J. V. G. A. Durnin

13.3k total citations · 5 hit papers
92 papers, 10.6k citations indexed

About

J. V. G. A. Durnin is a scholar working on Physiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, J. V. G. A. Durnin has authored 92 papers receiving a total of 10.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Physiology, 21 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 16 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in J. V. G. A. Durnin's work include Body Composition Measurement Techniques (22 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (17 papers) and Birth, Development, and Health (15 papers). J. V. G. A. Durnin is often cited by papers focused on Body Composition Measurement Techniques (22 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (17 papers) and Birth, Development, and Health (15 papers). J. V. G. A. Durnin collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Czechia and Canada. J. V. G. A. Durnin's co-authors include J Womersley, Margubur Rahaman, R. Passmore, D. A. T. Southgate, N. G. Norgan, A Ferro-Luzzi, J. M. Brockway, Joyce Kinabo, John J. Reilly and Jessica Wilson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Lancet and Physiological Reviews.

In The Last Decade

J. V. G. A. Durnin

89 papers receiving 9.5k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

Body fat assessed from total body density and its estimation from skinfold thickness: measurements on 481 men and women aged from 16 to 72 Years

1974 5.3k citations J. V. G. A. Durnin, J Womersley profile →
The assessment of the amount of fat in the human body from measurements of skinfold thickness

1967 1.4k citations J. V. G. A. Durnin, Margubur Rahaman profile →
Human Energy Expenditure

1955 539 citations R. Passmore, J. V. G. A. Durnin Physiological Reviews profile →
Energy, work and leisure.

1967 467 citations J. V. G. A. Durnin, R. Passmore profile →
Calorie conversion factors. An experimental reassessment of the factors used in the calculation of the energy value of human diets

1970 354 citations J. V. G. A. Durnin et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
J. V. G. A. Durnin United Kingdom	32	6.2k	2.3k	2.0k	1.2k	1.2k	92	10.6k
J Womersley United Kingdom	14	3.9k 0.6×	985 0.4×	1.4k 0.7×	432 0.3×	693 0.6×	27	6.1k
Bernard Gutin United States	58	5.5k 0.9×	6.8k 3.0×	1.4k 0.7×	632 0.5×	676 0.5×	216	13.4k
R. A. Boileau United States	27	2.9k 0.5×	1.9k 0.9×	1.4k 0.7×	282 0.2×	830 0.7×	111	6.1k
Timothy G. Lohman United States	48	4.3k 0.7×	3.0k 1.3×	2.1k 1.1×	453 0.4×	530 0.4×	127	8.1k
Victor L. Katch United States	33	2.0k 0.3×	1.2k 0.5×	1.6k 0.8×	388 0.3×	548 0.4×	124	6.1k
Paul Deurenberg Netherlands	61	8.0k 1.3×	4.8k 2.1×	794 0.4×	1.6k 1.3×	644 0.5×	178	14.7k
Gary R. Hunter United States	54	5.5k 0.9×	2.6k 1.2×	2.0k 1.0×	311 0.2×	1.6k 1.3×	293	10.4k
Frances A. Tylavsky United States	67	10.6k 1.7×	3.6k 1.6×	2.7k 1.3×	1.5k 1.2×	1.4k 1.1×	203	19.8k
Miriam E. Nelson United States	37	6.1k 1.0×	3.1k 1.4×	1.9k 0.9×	447 0.4×	871 0.7×	108	12.5k
Jack H. Wilmore United States	69	7.2k 1.2×	2.4k 1.1×	4.9k 2.5×	637 0.5×	2.8k 2.3×	309	17.4k

Countries citing papers authored by J. V. G. A. Durnin

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Reilly, J.J., et al.. (1999). Adequacy of standards for assessment of growth and nutritional status in infancy and early childhood. Archives of Disease in Childhood. 80(2). 121–124. 22 indexed citations

