Judith Wellens

598 total citations · 1 hit paper
25 papers, 269 citations indexed

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Judith Wellens is a scholar working on Genetics, Surgery and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Judith Wellens has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 269 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Genetics, 8 papers in Surgery and 7 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Judith Wellens's work include Inflammatory Bowel Disease (10 papers), Digestive system and related health (7 papers) and Nutritional Studies and Diet (5 papers). Judith Wellens is often cited by papers focused on Inflammatory Bowel Disease (10 papers), Digestive system and related health (7 papers) and Nutritional Studies and Diet (5 papers). Judith Wellens collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, United Kingdom and China. Judith Wellens's co-authors include João Sabino, Séverine Vermeire, Xue Li, Evropi Τheodoratou, Shuai Yuan, Rahul Kalla, Jie Chen, Tian Fu, Jack Satsangi and Minzi Deng and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Gut and Nutrients.

In The Last Decade

Judith Wellens

22 papers receiving 265 citations

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Ultra-processed foods and human health: An umbrella review and updated meta-analyses of observational evidence

2024 46 citations Judith Wellens, Nan Yang et al. Clinical Nutrition profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Judith Wellens Belgium	9	127	85	51	49	43	25	269
Aaron Bancil United Kingdom	6	112 0.9×	94 1.1×	45 0.9×	67 1.4×	50 1.2×	16	297
Matthias Butter Switzerland	6	185 1.5×	106 1.2×	118 2.3×	46 0.9×	66 1.5×	9	398
Alice S. Day Australia	10	183 1.4×	33 0.4×	124 2.4×	59 1.2×	103 2.4×	31	304
Virginie Chotard Canada	2	257 2.0×	34 0.4×	162 3.2×	72 1.5×	112 2.6×	5	353
Iona M. Monteiro United States	8	98 0.8×	16 0.2×	77 1.5×	65 1.3×	61 1.4×	17	253
Vaios Svolos United Kingdom	10	207 1.6×	26 0.3×	100 2.0×	100 2.0×	141 3.3×	35	330
Tamar Pfeffer‐Gik Israel	6	258 2.0×	26 0.3×	130 2.5×	85 1.7×	141 3.3×	12	332
Martha Butterworth United States	5	118 0.9×	15 0.2×	19 0.4×	104 2.1×	52 1.2×	6	229
G. Gutiérrez Spain	6	47 0.4×	17 0.2×	32 0.6×	26 0.5×	31 0.7×	6	176
Danyta I. Tedjo Netherlands	5	57 0.4×	19 0.2×	49 1.0×	256 5.2×	32 0.7×	8	321

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Fu, Tian, Judith Wellens, Xuejie Chen, et al.. (2025). Higher dietary glycemic index, but not glycemic load, is associated with increased risk of ulcerative colitis: a prospective cohort study. Journal of Crohn s and Colitis. 19(4).

Wellens, Judith, Alexis Dumoulin, Roman Vangoitsenhoven, et al.. (2025). Cooking methods affect advanced glycation end products and lipid profiles: A randomized cross-over study in healthy subjects. Cell Reports Medicine. 6(5). 102091–102091. 2 indexed citations

Sun, Yuhao, Judith Wellens, Xixian Ruan, et al.. (2025). Accelerometer-measured moderate-to-vigorous physical activity is associated with reduced risk of bowel resection and mortality in inflammatory bowel disease: a prospective cohort study. International Journal of Surgery. 111(12). 9285–9293.

Wellens, Judith, et al.. (2025). P0622 Total emulsifier intake, but not ultra-processed food consumption is higher in patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease compared to healthy controls. Journal of Crohn s and Colitis. 19(Supplement_1). i1228–i1230. 1 indexed citations

Wellens, Judith, Jeroen Raes, Muriel Derrien, et al.. (2025). Effect of Five Dietary Emulsifiers on Inflammation, Permeability, and the Gut Microbiome: A Placebo-controlled Randomized Trial. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 24(4). 1092–1101. 1 indexed citations

