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Johannes Brug

National Institute for Public Health and the Environment

Affiliation National Institute for Public Health and the Environment Top Publications Worldwide trends in underweight and obesity from 1990 to 2022: a pooled analysis of 3663 population-representative studies with 222 million children, adolescents, and adults (2024) – 2,458 citations Determinants of fruit and vegetable consumption among children and adolescents: a review of the literature. Part ... <a title="Johannes Brug" class="read-more" href="https://journalsworld.com/researchers/johannes-brug/" aria-label="Read more about Johannes Brug">Read more</a>

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Publications791Total indexed works
Citations58,077Source-reported citations
h-index122Source-reported h-index
i10-index536Source-reported i10-index

Biography, research & contributions

Affiliation

National Institute for Public Health and the Environment

Top Publications

  • Worldwide trends in underweight and obesity from 1990 to 2022: a pooled analysis of 3663 population-representative studies with 222 million children, adolescents, and adults (2024) - 2,458 citations
  • Determinants of fruit and vegetable consumption among children and adolescents: a review of the literature. Part I: Quantitative studies. (2006) - 1,107 citations
  • Environmental correlates of physical activity in youth – a review and update (2006) - 995 citations
  • Prevalence of depression in cancer patients: a meta‐analysis of diagnostic interviews and self‐report instruments (2013) - 922 citations
  • Successful behavior change in obesity interventions in adults: a systematic review of self-regulation mediators (2015) - 733 citations

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Full name
Johannes Brug
ORCID
0000-0002-1904-7349
OpenAlex ID
https://openalex.org/A5032202701

Research interests

  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet, Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior, Physical Activity and Health, Behavioral Health and Interventions, Nutritional Studies and Diet

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    5. 733OpenAlex citations

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      Johannes Brug. JournalsWorld. Accessed October 9, 2026.

      https://journalsworld.com/researchers/johannes-brug/