Paul Deurenberg

21.2k total citations · 4 hit papers
178 papers, 14.7k citations indexed

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Paul Deurenberg is a scholar working on Physiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul Deurenberg has authored 178 papers receiving a total of 14.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 131 papers in Physiology, 50 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 18 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Paul Deurenberg's work include Body Composition Measurement Techniques (101 papers), Nutrition and Health in Aging (59 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (40 papers). Paul Deurenberg is often cited by papers focused on Body Composition Measurement Techniques (101 papers), Nutrition and Health in Aging (59 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (40 papers). Paul Deurenberg collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Singapore and Italy. Paul Deurenberg's co-authors include Mabel Deurenberg‐Yap, Jacob C. Seidell, Jan A. Weststrate, WA van Staveren, Mabel Yap, K van der Kooy, J.G.A.J. Hautvast, W.A. van Staveren, R. Leenen and G. Schmidt and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition and The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

In The Last Decade

Paul Deurenberg

178 papers receiving 14.0k citations

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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 mass index and percent body fat: a meta analysis among different ethnic groups

1998 1.1k citations Paul Deurenberg et al. International Journal of Obesity profile →
Asians are different from Caucasians and from each other in their body mass index/body fat per cent relationship

2002 1.0k citations Paul Deurenberg, Mabel Deurenberg‐Yap et al. profile →
Body mass index as a measure of body fatness: age- and sex-specific prediction formulas

1991 998 citations Paul Deurenberg, Jan A. Weststrate et al. profile →
A physical activity questionnaire for the elderly

1991 729 citations Paul Deurenberg et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Paul Deurenberg Netherlands	61	8.0k	4.8k	1.9k	1.6k	1.3k	178	14.7k
Angelo Pietrobelli Italy	60	5.7k 0.7×	6.7k 1.4×	1.3k 0.7×	1.2k 0.7×	1.1k 0.8×	274	14.9k
Stanley Heshka United States	54	7.0k 0.9×	3.5k 0.7×	2.3k 1.2×	845 0.5×	1.5k 1.2×	122	12.8k
Alex F. Roche United States	52	4.5k 0.6×	7.0k 1.4×	1.7k 0.9×	2.4k 1.5×	1.0k 0.8×	184	17.3k
Berit L. Heitmann Denmark	64	5.1k 0.6×	7.4k 1.5×	1.8k 1.0×	2.3k 1.5×	887 0.7×	408	15.3k
Dympna Gallagher United States	73	17.8k 2.2×	5.7k 1.2×	2.3k 1.2×	1.9k 1.2×	2.6k 2.0×	228	28.5k
Bernard Gutin United States	58	5.5k 0.7×	6.8k 1.4×	867 0.5×	632 0.4×	1.2k 0.9×	216	13.4k
Richard N. Pierson United States	69	6.0k 0.8×	3.0k 0.6×	1.1k 0.6×	717 0.4×	1.9k 1.5×	372	17.7k
Robert J. Kuczmarski United States	26	5.1k 0.6×	9.9k 2.0×	1.8k 0.9×	2.4k 1.5×	1.5k 1.1×	41	19.9k
Ronenn Roubenoff United States	82	11.0k 1.4×	1.9k 0.4×	1.8k 0.9×	1.7k 1.1×	1.8k 1.4×	239	23.4k
Clifford L. Johnson United States	38	3.0k 0.4×	6.4k 1.3×	1.5k 0.8×	2.2k 1.4×	1.0k 0.8×	70	14.3k

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Poh, Bee Koon, Nipa Rojroongwasinkul, Sandjaja, et al.. (2016). 25-hydroxy-vitamin D demography and the risk of vitamin D insufficiency in the South East Asian Nutrition Surveys (SEANUTS).. PubMed. 25(3). 538–48. 55 indexed citations

Rojroongwasinkul, Nipa, Khanh Le Nguyen Bao, Sandjaja Sandjaja, et al.. (2015). Length and height percentiles for children in the South-East Asian Nutrition Surveys (SEANUTS). Public Health Nutrition. 19(10). 1741–1750. 9 indexed citations

