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Nutrition and Dietetics research

Nutrition and Dietetics is a subfield of Nursing. Science Explorer counts 508k research works in it since 1950. 18.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

In short: field of research.

Research works
508k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
94k
per year above
Top-10% rate
18.5%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Topics
17
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+30%
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This ranks research output and citation impact. It says nothing about the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

What is Nutrition and Dietetics research about, and what is growing?

By the world's output in 2019–23, its most used keywords are Health Benefits, Dietary Fiber, Child Development, Maternal and Child Undernutrition, Antioxidant, Gut Microbiota. Gaining share since 2009–13: Child Development, Maternal and Child Undernutrition, Cardiovascular Health, Phenolic Compounds, Cancer. Losing share: Copper, Zinc, Fatty Acid Metabolism, Omega-3 Fatty Acids.

▲ gaining share of this field◆ holding its share▼ losing share

Size is the world's fractional works in 2019–23 in the topics tagged with each word; colour compares the word's share of this field with 2009–13. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Health Benefits25k◆ 1.05×3 topics
  2. Dietary Fiber21k◆ 1.04×2 topics
  3. Child Development21k▲ 1.64×1 topic
  4. Maternal and Child Undernutrition21k▲ 1.64×1 topic
  5. Antioxidant20k◆ 0.89×4 topics
  6. Gut Microbiota20k◆ 0.91×3 topics
  7. Nutrition17k▼ 0.77×4 topics
  8. Immune Function13k▼ 0.81×2 topics
  9. Glycemic Index13k◆ 1.15×1 topic
  10. Starch13k◆ 1.15×1 topic
  11. Cardiovascular Disease12k▼ 0.80×3 topics
  12. Inflammation12k▼ 0.80×3 topics
  13. Toxicity12k▼ 0.75×2 topics
  14. Sweet Taste9,202▼ 0.82×1 topic
  15. Taste Receptors9,202▼ 0.82×1 topic
  16. Fructans8,683◆ 0.91×1 topic
  17. Inulin8,683◆ 0.91×1 topic
  18. Cancer8,169▲ 1.23×2 topics
  19. Chronic Diseases8,040▼ 0.69×2 topics
  20. Dietary Intake8,040▼ 0.69×2 topics
  21. Copper7,636▼ 0.67×1 topic
  22. Zinc7,636▼ 0.67×1 topic
  23. Human Milk Composition6,894◆ 1.02×1 topic
  24. Preterm Infants6,894◆ 1.02×1 topic
  25. Cancer Prevention6,606◆ 1.10×2 topics
  26. Metabolism6,606◆ 1.10×2 topics
  27. Critical Care6,575▼ 0.86×1 topic
  28. Nutrition Support Therapy6,575▼ 0.86×1 topic
  29. Fatty Acid Metabolism6,011▼ 0.67×1 topic
  30. Omega-3 Fatty Acids6,011▼ 0.67×1 topic
  31. Cardiovascular Health5,864▲ 1.28×2 topics
  32. Phenolic Compounds5,864▲ 1.28×2 topics
  33. Ascorbic Acid5,861◆ 1.12×1 topic
  34. Vitamin C5,861◆ 1.12×1 topic
  35. Selenium4,414◆ 0.95×1 topic
  36. Selenoproteins4,414◆ 0.95×1 topic
  37. Antioxidants3,672◆ 1.14×1 topic
  38. Nut Consumption3,672◆ 1.14×1 topic
  39. Hypertension3,670◆ 1.00×1 topic
  40. Sodium Intake3,670◆ 1.00×1 topic

Which countries lead Nutrition and Dietetics research?

On research quality in 2022–2025, China, the United States and India rank highest in Nutrition and Dietetics. By volume, China and the United States publish the most (16k and 11k works in 2022–2025).

