Dénes Molnár

20.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
375 papers, 13.6k citations indexed

About

Dénes Molnár is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Physiology and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Dénes Molnár has authored 375 papers receiving a total of 13.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 252 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 131 papers in Physiology and 54 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Dénes Molnár's work include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (231 papers), Nutritional Studies and Diet (91 papers) and Physical Activity and Health (49 papers). Dénes Molnár is often cited by papers focused on Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (231 papers), Nutritional Studies and Diet (91 papers) and Physical Activity and Health (49 papers). Dénes Molnár collaborates with scholars based in Hungary, Spain and Belgium. Dénes Molnár's co-authors include Luís A. Moreno, Toomas Veidebaum, Stefaan De Henauw, Wolfgang Ahrens, Yannis Μanios, Francisco B. Ortega, Michael Sjöstróm, Alfonso Siani, Jonatan R. Ruiz and Marcela González‐Gross and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, NeuroImage and The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

In The Last Decade

Dénes Molnár

360 papers receiving 13.2k citations

Hit Papers

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  1. Association between dietary inflammatory index and inflammatory markers in the HELENA study
    2016 442 citations Nathalie Michels, Esther M. González‐Gil et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Dénes Molnár Hungary 61 8.9k 4.4k 2.2k 1.8k 1.7k 375 13.6k
Marcela González‐Gross Spain 57 6.9k 0.8× 4.3k 1.0× 2.1k 0.9× 1.5k 0.9× 879 0.5× 360 12.3k
Margaret McDowell United States 26 8.4k 0.9× 6.1k 1.4× 2.4k 1.1× 1.2k 0.7× 1.1k 0.7× 53 16.6k
Yannis Μanios Greece 67 12.9k 1.4× 5.5k 1.3× 4.0k 1.8× 2.7k 1.5× 1.7k 1.0× 563 19.7k
Nancy F. Butte United States 62 6.7k 0.8× 4.6k 1.1× 1.4k 0.6× 1.5k 0.9× 2.7k 1.6× 252 14.3k
Agneta Yngve Sweden 41 8.9k 1.0× 8.2k 1.9× 3.7k 1.7× 1.2k 0.7× 1.2k 0.7× 146 21.3k
Lester R. Curtin United States 14 7.2k 0.8× 3.1k 0.7× 2.1k 1.0× 599 0.3× 2.2k 1.3× 19 14.9k
Sigmund A. Anderssen Norway 58 8.2k 0.9× 7.1k 1.6× 2.6k 1.2× 3.0k 1.7× 1.0k 0.6× 233 14.1k
Rachael W. Taylor New Zealand 55 5.3k 0.6× 2.8k 0.6× 1.4k 0.6× 808 0.5× 1.6k 0.9× 301 10.9k
Bernard Gutin United States 58 6.8k 0.8× 5.5k 1.3× 1.9k 0.9× 2.9k 1.6× 1.0k 0.6× 216 13.4k
Lauren Lissner Sweden 74 9.1k 1.0× 6.2k 1.4× 1.8k 0.8× 480 0.3× 1.4k 0.8× 381 18.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Dénes Molnár

