Top Nutrition and Dietetics Research Institutions
Northeast Agricultural University ranks first in 2022–2025, out of 162 ranked institutions.
Composite score: field-normalised excellence, output and total citations weighted 50 / 30 / 20, each as a percentile so no single heavy-tailed measure dominates. Floor: 40 fractional works in this field.
Ranked by research quality, 2022–2025
| # | Institution | Score | Top-10% rate | Works | Citations | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northeast Agricultural UniversityChina · Harbin | 100.0 | 51.3% | 221 | 4.2k | #27 |
| 2 | China Agricultural UniversityChina · Beijing | 86.4 | 38.0% | 244 | 3.6k | #54 |
| 3 | State Key Laboratory of Food Science and TechnologyChina · Wuxi | 78.4 | 43.1% | 295 | 4.7k | #52 |
| 4 | Beijing Technology and Business UniversityChina · Beijing | 72.8 | 46.2% | 154 | 2.9k | #82 |
| 5 | Jiangnan UniversityChina · Wuxi | 68.4 | 39.1% | 344 | 5k | #57 |
| 6 | Ministry of Agriculture and Rural AffairsChina · Beijing | 64.8 | 42.5% | 199 | 3k | — |
| 7 | Henan University of TechnologyChina · Zhengzhou | 61.8 | 39.6% | 175 | 2.5k | — |
| 8 | Yangzhou UniversityChina · Yangzhou | 59.1 | 35.0% | 165 | 2.1k | — |
| 9 | Northwest A&F UniversityChina · Yangling | 56.8 | 46.5% | 159 | 2.8k | — |
| 10 | Zhejiang UniversityChina · Hangzhou | 54.7 | 34.8% | 141 | 2.2k | #67 |
| 11 | Nanchang UniversityChina · Nanchang | 52.9 | 41.7% | 110 | 1.8k | — |
| 12 | South China University of TechnologyChina · Guangzhou | 51.2 | 43.8% | 126 | 2k | — |
| 13 | Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina · Shanghai | 49.6 | 30.7% | 127 | 1.6k | — |
| 14 | Harvard UniversityUnited States · Cambridge | 48.1 | 25.6% | 150 | 2k | #1 |
| 15 | Huazhong Agricultural UniversityChina · Wuhan | 46.8 | 37.8% | 137 | 2k | — |
| 16 | Nanjing Agricultural UniversityChina · Nanjing | 45.5 | 37.7% | 128 | 1.7k | — |
| 17 | Dalian Polytechnic UniversityChina · Dalian | 44.3 | 47.5% | 88 | 1.5k | — |
| 18 | Jiangsu UniversityChina · Zhenjiang | 43.2 | 45.3% | 107 | 1.8k | — |
| 19 | Johns Hopkins UniversityUnited States · Baltimore | 42.1 | 24.1% | 131 | 1.5k | #3 |
| 20 | Chinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesChina · Beijing | 41.1 | 38.6% | 100 | 1.6k | — |
| 21 | Wuhan Polytechnic UniversityChina · Wuhan | 40.2 | 38.9% | 106 | 1.5k | — |
| 22 | Jilin UniversityChina · Changchun | 39.2 | 38.5% | 103 | 1.4k | — |
| 23 | Tianjin University of Science and TechnologyChina · Tianjin | 38.4 | 42.2% | 85 | 1.2k | — |
| 24 | Wageningen University & ResearchNetherlands · Wageningen | 37.5 | 28.5% | 157 | 1.8k | #22 |
| 25 | Central South UniversityChina · Changsha | 36.7 | 37.0% | 90 | 1.3k | — |
| 26 | University of GondarEthiopia · Gonder | 36.0 | 27.7% | 119 | 1.1k | — |
| 27 | Chinese Academy of SciencesChina · Beijing | 35.2 | 30.1% | 105 | 1.5k | — |
| 28 | Sichuan UniversityChina · Chengdu | 34.5 | 28.4% | 124 | 1.4k | — |
| 29 | Southwest UniversityChina · Chongqing | 33.8 | 37.5% | 92 | 1.1k | — |
| 30 | University of California, DavisUnited States · Davis | 33.1 | 21.0% | 129 | 1.2k | #7 |
| 31 | Monash UniversityAustralia · Melbourne | 32.5 | 31.6% | 72 | 908 | — |
| 32 | Ocean University of ChinaChina · Qingdao | 31.9 | 40.1% | 65 | 926 | — |
| 33 | Universidade de São PauloBrazil · São Paulo | 31.3 | 15.9% | 180 | 1.1k | #39 |
| 34 | Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)Brazil · Campinas | 30.7 | 22.8% | 124 | 1.3k | #68 |
