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Children's Nutrition Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine

In research, Children's Nutrition Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine stands highest in Health Sciences (#9,240 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#8,494 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,642
of 28,054 · #6,652 all time
Rank in United States
#1,896
of 4,192
Research works
1.7k
▼ 22% vs 2013–17
Citations
85k
48.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
39%
world 28%

What is Children's Nutrition Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #9,240 of 11,982 17.7%93 #3543
MedicineField #8,494 of 10,443 17.3%72 #3410

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Children's Nutrition Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1.06× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.69× its world share, 31 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.89× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.64× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.56× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.45× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.19× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.34× its world share, 72 worksMedicineNursing: 14.06× its world share, 11 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.20× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryDecision Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.37× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 14.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Children's Nutrition Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine?

Ranked on the composite score, Nancy F. Butte, Douglas G. Burrin and Theresa A. Nicklas lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Children's Nutrition Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine.

  1. 1 Nancy F. Butte United States · #27,120 worldwide 495 citations · 58 works
  2. 2 Douglas G. Burrin United States · #39,129 worldwide 416 citations · 59 works
  3. 3 Theresa A. Nicklas United States · #40,238 worldwide 343 citations · 73 works
  4. 4 Kenneth J. Ellis United States · #55,853 worldwide 246 citations · 37 works
  5. 5 William W. Wong United States · #76,853 worldwide 243 citations · 53 works
  6. 6 Tom Baranowski United States · #77,103 worldwide 441 citations · 89 works
  7. 7 William C. Heird United States · #77,639 worldwide 234 citations · 52 works
  8. 8 Alexis C. Wood United States · #129,857 worldwide 222 citations · 41 works
  9. 9 Karen Cullen United States · #136,302 worldwide 163 citations · 31 works
  10. 10 Janice Baranowski United States · #177,307 worldwide 212 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Children's Nutrition Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine

Which keywords describe research at Children's Nutrition Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Obesity, Inflammation, Metabolic Syndrome, Public Health, Cardiovascular Disease, Physical Activity, Health Effects and Adolescents.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Obesity22▲ 18×19 topics
  2. Inflammation22▲ 6.5×36 topics
  3. Epidemiology17▲ 2.7×35 topics
  4. Metabolic Syndrome16▲ 12×14 topics
  5. Public Health16▲ 6.7×15 topics
  6. Cardiovascular Disease14▲ 7.9×23 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress13▲ 5.0×29 topics
  8. Physical Activity13▲ 16×7 topics
  9. Health Effects12▲ 13×9 topics
  10. Adolescents12▲ 20×6 topics
  11. Prevalence11▲ 17×5 topics
  12. Exercise9▲ 49×3 topics
  13. Insulin Resistance9▲ 13×8 topics
  14. Childhood9▲ 84×1 topic
  15. Overweight9▲ 87×1 topic
  16. Cancer Prevention8▲ 19×5 topics
  17. Biomarkers8▲ 6.9×12 topics
  18. Metabolic Regulation6▲ 25×4 topics
  19. Antioxidants6▲ 8.7×8 topics
  20. Metabolism6▲ 7.5×15 topics
  21. Mitochondrial Dysfunction6▲ 13×8 topics
  22. Chronic Diseases6▲ 15×5 topics
  23. Probiotics6▲ 15×5 topics
  24. Reactive Oxygen Species5▲ 8.2×6 topics
  25. Brown Adipose Tissue5▲ 62×1 topic
  26. Genetics5▲ 4.6×13 topics
  27. Thermogenesis5▲ 62×1 topic
  28. Aging5▲ 5.7×11 topics
  29. Atherosclerosis5▲ 10×5 topics
  30. Gene Expression5▲ 4.8×10 topics
  31. Nutrition5▲ 6.4×5 topics
  32. Behavior Change4▲ 19×4 topics
  33. Weight Loss4▲ 17×4 topics
  34. Dietary Patterns4▲ 41×1 topic
  35. Mediterranean Diet4▲ 41×1 topic
  36. Neural Circuits4▲ 27×2 topics
  37. Hormonal Regulation4▲ 90×2 topics
  38. Alzheimer's Disease4▲ 8.3×3 topics
  39. Ghrelin4▲ 127×1 topic
  40. Leptin4▲ 127×1 topic

Which research topics does Children's Nutrition Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet, Adipose Tissue and Metabolism, Nutritional Studies and Diet and Regulation of Appetite and Obesity.

Obesity, Physical Activi…9Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet: 9 fractional worksAdipose Tissue and Metabolism: 5 fractional worksNutritional Studies and Diet: 4 fractional worksRegulation of Appetite and Obesity: 4 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Feeding Issues: 3 fractional worksDiet and metabolism studies: 3 fractional worksAntioxidant Activity and…3Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress: 3 fractional worksMuscle metabolism and nutrition: 3 fractional worksInfant Nutrition and Health: 3 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 3 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthPhysiologyEndocrine and Autonomic SystemsPsychiatry and Mental health3 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 9 works
  2. 2 Adipose Tissue and Metabolism Physiology 5 works
  3. 3 Nutritional Studies and Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 works
  4. 4 Regulation of Appetite and Obesity Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 4 works
  5. 5 Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues Psychiatry and Mental health 3 works
  6. 6 Diet and metabolism studies Physiology 3 works
  7. 7 Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress Biochemistry 3 works
  8. 8 Muscle metabolism and nutrition Cell Biology 3 works
  9. 9 Infant Nutrition and Health Nutrition and Dietetics 3 works
  10. 10 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 3 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available38.9%not open61.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.7%domestic only83.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Children's Nutrition Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 22% lower than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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