Question 1

What is Pennington Biomedical Research Center known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Pennington Biomedical Research Center stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,102 of 9,902 worldwide), Medicine (#1,227 of 8,541 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#1,976 of 6,403 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Physiology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health (Physiology is 17.6× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Pennington Biomedical Research Center rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Pennington Biomedical Research Center ranks #3,897 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#1,834 all time), and #560 of 3,332 in the United States.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Pennington Biomedical Research Center?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Éric Ravussin, Steven B. Heymsfield and Heike Münzberg lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Pennington Biomedical Research Center.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Pennington Biomedical Research Center?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Pennington Biomedical Research Center is "World Health Organization 2020 guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour" (Fiona Bull et al., 2020), with 11,799 citations. Next come "Effect of physical inactivity on major non-communicable diseases worldwide: an analysis of burden of disease and life expectancy" (8,429) and "2011 Compendium of Physical Activities" (6,392).

Question 5

Which research topics does Pennington Biomedical Research Center publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Diet and metabolism studies, Adipose Tissue and Metabolism, Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet and Nutritional Studies and Diet.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Pennington Biomedical Research Center?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Which fields of science does Pennington Biomedical Research Center work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 66% of research at Pennington Biomedical Research Center is in Health Sciences, 18% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (58%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (12%), Health Professions (5%). It does 2.8× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Question 8

Is Pennington Biomedical Research Center's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 5% higher than in 2018-2021.