Question 1

Which countries lead Food Science research?

Accepted Answer

On research quality in 2022-now, China, the United States and the United Kingdom rank highest in Food Science. By volume, China and Indonesia publish the most (28k and 28k works in 2022-now).

Question 2

Which institutions lead Food Science research?

Accepted Answer

Chinese Academy of Sciences (China) ranks first in Food Science on research quality in 2022-now, followed by Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences and China Agricultural University.

Question 3

Who are the leading researchers in Food Science?

Accepted Answer

Counting only their work in Food Science, David Julian McClements, Willem M. de Vos and R. Paul Ross have the most papers in the world top 10% for their subfield and year beyond the 10% expected.

Question 4

Where is Food Science research done?

Accepted Answer

The largest centres of Food Science research in 2022-now are Beijing (China), Jakarta (Indonesia), Moscow (Russia) and Semarang (Indonesia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Yalta, Quakenbrück and Wyndmoor.

Question 5

Where is the best place to study Food Science?

Accepted Answer

Among universities, judged by research, Wageningen University & Research, China Agricultural University and Nanchang University score highest, combining standing in the field's ranking, excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

Question 6

Is Food Science research growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 23% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Food Supply Chain Traceability, Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability and Food Quality and Safety Studies.

Question 7

What are the most cited papers in Food Science?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper in Food Science is "A rapid and sensitive method for the quantitation of microgram quantities of protein utilizing the principle of protein-dye binding" (Marion M. Bradford, 1976), with 212,905 citations. Next come "A power primer." (42,833) and "DADA2: High-resolution sample inference from Illumina amplicon data" (37,958).