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Nestlé (Switzerland)

In research, Nestlé (Switzerland) stands highest in Life Sciences (#1,337 of 6,403 worldwide), Health Sciences (#2,558 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#3,032 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Nutrition and Dietetics, Nursing and Food Science (Nutrition and Dietetics is 23.4× its share of world research).

World rank, 2022-now
#5,071
of 22,385 · #1,890 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#40
of 186
Research works
4.2k
▼ 29% vs 2018-21
Citations
197k
46.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.04×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
32%
world 40%
International
37%
world 18%

What is Nestlé (Switzerland) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Life SciencesDomain #1,337 of 6,403 11.4%130 #981
Health SciencesDomain #2,558 of 9,902 12.6%142 #1470
MedicineField #3,032 of 8,541 11.0%99 #1687
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,444 of 3,157 11.7%71 #797

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Nestlé (Switzerland) 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

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

  1. Life Sciences#981 #1,337
  2. Health Sciences#1,470 #2,558
  3. Medicine#1,687 #3,032
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#797 #1,444
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

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

Which fields of science does Nestlé (Switzerland) work in?

In 2022-now, 40% of research at Nestlé (Switzerland) is in Health Sciences, 37% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (28%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (20%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (14%). It does 2.7× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Health Sciences: 151 fractional works · 40.2% of its workMedicine: 105 fractional works · 27.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 18 fractional works · 4.7% of its workPhysiology: 17 fractional works · 4.5% of its workPharmacology: 9 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEpidemiology: 7 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 7 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSurgery: 6 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGastroenterology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNursing: 38 fractional works · 10.0% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 38 fractional works · 10.0% of its workHealth Professions: 7 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPharmacy: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 140 fractional works · 37.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 76 fractional works · 20.2% of its workFood Science: 53 fractional works · 14.0% of its workPlant Science: 13 fractional works · 3.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 54 fractional works · 14.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 30 fractional works · 8.1% of its workGenetics: 9 fractional works · 2.5% of its workBiotechnology: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCell Biology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSensory Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 61 fractional works · 16.1% of its workEngineering: 17 fractional works · 4.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputational Mechanics: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanics of Materials: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 16 fractional works · 4.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEcology: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPollution: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 11 fractional works · 2.8% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 8 fractional works · 2.1% of its workBiomaterials: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 24 fractional works · 6.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 8 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKNestlé(Switzerland)376fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences37%Physical Sciences16%Health Sciences40%Social Sciences6%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine10527.9%
    2. Nursing3810.0%
    3. Health Professions71.9%
    4. Veterinary10.4%
    5. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences7620.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5414.4%
    3. Neuroscience61.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology30.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.4%
    1. Engineering174.6%
    2. Environmental Science164.3%
    3. Chemistry112.8%
    4. Materials Science82.1%
    5. Computer Science41.0%
    6. Energy20.5%
    7. Chemical Engineering20.4%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.3%
    9. Mathematics10.1%
    10. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    1. Social Sciences82.0%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting61.6%
    3. Psychology51.2%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance30.7%
    5. Decision Sciences20.4%
    6. Arts and Humanities10.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Nestlé (Switzerland) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Nutrition and Dietetics takes 23.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Nutrition and DieteticsSubfield · 37.6 works23×
  2. NursingField · 37.6 works20×
  3. Food ScienceSubfield · 52.6 works18×
← 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: 4.25× its world share, 76 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.70× its world share, 54 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.83× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.95× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.26× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.16× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.80× its world share, 11 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.13× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.30× its world share, 17 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.87× its world share, 16 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.60× its world share, 8 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.72× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.45× its world share, 105 worksMedicineNursing: 20.41× its world share, 38 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.58× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.51× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.32× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.39× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 20.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing20.41×38 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences4.25×76 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.70×54 works
  4. Veterinary2.58×1 works
  5. Chemistry1.80×11 works
  6. Medicine1.45×105 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.26×2 works
  8. Chemical Engineering1.16×2 works
  9. Neuroscience0.95×6 works
  10. Environmental Science0.87×16 works
  11. Immunology and Microbiology0.83×3 works
  12. Health Professions0.72×7 works
  13. Materials Science0.60×8 works
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.51×6 works
  15. Energy0.49×2 works
  16. Decision Sciences0.44×2 works
  17. Psychology0.39×4 works
  18. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.32×3 works
  19. Engineering0.30×17 works
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.17×1 works
  21. Social Sciences0.16×8 works
  22. Computer Science0.13×4 works
  23. Mathematics0.12×0 works
  24. Arts and Humanities0.12×1 works
  25. Dentistry0.11×0 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Nestlé (Switzerland)?

Ranked on the quality score, Patrick Descombes, Bernard W. Berger and Eugenia Migliavacca lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Nestlé (Switzerland).

  1. 1 Patrick Descombes Switzerland · #43,581 worldwide 16k citations · 170 works
  2. 2 Bernard W. Berger Switzerland · #73,333 worldwide 11k citations · 119 works
  3. 3 Eugenia Migliavacca Switzerland · #108,340 worldwide 7.4k citations · 103 works
  4. 4 Norbert Sprenger Switzerland · #128,727 worldwide 8.5k citations · 96 works
  5. 5 E. W. Hughes Switzerland · #135,539 worldwide 5.6k citations · 118 works
  6. 6 Philipp Gut Switzerland · #144,512 worldwide 5.2k citations · 73 works
  7. 7 Sofia Moco Switzerland · #146,393 worldwide 7k citations · 137 works
  8. 8 Eduardo Jorge Schiffrin Switzerland · #150,660 worldwide 8.2k citations · 102 works
  9. 9 Tim J. Wooster Switzerland · #154,090 worldwide 6.6k citations · 72 works
  10. 10 Christophe Schmitt Switzerland · #161,332 worldwide 7.5k citations · 130 works
All ranked researchers at Nestlé (Switzerland)

What are the most cited papers from Nestlé (Switzerland)?

