European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Aims & Scope

The European Journal of Clinical Nutrition (EJCN) is an international, peer-reviewed journal covering all aspects of human and clinical nutrition.

The journal welcomes original research, reviews, case reports and brief communications based on clinical, metabolic and epidemiological studies that describe methodologies, mechanisms, associations and benefits of nutritional interventions for clinical disease and health promotion.

Topics of interest include but are not limited to: Nutrition and Health (including climate and ecological aspects) Metabolism & Metabolomics Genomics and personalized strategies in nutrition Nutrition during the early life cycle Health issues and nutrition in the elderly Phenotyping in clinical nutrition Nutrition in acute and chronic diseases The double burden of 'malnutrition': Under-nutrition and Obesity Prevention of Non Communicable Diseases (NCD)

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3.3
2024	3.60

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	4269

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	2272

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.076

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	187

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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.

• Vitamin D deficiency 2.0: an update on the current status worldwide

  Citation: 1031

  Authors: Karin, Mario, Magdalena, Stefan, Markus, Adelina, Gennaro, Stefan, Oliver

• Use of the scored Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA) as a nutrition assessment tool in patients with cancer

  Citation: 853

  Authors: J, S, M

• Mediterranean diet and multiple health outcomes: an umbrella review of meta-analyses of observational studies and randomised trials

  Citation: 789

  Authors: M, G, A, F

• Validation and reproducibility of food frequency questionnaire for Korean genome epidemiologic study

  Citation: 692

  Authors: Y, E, J E, M K, Y, K, C, D H

• Identification of the 100 richest dietary sources of polyphenols: an application of the Phenol-Explorer database

  Citation: 644

  Authors: J, V, F, A

• Beyond weight loss: a review of the therapeutic uses of very-low-carbohydrate (ketogenic) diets

  Citation: 629

  Authors: A, A, J S, K A

• Assessment of requirements for selenium and adequacy of selenium status: a review

  Citation: 595

  Authors: C D

• Regulation of abdominal adiposity by probiotics (Lactobacillus gasseri SBT2055) in adults with obese tendencies in a randomized controlled trial

  Citation: 558

  Authors: Y, M, K, A, K, Y, M, M, T

• Body mass index, waist circumference and waist:hip ratio as predictors of cardiovascular risk—a review of the literature

  Citation: 554

  Authors: R, S, E, S, J

• What is the best measure of adiposity change in growing children: BMI, BMI %, BMI z-score or BMI centile?

  Citation: 536

  Authors: T J, M S, A, M

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