Reilly, J.J., et al.. (1998). Weaning practice in the Glasgow longitudinal infant growth study. Archives of Disease in Childhood. 79(2). 153–156. 60 indexed citations

Durnin, J. V. G. A.. (1994). Clinical Detective Stories: A Problem-Based Approach to Clinical #Cases in Energy and Acid-Base Metabolism. BMJ. 308(6943). 1578.3–1578.3. 17 indexed citations

Davis, Caroline, J. V. G. A. Durnin, Michelle M. Dionne, & Maria Gurevich. (1994). The influence of body fat content and bone diameter measurements on body dissatisfaction in adult women. International Journal of Eating Disorders. 15(3). 257–263. 29 indexed citations

Reilly, John J., et al.. (1994). Prediction of body density from skinfold thickness in elderly subjects: are the existing equations valid?. Annals of Human Biology. 21(6). 613–616. 4 indexed citations

Lawrence, Mark, et al.. (1991). A comparison of physical activity in Gambian and UK children aged 6-18 months.. PubMed. 45(5). 243–52. 10 indexed citations

Durnin, J. V. G. A.. (1991). Energy Requirements of Pregnancy. Acta Paediatrica. 80(s373). 33–42. 13 indexed citations

Durnin, J. V. G. A.. (1990). Is satisfactory energy balance possible on low energy intakes. 11(2). 1–4. 4 indexed citations

Valyasevi, Aree, et al.. (1987). ENERGY REQUIREMENTS OF PREGNANCY IN RURAL THAILAND. The Lancet. 330(8566). 1010–1012. 41 indexed citations

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Durnin, J. V. G. A., et al.. (1987). ENERGY REQUIREMENTS OF PREGNANCY IN SCOTLAND. The Lancet. 330(8564). 897–900. 80 indexed citations

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Durnin, J. V. G. A.. (1985). The energy cost of exercise. Proceedings of The Nutrition Society. 44(2). 273–282. 8 indexed citations

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Ferro-Luzzi, A, N. G. Norgan, & J. V. G. A. Durnin. (1978). The nutritional status of some New Guinean children as assessed by anthropometric, biochemical and other indices. Ecology of Food and Nutrition. 7(2). 115–128. 15 indexed citations

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Ferro-Luzzi, A, Norgan Ng, & J. V. G. A. Durnin. (1975). Food intake, its relationship to body weight and age, and its apparent nutritional adequacy in New Guinean children. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 28(12). 1443–1453. 39 indexed citations

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Durnin, J. V. G. A. & J Womersley. (1973). The metabolic effects, and the composition of the tissue lost, in weight reduction by obese patients on treatment with fenfluramine. British Journal of Pharmacology. 49(1). 115–120. 7 indexed citations

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Durnin, J. V. G. A., et al.. (1972). Selection of a Fifteen-Minute Work Load on a Treadmill and Bicycle. Research Quarterly American Association for Health Physical Education and Recreation. 43(4). 451–459. 2 indexed citations

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Durnin, J. V. G. A. & R. Passmore. (1967). Energy, work and leisure.. 467 indexed citations breakdown →

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Rahaman, Margubur & J. V. G. A. Durnin. (1964). Changes in concentration of gases in the rubber bladders of Max-Planck respirometers. Journal of Applied Physiology. 19(6). 1188–1190. 9 indexed citations

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Garry, R. C., et al.. (1955). Studies on expenditure of energy and consumption of food by miners and clerks, Fife, Scotland, 1952.. PubMed. 289. 1–70. 23 indexed citations

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Passmore, R. & J. V. G. A. Durnin. (1955). Human Energy Expenditure. Physiological Reviews. 35(4). 801–840. 539 indexed citations breakdown →

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Durnin, J. V. G. A. & Ron Edwards. (1955). PULMONARY VENTILATION AS AN INDEX OF ENERGY EXPENDITURE. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Physiology and Cognate Medical Sciences. 40(4). 370–377. 47 indexed citations

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