e-SPEN Journal

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).

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
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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.

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.

• Systematic review and evidence based recommendations on texture modified foods and thickened fluids for adults (≥18 years) with oropharyngeal dysphagia

  Citation: 67

  Authors: Ulla Tolstrup, Anne Marie, Annette, Tina, Ingrid

• Let not thy food be confused with thy medicine: The Hippocratic misquotation

  Citation: 43

  Authors: Diana

• Alternate day fasting with or without exercise: Effects on endothelial function and adipokines in obese humans

  Citation: 27

  Authors: Surabhi, Monica C., Cynthia M., J.F., Shane A., Edita, Krista A.

• Large scale nutritional status assessment in pediatric hospitals

  Citation: 25

  Authors: Samira, Arnaud, Hugues, Dominique, Virginie, Noël, Agnès, Anne, Jean-Pierre, Marie-Edith, Djamal, Béatrice, Olivier, Frédéric, Pascale, Cécile, André, Sylvie, Emmanuel, Pascal, Pierre, Nadège, Valérie, Anne, Audrey, Michel, Pierre, Régis

• Hypolipidemic and antioxidant effect of polyphenol-rich extracts from Moroccan thyme varieties

  Citation: 23

  Authors: Mhamed, Hicham, Chakib, Berthold, Thomas, Mustapha, Fouad, Souliman

• A high prevalence of malnutrition in acute geriatric patients predicts adverse clinical outcomes and mortality within 12 months

  Citation: 20

  Authors: Karen E., Marijka J., Steven, Abhijeet, Katherine, Lilliana, Michelle, Jan, Barbara, Marianna

• Suggestions for terminology in clinical nutrition

  Citation: 20

  Authors: Luzia, Dorothee, Tatjana, Johann, Matthias, Wilfred, Karin, Peter E., Stephan C., Arved, Herbert

• A review of stability issues associated with vitamins in parenteral nutrition

  Citation: 20

  Authors: T.I., S., R., A.G.

• Undernutrition in community dwelling elderly

  Citation: 19

  Authors: Marianna, Maurice, Stany, André

• Vitamin-B12 and folate deficiency, major contributing factors for anemia: A population based study

  Citation: 19

  Authors: Krishna Kishore, Rachana, Rajiva