| 35 | Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeChina · Beijing | 30.1 | 23.2% | 109 | 1.3k | — |
| 36 | King Saud UniversitySaudi Arabia · Riyadh | 29.6 | 23.5% | 132 | 1.5k | — |
| 37 | Sichuan Agricultural UniversityChina · Ya'an | 29.0 | 28.6% | 111 | 1.2k | — |
| 38 | South China Agricultural UniversityChina · Guangzhou | 28.5 | 32.7% | 88 | 1.1k | — |
| 39 | University of ManitobaCanada · Winnipeg | 28.0 | 29.6% | 82 | 977 | — |
| 40 | Ningbo UniversityChina · Ningbo | 27.5 | 36.5% | 64 | 975 | — |
| 41 | University of MilanItaly · Milan | 27.0 | 27.0% | 98 | 986 | #70 |
| 42 | National University of SingaporeSingapore · Singapore | 26.5 | 31.5% | 66 | 1.1k | — |
| 43 | Purdue University West LafayetteUnited States · West Lafayette | 26.1 | 25.5% | 77 | 739 | #36 |
| 44 | Sun Yat-sen UniversityChina · Guangzhou | 25.6 | 24.2% | 90 | 978 | — |
| 45 | University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States · Chapel Hill | 25.2 | 8.7% | 219 | 782 | #19 |
| 46 | University of CopenhagenDenmark · Copenhagen | 24.7 | 25.7% | 98 | 1.1k | #41 |
| 47 | Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyChina · Wuhan | 24.3 | 27.8% | 81 | 1.1k | — |
| 48 | Cornell UniversityUnited States · Ithaca | 23.9 | 23.9% | 102 | 903 | #4 |
| 49 | Lovely Professional UniversityIndia · Phagwāra | 23.5 | 22.3% | 86 | 591 | — |
| 50 | Cairo UniversityEgypt · Giza | 23.1 | 15.7% | 147 | 860 | — |
| 51 | Brigham and Women's HospitalUnited States · Boston | 22.7 | 25.9% | 63 | 1k | #2 |
| 52 | Qingdao UniversityChina · Qingdao | 22.3 | 30.2% | 61 | 716 | — |
| 53 | McGill UniversityCanada · Montreal | 22.0 | 28.7% | 68 | 762 | #31 |
| 54 | National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and ManagementIndia · Sonīpat | 21.6 | 34.8% | 61 | 817 | — |
| 55 | The University of MelbourneAustralia · Melbourne | 21.2 | 27.7% | 71 | 836 | #42 |
| 56 | KU LeuvenBelgium · Leuven | 20.9 | 24.9% | 98 | 963 | #24 |
| 57 | Fujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityChina · Fuzhou | 20.5 | 35.7% | 67 | 866 | — |
| 58 | Warsaw University of Life SciencesPoland · Warsaw | 20.2 | 27.0% | 82 | 838 | — |
| 59 | Yale UniversityUnited States · New Haven | 19.9 | 23.8% | 69 | 762 | #11 |
| 60 | Padjadjaran UniversityIndonesia · Bandung | 19.5 | 16.2% | 117 | 752 | — |
| 61 | University of MichiganUnited States · Ann Arbor | 19.2 | 23.7% | 67 | 788 | #9 |
| 62 | University College LondonUnited Kingdom · London | 18.9 | 23.7% | 78 | 732 | #20 |
| 63 | Saveetha UniversityIndia · Chennai | 18.6 | 15.2% | 84 | 630 | — |
| 64 | Hunan Agricultural UniversityChina · Changsha | 18.3 | 32.6% | 62 | 743 | — |
| 65 | University of GuelphCanada · Guelph | 17.9 | 27.5% | 75 | 636 | #86 |
| 66 | University of AlbertaCanada · Edmonton | 17.6 | 24.7% | 78 | 796 | #37 |
| 67 | Peking UniversityChina · Beijing | 17.4 | 19.8% | 94 | 826 | — |
| 68 | Addis Ababa UniversityEthiopia · Addis Ababa | 17.1 | 22.4% | 94 | 721 | — |
| 69 | Capital Medical UniversityChina · Beijing | 16.8 | 22.1% | 74 | 667 | — |
| 70 | University of AucklandNew Zealand · Auckland | 16.5 | 29.3% | 70 | 697 | #71 |
| 71 | Southern Medical UniversityChina · Guangzhou | 16.2 | 24.7% | 67 | 712 | — |
| 72 | Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance · Paris | 15.9 | 21.5% | 75 | 686 | #46 |
| 73 | Guizhou UniversityChina · Guiyang | 15.7 | 31.3% | 62 | 670 | — |
