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David S Ludwig is an expert in Nutrition at Boston Children's Hospital (United States). As of October 2026, ScienceLeadR ranks David S Ludwig in the top 1% of experts worldwide for Overnutrition, Overweight and Nutrition Disorders. David S Ludwig has authored 266 publications, the most recent in 2026, and is an investigator in 23 clinical trials, 1 of them ongoing. SLR score: 1,537 (community average: 125). How the SLR is computed.

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David S Ludwig Boston Children's Hospital United States
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Nutrition

Subspecialties: Biochemistry - Public Health - Endocrinology

Full career – Last 3 years

Main Topics

Publications and Clinical Studies

Publications – Clinical Studies

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Organizations

Career arc: 1998 - 2026
Source: PubMed

Boston Children's Hospital

Publications Synthesis

Sources: PubMed, OpenAlex

Number : 266

Citations

Citations: 32 481 1st author: 62 Last author: 109 Unique author: 27

Main journals

JAMA 36
Am J Clin Nutr 35
J Nutr 16
N Engl J Med 12
Lancet 8

Best Journals

JAMA 36
N Engl J Med 12
Cell Metab 3

Breakdown by type

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Latest Publications

5 most recent indexed articles

Source: Pubmed

Title Journal Year Citations
Effects of refined carbohydrates on immune markers after weight loss on a very-low-carbohydrate diet: A randomized controlled feeding trial.
PMID 42899010 — cells, starch, diet, weight loss, dendritic cells, carbohydrates, diet, carbohydrate-restricted		Cell Press Blue20260
GVC-Calc enables large-scale analysis of continuous glucose monitoring data.
PMID 42717038 — continuous glucose monitoring		Nat Metab20260
GLP-1 Receptor Agonists, Gastric Emptying, and Mechanisms of Weight Loss.
PMID 42663424 — glucagon-like peptide 1, glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor, gastric emptying, obesity, weight loss		Obesity (Silver Spring)20260
Inappropriate analyses make continuous glucose monitoring appear imprecise.
PMID 42547099 — continuous glucose monitoring		Am J Clin Nutr20265
Night-to-Night Sleep Duration and Wake-Anchored Glycaemia: Associations with Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Free-Living Adolescents.
PMID 42315127 — diabetes mellitus, endocrinology, sleep, adolescent, continuous glucose monitoring		Sleep20260

Clinical Studies 23

Sources: ClinicalTrials, EU CTIS

Synthesis

Principal Investigator: 17 Study Chair: 1

By phase:

N/A 22
Phase 2/Phase 3 1

By status:

Completed 18
Terminated 3
Recruiting 1
Withdrawn 1

By type:

Interventional 22
Observational 1

By Monocentric/Multicentric:

monocentric 18
multicentric2to4 5
multicentric5to9 0
multicentricup10 0

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Ongoing Clinical Trials

Ongoing trial started since 2021, where this expert is an investigator

Source: ClinicalTrials

Study Phase Status Start
Effects of Whole vs Nonfat Milk Consumption on Body Composition in Children
NCT05464186 — diabetes mellitus, milk, cardiovascular diseases, body composition, obesity, child		N/ARecruiting2022

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Sources: PubMed, OpenAlex, ClinicalTrials, EU CTIS