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Pilar Galan 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 Pilar Galan sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 855 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Pilar Galan 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 Pilar Galan sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 131 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in France Leader Award

Overview

Pilar Galan is affiliated with Paris 13 University in France. Their research primarily lies within the field of Medicine, with a focus on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Physiology, Genetics, Molecular Biology, and Nutrition and Dietetics.

The scientist's work covers several topics, including:

  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Diet and Metabolism Studies
  • Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease
  • Gut Microbiota and Health
  • Eating Disorders and Behaviors

Among notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Pilar Galan are:

  • Statin therapy is associated with lower prevalence of gut microbiota dysbiosis, 2020, Nature
  • Diet and physical activity during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) lockdown (March-May 2020): results from the French NutriNet-Santé cohort study, 2020, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
  • Artificial sweeteners and cancer risk: Results from the NutriNet-Santé population-based cohort study, 2022, PLoS Medicine
  • Ultra-processed food intake in association with BMI change and risk of overweight and obesity: A prospective analysis of the French NutriNet-Santé cohort, 2020, PLoS Medicine
  • Imidazole propionate is increased in diabetes and associated with dietary patterns and altered microbial ecology, 2020, Nature Communications

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Serge Herçberg
  • Mathilde Touvier
  • Chantal Julia
  • Emmanuelle Kesse-Guyot
  • Mélanie Deschasaux

Pilar Galan publishes often in European Journal of Public Health, Nutrients, Scientific Reports, European Journal of Nutrition, and Nutrition Clinique et Métabolisme.

Best Publications

  • Genetics of rheumatoid arthritis contributes to biology and drug discovery

    Yukinori Okada;Yukinori Okada;Di Wu;Di Wu;Di Wu;Gosia Trynka;Gosia Trynka;Towfique Raj;Towfique Raj

  • New genetic loci implicated in fasting glucose homeostasis and their impact on type 2 diabetes risk

    Josée Dupuis;Josée Dupuis;Claudia Langenberg;Inga Prokopenko;Richa Saxena;Richa Saxena

  • Genetic variants in novel pathways influence blood pressure and cardiovascular disease risk

    Georg B. Ehret;Georg B. Ehret;Georg B. Ehret;Patricia B. Munroe;Kenneth M. Rice;Murielle Bochud

  • New genetic loci implicated in fasting glucose homeostasis and their impact on type 2 diabetes risk (vol 42, pg 105, 2010)

    J Dupuis;C Langenberg;I Prokopenko;R Saxena

  • Prevalence of Vitamin D Insufficiency in an Adult Normal Population

    M.-C. Chapuy;P. Preziosi;M. Maamer;S. Arnaud

  • Genome-wide association scan shows genetic variants in the FTO gene are associated with obesity-related traits.

    Angelo Scuteri;Serena Sanna;Wei-Min Chen;Manuela Uda

  • Newly identified loci that influence lipid concentrations and risk of coronary artery disease

    Cristen J. Willer;Serena Sanna;Anne U. Jackson;Angelo Scuteri

  • A genome-wide association search for type 2 diabetes genes in African Americans.

    N D Palmer;C W McDonough;P J Hicks;B H Roh

  • Determinants of pulse wave velocity in healthy people and in the presence of cardiovascular risk factors: 'establishing normal and reference values'.

    Francesco U. S. Mattace-Raso;Albert Hofman;Germaine C. Verwoert;Jacqueline C. M. Witteman

  • Common variants at 30 loci contribute to polygenic dyslipidemia.

    Sekar Kathiresan;Sekar Kathiresan;Sekar Kathiresan;Cristen J. Willer;Gina M. Peloso;Serkalem Demissie

  • Genome-wide association study identifies eight loci associated with blood pressure

    Christopher Newton-Cheh;Christopher Newton-Cheh;Toby Johnson;Toby Johnson;Vesela Gateva;Martin D. Tobin

  • The SU.VI.MAX Study: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial of the health effects of antioxidant vitamins and minerals.

    Serge Hercberg;Pilar Galan;Paul Preziosi;Sandrine Bertrais

  • A genome-wide approach accounting for body mass index identifies genetic variants influencing fasting glycemic traits and insulin resistance.

    Alisa K. Manning;Alisa K. Manning;Alisa K. Manning;Robert A. Scott;Jonna L. Grimsby

  • Ultra-processed food intake and risk of cardiovascular disease: prospective cohort study (NutriNet-Santé)

    Bernard Srour;Léopold K Fezeu;Emmanuelle Kesse-Guyot;Benjamin Allès

  • Meta-analysis of SHANK Mutations in Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Gradient of Severity in Cognitive Impairments

    Claire S. Leblond;Caroline Nava;Anne Polge;Julie Gauthier

  • Associations of Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplement Use With Cardiovascular Disease Risks: Meta-analysis of 10 Trials Involving 77 917 Individuals.

    Theingi Aung;Theingi Aung;Theingi Aung;Jim Halsey;Jim Halsey;Daan Kromhout;Hertzel C Gerstein;Hertzel C Gerstein

  • A SUMOylation-defective MITF germline mutation predisposes to melanoma and renal carcinoma

    Corine Bertolotto;Fabienne Lesueur;Sandy Giuliano;Thomas Strub

  • Novel Loci for Adiponectin Levels and Their Influence on Type 2 Diabetes and Metabolic Traits: A Multi-Ethnic Meta-Analysis of 45,891 Individuals

    Z Dastani;Hivert M-F.;Hivert M-F.;N Timpson;Perry Jrb.;Perry Jrb.

  • Effects of B vitamins and omega 3 fatty acids on cardiovascular diseases: a randomised placebo controlled trial

    Pilar Galan;Emmanuelle Kesse-Guyot;Sébastien Czernichow;Serge Briancon

  • Erratum: New genetic loci implicated in fasting glucose homeostasis and their impact on type 2 diabetes risk (Nature Genetics (2010) 42 (105-116))

    Josée Dupuis;Claudia Langenberg;Inga Prokopenko;Richa Saxena

Frequent Co-Authors

Serge Hercberg
Serge Hercberg Paris 13 University
Mathilde Touvier
Mathilde Touvier Paris 13 University
Sébastien Czernichow
Sébastien Czernichow Université Paris Cité
Mark Lathrop
Mark Lathrop McGill University
Erwin Tschachler
Erwin Tschachler Medical University of Vienna
Diana Zelenika
Diana Zelenika French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA)
Cédric Lemogne
Cédric Lemogne Université Paris Cité
Denis Lairon
Denis Lairon Aix-Marseille University
Simon Heath
Simon Heath Pompeu Fabra University
Robert Clarke
Robert Clarke University of Oxford

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