Question 1

What is Nutrition Sciences (Belgium) known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Nutrition Sciences (Belgium) stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,242 of 9,902 worldwide), Life Sciences (#3,024 of 6,403 worldwide) and Medicine (#4,875 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Nutrition and Dietetics, Nursing and Physiology (Nutrition and Dietetics is 13.6× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Nutrition Sciences (Belgium) rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Nutrition Sciences (Belgium) ranks #8,528 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#5,519 all time), and #35 of 105 in Belgium.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Nutrition Sciences (Belgium)?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Geert Bruggeman, Stefanie Verstringe and C.A. Gottschall lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Nutrition Sciences (Belgium).

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Nutrition Sciences (Belgium)?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Nutrition Sciences (Belgium) is "Trends in adult body-mass index in 200 countries from 1975 to 2014: a pooled analysis of 1698 population-based measurement studies with 19·2 million participants" (Mariachiara Di Cesare, 2016), with 5,317 citations. Next come "Glycemic index of foods: a physiological basis for carbohydrate exchange" (3,872) and "KDOQI Clinical Practice Guideline for Nutrition in CKD: 2020 Update" (1,939).

Question 5

Which research topics does Nutrition Sciences (Belgium) publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology, Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet, Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact and Nutritional Studies and Diet.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Nutrition Sciences (Belgium)?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome, Cardiovascular Disease, Health Effects, Physical Activity, Public Health and Aging.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Nutrition Sciences (Belgium) work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 51% of research at Nutrition Sciences (Belgium) is in Health Sciences, 27% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (38%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (15%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (9%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Question 8

Is Nutrition Sciences (Belgium)'s research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 37% higher than in 2018-2021.