e-SPEN

Aims & Scope

Continued as Clinical Nutrition ESPEN.

Clinical Nutrition ESPEN is an electronic-only journal and is an official publication of the European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism (ESPEN).

Clinical Nutrition ESPEN is an electronic-only journal and is an official publication of the European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism (ESPEN).

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 therapy.

The aims of ESPEN are to encourage the rapid diffusion of knowledge and its application in the field of clinical nutrition and metabolism.

Published bimonthly, Clinical Nutrition ESPEN focuses on publishing articles on the relationship between nutrition and disease in the setting of basic science and clinical nutrition.

Original articles, scoping and systematic reviews, metaanalyses, as well as educational papers, are welcomed.

Clinical Nutrition ESPEN is available to all members of ESPEN and to all subscribers of Clinical Nutrition.

Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
• Google Scholar

Subjects & Keywords

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

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.

• Plate waste in hospitals and strategies for change

  Citation: 154

  Authors: Peter, Karen

• Carbohydrate and fat utilization during rest and physical activity

  Citation: 68

  Authors: Katarina

• A review of the literature on dehydration in the institutionalized elderly

  Citation: 64

  Authors: Monirun Nessa, C. Shanthi

• Influence of virgin coconut oil on blood coagulation factors, lipid levels and LDL oxidation in cholesterol fed Sprague–Dawley rats

  Citation: 55

  Authors: K.G., T.

• A new indirect calorimeter is accurate and reliable for measuring basal energy expenditure, thermic effect of food and substrate oxidation in obese and healthy subjects

  Citation: 52

  Authors: Emilie, Christine, Sylvie, Monique, Hubert, Joelle, Martine

• The effect of a low carbohydrate energy-unrestricted diet on weight loss in obese type 2 diabetes patients – A randomized controlled trial

  Citation: 49

  Authors: Tori, Jeremy D., Elliot M., Bella, Ehud, Itamar

• Garlic (Allium sativum) and ginger (Zingiber officinale) attenuate structural nephropathy progression in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats

  Citation: 47

  Authors: Khaled, Martha, Muslim

• Nutritional risk in hospitalised children: An assessment of two instruments

  Citation: 44

  Authors: Rebecca E., Victoria, Peter B.

• Basics in clinical nutrition: Immunonutrition – Nutrients which influence immunity: Effect and mechanism of action

  Citation: 42

  Authors: Robert F.

• A nutraceutical product based on Jerte Valley cherries improves sleep and augments the antioxidant status in humans

  Citation: 38

  Authors: María, Javier, David, Mercedes, Javier, Antonio F., Juan I., M. Pilar, Juan L., José A., Carmen, Sergio D., Ana B.