Wellens, Judith, Nan Yang, Doudou Li, et al.. (2024). Ultra-processed foods and human health: An umbrella review and updated meta-analyses of observational evidence. Clinical Nutrition. 43(6). 1386–1394. 46 indexed citations breakdown →

Wellens, Judith, Bram Verstockt, Marc Ferrante, et al.. (2024). Dietary Carrageenan Amplifies the Inflammatory Profile, but not Permeability, of Intestinal Epithelial Cells from Patients With Crohn’s Disease. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. 31(5). 1392–1403. 2 indexed citations

Chen, Jie, Tian Fu, Jianhui Zhao, et al.. (2024). Exposure to air pollution increases susceptibility to ulcerative colitis through epigenetic alterations in CXCR2 and MHC class III region. EBioMedicine. 110. 105443–105443. 8 indexed citations

Wellens, Judith, João Sabino, Tim Vanuytsel, Jan Tack, & Séverine Vermeire. (2024). Recent advances in clinical practice: mastering the challenge—managing IBS symptoms in IBD. Gut. 74(2). 312–321. 7 indexed citations

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Arnauts, Kaline, Judith Wellens, Bram Verstockt, et al.. (2024). P111 Dietary emulsifier κ-carrageenan does not directly affect intestinal permeability in organoid-derived epithelial monolayers from patients with Crohn’s disease. Journal of Crohn s and Colitis. 18(Supplement_1). i391–i392. 1 indexed citations

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Wellens, Judith, Jeroen Raes, Bram Verstockt, et al.. (2024). DOP86 FOod Additives on the Mucosal barrier study (FOAM): Effect of five emulsifiers on inflammation, intestinal permeability, and the microbiome: preliminary results. Journal of Crohn s and Colitis. 18(Supplement_1). i232–i234. 1 indexed citations

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Kalla, Rahul, Jie Chen, Jianhui Zhao, et al.. (2024). Altered DNA methylation within DNMT3A, AHRR, LTA/TNF loci mediates the effect of smoking on inflammatory bowel disease. Nature Communications. 15(1). 595–595. 15 indexed citations

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Wellens, Judith, Marc Ferrante, Bram Verstockt, et al.. (2024). P835 Acceptability, feasibility, and adherence of an emulsifier-free diet in healthy volunteers. Journal of Crohn s and Colitis. 18(Supplement_1). i1545–i1546. 1 indexed citations

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Wellens, Judith, Jie Chen, Tian Fu, et al.. (2023). Dietary Inflammatory Indices Are Not Associated With Inflammatory Bowel Disease Incidence and Progression. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. 30(6). 1036–1041. 7 indexed citations

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Wellens, Judith, et al.. (2023). Personalized Dietary Regimens for Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Current Knowledge and Future Perspectives. Pharmacogenomics and Personalized Medicine. Volume 16. 15–27. 16 indexed citations

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Sudhakar, Padhmanand, Judith Wellens, Bram Verstockt, et al.. (2022). Holistic healthcare in inflammatory bowel disease: time for patient-centric approaches?. Gut. 72(1). 192–204. 16 indexed citations

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Wellens, Judith, et al.. (2022). Ultra-processed foods as a possible culprit for the rising prevalence of inflammatory bowel diseases. Frontiers in Medicine. 9. 1058373–1058373. 26 indexed citations

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Chen, Jie, Judith Wellens, Rahul Kalla, et al.. (2022). Intake of Ultra-processed Foods Is Associated with an Increased Risk of Crohn’s Disease: A Cross-sectional and Prospective Analysis of 187 154 Participants in the UK Biobank. Journal of Crohn s and Colitis. 17(4). 535–552. 67 indexed citations

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Wellens, Judith, Jean‐Frédéric Colombel, Jack Satsangi, & Serre-Yu Wong. (2021). SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination in IBD: Past Lessons, Current Evidence, and Future Challenges. Journal of Crohn s and Colitis. 15(8). 1376–1386. 15 indexed citations

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Bolton, Jai S., et al.. (2021). An Antigenic Thrift-Based Approach to Influenza Vaccine Design. Vaccines. 9(6). 657–657. 7 indexed citations

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