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Sight and Life

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Research works
48
▲ 48% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.4k
29.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.5%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
64%
world 40%
International
67%
world 18%
Sight and Life

Not ranked overall: Sight and Life is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Sight and Life work in?

In all years, 64% of research at Sight and Life is in Health Sciences, 18% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (34%), Nursing (23%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (10%). It does 2.4× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 31 fractional works · 63.5% of its workMedicine: 16 fractional works · 33.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 8.5% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 3.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 11 fractional works · 23.0% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 11 fractional works · 23.0% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 6.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 5.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 8 fractional works · 17.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 9.6% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 5.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 5 fractional works · 10.3% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 8.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBusiness and International Management: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKSight and Life48fractional works, all years
Life Sciences18%Physical Sciences10%Health Sciences64%Social Sciences9%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine1633.6%
    2. Nursing1123.0%
    3. Health Professions36.9%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences59.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology35.9%
    3. Neuroscience12.0%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
    1. Engineering23.6%
    2. Environmental Science12.4%
    3. Chemistry12.3%
    4. Computer Science01.0%
    5. Physics and Astronomy00.5%
    6. Energy00.2%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.2%
    8. Materials Science00.2%
    9. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Social Sciences12.7%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting11.8%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.6%
    4. Decision Sciences11.4%
    5. Psychology00.6%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 2.66× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.76× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.23× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.44× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.07× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 31.10× its world share, 3 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 31.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 14 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing31.10×3 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.66×2 works
  3. Health Professions2.44×1 works
  4. Medicine2.07×7 works
  5. Environmental Science1.23×1 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.76×1 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting0.61×0 works
  8. Psychology0.46×0 works
  9. Engineering0.40×1 works
  10. Computer Science0.30×0 works
  11. Physics and Astronomy0.30×0 works
  12. Social Sciences0.24×0 works
  13. Immunology and Microbiology0.16×0 works
  14. Mathematics0.13×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Sight and Life?

Ranked on the quality score, Klaus Kraemer, Srujith Lingala and Kalpana Beesabathuni lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sight and Life.

  1. 1 Klaus Kraemer Switzerland · #668,554 worldwide 7.5k citations · 261 works
  2. 2 Srujith Lingala Switzerland · #1,993,415 worldwide 130 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Kalpana Beesabathuni Switzerland · #2,233,090 worldwide 310 citations · 40 works
  4. 4 Kesso Gabrielle van Zutphen Switzerland · #2,424,572 worldwide 311 citations · 38 works
All ranked researchers at Sight and Life

What are the most cited papers from Sight and Life?