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All Works

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Floegel, Anna, Paola Russo, Michael Tornaritis, et al.. (2025). Transition of clinical biomarker status from childhood into adolescence–A prospective study in children from eight European countries. PLoS ONE. 20(2). e0311180–e0311180.
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Wiedemann, Urs, Erica L T van den Akker, Thomas M. Barber, et al.. (2025). Early-Onset of Obesity Model: Impact of Early-Onset Obesity on Comorbidity Risk and Life Expectancy. Obesity Facts. 1–21.
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Intemann, Timm, Leonie H. Bogl, Monica Hunsberger, et al.. (2024). A Late Meal Timing Pattern Is Associated with Insulin Resistance in European Children and Adolescents. Pediatric Diabetes. 2024. 1–12. 5 indexed citations
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Galmés, Sebastiá, Azahara I. Rupérez, Juana Sánchez, et al.. (2023). KLB and NOX4 expression levels as potential blood-based transcriptional biomarkers of physical activity in children. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 5563–5563. 1 indexed citations
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Mikó, Éva, C. Serradeil‐Le Gal, Tamás Kőszegi, et al.. (2023). The Effect of Holder Pasteurization and Different Variants on Breast Milk Antioxidants. Antioxidants. 12(10). 1857–1857. 1 indexed citations
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Samkange‐Zeeb, Florence, Stefaan De Henauw, Toomas Veidebaum, et al.. (2023). Cardiometabolic risk profile among children with migrant parents and role of parental education: the IDEFICS/I.Family cohort. International Journal of Obesity. 47(11). 1074–1080. 1 indexed citations
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Schreuder, Anton, Claudia Börnhorst, Maike Wolters, et al.. (2023). Population trajectories and age‐dependent associations of obesity risk factors with body mass index from childhood to adolescence across European regions: A two‐cohort study. Pediatric Obesity. 19(2). e13088–e13088. 4 indexed citations
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Russo, Marika Dello, Annarita Formisano, Fabio Lauria, et al.. (2023). Dietary Diversity and Its Association with Diet Quality and Health Status of European Children, Adolescents, and Adults: Results from the I.Family Study. Foods. 12(24). 4458–4458. 10 indexed citations
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Lauria, Fabio, Giuseppe Iacomino, Paola Russo, et al.. (2022). Circulating miRNAs Are Associated with Inflammation Biomarkers in Children with Overweight and Obesity: Results of the I.Family Study. Genes. 13(4). 632–632. 15 indexed citations
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Nagrani, Rajini, Manuela Marron, Eva Bongaerts, et al.. (2022). Association of urinary and ambient black carbon, and other ambient air pollutants with risk of prediabetes and metabolic syndrome in children and adolescents. Environmental Pollution. 317. 120773–120773. 7 indexed citations
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Hüls, Anke, Marvin N. Wright, Leonie H. Bogl, et al.. (2021). Polygenic risk for obesity and its interaction with lifestyle and sociodemographic factors in European children and adolescents. International Journal of Obesity. 45(6). 1321–1330. 39 indexed citations
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Buck, Christoph, Stefaan De Henauw, Charalambos Hadjigeorgiou, et al.. (2021). Cross-sectional associations between objectively measured sleep characteristics and body mass index in European children and adolescents. Sleep Medicine. 84. 32–39. 12 indexed citations
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Vanhelst, Jérémy, Laurent Béghin, Alain Duhamel, et al.. (2017). Relationship between school rhythm and physical activity in adolescents: the HELENA study.. PubMed. 35(16). 1666–1673. 12 indexed citations
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Bogl, Leonie H., Karri Silventoinen, Antje Hebestreit, et al.. (2017). Familial Resemblance in Dietary Intakes of Children, Adolescents, and Parents: Does Dietary Quality Play a Role?. Nutrients. 9(8). 892–892. 50 indexed citations
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Hunsberger, Monica, Kirsten Mehlig, Claudia Börnhorst, et al.. (2015). Dietary Carbohydrate and Nocturnal Sleep Duration in Relation to Children’s BMI: Findings from the IDEFICS Study in Eight European Countries. Nutrients. 7(12). 10223–10236. 20 indexed citations
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Labayen, Idoia, Francisco B. Ortega, Christina Breidenassel, et al.. (2013). Liver enzymes and cardiometabolic risk factors in European adolescents: the HELENA study. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 5 indexed citations
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Jiménez‐Pavón, David, Ute Alexy, Raquel Pedrero‐Chamizo, et al.. (2013). Association of objectively measured physical activity with body components in European adolescents. BMC Public Health. 13(1). 667–667. 30 indexed citations
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Nicholls, Stuart G., Garrath Williams, Alfonso Siani, et al.. (2011). Money's too tight (to mention) : taxation and subsidisation as obesity intervention measures. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 2 indexed citations
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Vriendt, Tineke De, Els Clays, Dénes Molnár, et al.. (2009). Association between chronic stress and body composition in European adolescents. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 1 indexed citations

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