Emanuel E. Canfora

7.8k total citations · 4 hit papers
37 papers, 5.8k citations indexed

About

Emanuel E. Canfora is a scholar working on Physiology, Molecular Biology and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. According to data from OpenAlex, Emanuel E. Canfora has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 5.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Physiology, 24 papers in Molecular Biology and 10 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Recurrent topics in Emanuel E. Canfora's work include Diet and metabolism studies (33 papers), Gut microbiota and health (21 papers) and Diet, Metabolism, and Disease (9 papers). Emanuel E. Canfora is often cited by papers focused on Diet and metabolism studies (33 papers), Gut microbiota and health (21 papers) and Diet, Metabolism, and Disease (9 papers). Emanuel E. Canfora collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Denmark and United Kingdom. Emanuel E. Canfora's co-authors include Ellen E. Blaak, Johan W. E. Jocken, Koen Venema, Ruth C. R. Meex, Manuel A. González Hernández, Mattea Müller, Jens J. Holst, Gijs H. Goossens, Christina M. van der Beek and Kaatje Lenaerts and has published in prestigious journals such as Gastroenterology, Diabetes and Gut.

In The Last Decade

Emanuel E. Canfora

35 papers receiving 5.7k citations

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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.

Short-chain fatty acids in control of body weight and insulin sensitivity

2015 1.6k citations Emanuel E. Canfora, Johan W. E. Jocken et al. Nature Reviews Endocrinology profile →
Gut microbial metabolites in obesity, NAFLD and T2DM

2019 1.0k citations Emanuel E. Canfora, Ruth C. R. Meex et al. Nature Reviews Endocrinology profile →
Short chain fatty acids in human gut and metabolic health

2020 733 citations Ellen E. Blaak, Emanuel E. Canfora et al. Beneficial Microbes profile →
The Short-Chain Fatty Acid Acetate in Body Weight Control and Insulin Sensitivity

2019 455 citations Manuel A. González Hernández, Emanuel E. Canfora et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Emanuel E. Canfora Netherlands	20	3.8k	3.0k	994	765	728	37	5.8k
Céline Druart Belgium	19	5.3k 1.4×	3.1k 1.0×	941 0.9×	696 0.9×	800 1.1×	32	7.1k
Matthias Van Hul Belgium	36	5.0k 1.3×	2.9k 1.0×	800 0.8×	664 0.9×	1.1k 1.4×	83	7.7k
Gijs den Besten Netherlands	8	3.5k 0.9×	2.2k 0.7×	882 0.9×	451 0.6×	589 0.8×	18	5.3k
Francesca Fava Italy	27	3.8k 1.0×	2.3k 0.8×	1.0k 1.0×	453 0.6×	574 0.8×	50	6.1k
Fernando Cardona Spain	33	2.7k 0.7×	2.0k 0.7×	708 0.7×	649 0.8×	690 0.9×	98	5.4k
Ara Koh South Korea	15	4.6k 1.2×	2.1k 0.7×	846 0.9×	367 0.5×	621 0.9×	43	6.4k
Andreas Schwiertz Germany	29	4.5k 1.2×	2.5k 0.8×	907 0.9×	342 0.4×	677 0.9×	61	6.8k
María Isabel Queipo‐Ortuño Spain	42	4.1k 1.1×	2.1k 0.7×	734 0.7×	542 0.7×	1.3k 1.8×	100	7.6k
Lucie Geurts Belgium	22	6.1k 1.6×	4.0k 1.3×	982 1.0×	992 1.3×	1.1k 1.5×	30	8.6k
Hao Ding China	14	3.8k 1.0×	2.3k 0.8×	468 0.5×	445 0.6×	718 1.0×	47	5.2k

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Canfora, Emanuel E., et al.. (2025). Intrinsic chicory root fibers modulate colonic microbial butyrate-producing pathways and improve insulin sensitivity in individuals with obesity. Cell Reports Medicine. 6(7). 102237–102237. 4 indexed citations

Canfora, Emanuel E., et al.. (2025). Metabolic Phenotypes, Genotypes, and Gut Microbiome Signatures in Obesity: Implications for Precision Nutrition Strategies in Type 2 Diabetes Prevention. Nutrition Reviews. 84(1). 158–188. 1 indexed citations

Venema, Koen, et al.. (2025). Specific dietary fibers steer toward distal colonic saccharolytic fermentation using the microbiota of individuals with overweight/obesity. Food Research International. 209. 116271–116271. 1 indexed citations

Baak, Marleen A. van, et al.. (2025). Effects of isolated single fibers, fiber mixtures, and fiber-rich whole foods on glucose homeostasis in individuals with overweight and obesity: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Clinical Nutrition. 52. 236–251.

