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Food & Nutrition

In research, Food & Nutrition stands highest in Life Sciences (#6,182 of 7,800 worldwide), Health Sciences (#9,852 of 11,982 worldwide) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#3,065 of 3,409 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Nutrition and Dietetics, Nursing and Food Science — Nutrition and Dietetics is 22.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,144
of 28,054 · #6,256 all time
Rank in Netherlands
#134
of 237
Research works
3.1k
▼ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
102k
33.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
world 28%

What is Food & Nutrition 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
Life SciencesDomain #6,182 of 7,800 10.1%130 #3914
Health SciencesDomain #9,852 of 11,982 7.3%126 #4719
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #3,065 of 3,409 10.2%80 #2183
MedicineField #9,799 of 10,443 7.8%86 #4944

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Food & Nutrition 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Life Sciences#3,914 #6,182
  2. Health Sciences#4,719 #9,852
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#2,183 #3,065
  4. Medicine#4,944 #9,799
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Food & Nutrition specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Nutrition and Dietetics takes 22.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Nutrition and DieteticsSubfield · 28.7 works22×
  2. NursingField · 28.9 works20×
  3. Food ScienceSubfield · 34.3 works15×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 5.61× its world share, 80 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.33× its world share, 38 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.69× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 6.06× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.04× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.72× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.33× its world share, 4 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.96× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.49× its world share, 86 worksMedicineNursing: 19.55× its world share, 29 worksNursingVeterinary: 6.27× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.41× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 19.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Food & Nutrition?

Ranked on the composite score, G. Schaafsma, V.J. Feron and R. Havenaar lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Food & Nutrition.

  1. 1 G. Schaafsma Netherlands · #28,677 worldwide 376 citations · 46 works
  2. 2 V.J. Feron Netherlands · #54,961 worldwide 305 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 R. Havenaar Netherlands · #143,993 worldwide 166 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 A.P. de Groot Netherlands · #163,708 worldwide 173 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Derk Brouwer Netherlands · #217,512 worldwide 56 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 J.J. van Hemmen Netherlands · #268,705 worldwide 52 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Cees A. M. J. J. van den Hondel Netherlands · #280,929 worldwide 163 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Hans Verhagen Netherlands · #294,126 worldwide 122 citations · 33 works
  9. 9 W. van Dokkum Netherlands · #390,941 worldwide 62 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 K.F.A.M. Hulshof Netherlands · #765,751 worldwide 41 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at Food & Nutrition

Which keywords describe research at Food & Nutrition?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Antioxidant Activity, Obesity, Cancer Prevention, Inflammation, Metabolic Syndrome, Antioxidant, Antioxidants and Oxidative Stress.

▲ 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. Inflammation30▲ 4.8×47 topics
  2. Antioxidant Activity29▲ 15×27 topics
  3. Obesity26▲ 12×21 topics
  4. Cancer Prevention25▲ 31×10 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress24▲ 4.8×42 topics
  6. Metabolic Syndrome22▲ 9.1×17 topics
  7. Antioxidant21▲ 10×38 topics
  8. Antioxidants19▲ 14×11 topics
  9. Medicinal Plants19▲ 16×14 topics
  10. Health Benefits16▲ 16×12 topics
  11. Cardiovascular Disease16▲ 4.8×25 topics
  12. Fermentation14▲ 33×4 topics
  13. Flavonoids14▲ 17×9 topics
  14. Nutrition13▲ 9.7×13 topics
  15. Bioactive Compounds13▲ 17×9 topics
  16. Bioavailability13▲ 21×5 topics
  17. Cancer13▲ 3.1×34 topics
  18. Metabolism12▲ 8.0×22 topics
  19. Gut Microbiota12▲ 11×6 topics
  20. Health Effects12▲ 6.4×15 topics
  21. Polyphenols11▲ 21×6 topics
  22. Health Functionality11▲ 168×1 topic
  23. Korean Traditional Food11▲ 168×1 topic
  24. Quality Characteristics11▲ 135×2 topics
  25. Nutritional Significance10▲ 22×4 topics
  26. Insulin Resistance10▲ 7.6×8 topics
  27. Phenolic Compounds10▲ 18×8 topics
  28. Metabolic Health9▲ 16×3 topics
  29. Cardiovascular Health9▲ 15×8 topics
  30. Chronic Diseases9▲ 11×8 topics
  31. Health9▲ 7.2×6 topics
  32. Probiotics8▲ 12×4 topics
  33. Dietary Fiber8▲ 24×3 topics
  34. Consumer Perception8▲ 11×6 topics
  35. Consumer Preferences8▲ 33×3 topics
  36. Weight Loss8▲ 15×3 topics
  37. Antimicrobial7▲ 8.8×7 topics
  38. Free Radicals7▲ 25×2 topics
  39. Lifestyle7▲ 75×3 topics
  40. Dietary Supplements7▲ 29×2 topics

Which research topics does Food & Nutrition publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Food Quality and Safety Studies, Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior, Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities and Nutritional Studies and Diet.

Food Quality and Safety …11Food Quality and Safety Studies: 11 fractional worksNutrition, Health and Fo…7Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior: 7 fractional worksPhytochemicals and Antio…7Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities: 7 fractional worksNutritional Studies and …7Nutritional Studies and Diet: 7 fractional worksDiet and metabolism studies: 6 fractional worksObesity, Physical Activity, Diet: 5 fractional worksFood composition and pro…5Food composition and properties: 5 fractional worksAnimal Nutrition and Phy…4Animal Nutrition and Physiology: 4 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Wate…4Child Nutrition and Water Access: 4 fractional worksNatural Antidiabetic Age…4Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies: 4 fractional works
Food ScienceNutrition and DieteticsBiochemistryPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health3 others

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

  1. 1 Food Quality and Safety Studies Food Science 11 works
  2. 2 Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior Nutrition and Dietetics 7 works
  3. 3 Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities Biochemistry 7 works
  4. 4 Nutritional Studies and Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 7 works
  5. 5 Diet and metabolism studies Physiology 6 works
  6. 6 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 5 works
  7. 7 Food composition and properties Nutrition and Dietetics 5 works
  8. 8 Animal Nutrition and Physiology Animal Science and Zoology 4 works
  9. 9 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 4 works
  10. 10 Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 4 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 available50.7%not open49.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors60.3%domestic only39.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Food & Nutrition's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% 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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