    Eric W Manheimer;Esther J van Zuuren;Zbys Fedorowicz;Hanno Pijl

  • The effects of short-term fasting on tolerance to (neo) adjuvant chemotherapy in HER2-negative breast cancer patients: a randomized pilot study

    Stefanie de Groot;Maaike P G Vreeswijk;Marij J P Welters;Gido Gravesteijn

  • Dietary fat content alters insulin-mediated glucose metabolism in healthy men

    Peter H Bisschop;Jesse de Metz;Mariëtte T Ackermans;Erik Endert

  • Fasting mimicking diet as an adjunct to neoadjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer in the multicentre randomized phase 2 DIRECT trial.

    Stefanie de Groot;Rieneke T Lugtenberg;Danielle Cohen;Marij J P Welters

  • No Effect of Consumption of Green and Black Tea on Plasma Lipid and Antioxidant Levels and on LDL Oxidation in Smokers

    H.M.G. Princen;W. van Duyvenvoorde;R. Buytenhek;C. Blonk

  • Hypocretin deficiency in narcoleptic humans is associated with abdominal obesity.

    Simon W Kok;Sebastiaan Overeem;Tommy L S Visscher;Gert Jan Lammers

  • Disease-specific impairments in quality of life during long-term follow-up of patients with different pituitary adenomas.

    Agatha A. van der Klaauw;Marleen Kars;Nienke R. Biermasz;Ferdinand Roelfsema

  • Adipose tissue as an endocrine organ: impact on insulin resistance.

    Jazet Im;Pijl H;Meinders Ae

  • Bodyweight change as an adverse effect of drug treatment : Mechanisms and management

    H Pijl;A E Meinders

  • Contribution of fatty acids released from lipolysis of plasma triglycerides to total plasma fatty acid flux and tissue-specific fatty acid uptake.

    Bas Teusink;Peter J. Voshol;Vivian E.H. Dahlmans;Patrick C.N. Rensen

  • Obesity due to Melanocortin 4 Receptor (MC4R) Deficiency Is Associated with Increased Linear Growth and Final Height, Fasting Hyperinsulinemia, and Incompletely Suppressed Growth Hormone Secretion

    Carlos E. Martinelli;Julia M. Keogh;Jerry R. Greenfield;Elana Henning

  • Altered neuroregulation of GH secretion in viscerally obese premenopausal women.

    Hanno Pijl;Janneke G. Langendonk;Jacobus Burggraaf;Marijke Frölich

  • Increased hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis activity in Huntington's disease

    N. Ahmad Aziz;Hanno Pijl;Marijke Frölich;A. W. Maurits van der Graaf

  • Weight loss in neurodegenerative disorders

    N. A. Aziz;M. A. van der Marck;H. Pijl;M. G. M. Olde Rikkert

  • Effects of low-carbohydrate- compared with low-fat-diet interventions on metabolic control in people with type 2 diabetes: a systematic review including GRADE assessments.

    Esther J van Zuuren;Zbys Fedorowicz;Ton Kuijpers;Hanno Pijl

  • Spontaneous food choice in narcolepsy.

    G. J. Lammers;H. Pijl;J. Iestra;J. A. E. Langius

  • Central GLP-1 receptor signalling accelerates plasma clearance of triacylglycerol and glucose by activating brown adipose tissue in mice

    Sander Kooijman;Yanan Wang;Edwin T. Parlevliet;Edwin T. Parlevliet;Mariëtte R. Boon

Frequent Co-Authors

Marijke Frölich
Marijke Frölich Leiden University Medical Center
Johannes A. Romijn
Johannes A. Romijn University of Amsterdam
Louis M. Havekes
Louis M. Havekes Leiden University Medical Center
Ko Willems van Dijk
Ko Willems van Dijk Leiden University Medical Center
Rudi G. J. Westendorp
Rudi G. J. Westendorp University of Copenhagen
Gert Jan Lammers
Gert Jan Lammers Leiden University
Hildo J. Lamb
Hildo J. Lamb Leiden University Medical Center
Johannes W. A. Smit
Johannes W. A. Smit Leiden University Medical Center
Raymund A.C. Roos
Raymund A.C. Roos Leiden University Medical Center
Serge A.R.B. Rombouts
Serge A.R.B. Rombouts Leiden University

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