The most cited paper from Nestlé (Switzerland) is "Changes in Gut Microbiota Control Metabolic Endotoxemia-Induced Inflammation in High-Fat Diet–Induced Obesity and Diabetes in Mice" (Patrice D. Cani, Rodrigo Bibiloni, Claude Knauf et al., 2008), with 4,821 citations. Next come "Sarcopenia: An Undiagnosed Condition in Older Adults. Current Consensus Definition: Prevalence, Etiology, and Consequences. International Working Group on Sarcopenia" (3,319) and "Amplification efficiency: linking baseline and bias in the analysis of quantitative PCR data" (3,129).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Changes in Gut Microbiota Control Metabolic Endotoxemia-Induced Inflammation in High-Fat Diet–Induced Obesity and Diabetes in Mice Patrice D. Cani, Rodrigo Bibiloni, Claude Knauf et al. · Diabetes Open access 27 Feb 2008 4,821
2 Sarcopenia: An Undiagnosed Condition in Older Adults. Current Consensus Definition: Prevalence, Etiology, and Consequences. International Working Group on Sarcopenia Roger A. Fielding et al. · Journal of the American Medical Directors Association Open access 5 Mar 2011 3,319
3 Amplification efficiency: linking baseline and bias in the analysis of quantitative PCR data Jan M. Ruijter, Christian R. B. Ramakers, Willem M.H. Hoogaars et al. · Nucleic Acids Research Open access 22 Feb 2009 3,129
4 Atopic Dermatitis: Global Epidemiology and Risk Factors Sophie Nutten · Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism 2015 3,086
5 Gut microbiota metabolism of dietary fiber influences allergic airway disease and hematopoiesis Aurélien Trompette, Eva S. Gollwitzer, Koshika Yadava et al. · Nature Medicine Open access 5 Jan 2014 2,877
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Nestlé (Switzerland)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Probiotics, Metabolic Syndrome, Antioxidant Activity, Health Effects, Cardiovascular Disease, Hydrocolloids and Metabolism.

▲ 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-now 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. Inflammation35▲ 4.3×48 topics
  2. Probiotics22▲ 24×5 topics
  3. Cardiovascular Disease22▲ 5.0×25 topics
  4. Metabolic Syndrome21▲ 7.0×14 topics
  5. Epidemiology20▲ 1.35×37 topics
  6. Antioxidant Activity20▲ 8.5×20 topics
  7. Health Effects18▲ 8.1×13 topics
  8. Hydrocolloids17▲ 59×2 topics
  9. Metabolism16▲ 8.2×22 topics
  10. Lipid Oxidation15▲ 41×2 topics
  11. Nutritional Significance15▲ 26×3 topics
  12. Nanoparticles15▲ 3.1×10 topics
  13. Health Benefits15▲ 12×11 topics
  14. Metabolic Health14▲ 19×3 topics
  15. Obesity14▲ 5.0×19 topics
  16. Emulsions14▲ 52×2 topics
  17. Gut Microbiota13▲ 10×6 topics
  18. Proteins13▲ 39×3 topics
  19. Food Safety13▲ 12×11 topics
  20. Preterm Infants13▲ 27×3 topics
  21. Rheological Properties13▲ 19×4 topics
  22. Consumer Perception12▲ 14×7 topics
  23. Lactoferrin12▲ 78×2 topics
  24. Digestion12▲ 70×1 topic
  25. Nanoemulsions12▲ 70×1 topic
  26. Polyphenols12▲ 18×5 topics
  27. Human Milk Composition12▲ 112×1 topic
  28. Necrotizing Enterocolitis12▲ 112×1 topic
  29. Aging11▲ 5.5×13 topics
  30. Cancer Prevention10▲ 11×8 topics
  31. Child Development10▲ 6.2×4 topics
  32. Mass Spectrometry9▲ 16×5 topics
  33. Chronic Diseases9▲ 9.6×7 topics
  34. Dietary Fiber9▲ 22×2 topics
  35. Microbiota9▲ 11×4 topics
  36. Type 2 Diabetes9▲ 10×6 topics
  37. Weight Loss9▲ 15×4 topics
  38. Rheology9▲ 12×6 topics
  39. Prebiotics8▲ 24×2 topics
  40. Molecular Structure8▲ 20×2 topics

Which research topics does Nestlé (Switzerland) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Proteins in Food Systems, Infant Nutrition and Health, Nutritional Studies and Diet and Gut microbiota and health.

  1. 1 Proteins in Food Systems Food Science 12 works
  2. 2 Infant Nutrition and Health Nutrition and Dietetics 12 works
  3. 3 Nutritional Studies and Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 8 works
  4. 4 Gut microbiota and health Molecular Biology 7 works
  5. 5 Food composition and properties Nutrition and Dietetics 7 works
  6. 6 Diet and metabolism studies Physiology 6 works
  7. 7 Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues Psychiatry and Mental health 6 works
  8. 8 Probiotics and Fermented Foods Food Science 6 works
  9. 9 Polysaccharides Composition and Applications Food Science 6 works
  10. 10 Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology Nutrition and Dietetics 5 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 available31.5%not open68.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors37.0%domestic only63.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Nestlé (Switzerland)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 29% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Nestlé (Switzerland) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0016% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%Nestlé (Switzerland)0.0012% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Nestlé (Switzerland) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%Nestlé (Switzerland)13.4% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 19.8% in 2006.

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