The most cited paper from Sight and Life is "The Global Hidden Hunger Indices and Maps: An Advocacy Tool for Action" (Sumithra Muthayya, Jee Hyun Rah, Jonathan D. Sugimoto et al., 2013), with 561 citations. Next come "Low dietary diversity is a predictor of child stunting in rural Bangladesh" (361) and "Legumes as a sustainable source of protein in human diets" (357).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The Global Hidden Hunger Indices and Maps: An Advocacy Tool for Action Sumithra Muthayya, Jee Hyun Rah, Jonathan D. Sugimoto et al. · PLoS ONE Open access 12 Jun 2013 561
2 Low dietary diversity is a predictor of child stunting in rural Bangladesh Jee Hyun Rah, Nasima Akhter, Richard D. Semba et al. · European Journal of Clinical Nutrition Open access 15 Sep 2010 361
3 Legumes as a sustainable source of protein in human diets Richard D. Semba, Rebecca Ramsing, Nihaal K. Rahman et al. · Global Food Security 27 Feb 2021 357
4 Child Stunting is Associated with Low Circulating Essential Amino Acids Richard D. Semba, Michelle D Shardell, Fayrouz A Sakr Ashour et al. · EBioMedicine Open access 20 Feb 2016 351
5 Food Fortification: The Advantages, Disadvantages and Lessons from Sight and Life Programs Rebecca Olson, Breda Gavin-Smith, Chiara Ferraboschi et al. · Nutrients Open access 29 Mar 2021 302
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Sight and Life?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Child Development, Maternal and Child Undernutrition, Water Sanitation Hygiene, Inflammation, Cardiovascular Disease, Cancer Prevention, Metabolic Syndrome 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 all years 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 35 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 35 words, with their numbers
  1. Child Development9▲ 63×3 topics
  2. Maternal and Child Undernutrition8▲ 283×1 topic
  3. Water Sanitation Hygiene8▲ 283×1 topic
  4. Inflammation7▲ 6.2×10 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress4▲ 4.5×7 topics
  6. Cardiovascular Disease4▲ 7.0×4 topics
  7. Cancer Prevention3▲ 28×2 topics
  8. Metabolic Syndrome3▲ 7.8×6 topics
  9. Health Outcomes3▲ 25×2 topics
  10. Chronic Disease2▲ 31×2 topics
  11. Food Insecurity2▲ 99×1 topic
  12. Mental Health2▲ 4.3×2 topics
  13. Social Determinants2▲ 25×1 topic
  14. Epidemiology2◆ 1.12×11 topics
  15. Dietary Patterns2▲ 90×1 topic
  16. Health Effects2▲ 7.4×5 topics
  17. Mediterranean Diet2▲ 90×1 topic
  18. Antioxidant2▲ 5.8×4 topics
  19. Chronic Diseases2▲ 14×5 topics
  20. Hepcidin2▲ 92×1 topic
  21. Iron Regulation2▲ 92×1 topic
  22. Public Health2▲ 2.8×6 topics
  23. Cancer2▲ 2.6×2 topics
  24. Immune Function2▲ 35×2 topics
  25. COVID-192▲ 4.9×4 topics
  26. Food Security2▲ 8.1×7 topics
  27. Sustainability2▲ 1.85×6 topics
  28. Sepsis2▲ 20×3 topics
  29. Ascorbic Acid1▲ 118×1 topic
  30. Environmental Impact1▲ 2.2×6 topics
  31. Vitamin C1▲ 118×1 topic
  32. Biomarkers1▲ 4.3×2 topics
  33. Antioxidants1▲ 6.0×2 topics
  34. Carotenoids1▲ 62×1 topic
  35. Lipid Peroxidation1▲ 34×1 topic

Which research topics does Sight and Life publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Child Nutrition and Water Access, Nutritional Studies and Diet, Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact and Iron Metabolism and Disorders.

Child Nutrition and Wate…2Child Nutrition and Water Access: 2 fractional worksNutritional Studies and …1Nutritional Studies and Diet: 1 fractional worksAgriculture Sustainabili…1Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact: 1 fractional worksIron Metabolism and Disorders: 1 fractional worksNutrition, Genetics, and Disease: 1 fractional worksBuilding Energy and Comf…0Building Energy and Comfort Optimization: 0 fractional worksNoise Effects and Management: 0 fractional worksTrauma and Emergency Care Studies: 0 fractional worksNutrition and Health in Aging: 0 fractional worksInnovation and Socioeconomic Development: 0 fractional works
Nutrition and DieteticsPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthEcologyHematology6 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 Nutritional Studies and Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  3. 3 Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact Ecology 1 works
  4. 4 Iron Metabolism and Disorders Hematology 1 works
  5. 5 Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease Genetics 1 works
  6. 6 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 0 works
  7. 7 Noise Effects and Management Speech and Hearing 0 works
  8. 8 Trauma and Emergency Care Studies Emergency Medicine 0 works
  9. 9 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 0 works
  10. 10 Innovation and Socioeconomic Development Business and International Management 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 available64.2%not open35.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors67.4%domestic only32.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Sight and Life's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 48% higher 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 Sight and Life as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000081% in 2024.

still counting0.000050%0.00010%0.00015%Sight and Life0.000060% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of Sight and Life over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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