| 74 | Nanjing Medical UniversityChina · Nanjing | 15.4 | 28.4% | 68 | 738 | — |
| 75 | Sapienza University of RomeItaly · Rome | 15.1 | 24.9% | 64 | 752 | — |
| 76 | The University of SydneyAustralia · Sydney | 14.9 | 23.5% | 74 | 603 | #61 |
| 77 | The University of QueenslandAustralia · Brisbane | 14.6 | 21.5% | 84 | 772 | #69 |
| 78 | Al-Azhar UniversityEgypt · Cairo | 14.4 | 14.2% | 81 | 561 | — |
| 79 | Tehran University of Medical SciencesIran · Tehran | 14.1 | 18.0% | 97 | 690 | — |
| 80 | University of TorontoCanada · Toronto | 13.9 | 18.0% | 90 | 707 | #26 |
| 81 | The Ohio State UniversityUnited States · Columbus | 13.6 | 19.7% | 80 | 634 | #50 |
| 82 | University of PennsylvaniaUnited States · Philadelphia | 13.4 | 22.3% | 63 | 633 | #23 |
| 83 | University of DelhiIndia · New Delhi | 13.1 | 19.4% | 66 | 455 | — |
| 84 | National Research CentreEgypt · Giza | 12.9 | 17.9% | 109 | 783 | — |
| 85 | University of FloridaUnited States · Gainesville | 12.7 | 13.2% | 97 | 689 | #34 |
| 86 | University of WashingtonUnited States · Seattle | 12.4 | 19.2% | 72 | 638 | #10 |
| 87 | Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'EnvironnementFrance · Paris | 12.2 | 14.8% | 90 | 710 | — |
| 88 | Bahir Dar UniversityEthiopia · Bahir Dar | 12.0 | 25.1% | 66 | 428 | — |
| 89 | Korea UniversitySouth Korea · Seoul | 11.8 | 21.0% | 71 | 624 | — |
| 90 | Texas A&M UniversityUnited States · College Station | 11.6 | 21.6% | 62 | 630 | — |
| 91 | InsermFrance · Paris | 11.3 | 17.2% | 72 | 642 | #38 |
| 92 | Tabriz University of Medical SciencesIran · Tabriz | 11.1 | 22.4% | 61 | 483 | — |
| 93 | Punjab Agricultural UniversityIndia · Ludhiana | 10.9 | 14.3% | 105 | 738 | — |
| 94 | Jimma UniversityEthiopia · Jimma | 10.7 | 21.0% | 72 | 552 | — |
| 95 | Soochow UniversityChina · Suzhou | 10.5 | 21.9% | 64 | 586 | — |
| 96 | Shanxi Agricultural UniversityChina · Xiaodian | 10.3 | 26.7% | 66 | 607 | — |
| 97 | London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineUnited Kingdom · London | 10.1 | 21.9% | 61 | 497 | #49 |
| 98 | Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico · Mexico City | 9.9 | 15.2% | 75 | 544 | — |
| 99 | University of GeorgiaUnited States · Athens | 9.7 | 19.3% | 68 | 512 | — |
| 100 | Shahid Beheshti University of Medical SciencesIran · Tehran | 9.5 | 17.3% | 86 | 503 | — |
institutions ranked worldwide in Nutrition and Dietetics (162). rank on the composite score within the stated pool. The score track runs 0 to 100; the rate track carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field.
How spread out this pool is
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Ranked by volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Jiangnan UniversityChina 344 works
- 2 State Key Laboratory of Food Science and TechnologyChina 295 works
- 3 China Agricultural UniversityChina 244 works
- 4 Northeast Agricultural UniversityChina 221 works
- 5 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 219 works
- 6 Ministry of Agriculture and Rural AffairsChina 199 works
- 7 Universidade de São PauloBrazil 180 works
- 8 Airlangga UniversityIndonesia 177 works
- 9 Henan University of TechnologyChina 175 works
- 10 Yangzhou UniversityChina 165 works
- 11 Northwest A&F UniversityChina 159 works
- 12 Wageningen University & ResearchNetherlands 157 works
- 13 Beijing Technology and Business UniversityChina 154 works
- 14 Harvard UniversityUnited States 150 works
- 15 Cairo UniversityEgypt 147 works