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Diet and metabolism studies

Diet and metabolism studies is a research topic within Physiology. Science Explorer counts 102k research works in it since 1950. 16.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the effects of ketogenic diet on various aspects of health, including weight loss, metabolic syndrome, neurological disorders such as epilepsy and Alzheimer's disease, glucose transporter deficiency, cancer therapy, and inflammation. It covers topics related to the metabolic and therapeutic implications of ketone bodies, the role of ketosis in neuroprotection, and the potential benefits of ketogenic diet in managing various health conditions.

  • Ketogenic Diet
  • Low-Carbohydrate Diet
  • Weight Loss
  • Metabolic Syndrome
  • Neurological Disorders
  • Epilepsy Treatment
  • Glucose Transporter Deficiency
  • Cancer Therapy
  • Alzheimer's Disease
  • Inflammation
Research works
102k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
17k
per year above
Top-10% rate
16.9%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+37%
the tick is no change

This ranks research output and citation impact. It says nothing about the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

Which countries lead Diet and metabolism studies research?

By volume, the United States and China publish the most (4.2k and 2.5k works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 4.2k works
  2. 2 China 2.5k works
  3. 3 India 915 works
  4. 4 United Kingdom 774 works
  5. 5 Germany 724 works
  6. 6 Italy 641 works
  7. 7 Japan 555 works
  8. 8 Indonesia 534 works
  9. 9 Spain 519 works
  10. 10 Brazil 461 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.

United States: 35.5%China: 20.9%India: 7.8%United Kingdom: 6.6%6 others listed: 29.2%35%largest
United States4,165 · 35.5%China2,457 · 20.9%India915 · 7.8%United Kingdom774 · 6.6%6 others listed3,434 · 29.2%

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

Which institutions lead Diet and metabolism studies research?

By volume in 2022–2025, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill publishes the most Diet and metabolism studies research, followed by Harvard University and University of California San Diego.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill United States 71 works
  2. 2 Harvard University United States 70 works
  3. 3 University of California San Diego United States 41 works
  4. 4 University of Toronto Canada 40 works
  5. 5 Inserm France 39 works
  6. 6 Universidade de São Paulo Brazil 38 works
  7. 7 Yale University United States 37 works
  8. 8 University of Copenhagen Denmark 36 works
  9. 9 University of Alabama at Birmingham United States 36 works
  10. 10 Airlangga University Indonesia 35 works

Who are the leading researchers in Diet and metabolism studies?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Diet and metabolism studies include Walter C. Willett, Mika Kivimäki and Juan Jesús Carrero.

  1. 1 Walter C. Willett 6.8k citations
  2. 2 Mika Kivimäki 6.7k citations
  3. 3 Juan Jesús Carrero 6.5k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

Where is Diet and metabolism studies research done?

The largest centres of Diet and metabolism studies research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), London (United Kingdom), Shanghai (China) and Paris (France).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 359 works
  2. 2 London United Kingdom 213 works
  3. 3 Shanghai China 184 works
  4. 4 Paris France 172 works
  5. 5 Madrid Spain 162 works
  6. 6 Seoul South Korea 161 works
  7. 7 Guangzhou China 160 works
  8. 8 Tehran Iran 154 works
  9. 9 Tokyo Japan 152 works
  10. 10 New York United States 152 works
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Where is the best place to study Diet and metabolism studies?

Among universities, judged by research, Medical University of Lodz, Pomeranian Medical University and Jiangnan University 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%mean 37.93%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Medical University of Lodz: 26, 38.8%Pomeranian Medical University: 11, 40.5%Jiangnan University: 30, 43.5%Harvard University: 70, 33.0%Medical University of Białystok: 14, 26.8%Magna Graecia University: 10, 43.3%University of Copenhagen: 36, 33.1%China Agricultural University: 22, 41.8%University of Bari Aldo Moro: 17, 39.4%Southern Medical University: 16, 39.1%Jiangnan UniversityPomeranian Medical U…Medical University o…Harvard University
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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
1Medical University of Lodz Poland 65.738.8%9.4×26 +107.5%
2Pomeranian Medical University Poland 61.240.5%8.2×11 +294.7%
3Jiangnan University China 58.143.5%2.8×30 +226.6%
4Harvard University United States 55.733.0%3.1×70 +44.8%
5Medical University of Białystok Poland 54.926.8%8.9×14 +143.7%
6Magna Graecia University Italy 52.143.3%5.5×10 +144.7%
7University of Copenhagen Denmark 49.633.1%3.0×36 +25.0%
8China Agricultural University China 49.641.8%2.2×22 +132.7%
9University of Bari Aldo Moro Italy 49.339.4%3.1×17 +133.4%
10Southern Medical University China 49.239.1%2.6×16 +193.9%

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 Diet and metabolism studies research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 37% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Diet and metabolism studies.

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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.