Christopher D. Gardner

21.7k citations

183 papers · 11.6k indexed · 11 hit papers · h-index 55

Impact in

Physiology top 0.2%
- Diet and metabolism studies
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism top 0.5%
- Diet, Metabolism, and Disease

Papers in

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 95
- Nutritional Studies and Diet 59
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet 49
- Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling 20
Physiology 73
- Diet and metabolism studies 62

Co-authors: Abby C. King William L. Haskell Doris M. Tham Soo-Won Kim Sofiya Alhassan François Mariotti Alexandre Kiazand Helena C. Kraemer
Journals: Circulation (11 papers)Nutrients (11 papers)American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (8 papers)Obesity (7 papers)JAMA (5 papers)
Partner nations: United States United Kingdom France

In The Last Decade

Christopher D. Gardner

172 papers receiving 11.0k citations

Hit Papers

11 papers align trajectories log scale

Effects of a personalized nutrition program on cardiometabolic health: a randomized controlled trial 2024 · 49 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2024 Nature Medicine
2023 Journal of Nutrition
2023 Circulation
2023 Circulation
2021 Cell
2019 Diabetes Care
2019 Nutrients
2018 JAMA
2007 JAMA
1998 The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
1996 JAMA

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#	Work
1	Unpacking Food Fermentation: Clinically Relevant Tools for Fermented Food Identification and Consumption Advances in Nutrition ·Adriana Yumi Sato Duarte, Dalia Perelman, B Friedel, Erica D. Sonnenburg, Christopher D. Gardner, Justin L. Sonnenburg	2025	6
2	Perspective: Nutrition Research & Programming in Multicultural Populations: The Fixed-Quality Variable-Type (FQVT) Dietary Intervention Advances in Nutrition ·David L. Katz, Christopher D. Gardner	2025	0
3	The knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions towards a plant-based dietary pattern: a survey of obstetrician-gynecologists Frontiers in Nutrition ·Matthew J. Landry, B Friedel, Michael J Engelberg, Christopher D. Gardner	2024	4
4	Diet Quality and Resilience through Adulthood: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the WELL for Life Study Nutrients ·Sparkle Springfield, Cara Joyce, Yi‐Hsuan Wu, Ann W. Hsing, Kristen Cunanan, Christopher D. Gardner	2024	0
5	Regarding: the impacts of partial replacement of red and processed meat with legumes or cereals on protein and amino acid intakes: a modelling study in the Finnish adult population Annals of Medicine ·François Mariotti, Christopher D. Gardner, Hélène Fouillet, Jean‐François Huneau	2024	2
6	Weight, insulin resistance, blood lipids, and diet quality changes associated with ketogenic and ultra low-fat dietary patterns: a secondary analysis of the DIETFITS randomized clinical trial Frontiers in Nutrition ·Lucia Aronica, Matthew J. Landry, Joseph Rigdon, Christopher D. Gardner	2023	8
7	Effects of an educational planetary plate graphic on meat consumption in a Stanford University dining hall: a randomized controlled trial BMC Nutrition ·Alessandra Marcone, Gary L. Darmstadt, 廖元龙, Maya B. Mathur, Christopher D. Gardner	2023	1
8	Friend or Foe? The Role of Animal-Source Foods in Healthy and Environmentally Sustainable Diets Journal of Nutrition ·Ty Beal, Christopher D. Gardner, Mario Herrero, Lora Iannotti, Lutz Merbold, Stella Nordhagen, Anne Mottet Hit paper breakdown →	2023	110
9	Assessing the effects of alternative plant-based meatsv. animal meats on biomarkers of inflammation: a secondary analysis of the SWAP-MEAT randomized crossover trial Journal of Nutritional Science ·Anthony Crimarco, Matthew J. Landry, Matthew M. Carter, Christopher D. Gardner	2022	25
10	SWAP-MEAT Athlete (study with appetizing plant-food, meat eating alternatives trial) – investigating the impact of three different diets on recreational athletic performance: a randomized crossover trial Nutrition Journal ·Dulce Alves da Silva, D. G. Watson, Jennifer L. Robinson, Matthew J. Landry, Christopher D. Gardner	2022	17
11	Gut-microbiota-targeted diets modulate human immune status Cell ·Hannah C. Wastyk, Gabriela K. Fragiadakis, Dalia Perelman, Dylan Dahan, Bryan D. Merrill, Feiqiao Brian Yu, Madeline A. Topf, Carlos G. Gonzalez, William Van Treuren, Shuo Han, Jennifer L. Robinson, Joshua E. Elias, Erica D. Sonnenburg, Christopher D. Gardner, Justin L. Sonnenburg Hit paper breakdown →	2021	790
