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The authors would like to thank Coca-Cola Iberia for its support and technical advice, especially to Rafael Urrialde, Isabel de Julian, and Estrella Lopez Brea. The authors are also very grateful to IPSOS Spain, particularly to Jesus Caldeiro and Jose Antonio Gutierrez, for continuous support in the sampling procedure, fieldwork development, and statistical analysis.

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August 1, 2016
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The ANIBES Study on Energy Balance in Spain: Design, Protocol and Methodology

Publicated to:Nutrients. 7 (2): 970-998 - 2015-02-04 7(2), DOI: 10.3390/nu7020970

Authors: Ruiz, Emma; Manuel Avila, Jose; Castillo, Adrian; Valero, Teresa; del Pozo, Susana; Rodriguez, Paula; Aranceta Bartrina, Javier; Gil, Angel; Gonzalez-Gross, Marcela; Ortega, Rosa M; Serra-Majem, Lluis; Varela-Moreiras, Gregorio

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CEU San Pablo Univ, Dept Pharmaceut & Hlth Sci, Fac Pharm, Madrid 28668, Spain      San Pablo CEU University - Author
Spanish Nutr Fdn FEN, Madrid 28010, Spain - Author
Tech Univ Madrid, Dept Hlth & Human Performance, ImFINE Res Grp, Madrid 28040, Spain      Universidad Politecnica de Madrid - Author
Univ Complutense, Fac Pharm, Dept Nutr, E-28040 Madrid, Spain      Complutense University of Madrid - Author
Univ Granada SPAIN, Dept Biochem & Mol Biol 2, Granada 18100, Spain      University of Granada - Author
Univ Granada SPAIN, Inst Nutr & Food Sci, Granada 18100, Spain      University of Granada - Author
Univ Las Palmas Gran Canaria, Res Inst Biomed & Hlth Sci, Fac Ciencias Salud, Las Palmas Gran Canaria 35016, Spain      Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria - Author
Univ Navarra, Dept Prevent Med & Publ Hlth, Pamplona 31008, Spain      University of Navarra - Author
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      Spanish Nutr Fdn FEN, C Gen Alvarez de Castro 20,1Apta, Madrid 28010, Spain. - Author
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Abstract

Energy Balance (EB) is an important topic to understand how an imbalance in its main determinants (energy intake and consumption) may lead to inappropriate weight gain, considered to be "dynamic" and not "static". There are no studies to evaluate EB in Spain, and new technologies reveal themselves as key tools to solve common problems to precisely quantify energy consumption and expenditure at population level. The overall purpose of the ANIBES ("Anthropometry, Intake and Energy Balance") Study was to carry out an accurate updating of food and beverage intake, dietary habits/behaviour and anthropometric data of the Spanish population (9-75 years, n=2009), as well as the energy expenditure and physical activity patterns. Anthropometry measurements (weight, height, body mass index, waist circumference, % body fat, % body water) were obtained; diet was evaluated throughout a three-day dietary record (tablet device) accompanied by a 24 h-dietary recall; physical activity was quantified by questionnaire and accelerometers were also employed. Finally, information about perception and understanding of several issues related to EB was also obtained. The ANIBES study will contribute to provide valuable useful data to inform food policy planning, food based dietary guidelines development and other health oriented actions in Spain.

Keywords

AdultsConsumptionDietary assessmentDietary intakeEnergy balanceEpic projectFood portion sizeNew technologiesNutrition surveysObesityPhysical activity quantificationPhysical-activity questionnairePopulationRecallSpanish food and dietary patternsValidity

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Nutrients due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2015, it was in position 16/80, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Nutrition & Dietetics.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from World Citations provided by WoS (ESI, Clarivate), it yields a value for the citation normalization relative to the expected citation rate of: 1.72. This indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: ESI Nov 14, 2024)

This information is reinforced by other indicators of the same type, which, although dynamic over time and dependent on the set of average global citations at the time of their calculation, consistently position the work at some point among the top 50% most cited in its field:

  • Weighted Average of Normalized Impact by the Scopus agency: 2.07 (source consulted: FECYT Feb 2024)
  • Field Citation Ratio (FCR) from Dimensions: 7.84 (source consulted: Dimensions Aug 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2025-08-21, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 63
  • Scopus: 67
  • Europe PMC: 41

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-08-21:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 190.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 195 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 17.3.
  • The number of mentions on the social network Facebook: 2 (Altmetric).
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 23 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: Last Author (VARELA MOREIRAS, GREGORIO).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been VARELA MOREIRAS, GREGORIO.