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Jean Mayer Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging

In research, Jean Mayer Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging stands highest in Medicine (#2,234 of 17,978 worldwide), Health Sciences (#2,616 of 20,462 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#2,554 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,808
of 28,054 · #4,910 all time
Rank in United States
#2,079
of 4,192
Research works
1.4k
▼ 38% vs 2013–17
Citations
114k
80.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
28.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is Jean Mayer Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging 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
MedicineField #2,234 of 17,978 39.0%814
Health SciencesDomain #2,616 of 20,462 38.3%985
Life SciencesDomain #2,554 of 14,347 30.0%368
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,761 of 7,814 29.0%267
PhysiologySubfield #500 of 1,604 33.3%150
Nutrition and DieteticsSubfield #324 of 810 36.1%141
Molecular BiologySubfield #2,635 of 4,961 29.0%134
NursingField #753 of 903 36.1%141

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Jean Mayer Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging 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: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.61× its world share, 16 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.74× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.81× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.81× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceDentistry: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.14× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.77× its world share, 43 worksMedicineNursing: 18.85× its world share, 8 worksNursingVeterinary: 5.42× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 18.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Jean Mayer Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging?

Ranked on the composite score, Megan A. McCrory and Nicola M. McKeown lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Jean Mayer Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging.

  1. 1 Megan A. McCrory United States · #63,360 worldwide 306 citations · 34 works
  2. 2 Nicola M. McKeown United States · #731,090 worldwide 105 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at Jean Mayer Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging

Which keywords describe research at Jean Mayer Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Metabolic Syndrome, Cardiovascular Disease, Aging, Obesity, Chronic Diseases, Cancer Prevention 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. Inflammation23▲ 14×37 topics
  2. Metabolic Syndrome16▲ 24×15 topics
  3. Cardiovascular Disease13▲ 15×24 topics
  4. Aging9▲ 21×13 topics
  5. Obesity8▲ 13×19 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress8▲ 6.0×28 topics
  7. Chronic Diseases7▲ 36×6 topics
  8. Cancer Prevention7▲ 34×7 topics
  9. Public Health6▲ 5.2×13 topics
  10. Weight Loss6▲ 46×3 topics
  11. Dietary Patterns5▲ 109×1 topic
  12. Mediterranean Diet5▲ 109×1 topic
  13. Cancer5▲ 4.8×15 topics
  14. Neurological Disorders5▲ 12×6 topics
  15. Alzheimer's Disease5▲ 22×4 topics
  16. Cancer Therapy5▲ 10×4 topics
  17. Insulin Resistance4▲ 12×8 topics
  18. Ketogenic Diet4▲ 57×1 topic
  19. Low-Carbohydrate Diet4▲ 64×1 topic
  20. Precision Medicine4▲ 10×3 topics
  21. Dietary Intake4▲ 105×3 topics
  22. Biomarkers4▲ 6.6×6 topics
  23. Metabolism4▲ 8.4×15 topics
  24. Mitochondrial Dysfunction3▲ 14×6 topics
  25. Metabolic Regulation3▲ 24×3 topics
  26. Antioxidant3▲ 5.6×13 topics
  27. Muscle Mass3▲ 34×2 topics
  28. Exercise3▲ 30×3 topics
  29. Health Effects3▲ 5.9×3 topics
  30. Behavior Change3▲ 24×4 topics
  31. Cancer Cachexia3▲ 38×1 topic
  32. Physical Activity3▲ 6.8×3 topics
  33. Prevalence3▲ 8.2×3 topics
  34. Sarcopenia3▲ 38×1 topic
  35. Adolescents3▲ 8.7×2 topics
  36. Hypertension3▲ 11×9 topics
  37. Immune System3▲ 13×5 topics
  38. Genetic Variation2▲ 13×4 topics
  39. Reactive Oxygen Species2▲ 7.0×5 topics
  40. Brown Adipose Tissue2▲ 53×1 topic

Which research topics does Jean Mayer Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Nutritional Studies and Diet, Diet and metabolism studies, Nutrition and Health in Aging and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism.

Nutritional Studies and …5Nutritional Studies and Diet: 5 fractional worksDiet and metabolism studies: 4 fractional worksNutrition and Health in Aging: 3 fractional worksAdipose Tissue and Metabolism: 2 fractional worksObesity, Physical Activity, Diet: 2 fractional worksNutrition, Genetics, and Disease: 2 fractional worksVitamin K Research Studies2Vitamin K Research Studies: 2 fractional worksVitamin D Research Studies: 2 fractional worksMetabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies: 2 fractional worksFatty Acid Research and Health: 2 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthPhysiologyGeneticsNutrition and Dietetics2 others

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

  1. 1 Nutritional Studies and Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 5 works
  2. 2 Diet and metabolism studies Physiology 4 works
  3. 3 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 3 works
  4. 4 Adipose Tissue and Metabolism Physiology 2 works
  5. 5 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  6. 6 Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease Genetics 2 works
  7. 7 Vitamin K Research Studies Nutrition and Dietetics 2 works
  8. 8 Vitamin D Research Studies Pathology and Forensic Medicine 2 works
  9. 9 Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies Molecular Biology 2 works
  10. 10 Fatty Acid Research and Health Nutrition and Dietetics 2 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 available42.5%not open57.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.4%domestic only78.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Jean Mayer Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 38% 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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