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General Mills (United States)

In research, General Mills (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,259 of 21,541 worldwide), Life Sciences (#8,809 of 14,347 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#12,598 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,717
of 28,054 · #7,256 all time
Rank in United States
#3,565
of 4,192
Research works
946
▼ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
25k
26.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is General Mills (United States) 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
Physical SciencesDomain #5,259 of 21,541 24.8%317
Life SciencesDomain #8,809 of 14,347 19.7%207
Health SciencesDomain #12,598 of 20,462 18.1%258
MedicineField #11,261 of 17,978 18.4%172
Social SciencesDomain #11,505 of 16,945 15.3%165
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #4,990 of 6,031 21.0%132

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where General Mills (United States) 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: 3.24× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.06× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.79× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.69× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.20× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.11× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.53× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.34× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.11× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.18× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.55× its world share, 24 worksMedicineNursing: 3.75× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 6.97× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.02× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.25× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.80× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 7.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at General Mills (United States)?

Ranked on the composite score, S.J. Vaughan-Nichols, Joan Murray and G. K. Wehner lead among researchers whose main affiliation is General Mills (United States).

  1. 1 S.J. Vaughan-Nichols United States · #111,492 worldwide 125 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Joan Murray United States · #688,488 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 G. K. Wehner United States · #711,159 worldwide 86 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 D. H. Wheeler United States · #1,029,982 worldwide 64 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at General Mills (United States)

Which keywords describe research at General Mills (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Obesity, Self-Assembly, Epidemiology, Phthalocyanines, Porphyrins, Prevalence, Health Effects 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. Epidemiology8▲ 2.6×20 topics
  2. Obesity6▲ 10×6 topics
  3. Self-Assembly5▲ 19×2 topics
  4. Phthalocyanines5▲ 287×1 topic
  5. Porphyrins5▲ 287×1 topic
  6. Prevalence4▲ 14×5 topics
  7. Public Health4▲ 3.9×6 topics
  8. Health Effects4▲ 8.5×3 topics
  9. Metabolic Syndrome4▲ 6.4×6 topics
  10. Inflammation4▲ 2.4×6 topics
  11. Physical Activity4▲ 9.8×2 topics
  12. Adolescents4▲ 13×2 topics
  13. Consumer Perception4▲ 21×2 topics
  14. Childhood4▲ 66×1 topic
  15. Overweight4▲ 69×1 topic
  16. Cardiovascular Disease4▲ 3.9×8 topics
  17. Dietary Fiber3▲ 34×3 topics
  18. Consumer Acceptance3▲ 60×2 topics
  19. Cancer Prevention3▲ 12×3 topics
  20. Nutrition2▲ 6.9×5 topics
  21. Antioxidants2▲ 6.6×3 topics
  22. Chronic Diseases2▲ 11×3 topics
  23. Lipid Oxidation2▲ 27×2 topics
  24. Dietary Patterns2▲ 43×1 topic
  25. Health Benefits2▲ 7.9×5 topics
  26. Mediterranean Diet2▲ 43×1 topic
  27. Microbiota2▲ 12×3 topics
  28. Functional Foods2▲ 27×2 topics
  29. Nutrition Labeling2▲ 97×1 topic
  30. Ultra-Processed Foods2▲ 97×1 topic
  31. Amino Acids2▲ 24×2 topics
  32. Gut Microbiota2▲ 6.6×2 topics
  33. Meat Quality2▲ 30×1 topic
  34. Protein Oxidation2▲ 39×1 topic
  35. Quality2▲ 57×1 topic
  36. Rabbit Meat2▲ 134×1 topic
  37. Food Insecurity2▲ 36×1 topic
  38. Health Outcomes2▲ 7.8×1 topic
  39. Probiotics2▲ 9.2×3 topics
  40. Antibiotic Alternatives2▲ 35×1 topic

Which research topics does General Mills (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry, Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet, Nutritional Studies and Diet and Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling.

Porphyrin and Phthalocya…5Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry: 5 fractional worksObesity, Physical Activity, Diet: 4 fractional worksNutritional Studies and Diet: 2 fractional worksConsumer Attitudes and Food Labeling: 2 fractional worksRabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health: 2 fractional worksMeat and Animal Product Quality: 2 fractional worksFood Security and Health…2Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 2 fractional worksAnimal Nutrition and Physiology: 2 fractional worksDiet and metabolism studies: 2 fractional worksRadiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging: 1 fractional works
Materials ChemistryPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthAnimal Science and ZoologyGeneral Health Professions2 others

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

  1. 1 Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry Materials Chemistry 5 works
  2. 2 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 works
  3. 3 Nutritional Studies and Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  4. 4 Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  5. 5 Rabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health Animal Science and Zoology 2 works
  6. 6 Meat and Animal Product Quality Animal Science and Zoology 2 works
  7. 7 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 2 works
  8. 8 Animal Nutrition and Physiology Animal Science and Zoology 2 works
  9. 9 Diet and metabolism studies Physiology 2 works
  10. 10 Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 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 available27.6%not open72.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.6%domestic only86.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has General Mills (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% 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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