By research quality, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China · #2 all time 31.3% top 10% · 16k works
  2. 2 United States · #1 all time 17.1% top 10% · 11k works
  3. 3 India · #8 all time 12.1% top 10% · 8.2k works
  4. 4 Italy · #6 all time 25.9% top 10% · 1.9k works
  5. 5 United Kingdom · #3 all time 18.6% top 10% · 2.4k works
  6. 6 Canada · #4 all time 22.2% top 10% · 1.5k works
  7. 7 Australia · #7 all time 24.8% top 10% · 1.4k works
  8. 8 Germany · #5 all time 18.4% top 10% · 1.6k works
  9. 9 Spain · #11 all time 20.7% top 10% · 1.7k works
  10. 10 Poland · #17 all time 20.8% top 10% · 1.3k works

The track on each row is that row’s top-10% rate. The ranking itself is the composite score, which the rate is only one part of.

Of 62 countries ranked in Nutrition and Dietetics. Composite of field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%); the bracket is the all-time rank.

All countries ranked in Nutrition and Dietetics

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 16k works
  2. 2 United States 11k works
  3. 3 India 8.2k works
  4. 4 Indonesia 5.1k works
  5. 5 Brazil 3.2k works
  6. 6 Türkiye 2.7k works
  7. 7 United Kingdom 2.4k works
  8. 8 Japan 2.4k works
  9. 9 South Korea 2k works
  10. 10 Iran 1.9k works

How concentrated that is

The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.

China: 29.0%United States: 19.9%India: 15.0%Indonesia: 9.4%6 others listed: 26.7%29%largest
China16k · 29.0%United States11k · 19.9%India8,238 · 15.0%Indonesia5,120 · 9.4%6 others listed15k · 26.7%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Nutrition and Dietetics research?

Northeast Agricultural University (China) ranks first in Nutrition and Dietetics on research quality in 2022–2025, followed by China Agricultural University and State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology.

By research quality, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Northeast Agricultural University China · Harbin · #27 all time 51.3% top 10% · 221 works
  2. 2 China Agricultural University China · Beijing · #54 all time 38.0% top 10% · 244 works
  3. 3 State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology China · Wuxi · #52 all time 43.1% top 10% · 295 works
  4. 4 Beijing Technology and Business University China · Beijing · #82 all time 46.2% top 10% · 154 works
  5. 5 Jiangnan University China · Wuxi · #57 all time 39.1% top 10% · 344 works
  6. 6 Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs China · Beijing 42.5% top 10% · 199 works
  7. 7 Henan University of Technology China · Zhengzhou 39.6% top 10% · 175 works
  8. 8 Yangzhou University China · Yangzhou 35.0% top 10% · 165 works
  9. 9 Northwest A&F University China · Yangling 46.5% top 10% · 159 works
  10. 10 Zhejiang University China · Hangzhou · #67 all time 34.8% top 10% · 141 works

The track on each row is that row’s top-10% rate. The ranking itself is the composite score, which the rate is only one part of.

Of 162 institutions above the floor of 40 fractional works in Nutrition and Dietetics.

Top 100 Nutrition and Dietetics institutions

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Jiangnan University China 344 works
  2. 2 State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology China 295 works
  3. 3 China Agricultural University China 244 works
  4. 4 Northeast Agricultural University China 221 works
  5. 5 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill United States 219 works
  6. 6 Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs China 199 works
  7. 7 Universidade de São Paulo Brazil 180 works
  8. 8 Airlangga University Indonesia 177 works
  9. 9 Henan University of Technology China 175 works
  10. 10 Yangzhou University China 165 works

Who are the leading researchers in Nutrition and Dietetics?

Among the most productive authors in Nutrition and Dietetics, Christopher J L Murray, Zulfiqar A Bhutta and Mostafa Qorbani rank highest on the composite score.

  1. 1 Christopher J L Murray United States · #23 worldwide 13k citations · 158 works
  2. 2 Zulfiqar A Bhutta Pakistan · #29 worldwide 7k citations · 258 works
  3. 3 Mostafa Qorbani Iran · #41 worldwide 5.9k citations · 166 works
  4. 4 Maciej Banach Poland · #49 worldwide 5.2k citations · 199 works
  5. 5 Nelson Alvis‐Guzmán Colombia · #62 worldwide 7.7k citations · 138 works
  6. 6 Simon I Hay United States · #67 worldwide 12k citations · 134 works
  7. 7 Déborah Carvalho Malta Brazil · #71 worldwide 5.5k citations · 142 works
  8. 8 Amirhossein Sahebkar Iran · #123 worldwide 5.6k citations · 243 works
  9. 9 Juan Jesús Carrero Sweden · #138 worldwide 6.5k citations · 120 works
  10. 10 Till Bärnighausen Germany · #139 worldwide 5.4k citations · 123 works

Re-ranked on the composite score from the 5,159 highest-output authors in Nutrition and Dietetics. Identities come from OpenAlex author disambiguation, which occasionally merges or splits people.

