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Alex Buga

Medicine · The Ohio State University

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Mid career · publishing since 2011Rising activity
Diet and metabolism studiesMuscle metabolism and nutritionDiet, Metabolism, and DiseaseAdipose Tissue and MetabolismNutritional Studies and Diet

Publications

41

Citations

699

Est. group size

~15

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

16

Publishing since 2011

Research summary
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Alex Buga's research focuses on how diet, metabolism, and nutritional strategies (including ketone supplements and carbohydrate intake) affect exercise performance, body composition, and related physiological outcomes such as mood and cognitive function. Some work also touches on infectious disease topics, such as viral hepatitis prevalence among tuberculosis patients. This suggests a research program bridging sports nutrition/metabolism and broader public health questions.

Sports nutrition and metabolismExercise performance and physiologyKetone and carbohydrate supplementationBody composition and metabolic healthInfectious disease epidemiology

Publication output has grown notably over the last decade, rising from little to no output in 2017-2018 to a peak of 12 publications in 2025.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 6.0/year recently
17182019: 3 publications192020: 2 publications202021: 3 publications212022: 4 publications222023: 7 publications232024: 5 publications242025: 12 publications12252026: 2 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Nutrients×5
  • Frontiers in Nutrition×3
  • PLoS ONE×2
  • Journal of the American Nutrition Association×2
  • Physiological Reports×2
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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