Kurosh Djafarian

5.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
255 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Kurosh Djafarian is a scholar working on Physiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Kurosh Djafarian has authored 255 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 114 papers in Physiology, 105 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 44 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Kurosh Djafarian's work include Nutritional Studies and Diet (77 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (65 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (59 papers). Kurosh Djafarian is often cited by papers focused on Nutritional Studies and Diet (77 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (65 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (59 papers). Kurosh Djafarian collaborates with scholars based in Iran, United Kingdom and China. Kurosh Djafarian's co-authors include Sakineh Shab‐Bidar, John R. Speakman, Asma Kazemi, Kamal Azam, Ahmad Ali Noorbala, Sakineh Shab‐Bidar, Mohammad Hadi Eskandari, Diane M. Jackson, Joanne Stewart and Mahdieh Golzarand and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Kurosh Djafarian

242 papers receiving 4.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Effect of probiotic and prebiotic vs placebo on psychological outcomes in patients with major depressive disorder: A randomized clinical trial

2018 388 citations Kamal Azam, Kurosh Djafarian et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kurosh Djafarian Iran	34	1.3k	1.0k	1.0k	717	346	255	4.3k
Mohammadreza Vafa Iran	33	959 0.7×	687 0.7×	881 0.8×	850 1.2×	445 1.3×	172	3.7k
NaNa Keum United States	34	1.4k 1.0×	1.1k 1.1×	1.7k 1.6×	806 1.1×	453 1.3×	54	6.4k
Catherine Féart France	38	2.4k 1.8×	627 0.6×	2.1k 2.0×	1.1k 1.5×	245 0.7×	131	5.0k
Paweł Bogdański Poland	34	1.1k 0.8×	1.0k 1.0×	615 0.6×	778 1.1×	564 1.6×	253	4.2k
Simone Perna Italy	38	1.7k 1.3×	812 0.8×	541 0.5×	844 1.2×	386 1.1×	225	4.8k
Pedro Carrera‐Bastos Sweden	17	1.1k 0.8×	1.1k 1.1×	505 0.5×	381 0.5×	294 0.8×	39	4.7k
Fereshteh Bahmani Iran	45	1.5k 1.1×	1.8k 1.7×	802 0.8×	1.1k 1.5×	677 2.0×	87	5.2k
Fang Hu China	20	489 0.4×	712 0.7×	1.0k 1.0×	459 0.6×	217 0.6×	73	3.8k
Éilis J. O’Reilly United States	42	1.5k 1.1×	1.1k 1.0×	1.7k 1.6×	1.3k 1.8×	608 1.8×	101	8.0k
Simone J. P. M. Eussen Netherlands	35	1.1k 0.8×	550 0.5×	792 0.8×	403 0.6×	409 1.2×	166	3.8k

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Shab‐Bidar, Sakineh, et al.. (2024). Effect of Intermittent Fasting on Liver Function Tests: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials. Nutrition Reviews. 83(3). e965–e979. 1 indexed citations

Shab‐Bidar, Sakineh, et al.. (2024). The effects of intermittent fasting diet on quality of life, clinical symptoms, inflammation, and oxidative stress in overweight and obese postmenopausal women with rheumatoid arthritis: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 25(1). 168–168. 8 indexed citations

Talebi, Sepide, Sakineh Shab‐Bidar, Hamed Mohammadi, Ashraf Moini, & Kurosh Djafarian. (2023). The effects of intermittent fasting diet alone or in combination with probiotic supplementation in comparison with calorie-restricted diet on metabolic and hormonal profile in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome: study protocol for a randomized clinical trial. Trials. 24(1). 690–690. 7 indexed citations

Shahinfar, Hossein, et al.. (2023). The combined association of dietary inflammatory index and resting metabolic rate on cardiorespiratory fitness in adults. Journal of Health Population and Nutrition. 42(1). 68–68.

Jayedi, Ahmad, et al.. (2023). Meal-specific dietary patterns and biomarkers of insulin resistance in a sample of Iranian adults: a cross-sectional study. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 7423–7423. 4 indexed citations

Amini, Mohammad Reza, et al.. (2022). Effects berberine–silymarin on liver enzymes: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Clinical Nutrition ESPEN. 49. 181–186. 3 indexed citations

Daryabeygi‐Khotbehsara, Reza, et al.. (2021). Short‐term effectiveness of a theory‐based intervention to promote diabetes management behaviours among adults with type 2 diabetes in Iran: A randomised control trial. International Journal of Clinical Practice. 75(5). e13994–e13994. 14 indexed citations

Shahinfar, Hossein, et al.. (2021). Mediterranean diet quality index is associated with better cardiorespiratory fitness and reduced systolic blood pressure in adults: A cross-sectional study. Clinical Nutrition ESPEN. 46. 200–205. 4 indexed citations

Jibril, Aliyu Tijani, et al.. (2021). Diet and Body Composition of Soccer (Football) Players and Referees in Iran. Nutrition Today. 56(4). 209–216. 1 indexed citations

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Djafarian, Kurosh, et al.. (2021). Water intake and risk of type 2 diabetes: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies. Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome Clinical Research & Reviews. 15(4). 102156–102156. 11 indexed citations

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Amini, Mohammad Reza, et al.. (2021). The Effects of Nigella sativa Supplementation on Liver Enzymes Levels: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Clinical Nutrition Research. 10(1). 72–72. 9 indexed citations

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Tangestani, Hadith, et al.. (2021). Vitamin D and The Gut Microbiota: a Narrative Literature Review. Clinical Nutrition Research. 10(3). 181–181. 49 indexed citations

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Bilbeisi, Abdel Hamid El, et al.. (2020). Maternal Dietary Patterns during Early Pregnancy andTheir Association with Pregnancy Outcome among ObeseWomen in Gaza Strip, Palestine: a Prospective CohortStudy. Journal of Nutrition & Food Sciences. 3 indexed citations

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Shahinfar, Hossein, et al.. (2020). The association between dietary antioxidant quality score with metabolic syndrome and its components in Iranian adults: A cross‐sectional study. Food Science & Nutrition. 9(2). 994–1002. 12 indexed citations

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Yosaee, Somaye, et al.. (2017). Correlation between Diet Quality and Metabolic Syndrome. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7 indexed citations

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Bilbeisi, Abdel Hamid El, Saeed Hosseini, & Kurosh Djafarian. (2017). Association of dietary patterns with diabetes complications among type 2 diabetes patients in Gaza Strip, Palestine: a cross sectional study. Journal of Health Population and Nutrition. 36(1). 37–37. 32 indexed citations

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Samadi, Mehnoosh, et al.. (2016). Body Composition among Elderly and Its Relationship with Physical Activity Pattern. Majallah-i dānishgāh-i ̒ulūm-i pizishkī-i Māzandarān/Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences. 26(135). 62–74. 1 indexed citations

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Abdollahi, Shima, et al.. (2016). The Association between Obesity and Quality of Life among the Elderly. 2(2). 5 indexed citations

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Ostadrahimi, Alireza, et al.. (2012). Weight Gain During Pregnancy and Birth Weight Outcome In Pregnant Women, Tabriz, Iran. 1(1). 1–10. 2 indexed citations

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Eshraghian, Mohammad Reza, Kazem Mohammad, Kamran Alimoghaddam, et al.. (2009). PREDICTIVE FACTORS OF SURVIVAL TIME AFTER HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANT IN ACUTE MYELOID LEUKEMIA PATIENTS WHO RECEIVED ALLOGENEIC BMT FROM MATCHED SIBLING DONORS USING GENERALIZED GAMMA MODELS. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(1). 21–26. 1 indexed citations

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