Bernhard Watzl

13.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
137 papers, 7.6k citations indexed

About

Bernhard Watzl is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Bernhard Watzl has authored 137 papers receiving a total of 7.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Molecular Biology, 32 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 29 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Bernhard Watzl's work include Nutritional Studies and Diet (24 papers), Gut microbiota and health (16 papers) and Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress (16 papers). Bernhard Watzl is often cited by papers focused on Nutritional Studies and Diet (24 papers), Gut microbiota and health (16 papers) and Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress (16 papers). Bernhard Watzl collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Bernhard Watzl's co-authors include Achim Bub, Gerhard Rechkemmer, Monika Roller, Stephanie Seifert, Ronald R. Watson, Dirk Haller, Karlis Briviba, Eva Leschik‐Bonnet, Sabine E. Kulling and Anja Kroke and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, PLoS ONE and American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

In The Last Decade

Bernhard Watzl

133 papers receiving 7.2k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

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

2012 1.3k citations Heiner Boeing, Angela Bechthold et al. European Journal of Nutrition profile →
Contribution of diet to the composition of the human gut microbiota

2015 406 citations Bernhard Watzl et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bernhard Watzl

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All Works

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Data in Personalized Nutrition: Bridging Biomedical, Psycho-behavioral, and Food Environment Approaches for Population-wide Impact 2025 ·Advances in Nutrition ·Jakob Linseisen, Britta Renner, Kurt Gedrich, (unknown), Christina Holzapfel, Stefan Lorkowski, Bernhard Watzl, Hannelore Daniel, Michael F. Leitzmann	5
2	A methodological framework for deriving the German food-based dietary guidelines 2024: Food groups, nutrient goals, and objective functions 2025 ·PLoS ONE ·(unknown), H. Boeing, Rozenn Gazan, (unknown), Kurt Gedrich, Christina Breidenassel, Hans Hauner, Anja Kroke, Jakob Linseisen, Stefan Lorkowski, Ute Nöthlings, (unknown), Lukas Schwingshackl, Florent Vieux, Bernhard Watzl	0
3	Urinary excretion of low- and no-calorie sweeteners (LNCS) and associated food sources, as observed in the German cross-sectional KarMeN-study 2025 ·European Journal of Nutrition ·Ralf Krüger, Bernhard Watzl, Benedikt Merz	0
4	Dietary protein and blood pressure: an umbrella review of systematic reviews and evaluation of the evidence 2024 ·European Journal of Nutrition ·Heiner Boeing, (unknown), (unknown), Annemarie Schmidt, Heike A. Bischoff‐Ferrari, Anette E. Buyken, Sarah Egert, Sabine Ellinger, Anja Kroke, Stefan Lorkowski, Sandrine Louis, Katharina Nimptsch, Matthias B. Schulze, Alexandra Schutkowski, Lukas Schwingshackl, Roswitha Siener, Armin Zittermann, Bernhard Watzl, Gabriele I. Stangl, (unknown)	4
5	Protein intake and risk of urolithiasis and kidney diseases: an umbrella review of systematic reviews for the evidence-based guideline of the German Nutrition Society 2023 ·European Journal of Nutrition ·Thomas Remer, (unknown), (unknown), Andreas Lehmann, Annemarie Schmidt, Heike A. Bischoff‐Ferrari, Sarah Egert, Sabine Ellinger, Anja Kroke, Tilman Kühn, Stefan Lorkowski, Katharina Nimptsch, Lukas Schwingshackl, Armin Zittermann, Bernhard Watzl, Roswitha Siener, (unknown)	15
6	Protein intake and type 2 diabetes mellitus: an umbrella review of systematic reviews for the evidence-based guideline for protein intake of the German Nutrition Society 2023 ·European Journal of Nutrition ·Matthias B. Schulze, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Andreas Lehmann, Annemarie Schmidt, Anette E. Buyken, Sarah Egert, Sabine Ellinger, Anja Kroke, Tilman Kühn, Sandrine Louis, Katharina Nimptsch, Lukas Schwingshackl, Roswitha Siener, Armin Zittermann, Bernhard Watzl, Stefan Lorkowski, (unknown)	11
