Gert Mensink

37.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
183 papers, 6.7k citations indexed

About

Gert Mensink is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, General Health Professions and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Gert Mensink has authored 183 papers receiving a total of 6.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 102 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 76 papers in General Health Professions and 44 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Gert Mensink's work include Health and Medical Studies (63 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (62 papers) and Nutritional Studies and Diet (56 papers). Gert Mensink is often cited by papers focused on Health and Medical Studies (63 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (62 papers) and Nutritional Studies and Diet (56 papers). Gert Mensink collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Netherlands and Poland. Gert Mensink's co-authors include Christa Scheidt‐Nave, Marjolein Haftenberger, Anja Schienkiewitz, Thomas Lampert, Thomas Ziese, Jonas D. Finger, Almut Richter, Silke Thiele, Hans Hoffmeister and T. Lampert and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Gert Mensink

174 papers receiving 6.3k 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.

  1. The challenge of comprehensively mapping children's health in a nation-wide health survey: Design of the German KiGGS-Study
    2008 425 citations Heike Hölling, Gert Mensink et al. profile →
  2. Übergewicht und Adipositas in Deutschland
    2013 386 citations Gert Mensink, Anja Schienkiewitz et al. Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforschung - Gesundheitsschutz profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Gert Mensink Germany 45 3.1k 1.6k 1.5k 824 757 183 6.7k
Kurt Widhalm Austria 49 4.2k 1.4× 2.6k 1.7× 1.1k 0.7× 996 1.2× 435 0.6× 336 8.5k
Ramin Heshmat Iran 43 3.0k 1.0× 2.4k 1.5× 1.2k 0.8× 1.1k 1.3× 658 0.9× 473 9.1k
Lisa Kahle United States 43 4.4k 1.4× 1.7k 1.1× 1.0k 0.7× 1.0k 1.2× 355 0.5× 87 8.4k
Thomas G. Hurley United States 45 5.4k 1.7× 3.2k 2.0× 958 0.7× 1.1k 1.3× 511 0.7× 112 9.0k
Anthony Kafatos Greece 47 5.0k 1.6× 2.7k 1.7× 1.3k 0.9× 1.4k 1.7× 369 0.5× 244 8.5k
Cathleen Gillespie United States 45 3.1k 1.0× 1.3k 0.8× 831 0.6× 1.5k 1.8× 790 1.0× 109 7.5k
Paula J. Robson United Kingdom 47 3.3k 1.0× 1.7k 1.1× 566 0.4× 1.2k 1.4× 493 0.7× 168 6.7k
Ronny A. Bell United States 55 2.5k 0.8× 1.6k 1.0× 2.0k 1.4× 609 0.7× 273 0.4× 296 11.6k
Margaret Ashwell United Kingdom 29 3.4k 1.1× 2.0k 1.3× 828 0.6× 737 0.9× 503 0.7× 79 6.7k
Katherine Gray‐Donald Canada 51 2.6k 0.8× 2.2k 1.4× 1.1k 0.8× 1.2k 1.4× 305 0.4× 162 6.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Gert Mensink

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gert Mensink

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All Works

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Richter, Almut, et al.. (2023). Perspectives of individuals on reducing meat consumption to mitigate climate change: protocol for a scoping review. BMJ Open. 13(4). e071122–e071122. 4 indexed citations
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Manz, Kristin, Alexander Burchartz, Claudia Niessner, et al.. (2023). The Challenge of Incomplete Data in Accelerometer Studies: Characteristics of Nonparticipation and Noncompliance in a Nationwide Sample of Adolescents and Young Adults in Germany. Journal of Physical Activity and Health. 20(3). 226–238. 1 indexed citations
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Neumann‐Podczaska, Agnieszka, Katarzyna Wieczorowska–Tobis, Gert Mensink, et al.. (2022). Health surveillance indicators for diet and physical activity: what is available in European data sets for policy evaluation?. European Journal of Public Health. 32(4). 571–577. 4 indexed citations
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Zeiher, Johannes, Kristin Manz, Benjamin Kuntz, et al.. (2020). Individual and interpersonal correlates of cardiorespiratory fitness in adults – Findings from the German Health Interview and Examination Survey. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 445–445. 9 indexed citations
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Paprott, Rebecca, Gert Mensink, Matthias B. Schulze, et al.. (2017). Temporal changes in predicted risk of type 2 diabetes in Germany: findings from the German Health Interview and Examination Surveys 1997–1999 and 2008–2011. BMJ Open. 7(7). e013058–e013058. 12 indexed citations
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Rabenberg, Martina, et al.. (2016). Association between vitamin D and depressive symptoms varies by season: Results from the German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Adults (DEGS1). Journal of Affective Disorders. 204. 92–98. 9 indexed citations
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Mensink, Gert, Anja Schienkiewitz, Marjolein Haftenberger, et al.. (2013). Übergewicht und Adipositas in Deutschland. Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforschung - Gesundheitsschutz. 56(5-6). 786–794. 386 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lampert, Thomas, Gert Mensink, & Stephan Müters. (2012). Körperlich-sportliche Aktivität bei Erwachsenen in Deutschland: Ergebnisse der Studie „Gesundheit in Deutschland aktuell 2009“. Publication server of the Robert Koch Institute (Robert Kock Institute). 55(1). 102–110. 8 indexed citations
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Kleiser, Christina, Anja Schienkiewitz, Angelika Schaffrath Rosario, et al.. (2011). Indicators of Overweight and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors among 11- to 17-Year-Old Boys and Girls in Germany. Obesity Facts. 4(5). 379–385. 12 indexed citations
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Lampert, T., et al.. (2007). Körperlich-sportliche Aktivität von Kindern und Jugendlichen in Deutschland. Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforschung - Gesundheitsschutz. 50(5-6). 634–642. 124 indexed citations
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Bauch, A., et al.. (2006). EsKiMo: the nutrition study among children and adolescents.. 53(10). 380–385. 4 indexed citations
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Mensink, Gert & Marilise Escobar Bürger. (2004). Was isst du?. Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforschung - Gesundheitsschutz. 47(3). 219–226. 54 indexed citations
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Thefeld, W, Karl E. Bergmann, Marilise Escobar Bürger, et al.. (2002). Der Kinder- und Jugendgesundheitssurvey: Ermittlung des Gesundheitsverhaltens von Eltern und Kindern. Das Gesundheitswesen. 64. 36–42. 8 indexed citations
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Mensink, Gert, Roma Beitz, Marilise Escobar Bürger, & Susanne Bisson. (2000). Food consumption in Germany.. 47(9). 328–332. 3 indexed citations
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Hoffmeister, Hans, Gert Mensink, & H. Stolzenberg. (1994). National Trends in Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease in Germany. Preventive Medicine. 23(2). 197–205. 74 indexed citations
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West, C.E., et al.. (1987). Digestibility of dietary proteins and serum cholesterol in rats.. Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling. 36(3). 537–549. 8 indexed citations

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