Rojroongwasinkul, Nipa, et al.. (2015). Bone status measured by quantitative ultrasound: a comparison with DXA in Thai children. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 70(8). 894–897. 12 indexed citations

Wang, ZiMian, Stanley Heshka, Jack Wang, et al.. (2006). Metabolically active portion of fat-free mass: a cellular body composition level modeling analysis. American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism. 292(1). E49–E53. 42 indexed citations

Werkman, Andrea, Mabel Deurenberg‐Yap, Gordon Schmidt, & Paul Deurenberg. (2000). A Comparison between Composition and Density of the Fat-Free Mass of Young Adult Singaporean Chinese and Dutch Caucasians. Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism. 44(5-6). 235–242. 22 indexed citations

Reynolds, Robert D., et al.. (1999). Energy Metabolism Increases and Regional Body Fat Decreases While Regional Muscle Mass Is Spared in Humans Climbing Mt. Everest. Journal of Nutrition. 129(7). 1307–1314. 67 indexed citations

Wang, ZiMian, Paul Deurenberg, Wei Wang, Richard N. Pierson, & Steven B. Heymsfield. (1998). Fraction of Carbon-Free Body Mass as Oxygen Is a Constant Body Composition Ratio in Men. Journal of Nutrition. 128(6). 1008–1010. 1 indexed citations

Steijaert, Monique, Paul Deurenberg, L. Van Gaal, & I. De Leeuw. (1997). The use of multi-frequency impedance to determine total body water and extracellular water in obese and lean female individuals. International Journal of Obesity. 21(10). 930–934. 32 indexed citations

Groot, C.P.G.M. de, et al.. (1996). Longitudinal changes in anthropometric characteristics of elderly Europeans.. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 50. 51 indexed citations

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Tagliabue, Anna, et al.. (1995). The effect of raw potato starch on energy expenditure and substrate oxidation. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 61(5). 1070–1075. 38 indexed citations

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Deurenberg, Paul & Yves Schütz. (1995). Body Composition: Overview of Methods and Future Directions of Research. Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism. 39(6). 325–333. 25 indexed citations

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Deurenberg, Paul, et al.. (1994). The use of multi-frequency impedance in assessing changes in body water compartments. Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling. 5(2). 137–141. 7 indexed citations

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Deurenberg, Paul. (1994). International consensus conference on impedance in body composition.. Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling. 5(2). 142–145. 41 indexed citations

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Leenen, R., K van der Kooy, Jacob C. Seidell, Paul Deurenberg, & H. P. F. Koppeschaar. (1994). Visceral fat accumulation in relation to sex hormones in obese men and women undergoing weight loss therapy.. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 78(6). 1515–1520. 129 indexed citations

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Deurenberg, Paul, et al.. (1993). A critical evaluation of heart rate monitoring to assess energy expenditure in individuals. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 58(5). 602–607. 88 indexed citations

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Leenen, Rianne, K van der Kooy, Jacob C. Seidell, & Paul Deurenberg. (1992). Visceral fat accumulation measured by magnetic resonance imaging in relation to serum lipids in obese men and women. Atherosclerosis. 94(2-3). 171–181. 55 indexed citations

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Weststrate, Jan A., Paul Deurenberg, & Harm van Tinteren. (1989). Indices of body fat distribution and adiposity in Dutch children from birth to 18 years of age.. Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling. 13(4). 465–77. 85 indexed citations

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Seidell, Jacob C., et al.. (1989). Fat distribution, androgens, and metabolism in nonobese women. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 50(2). 269–273. 45 indexed citations

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Weststrate, Jan A., et al.. (1989). Diurnal variation in postabsorptive resting metabolic rate and diet-induced thermogenesis. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 50(5). 908–914. 61 indexed citations

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Staveren, W.A. van, et al.. (1986). Seasonal variation in food intake, pattern of physical activity and change in body weight in a group of young adult Dutch women consuming self-selected diets.. PubMed. 10(2). 133–45. 100 indexed citations

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