Top 100 Nutrition and Dietetics researchers

Where is Nutrition and Dietetics research done?

The largest centres of Nutrition and Dietetics research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Guangzhou (China), Seoul (South Korea) and London (United Kingdom). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Vevey, Sangrur and Wanju.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 2.3k works
  2. 2 Guangzhou China 850 works
  3. 3 Seoul South Korea 811 works
  4. 4 London United Kingdom 748 works
  5. 5 Shanghai China 737 works
  6. 6 New Delhi India 692 works
  7. 7 Tehran Iran 677 works
  8. 8 Jakarta Indonesia 673 works
  9. 9 Wuxi China 664 works
  10. 10 Nanjing China 629 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. VeveyCH · 25.4 works17×
  2. SangrurIN · 49.0 works11×
  3. WanjuKR · 41.8 works10×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Nutrition and Dietetics than the world average.

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Nutrition and Dietetics research by country

The best places for Nutrition and Dietetics research inside each country, with that country's researchers and world standing.

Where is the best place to study Nutrition and Dietetics?

Among universities, judged by research, Northeast Agricultural University, Beijing Technology and Business University and National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

0%20%40%60%mean 38.99%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Northeast Agricultural University: 221, 51.3%Beijing Technology and Business University: 154, 46.2%National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management: 61, 34.8%University of Gondar: 119, 27.7%Jiangnan University: 344, 39.1%Henan University of Technology: 175, 39.6%Northwest A&F University: 159, 46.5%Wuhan Polytechnic University: 106, 38.9%Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology: 49, 27.8%China Agricultural University: 244, 38.0%Northeast Agricultur…Beijing Technology a…National Institute o…University of Gondar
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1Northeast Agricultural University China 72.151.3%9.5×221 -25.7%
2Beijing Technology and Business University China 71.746.2%8.2×154 +121.7%
3National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management India 66.734.8%23.4×61 +1120.0%
4University of Gondar Ethiopia 66.127.7%9.2×119 +212.9%
5Jiangnan University China 64.339.1%6.6×344 +10.1%
6Henan University of Technology China 63.339.6%9.7×175 -36.0%
7Northwest A&F University China 59.946.5%4.6×159 +58.4%
8Wuhan Polytechnic University China 59.638.9%10.4×106 -26.3%
9Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology India 59.427.8%11.2×49 +235.8%
10China Agricultural University China 55.238.0%5.0×244 -18.0%

Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.

Is Nutrition and Dietetics research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 30% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Food Science and Nutritional Studies, Pomegranate: compositions and health benefits and Child Nutrition and Water Access.

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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.

Which topics inside it are moving

Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.

  1. Food Science and Nutritional Studies+278%
  2. Pomegranate: compositions and health benefits+267%
  3. Child Nutrition and Water Access+210%
  4. Sodium Intake and Health+113%
  5. Nuts composition and effects+110%
  6. Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior+109%
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Growth in output from 2005–09 to 2015–19. Every topic is a page of its own.

What does Nutrition and Dietetics include?

Child Nutrition and Wate…67kChild Nutrition and Water Access: 67k fractional worksBiochemical Analysis and…51kBiochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques: 51k fractional worksFood composition and properties: 51k fractional worksTrace Elements in Health50kTrace Elements in Health: 50k fractional worksMicrobial Metabolites in…44kMicrobial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology: 44k fractional worksClinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology: 40k fractional worksFatty Acid Research and Health: 38k fractional worksInfant Nutrition and Hea…33kInfant Nutrition and Health: 33k fractional worksVitamin C and Antioxidants Research: 27k fractional worksSelenium in Biological Systems: 21k fractional worksSodium Intake and Health: 17k fractional worksVitamin K Research Studies: 15k fractional works

Area is fractional works in that topic. Every name below is a page of its own.