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Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama

In research, Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama stands highest in Health Sciences (#7,927 of 20,462 worldwide), Medicine (#8,991 of 17,978 worldwide) and Nutrition and Dietetics (#508 of 810 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#22,100
of 42,892
Rank in Guatemala
#5
of 15
Research works
751
▼ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
20k
26.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama 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 #7,927 of 20,462 22.8%441
MedicineField #8,991 of 17,978 21.8%228
Nutrition and DieteticsSubfield #508 of 810 24.5%143
Life SciencesDomain #12,973 of 14,347 13.8%229
NursingField #821 of 903 24.5%143
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #5,589 of 6,031 12.3%174

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama 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: 1.93× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.90× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 3.19× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.06× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 23.19× its world share, 3 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.71× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.69× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 23.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama?

Ranked on the composite score, Nevin S. Scrimshaw, Ricardo Bressani and L. G. Elías lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama.

  1. 1 Nevin S. Scrimshaw Guatemala · #8,528 worldwide 411 citations · 82 works
  2. 2 Ricardo Bressani Guatemala · #78,566 worldwide 398 citations · 97 works
  3. 3 L. G. Elías Guatemala · #107,411 worldwide 138 citations · 35 works
  4. 4 Charles Yarbrough Guatemala · #158,590 worldwide 214 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Robert E. Klein Guatemala · #165,519 worldwide 171 citations · 51 works
  6. 6 Hernán Delgado Guatemala · #171,026 worldwide 105 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 G. Arroyave Guatemala · #261,187 worldwide 48 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Manuel Ramírez‐Zea Guatemala · #435,442 worldwide 112 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 A Lechtig Guatemala · #447,853 worldwide 62 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 R Bressani Guatemala · #463,897 worldwide 28 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Health, Metabolic Syndrome, Global Burden of Disease, Obesity, Child Development, Maternal and Child Undernutrition, Water Sanitation Hygiene and Health Effects.

▲ 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 26 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 26 words, with their numbers
  1. Public Health4▲ 9.0×14 topics
  2. Epidemiology3▲ 2.8×21 topics
  3. Metabolic Syndrome3▲ 13×9 topics
  4. Child Development3▲ 23×4 topics
  5. Global Burden of Disease3▲ 41×2 topics
  6. Obesity3▲ 13×6 topics
  7. Maternal and Child Undernutrition2▲ 111×1 topic
  8. Water Sanitation Hygiene2▲ 111×1 topic
  9. Health Effects2▲ 13×4 topics
  10. Inflammation2▲ 3.9×13 topics
  11. Cardiovascular Disease2▲ 5.9×11 topics
  12. Chronic Disease2▲ 34×4 topics
  13. Maternal Mortality2▲ 25×5 topics
  14. Non-Communicable Diseases2▲ 19×3 topics
  15. Physical Activity2▲ 12×4 topics
  16. Prevalence2▲ 14×5 topics
  17. Public Health Governance2▲ 146×2 topics
  18. Adolescents1▲ 14×2 topics
  19. Childhood1▲ 71×1 topic
  20. Corporate Political Activity1▲ 147×1 topic
  21. Global Trade1▲ 26×1 topic
  22. Overweight1▲ 74×1 topic
  23. Oxidative Stress1▲ 3.0×5 topics
  24. Early-Life Conditions1▲ 78×1 topic
  25. Fetal Programming1▲ 78×1 topic
  26. Consumer Perception1▲ 18×5 topics

Which research topics does Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Child Nutrition and Water Access, Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology, Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet and Birth, Development, and Health.

Child Nutrition and Wate…2Child Nutrition and Water Access: 2 fractional worksGlobal Public Health Policies and Epidemiology: 1 fractional worksObesity, Physical Activity, Diet: 1 fractional worksBirth, Development, and Health: 1 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 1 fractional worksConsumer Attitudes and F…1Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling: 1 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Reforms: 1 fractional worksMycotoxins in Agriculture and Food: 1 fractional worksIron Metabolism and Disorders: 0 fractional worksNutritional Studies and Diet: 0 fractional works
Nutrition and DieteticsOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health3 others

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

  1. 1 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 2 works
  2. 2 Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 1 works
  3. 3 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  4. 4 Birth, Development, and Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  5. 5 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  6. 6 Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  7. 7 Healthcare Systems and Reforms Finance 1 works
  8. 8 Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food Plant Science 1 works
  9. 9 Iron Metabolism and Disorders Hematology 0 works
  10. 10 Nutritional Studies and Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 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 available24.1%not open75.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.2%domestic only69.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% 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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