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Food and Nutrition Service

In research, Food and Nutrition Service stands highest in Health Sciences (#5,389 of 20,462 worldwide), Health Professions (#1,413 of 3,776 worldwide) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,512 of 6,031 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,256
of 28,054 · #13,024 all time
Rank in United States
#3,480
of 4,192
Research works
1.7k
▼ 54% vs 2013–17
Citations
30k
17.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
20%
world 28%

What is Food and Nutrition Service known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Health SciencesDomain #5,389 of 20,462 14.8%772
Health ProfessionsField #1,413 of 3,776 15.8%199
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,512 of 6,031 8.6%376
MedicineField #9,007 of 17,978 15.8%424
Life SciencesDomain #8,027 of 14,347 9.2%535
Social SciencesDomain #9,918 of 16,945 15.4%263
Food ScienceSubfield #828 of 1,169 7.1%229
Social SciencesField #8,731 of 10,206 12.4%121
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #6,930 of 7,814 11.2%120
Nutrition and DieteticsSubfield #726 of 810 10.2%142

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Food and Nutrition Service 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: 3.30× its world share, 15 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.33× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.83× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.72× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.79× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 4.42× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.86× its world share, 35 worksMedicineNursing: 21.52× its world share, 10 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.74× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 21.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Food and Nutrition Service?

Ranked on the composite score, Kellie Casavale, Joanne Spahn and Sally Guttmacher lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Food and Nutrition Service.

  1. 1 Kellie Casavale United States · #107,416 worldwide 260 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Joanne Spahn United States · #194,317 worldwide 113 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 Sally Guttmacher United States · #199,879 worldwide 67 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Marion Nestle United States · #251,115 worldwide 184 citations · 80 works
  5. 5 Julie Obbagy United States · #354,083 worldwide 76 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Amy Bentley United States · #387,225 worldwide 29 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Yat Ping Wong United States · #392,658 worldwide 96 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 R. Liardon United States · #413,806 worldwide 87 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Judith A. Gilbride United States · #428,417 worldwide 29 citations · 48 works
  10. 10 Eve Stoody United States · #441,687 worldwide 68 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Food and Nutrition Service

Which keywords describe research at Food and Nutrition Service?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Obesity, Inflammation, Antioxidant, Health Effects, Mental Health, Public Health, Cancer Prevention and Physical Activity.

▲ 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. Obesity12▲ 16×13 topics
  2. Inflammation11▲ 5.5×26 topics
  3. Mental Health8▲ 5.6×9 topics
  4. Public Health8▲ 5.6×16 topics
  5. Epidemiology8▲ 1.94×26 topics
  6. Antioxidant7▲ 11×20 topics
  7. Health Effects7▲ 12×9 topics
  8. Cancer Prevention6▲ 25×9 topics
  9. Antioxidant Activity6▲ 10×14 topics
  10. Oxidative Stress6▲ 3.9×21 topics
  11. Physical Activity6▲ 13×5 topics
  12. Chronic Disease6▲ 36×4 topics
  13. Health Outcomes6▲ 23×5 topics
  14. Adolescents6▲ 16×5 topics
  15. Metabolic Syndrome6▲ 7.3×9 topics
  16. Prevalence6▲ 14×5 topics
  17. Cardiovascular Disease6▲ 5.1×16 topics
  18. Social Determinants6▲ 26×2 topics
  19. Childhood5▲ 80×1 topic
  20. Food Insecurity5▲ 93×1 topic
  21. Nutritional Consequences5▲ 112×1 topic
  22. Overweight5▲ 83×1 topic
  23. Nutrition4▲ 10×10 topics
  24. Aging4▲ 8.2×9 topics
  25. Child Development4▲ 9.6×4 topics
  26. Health Benefits4▲ 11×7 topics
  27. Chronic Diseases4▲ 14×5 topics
  28. Muscle Mass3▲ 31×2 topics
  29. Functional Foods3▲ 35×3 topics
  30. Metabolism3▲ 6.4×10 topics
  31. Nutritional Status3▲ 34×2 topics
  32. Prognosis3▲ 9.8×2 topics
  33. Cancer Cachexia3▲ 36×1 topic
  34. Neurological Disorders3▲ 5.5×8 topics
  35. Sarcopenia3▲ 36×1 topic
  36. Antioxidants3▲ 6.7×9 topics
  37. Rheological Properties3▲ 17×2 topics
  38. Dietary Fiber3▲ 26×2 topics
  39. Metabolic Health3▲ 15×3 topics
  40. Consumer Perception3▲ 13×5 topics

Which research topics does Food and Nutrition Service publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet, Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations, Nutrition and Health in Aging and Nutritional Studies and Diet.

Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet: 5 fractional worksFood Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 5 fractional worksNutrition and Health in Aging: 3 fractional worksNutritional Studies and Diet: 2 fractional worksFood composition and properties: 2 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Wate…2Child Nutrition and Water Access: 2 fractional worksConsumer Attitudes and Food Labeling: 2 fractional worksClinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology: 2 fractional worksDiet and metabolism studies: 2 fractional worksBreastfeeding Practices and Influences: 1 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthGeneral Health ProfessionsPhysiologyNutrition and Dietetics1 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 5 works
  2. 2 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 5 works
  3. 3 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 3 works
  4. 4 Nutritional Studies and Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  5. 5 Food composition and properties Nutrition and Dietetics 2 works
  6. 6 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 2 works
  7. 7 Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  8. 8 Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology Nutrition and Dietetics 2 works
  9. 9 Diet and metabolism studies Physiology 2 works
  10. 10 Breastfeeding Practices and Influences Epidemiology 1 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 available19.9%not open80.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.0%domestic only80.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Food and Nutrition Service's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 54% 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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