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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 28, 2024; 30(24): 3106-3119
Published online Jun 28, 2024. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v30.i24.3106
Table 1 List of the top 10 countries publishing research on diet and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease from 1987 to 2022
Ranking
Country
Number of documents
%
1stChina53928.29
2ndUnited States37919.90
3rdJapan1336.98
4thSouth Korea1276.67
5thItaly1176.14
6thIran1145.98
7thBrazil743.88
8thSpain723.78
9thUnited Kingdom673.52
10thGermany603.15
Table 2 List of the top 10 institutions publishing research on diet and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease from 1987 to 2022
Ranking1
Institute
Country
No. of documents
%
1stShahid Beheshti University of Medical SciencesIran392.05
2ndMinistry of Education of the People's Republic of ChinaChina361.89
3rdHuazhong University of Science and TechnologyChina271.42
4thIran University of Medical SciencesIran231.21
5thTehran University of Medical SciencesIran221.15
6thTongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyChina211.10
7thInstituto de Salud Carlos IIISpain201.05
7hTianjin Medical UniversityChina201.05
9thUniversidade de São PauloBrazil191.00
9thShanghai University of Traditional Chinese MedicineChina191.00
1Gap is left in the next ranking number when specific institutions are given the same number.
Table 3 List of the top 10 funding agencies with the most publications on diet and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease from 1987 to 2022
Ranking
Funding agency
Country
No. of documents
%
1stNational Natural Science Foundation of ChinaChina24612.91
2ndNational Institutes of HealthUnited States884.62
3rdNational Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney DiseasesUnited States844.41
4thJapan Society for the Promotion of ScienceJapan482.52
5thNational Research Foundation of KoreaSouth Korea422.20
6thMinistry of Science and Technology, TaiwanTaiwan281.47
7thNational Cancer InstituteUnited States261.36
8thNational Institute on Alcohol Abuse and AlcoholismUnited States251.31
9thNational Key Research and Development Program of ChinaChina241.26
10thNational Institute of Environmental Health SciencesUnited States221.15
Table 4 List of the top 10 journals publishing research on diet and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease from 1987 to 2022
Ranking1
Journal
Frequency
%
IF2
1stNutrients1206.305.9
2ndJournal of Nutritional Biochemistry371.945.6
3rdInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences361.895.6
4thPLoS One351.843.7
5hFood and Function301.576.1
5thHepatology301.5714.0
7thScientific Reports291.524.6
8thWorld Journal of Gastroenterology271.424.3
9thFrontiers in Nutrition231.215.0
10thLiver International221.156.7
1Gap is left in the next ranking number when specific journals are given the same number;
2Impact factor based on Clarivate Analytics Journal Citation Reports 2022. IF: Impact factor.
Table 5 List of the top 10 most cited papers related to diet and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease from 1987 to 2022
Ref.
Title
Journal
Cited by
Impact index per article1
Bedogni et al[49], 2005Prevalence of and risk factors for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: The dionysos nutrition and liver studyHepatology105845.7
Romero-Gómez et al[54], 2017Treatment of NAFLD with diet, physical activity and exerciseJournal of Hepatology748102.4
Lazo et al[52], 2013Prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in the United States: The third national health and nutrition examination survey, 1988-1994American Journal of Epidemiology62853.7
Musso et al[53], 2003Dietary habits and their relations to insulin resistance and postprandial lipemia in nonalcoholic steatohepatitisHepatology62724.2
Bugianesi et al[50], 2005A randomized controlled trial of metformin versus vitamin E or prescriptive diet in nonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseAmerican Journal of Gastroenterology60724.9
Vos et al[56], 2017NASPGHAN Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Children: Recommendations from the Expert Committee on NAFLD (ECON) and the North American Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (NASPGHAN)Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition55679.4
Ryan et al[55], 2013The Mediterranean diet improves hepatic steatosis and insulin sensitivity in individuals with nonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseJournal of Hepatology50842.5
Zelber-Sagi et al[58], 2007Long-term nutritional intake and the risk for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD): A population based studyJournal of Hepatology42622.5
Wouters et al[57], 2008Dietary cholesterol, rather than liver steatosis, leads to hepatic inflammation in hyperlipidemic mouse models of nonalcoholic steatohepatitisHepatology39122.9
Huang et al[51], 2005One-year intense nutritional counseling results in histological improvement in patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis: a pilot studyAmerican Journal of Gastroenterology37816.7
1The impact index per article is based on Reference Citation Analysis. Source: Baishideng Publishing Group Inc (Pleasanton, CA 94566, United States).