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Researcher · Harvard University · United States

Walter Churchill Willett

Walter Churchill Willett publishes mostly in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Physiology and Oncology, on topics such as Nutritional Studies and Diet, Cancer Risks and Factors and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet.

ORCID 0000-0003-1458-7597 OpenAlex
World rank
#71
of 7,710,434 ranked researchers
Rank in United States
#35
of 1,627,098
Works
2,692
Citations
411k
Citations per work
152.6
h-index
316
i10-index 1,819Top 0.1% in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Walter Churchill Willett

What does Walter Churchill Willett research?

Walter Churchill Willett's work is mostly in Medicine (44%), Nursing (7%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (5%).

Health Sciences: 1,376 works · 51.1% of their workMedicine: 1,176 works · 43.7% of their workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 622 works · 23.1% of their workPhysiology: 232 works · 8.6% of their workOncology: 210 works · 7.8% of their workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 113 works · 4.2% of their workNursing: 199 works · 7.4% of their workNutrition and Dietetics: 199 works · 7.4% of their workEverything else: 1,182 works · 43.9% of their workLife Sciences: 135 works · 5.0% of their workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 135 works · 5.0% of their workGenetics: 135 works · 5.0% of their workTHEIR WORKWalter ChurchillWillett2,692works
Life Sciences5%Health Sciences51%

Their six largest subfields, inside their fields and domains; the grey slice is everything else they publish. The interactive view splits every one of their works down to single topics.

The fields and subfields, with their numbers
  1. Health Sciences1,37651.1%
    1. Medicine1,17643.7%
    2. Nursing1997.4%
  2. Everything else1,18243.9%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1355.0%
  1. 1Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health23% of their works
  2. 2Physiology9% of their works
  3. 3Oncology8% of their works
  4. 4Nutrition and Dietetics7% of their works
  5. 5Genetics5% of their works
  6. 6Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism4% of their works

Research topics

Which keywords describe Walter Churchill Willett's research?

The keywords of their largest research topics: Metabolic Syndrome, Inflammation, Cardiovascular Disease, Dietary Patterns, Mediterranean Diet, Obesity, Chronic Diseases and Public Health.

Size is their works in the topics tagged with each word, from their 8 largest topics. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 22 words, with their numbers
  1. Metabolic Syndrome1,8704 topics
  2. Inflammation1,6914 topics
  3. Cardiovascular Disease1,2412 topics
  4. Dietary Patterns1,0781 topic
  5. Mediterranean Diet1,0781 topic
  6. Obesity7953 topics
  7. Chronic Diseases4673 topics
  8. Public Health4582 topics
  9. Body Mass Index3491 topic
  10. Cancer3491 topic
  11. Childhood3001 topic
  12. Overweight3001 topic
  13. Ketogenic Diet2851 topic
  14. Low-Carbohydrate Diet2851 topic
  15. Cancer Cachexia1651 topic
  16. Sarcopenia1651 topic
  17. Dietary Intake1631 topic
  18. Omega-3 Fatty Acids1631 topic
  19. Nutrigenomics1581 topic
  20. Personalized Nutrition1581 topic
  21. Consumer Acceptance1461 topic
  22. Ultra-Processed Foods1461 topic

Where does Walter Churchill Willett work?

Walter Churchill Willett's main affiliation in the publication record is Harvard University, United States.

How many publications and citations does Walter Churchill Willett have?

OpenAlex counts 2,692 works and 410,885 citations for Walter Churchill Willett, an h-index of 316, ranking #71 of 7,710,434 researchers worldwide on the quality score.

Ranked on field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%). Counts come from OpenAlex author records, which occasionally merge different people who share a name or split one person into several.

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