Jocken, Johan W. E., Emanuel E. Canfora, David Barnett, et al.. (2025). Assessment of the reproducibility of bacterial membrane vesicle isolation and characterization. PubMed. 6(4). 728–41.

Canfora, Emanuel E., et al.. (2024). Intestinal gases as a non-invasive measurement of microbial fermentation and host health. Cell Host & Microbe. 32(8). 1225–1229. 4 indexed citations

Canfora, Emanuel E., Arjen Nauta, Freek G. Bouwman, et al.. (2023). 2′-fucosyllactose alone or combined with resistant starch increases circulating short-chain fatty acids in lean men and men with prediabetes and obesity. Frontiers in Nutrition. 10. 1200645–1200645. 4 indexed citations

Hartog, Anita, Freek G. Bouwman, Jens J. Holst, et al.. (2023). Butyrate and hexanoate-enriched triglycerides increase postprandrial systemic butyrate and hexanoate in men with overweight/obesity: A double-blind placebo-controlled randomized crossover trial. Frontiers in Nutrition. 9. 1066950–1066950. 15 indexed citations

Jardon, Kelly M., Emanuel E. Canfora, Gijs H. Goossens, & Ellen E. Blaak. (2022). Dietary macronutrients and the gut microbiome: a precision nutrition approach to improve cardiometabolic health. Gut. 71(6). 1214–1226. 106 indexed citations

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Blaak, Ellen E., Emanuel E. Canfora, Stephan Theis, et al.. (2020). Short chain fatty acids in human gut and metabolic health. Beneficial Microbes. 11(5). 411–455. 733 indexed citations breakdown →

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Müller, Mattea, Gerben D. A. Hermes, Emanuel E. Canfora, et al.. (2020). Effect of wheat bran derived prebiotic supplementation on gastrointestinal transit, gut microbiota, and metabolic health: a randomized controlled trial in healthy adults with a slow gut transit. Gut Microbes. 12(1). 1704141–1704141. 73 indexed citations

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Canfora, Emanuel E. & Ellen E. Blaak. (2020). Towards personalized microbial substrates for metabolic health. Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 16(11). 613–614. 2 indexed citations

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Canfora, Emanuel E., Ruth C. R. Meex, Koen Venema, & Ellen E. Blaak. (2019). Gut microbial metabolites in obesity, NAFLD and T2DM. Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 15(5). 261–273. 1033 indexed citations breakdown →

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Müller, Mattea, Manuel A. González Hernández, Gijs H. Goossens, et al.. (2019). Circulating but not faecal short-chain fatty acids are related to insulin sensitivity, lipolysis and GLP-1 concentrations in humans. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 12515–12515. 232 indexed citations

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Beek, Christina M. van der, Emanuel E. Canfora, Stefan H. M. Gorissen, et al.. (2018). The prebiotic inulin improves substrate metabolism and promotes short-chain fatty acid production in overweight to obese men. Metabolism. 87. 25–35. 166 indexed citations

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Jocken, Johan W. E., Manuel A. González Hernández, Nicole Hoebers, et al.. (2018). Short-Chain Fatty Acids Differentially Affect Intracellular Lipolysis in a Human White Adipocyte Model. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 8. 372–372. 93 indexed citations

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Canfora, Emanuel E. & Ellen E. Blaak. (2017). Acetate. Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition & Metabolic Care. 20(6). 477–483. 62 indexed citations

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Canfora, Emanuel E., Johan W. E. Jocken, & Ellen E. Blaak. (2015). Short-chain fatty acids in control of body weight and insulin sensitivity. Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 11(10). 577–591. 1643 indexed citations breakdown →

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Canfora, Emanuel E. & Ellen E. Blaak. (2015). The role of polydextrose in body weight control and glucose regulation. Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition & Metabolic Care. 18(4). 395–400. 21 indexed citations

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Dijk, Jan‐Willem van, Ralph Manders, Emanuel E. Canfora, et al.. (2013). Exercise and 24-h Glycemic Control. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 45(4). 628–635. 46 indexed citations

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