12	Impact of a Scalable, Multi-Campus “Foodprint” Seminar on College Students’ Dietary Intake and Dietary Carbon Footprint Nutrients ·Carlos Enrique Whittaker, 廖元龙, Меруерт Абдуалиевна Умирзакова, Tomáš Zavoral, Edward S. Spang, Sara A. Pace, 이기정, Christopher D. Gardner, May C Wang, Wendelin Slusser, Jennifer A. Jay	2020	27
13	Gut microbiota plasticity is correlated with sustained weight loss on a low-carb or low-fat dietary intervention Scientific Reports ·Jessica A. Grembi, Lan Huong Nguyen, Thomas D. Haggerty, Christopher D. Gardner, Susan Holmes, Julie Parsonnet	2020	25
14	Author Correction: Gut microbiota plasticity is correlated with sustained weight loss on a low-carb or low-fat dietary intervention Scientific Reports ·Jessica A. Grembi, Lan Huong Nguyen, Thomas D. Haggerty, Christopher D. Gardner, Susan Holmes, Julie Parsonnet	2020	0
15	Increasing Vegetable Intake by Emphasizing Tasty and Enjoyable Attributes: A Randomized Controlled Multisite Intervention for Taste-Focused Labeling Psychological Science ·Bradley P. Turnwald, M.M. Dillon, V G Leitland, P. Policastro, R. F. M. Teixeira, Christopher J. Bosso, Priscilla Connors, Rita Yenni, I Barsky-Vasserman, 廖元龙, Christopher D. Gardner, Alia J. Crum	2019	83
16	Changes in blood lipid concentrations associated with changes in intake of dietary saturated fat in the context of a healthy low-carbohydrate weight-loss diet: a secondary analysis of the Diet Intervention Examining The Factors Interacting with Treatment Success (DIETFITS) trial American Journal of Clinical Nutrition ·W B Thrower, Michelle E. Hauser, Lucia Aronica, Joseph Rigdon, Christopher D. Gardner	2018	25
17	Sources of Sodium in US Adults From 3 Geographic Regions Circulation ·Lisa Harnack, Mary E. Cogswell, James M. Shikany, Christopher D. Gardner, Cathleen Gillespie, Catherine M. Loria, Xia Zhou, Keming Yuan, Lyn M. Steffen	2017	130
18	Effect of body composition on the validity and reliability of an electronic pedometer Strathprints: The University of Strathclyde institutional repository (University of Strathclyde) ·Christopher D. Gardner, J. Alan Herd, Alison Kirk	2007	1
19	Soy, garlic, and ginkgo biloba: Their potential role in cardiovascular disease prevention and treatment Current Atherosclerosis Reports ·Christopher D. Gardner, Mark Messina, Larry D. Lawson, John W. Farquhar	2003	20
20	Population Frequency Distributions of HDL, HDL2, and HDL3 Cholesterol and Apolipoproteins A-I and B in Healthy Men and Women and Associations with Age, Gender, Hormonal Status, and Sex Hormone Use: The Stanford Five City Project Preventive Medicine ·Christopher D. Gardner, Diane L. Tribble, Deborah Rohm Young, David K. Ahn, Stephen P. Fortmann	2000	33

About Christopher D. Gardner

Christopher D. Gardner is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Physiology, Pharmacy, Applied Psychology and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, having authored 183 papers that have together received 11.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Diet and metabolism studies (62 papers), Nutritional Studies and Diet (59 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (49 papers), Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact (23 papers), Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling (20 papers), Diet, Metabolism, and Disease (16 papers), Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease (15 papers) and Obesity and Health Practices (13 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Physiology (4.2k citations), Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism (2.5k citations), Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health (3.6k citations), Nutrition and Dietetics (1.6k citations) and Pharmacy (426 citations). Christopher D. Gardner has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and France. Frequent co-authors include Abby C. King, William L. Haskell, Doris M. Tham, Soo-Won Kim, Sofiya Alhassan, François Mariotti, Alexandre Kiazand, Helena C. Kraemer, Randall S. Stafford and Raymond R. Balise. Their work appears in journals such as Circulation, Nutrients, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Obesity and JAMA.

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