Clinical Nutrition

Aims & Scope

Clinical Nutrition, the official journal of ESPEN, The European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism, is an international journal providing essential scientific information on nutritional and metabolic care and the relationship between nutrition and disease both in the setting of basic science and clinical practice.

Published bi-monthly, each issue combines original articles and reviews providing an invaluable reference for any specialist concerned with these fields.

Nutrition and nutritional care have gained wide clinical and scientific interest during the past decades.

The increasing knowledge of metabolic disturbances and nutritional assessment in chronic and acute diseases has stimulated rapid advances in design, development and clinical application of nutritional support.

The aims of ESPEN are to encourage the rapid diffusion of knowledge and its application in the field of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition or, more broadly, Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism.

Being the journal of ESPEN with members from various interests, either focused on basic research or clinical disciplines, the journal reflects the scientific nature of this multidisciplinary background and encourages the coordination of investigation and research from these disciplines.

The journal publishes guidelines, consensus statements, original articles, short communications, letters to the Editor and review papers on those factors in acute and chronic diseases, which have metabolic and nutritional implications.

It also publishes scientific works related to the development of new techniques and their application in the field of clinical nutrition.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	7.4
2024	6.60

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	1188

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	8994

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	2.212

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	183

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine and Nursing, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• ESPEN Guidelines for Nutrition Screening 2002

  Citation: 2259

  Authors: J

• ESPEN guidelines on nutrition in cancer patients

  Citation: 2198

  Authors: Jann, Patrick, Vickie, Nicole, Hartmut, Federico, Ken, Elisabeth, Elizabeth, Stein, Zeljko, Barry, Maria, Alessandro, Stefan, Maurizio, Line, Paula, Tora, Florian, Marian, Jean-Charles

• Bioelectrical impedance analysis?part I: review of principles and methods

  Citation: 2170

  Authors: U

• Nutritional risk screening (NRS 2002): a new method based on an analysis of controlled clinical trials

  Citation: 2148

  Authors: J

• ESPEN guideline on clinical nutrition in the intensive care unit

  Citation: 2019

  Authors: Pierre, Annika Reintam, Mette M., Waleed, Philip C., Michael P., Michael, Konstantin, Juan Carlos, Claude, Jean-Charles, Arthur R.H., Simon, Wojciech, Stephan C.

• GLIM criteria for the diagnosis of malnutrition – A consensus report from the global clinical nutrition community

  Citation: 1998

  Authors: T., G.L., M.I.T.D., M.C., R., T., G., R., R., A., A., D.C., L., V., H., L., A., K.M., J.E., M., I., M., V., M.A.E., S., P., K., N., D., P., J., A., C., Gordon L., Compher, Tommy, Andre, Maria Isabel T.D., M. Cristina, Ryoji, Takashi, G., R., R., A., A., D.C., L., V., H., L., A., K.M., J.E., M., I., M., V., M.A.E., S., P., K., N., D., P., J.

• Cachexia: A new definition

  Citation: 1915

  Authors: William J., John E., Josep, Connie, Vickie, Denis, Aminah, Kamyar, Herbert, Giovanni, Daniel, William E., Maurizio, Armine, Piotr, Filippo, Morrie, Annemie, Michael, David, Robert, Stefan D.

• ESPEN guidelines on definitions and terminology of clinical nutrition

  Citation: 1854

  Authors: T., R., P., P., G., S.C., C., I., T., M., G.L., A., M., I., M., E., K., S.M., M.A.E., C., L., J.C., A., P.

• Bioelectrical impedance analysis—part II: utilization in clinical practice

  Citation: 1700

  Authors: Ursula G., Ingvar, Antonio D., Paul, Marinos, José, Berit, Luisa, Jean-Claude, Matthias, Hermann, Annemie, Claude

• ESPEN guideline: Clinical nutrition in surgery

  Citation: 1387

  Authors: Arved, Marco, Franco, Takashi, Martin, Stanislaw, Alessandro, Olle, Dileep N., Robert, Dan L., Stephan C., Pierre

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