Gastón Ares

22.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
418 papers, 16.1k citations indexed

About

Gastón Ares is a scholar working on Food Science, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Gastón Ares has authored 418 papers receiving a total of 16.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 278 papers in Food Science, 162 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 120 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Gastón Ares's work include Sensory Analysis and Statistical Methods (234 papers), Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling (141 papers) and Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (101 papers). Gastón Ares is often cited by papers focused on Sensory Analysis and Statistical Methods (234 papers), Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling (141 papers) and Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (101 papers). Gastón Ares collaborates with scholars based in Uruguay, New Zealand and Brazil. Gastón Ares's co-authors include Ana Giménez, Sara R. Jaeger, Letícia Vidal, Adriana Gámbaro, Rosires Deliza, Paula Varela, Lucía Antúnez, Leandro Machín, María Rosa Curutchet and Jessica Aschemann‐Witzel and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Cleaner Production and Trends in Food Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Gastón Ares

398 papers receiving 15.6k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Sensory profiling, the blurred line between sensory and consumer science. A review of novel methods for product characterization

2012 534 citations Paula Varela, Gastón Ares Food Research International profile →
Development of food literacy in children and adolescents: implications for the design of strategies to promote healthier and more sustainable diets

2023 60 citations Gastón Ares, Paula Varela et al. Nutrition Reviews profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Gastón Ares Uruguay	72	10.2k	4.5k	4.3k	2.5k	2.4k	418	16.1k
Sara R. Jaeger New Zealand	61	6.6k 0.7×	2.7k 0.6×	1.1k 0.3×	1.2k 0.5×	2.7k 1.1×	241	10.3k
Ana Giménez Uruguay	56	5.3k 0.5×	2.5k 0.6×	2.5k 0.6×	1.3k 0.5×	1.1k 0.4×	162	8.0k
Hely Tuorila Finland	48	5.0k 0.5×	2.8k 0.6×	2.4k 0.6×	977 0.4×	1.2k 0.5×	159	8.1k
Cees de Graaf Netherlands	70	5.2k 0.5×	5.9k 1.3×	5.8k 1.4×	601 0.2×	636 0.3×	341	16.2k
Paula Varela Norway	46	4.9k 0.5×	2.5k 0.5×	1.1k 0.3×	591 0.2×	1.5k 0.6×	183	7.2k
Klaus G. Grunert Denmark	74	7.6k 0.8×	1.0k 0.2×	5.5k 1.3×	6.5k 2.6×	5.2k 2.1×	367	20.2k
Rosires Deliza Brazil	44	4.0k 0.4×	1.6k 0.3×	1.4k 0.3×	1.0k 0.4×	1.3k 0.5×	183	6.4k
Liisa Lähteenmäki Finland	48	5.5k 0.5×	1.6k 0.3×	3.5k 0.8×	2.5k 1.0×	2.0k 0.8×	149	9.8k
J.C.M. van Trijp Netherlands	55	3.3k 0.3×	685 0.2×	2.8k 0.7×	4.2k 1.7×	1.5k 0.6×	238	12.0k
Sylvie Issanchou France	46	3.1k 0.3×	2.1k 0.5×	2.0k 0.5×	504 0.2×	940 0.4×	151	6.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gastón Ares

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Ares, Gastón, et al.. (2025). Declaration of Sweeteners on Food Labels: A Scoping Review of Methodological Issues and Prevalence. Nutrition Reviews. 83(7). e1881–e1895. 1 indexed citations

Machín, Leandro, et al.. (2024). Exploring food purchase decisions in food insecure households: An exploratory qualitative study in an emerging Latin American country. Food Quality and Preference. 116. 105146–105146. 6 indexed citations

Alcaire, Florencia, Ana Giménez, & Gastón Ares. (2024). Food additives associated with gut dysbiosis in processed and ultra-processed products commercialized in the Uruguayan market. Food Research International. 191. 114721–114721. 6 indexed citations

Vidal, Letícia, et al.. (2024). ‘It's not something I really think about’: Parents' perspectives and practices about how much food to offer in early childhood. Journal of Sensory Studies. 39(3).

Vidal, Letícia, et al.. (2024). Factors underlying mothers’ decision to offer ultra-processed meals during early childhood. Food Quality and Preference. 121. 105279–105279. 1 indexed citations

Ares, Gastón, Ana Carolina Fernandes, Greyce Luci Bernardo, et al.. (2024). Declaration of free sugars from fruits on food labels: a scoping review. British Food Journal. 126(12). 4342–4356. 2 indexed citations

Machín, Leandro, et al.. (2024). Coping strategies of food insecure households with children and adolescents in Uruguay, a high-income Latin American country: A qualitative study through the lens of Bourdieu's theories of capitals and practice. Appetite. 198. 107383–107383. 6 indexed citations

Ares, Gastón, et al.. (2023). Caffeine warning labels may increase young adults' intention to purchase energy drinks. Food Quality and Preference. 112. 105003–105003. 2 indexed citations

Jaeger, Sara R., Lucía Antúnez, & Gastón Ares. (2023). An exploration of what freshness in fruit means to consumers. Food Research International. 165. 112491–112491. 35 indexed citations

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Giménez, Ana, Gastón Ares, Sok L. Chheang, & Sara R. Jaeger. (2023). Reduction in household food waste through an information strategy: Findings from consumers in Australia. Food Quality and Preference. 111. 104982–104982. 12 indexed citations

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Ares, Gastón, et al.. (2023). Food donation as a strategy to reduce food waste in an emerging Latin American country: a case study in Uruguay. Nutrire. 48(1). 22–22. 7 indexed citations

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Lado, Joanna, et al.. (2022). Consumer perception of purple-fleshed sweet potatoes. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 26(1). e990–e990.

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Dellacassa, Eduardo, et al.. (2022). Fecal descriptor in honey: indole from a floral source as an explanation. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. 102(14). 6780–6785. 2 indexed citations

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Lado, Joanna, et al.. (2021). Unraveling factors affecting consumers' liking of novel Uruguayan mandarins. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 25(2).

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Monteleone, Erminio, et al.. (2020). The Meaning of Emoji to Describe Food Experiences in Pre-Adolescents. Foods. 9(9). 1307–1307. 32 indexed citations

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Lado, Joanna, et al.. (2019). Integration of Sensory Analysis into Plant Breeding: A Review. Agrociencia. 23(1). 13 indexed citations

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Vidal, Letícia, Lucía Antúnez, Ana Giménez, & Gastón Ares. (2016). Evaluation of Palate Cleansers for Astringency Evaluation of Red Wines. Journal of Sensory Studies. 31(2). 93–100. 15 indexed citations

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Rossi, Máximo, et al.. (2016). Influence of sociodemographic characteristics on different dimensions of household food insecurity in Montevideo, Uruguay. Public Health Nutrition. 20(4). 620–629. 12 indexed citations

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Ginon, Émilie, et al.. (2014). Logos indicating environmental sustainability in wine production: An exploratory study on how do Burgundy wine consumers perceive them. Food Research International. 62. 837–845. 42 indexed citations

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Lema, Patricia, et al.. (2005). Effect of thickeners on the texture of stirred yogurt. Alimentos e Nutrição. 16(3). 207–211. 16 indexed citations

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