European Journal of Nutrition

Aims & Scope

The European Journal of Nutrition publishes original papers, reviews, and short communications in the nutritional sciences.

The manuscripts submitted to the European Journal of Nutrition should have their major focus on the impact of nutrients and non-nutrients on immunology and inflammation, gene expression, metabolism, chronic diseases, or carcinogenesis, or a major focus on epidemiology, including intervention studies with healthy subjects and with patients, biofunctionality of food and food components, or the impact of diet on the environment.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	4.3
2024	4.10

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	2906

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	4496

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.346

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	125

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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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• Web of Science
• Medline
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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.

• Gut microbiota functions: metabolism of nutrients and other food components

  Citation: 2126

  Authors: Ian, Glenn, Almut, Karen, Jonathan, Ines, Kieran

• Critical review: vegetables and fruit in the prevention of chronic diseases

  Citation: 1342

  Authors: Heiner, Angela, Achim, Sabine, Dirk, Anja, Eva, Manfred J., Helmut, Matthias, Peter, Bernhard

• The potential effects of chlorogenic acid, the main phenolic components in coffee, on health: a comprehensive review of the literature

  Citation: 623

  Authors: Narges, Mahboubeh, Isabelle, Paul

• Deglycosylation by small intestinal epithelial cell ?-glucosidases is a critical step in the absorption and metabolism of dietary flavonoid glycosides in humans

  Citation: 555

  Authors: Kitti, Geoff W., Jean-Guy, Nathalie, Ralf, Hassan Y., Gary, Dallas M., Paul A.

• Interaction of dietary compounds, especially polyphenols, with the intestinal microbiota: a review

  Citation: 488

  Authors: Aleksandra, Tomasz, Paweł, Paweł

• Bioactive peptides and proteins from foods: indication for health effects

  Citation: 466

  Authors: Niels Peter, Katharina Elisabeth, Nils, Jürgen

• Health benefits of probiotics: are mixtures more effective than single strains?

  Citation: 382

  Authors: C. M. C., G. R., I.

• In vitro metabolism of anthocyanins by human gut microflora

  Citation: 380

  Authors: A.-M., P., K. A., G., K.-M., K., C.

• Oat: unique among the cereals

  Citation: 364

  Authors: Masood Sadiq, Muhammad, Muhammad Kashif Iqbal, Rabia, Mehmood S.

• Dietary polyphenol intake in Europe: the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) study

  Citation: 357

  Authors: Raul, Viktoria, Joseph A., Bertrand, Aurelie, Kim, Anne, Cecilie, Guy, Marie-Christine, Marina, Verena, Tilman, Heiner, Jana, Antonia, Elissavet, Eleni, Domenico, Claudia, Fulvio, Rosario, Maria Santucci, Petra H. M., H. Bas, Dagrun, Guri, Anette, Virginia, Antonio, Esther, José María, Aurelio, Pilar, Emily, Lena Maria, Rikard, Timothy J., Kay-Thee, Nicholas J., Yunxia, Nadia, Isabelle, Elio, Augustin

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