Nicolai Worm

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 554 citations indexed

About

Nicolai Worm is a scholar working on Physiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. According to data from OpenAlex, Nicolai Worm has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 554 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Physiology, 6 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 6 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Recurrent topics in Nicolai Worm's work include Diet and metabolism studies (15 papers), Nutritional Studies and Diet (6 papers) and Diet, Metabolism, and Disease (4 papers). Nicolai Worm is often cited by papers focused on Diet and metabolism studies (15 papers), Nutritional Studies and Diet (6 papers) and Diet, Metabolism, and Disease (4 papers). Nicolai Worm collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Switzerland and United States. Nicolai Worm's co-authors include Katharina Lechner, Johannes Scherr, Ronald M. Krauss, Amy L. McKenzie, Uwe Nixdorff, Clemens von Schacky, Nicolle Kränkel, Benjamin Lechner, Martin Halle and Christof Scheid and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, European Heart Journal and Nutrients.

In The Last Decade

Nicolai Worm

16 papers receiving 531 citations

Hit Papers

Lifestyle factors and high-risk atherosclerosis: Pathways... 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 50 100 150 200
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. Lifestyle factors and high-risk atherosclerosis: Pathways and mechanisms beyond traditional risk factors
    2019 238 citations Katharina Lechner, Clemens von Schacky et al. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Nicolai Worm Germany 7 152 147 145 143 123 20 554
Mehmet Uzunlulu Türkiye 13 138 0.9× 137 0.9× 109 0.8× 107 0.7× 215 1.7× 46 610
Yiting Xu China 17 202 1.3× 123 0.8× 221 1.5× 152 1.1× 246 2.0× 69 752
Mary Mamakeesick Canada 15 159 1.0× 196 1.3× 125 0.9× 108 0.8× 232 1.9× 23 698
Kyeong-Soo Park South Korea 15 69 0.5× 122 0.8× 152 1.0× 103 0.7× 98 0.8× 54 670
Signe Abitz Winther Denmark 16 123 0.8× 151 1.0× 301 2.1× 232 1.6× 173 1.4× 31 778
Hye-Ree Lee South Korea 10 163 1.1× 159 1.1× 77 0.5× 146 1.0× 95 0.8× 19 507
Songbo Fu China 14 109 0.7× 90 0.6× 303 2.1× 98 0.7× 203 1.7× 55 791
Esteban Jorge‐Galarza Mexico 15 186 1.2× 173 1.2× 80 0.6× 90 0.6× 209 1.7× 46 648
Elise Gand France 15 90 0.6× 146 1.0× 101 0.7× 81 0.6× 226 1.8× 35 675
Renata Saucedo Mexico 16 157 1.0× 52 0.4× 156 1.1× 98 0.7× 133 1.1× 77 836

Countries citing papers authored by Nicolai Worm

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Fields of papers citing papers by Nicolai Worm

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nicolai Worm

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Nicolai Worm. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Nicolai Worm based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Nicolai Worm. Nicolai Worm is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Abaj, Faezeh, et al.. (2022). The association between a low-carbohydrate diet score and the risk of diabetic nephropathy in women: A case-control study. Nutrition. 107. 111930–111930. 1 indexed citations
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Worm, Nicolai, Oliver Weingärtner, Christian Schulze, & Katharina Lechner. (2021). Gesättigte Fettsäuren und kardiovaskuläres Risiko. Herz. 47(4). 354–365. 2 indexed citations
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Worm, Nicolai, Amy L. McKenzie, & Katharina Lechner. (2021). Ernährungsempfehlungen bei Typ-2-Diabetes: Grundlegendes Umdenken. Deutsches Ärzteblatt.
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Lechner, Katharina, Amy L. McKenzie, & Nicolai Worm. (2021). Paradigmenwechsel in den Empfehlungen zur Ernährung bei Typ-2-Diabetes. 15(1). 34–43. 1 indexed citations
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Lechner, Katharina, Amy L. McKenzie, Nicolle Kränkel, et al.. (2020). High-Risk Atherosclerosis and Metabolic Phenotype: The Roles of Ectopic Adiposity, Atherogenic Dyslipidemia, and Inflammation. Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders. 18(4). 176–185. 100 indexed citations
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Worm, Nicolai. (2020). Beyond Body Weight-Loss: Dietary Strategies Targeting Intrahepatic Fat in NAFLD. Nutrients. 12(5). 1316–1316. 56 indexed citations
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Lechner, Katharina, et al.. (2020). Vitamin D and athletic performance: perspectives and pitfalls. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 71(2). 35–42.
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Lechner, Katharina, Clemens von Schacky, Amy L. McKenzie, et al.. (2019). Lifestyle factors and high-risk atherosclerosis: Pathways and mechanisms beyond traditional risk factors. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. 27(4). 394–406. 238 indexed citations breakdown →
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Worm, Nicolai & Katharina Lechner. (2019). Sind Low-Carb-Diäten lebensgefährlich?. Aktuelle Ernährungsmedizin. 44(3). 185–187. 1 indexed citations
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Worm, Nicolai. (2018). Ernährungstherapie der nichtalkoholischen Fettleber. 33(3). 111–118. 2 indexed citations
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Bibra, Helene von, Alexander Ströhle, Martin St. John Sutton, & Nicolai Worm. (2017). Dietary therapy in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction and/or left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in patients with metabolic syndrome. International Journal of Cardiology. 234. 7–15. 19 indexed citations
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Worm, Nicolai. (2017). Alkohol: mehr Vorteile als Risiken bei moderatem Genuss. DMW - Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift. 142(25). 1930–1932. 1 indexed citations
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Ravnskov, Uffe, James J. DiNicolantonio, Zoë Harcombe, et al.. (2014). The Questionable Benefits of Exchanging Saturated Fat With Polyunsaturated Fat. Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 89(4). 451–453. 22 indexed citations
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Ströhle, Alexander & Nicolai Worm. (2014). [Healthy obesity? Why the adiposity paradox is only seemingly paradox].. PubMed. 37(2). 54–64; quiz 65. 2 indexed citations
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Worm, Nicolai, et al.. (2013). Moderater Weingenuss und Prävention der koronaren Herzkrankheit. DMW - Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift. 138(51/52). 2653–2657. 7 indexed citations
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Worm, Nicolai, et al.. (2010). Einfluss kohlenhydratreduzierter Ernährung auf die Hypertonie beim metabolischen Syndrom. 25(4). 166–171. 1 indexed citations
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Müller‐Ehmsen, Jochen, Daniela A. Braun, Thomas Schneider, et al.. (2008). Decreased number of circulating progenitor cells in obesity: beneficial effects of weight reduction. European Heart Journal. 29(12). 1560–1568. 97 indexed citations
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Worm, Nicolai. (2007). Ernährungsempfehlungen beim polyzystischen Ovarsyndrom. Gynäkologische Endokrinologie. 5(3). 157–166. 1 indexed citations
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Worm, Nicolai. (2002). Does fat make you fat and low-fat make you thin?. DMW - Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift. 127(51/52). 2743–2747. 1 indexed citations
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Worm, Nicolai. (1995). [Nutrition and coronary heart disease: how important is diet?].. PubMed. 47(4). 116–22. 2 indexed citations

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