7	Protein intake and bone health: an umbrella review of systematic reviews for the evidence-based guideline of the German Nutrition Society 2023 ·Osteoporosis International ·Armin Zittermann, Annemarie Schmidt, (unknown), (unknown), Andreas Lehmann, Sarah Egert, Sabine Ellinger, Anja Kroke, Stefan Lorkowski, Sandrine Louis, Matthias B. Schulze, Lukas Schwingshackl, Roswitha Siener, Gabriele I. Stangl, Dorothee Volkert, Bernhard Watzl, Heike A. Bischoff‐Ferrari, (unknown)	11
8	Assessment of Energy and Nutrient Intake and the Intestinal Microbiome (ErNst Study): Protocol and Methods of a Cross-sectional Human Observational Study 2023 ·JMIR Research Protocols ·Andreas Dötsch, Benedikt Merz, Sandrine Louis, Carolin Krems, (unknown), (unknown), Bernhard Watzl, Achim Bub, Andrea Straßburg, (unknown)	1
9	Protein intake and body weight, fat mass and waist circumference: an umbrella review of systematic reviews for the evidence-based guideline on protein intake of the German Nutrition Society 2023 ·European Journal of Nutrition ·Sabine Ellinger, (unknown), (unknown), Andreas Lehmann, Annemarie Schmidt, Heike A. Bischoff‐Ferrari, Anette E. Buyken, Anja Kroke, Tilman Kühn, Sandrine Louis, Stefan Lorkowski, Katharina Nimptsch, Matthias B. Schulze, Lukas Schwingshackl, Roswitha Siener, Gabriele I. Stangl, Dorothee Volkert, Armin Zittermann, Bernhard Watzl, Sarah Egert, (unknown)	7
10	Human health risk–benefit assessment of fish and other seafood: a scoping review 2021 ·Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition ·Sofie Theresa Thomsen, Ricardo Assunção, Cláudia Afonso, Géraldine Boué, Carlos Cardoso, Francesco Cubadda, Alberto Garre, Johannes W. Kruisselbrink, Alberto Mantovani, János G. Pitter, Morten Poulsen, Hans Verhagen, Ermolaos Ververis, Hilko van der Voet, Bernhard Watzl, Sara M. Pires	46
11	Integration of various dimensions in food-based dietary guidelines via mathematical approaches: report of a DGE/FENS Workshop in Bonn, Germany, 23–24 September 2019 2020 ·British Journal Of Nutrition ·(unknown), Annemarie Schmidt, Angela Bechthold, Heiner Boeing, Bernhard Watzl, Nicole Darmon, Brecht Devleesschauwer, Thomas Heckelei, Sara M. Pires, Perrine Nadaud, Corné van Dooren, Florent Vieux	15
12	Quantitative Empfehlung zur Zuckerzufuhr in Deutschland: Kurzfassung des Konsensuspapiers der Deutschen Adipositas-Gesellschaft e. V. (DAG), der Deutschen Diabetes Gesellschaft e. V. (DDG) und der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Ernährung e. V. (DGE) 2019 ·OpenAgrar ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Anja Bosy‐Westphal, Martina de Zwaan, Sarah Egert, Andreas Fritsche, (unknown), Hans Hauner, H. Heseker, Berthold Koletzko, Dirk Müller‐Wieland, Matthias B. Schulze, (unknown), Bernhard Watzl, Anette E. Buyken	5
13	Biomarkers of legume intake in human intervention and observational studies: a systematic review 2018 ·Genes & Nutrition ·P.S.C. Sri Harsha, (unknown), Mar Garcia‐Aloy, Francisco Madrid-Gambín, Sheila Estruel‐Amades, Bernhard Watzl, Cristina Andrés‐Lacueva, Lorraine Brennan	42
14	Position of the German Nutrition Society (DGE). 2016 ·(unknown), H. Boeing, (unknown), H. Heseker, Anja Kroke, Eva Leschik‐Bonnet, H Oberritter, Daniela Strohm, Bernhard Watzl	24
15	The Karlsruhe Metabolomics and Nutrition (KarMeN) Study: Protocol and Methods of a Cross-Sectional Study to Characterize the Metabolome of Healthy Men and Women 2016 ·JMIR Research Protocols ·Achim Bub, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Manuela J. Rist, Alexander Röth, (unknown), Sabine E. Kulling, Ingrid Hoffmann, Bernhard Watzl	23
16	Vegane Ernährung. Position der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Ernährung e. V. (DGE) 2016 ·OpenAgrar ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Bernhard Watzl	42
17	Bile acid plasma concentrations are associated with age, sex and lipid metabolism in healthy humans 2015 ·OpenAgrar ·Lara Frommherz, Manuela J. Rist, Alexander Röth, Achim Bub, (unknown), Bernhard Watzl, Sabine E. Kulling	1
18	Smoothies - Wellness aus der Flasche? 2008 ·OpenAgrar ·Bernhard Watzl	6
19	Short and long-term supplementation of pre- and probiotics modulate T-cell mediated immunity of the porcine GALT 2005 ·OpenAgrar ·(unknown), Bernd Schröder, G. Breves, Gerhard Rechkemmer, Bernhard Watzl	3
20	Saponine: Charakteristik, Vorkommen, Aufnahme, Stoffwechsel, Wirkungen 2001 ·OpenAgrar ·Bernhard Watzl	1

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