Diet and metabolism studies

Diet and metabolism studies is a research topic within Physiology. Science Explorer counts 102k research works in it since 1950. 10.0% 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
In the world top 10%: 10k
Top-10% rate: 10.0%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25: +28%
Largest producer: United States

Diet and metabolism studies

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 (4.4k and 2.7k works in 2022-now).

By volume, 2022-now

1 United States 4.4k works
2 China 2.7k works
3 India 960 works
4 United Kingdom 814 works
5 Germany 767 works
6 Italy 683 works
7 Indonesia 579 works
8 Japan 574 works
9 Spain 539 works
10 Brazil 489 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 States4,352 · 35.1%China2,651 · 21.4%India960 · 7.7%United Kingdom814 · 6.6%6 others listed3,631 · 29.3%

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

Which institutions lead Diet and metabolism studies research?

By volume in 2022-now, Harvard University publishes the most Diet and metabolism studies research, followed by University of Toronto and Inserm.

By volume, 2022-now

1 Harvard UniversityUnited States 183 works
2 University of TorontoCanada 80 works
3 InsermFrance 78 works
4 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 78 works
5 Russian Academy of SciencesRussia 73 works
6 Mayo ClinicUnited States 69 works
7 Zhejiang UniversityChina 64 works
8 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina 64 works
9 Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'EnvironnementFrance 63 works
10 National Institutes of HealthUnited States 62 works

Who are the leading researchers in Diet and metabolism studies?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Diet and metabolism studies include David Moher, Eric S. Lander and Rob Knight.

1 David Moher Canada 898k citations
2 Eric S. Lander United States 524k citations
3 Rob Knight United States 468k citations
4 George Davey Smith United Kingdom 435k citations
5 Ali H. Mokdad United States 429k citations
6 Walter Churchill Willett United States 411k citations
7 Mark J. Daly United States 403k citations
8 Peer Bork Germany 396k citations
9 Guido Kroemer France 386k citations
10 Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta Pakistan 371k citations

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

What are the most cited papers in Diet and metabolism studies?

The most cited paper in Diet and metabolism studies is "Two new Later Stone Age sites from the Final Pleistocene in the Falémé Valley, eastern Senegal" (Ndiaye, Matar, Lespez, Laurent, Tribolo, Chantal et al., 2024), with 24,104 citations. Next come "An obesity-associated gut microbiome with increased capacity for energy harvest" (12,679) and "Role of Insulin Resistance in Human Disease" (12,183).

Most cited papers
#	Paper	Released	Citations
1	Two new Later Stone Age sites from the Final Pleistocene in the Falémé Valley, eastern Senegal Ndiaye, Matar, Lespez, Laurent, Tribolo, Chantal et al. · Monash University Research Portal (Monash University) Open access	28 Mar 2024	24,104
2	An obesity-associated gut microbiome with increased capacity for energy harvest Peter James Turnbaugh, Ruth E. Ley, Michael A. Mahowald et al. · Nature	Dec 2006	12,679
3	Role of Insulin Resistance in Human Disease Gerald M. Reaven · Diabetes	Dec 1988	12,183
4	Diet rapidly and reproducibly alters the human gut microbiome Lawrence A. David, Corinne F. Maurice, Rachel N. Carmody et al. · Nature Open access	11 Dec 2013	10,461
5	Whole Brain Segmentation Bruce R. Fischl, David H. Salat, Evelina Busa et al. · Neuron Open access	2002	9,165

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Where is Diet and metabolism studies research done?

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

Largest cities, 2022-now

1 BeijingChina 373 works
2 LondonUnited Kingdom 226 works
3 ShanghaiChina 195 works
4 ParisFrance 175 works
5 SeoulSouth Korea 169 works
6 GuangzhouChina 168 works
7 MadridSpain 167 works
8 TehranIran 161 works
9 New YorkUnited States 158 works
10 TokyoJapan 157 works

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Where is the best place to study Diet and metabolism studies?

Among universities, judged by research, Harvard University, Nanchang University and Zhejiang University score highest, combining citation excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

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One dot per university in the first ten of the table below, at the default weights. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

Citation excellenceshare of its work in the world top 10%, 2022-now and all time averaged

40%

Specialisationhow much of its work is in this field, counted up to 10× the world share

10%

Sizeits output in this field, on a log scale

30%

Growthoutput growth, counted from -20% to +20%

10%

Internationalshare of its work with a co-author abroad

10%

Each slider sets a weight; the share it gets of the score is beside it.

#	University	Score	Top 10%	Specialisation	Works	Growth
1	Harvard UniversityUnited States	75.8	15.2%	3.4×	183	+14.2%
2	Nanchang UniversityChina	73.3	27.7%	3.6×	45	+171.0%
3	Zhejiang UniversityChina	62.8	19.6%	1.4×	64	+108.1%
4	China Agricultural UniversityChina	62.8	24.8%	2.5×	23	+69.2%
5	Chinese University of Hong KongChina	61.9	24.0%	2.0×	24	+127.7%
6	University of California San DiegoUnited States	61.8	16.8%	3.0×	49	+42.1%
7	University College CorkIreland	61.3	18.6%	4.8×	24	+42.7%
8	University of TorontoCanada	60.2	10.6%	2.4×	80	+33.2%
9	Jiangnan UniversityChina	59.5	19.8%	3.1×	31	+180.1%
10	Southern Medical UniversityChina	59.3	22.3%	3.1×	32	+91.5%
11	Northwest A&F UniversityChina	58.9	26.6%	1.8×	12	+120.4%
12	Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese MedicineChina	58.2	29.2%	3.3×	14	+131.5%
13	Monash UniversityAustralia	58.0	17.9%	2.2×	36	+15.9%
14	Sun Yat-sen UniversityChina	57.8	19.4%	1.4×	47	+67.9%
15	National and Kapodistrian University of AthensGreece	57.8	21.6%	2.9×	25	+22.0%
16	Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina	57.5	17.4%	1.3×	64	+54.9%
17	Chongqing Medical UniversityChina	57.3	21.8%	3.3×	31	+97.6%
18	University of Naples Federico IIItaly	57.2	19.1%	2.9×	36	+26.5%
19	Johns Hopkins UniversityUnited States	56.3	11.4%	2.4×	61	+13.0%
20	Ningbo UniversityChina	56.3	31.2%	1.3×	13	+148.9%
21	Università Cattolica del Sacro CuoreItaly	56.1	21.3%	3.7×	27	+86.8%
22	University of PennsylvaniaUnited States	55.7	16.9%	1.8×	33	+20.5%
23	Northeast Agricultural UniversityChina	55.7	27.5%	2.4×	11	+163.5%
24	University of CopenhagenDenmark	55.0	14.5%	3.7×	58	-9.3%
25	University of Bari Aldo MoroItaly	54.9	24.2%	3.4×	18	+50.8%
26	Wageningen University & ResearchNetherlands	54.7	17.3%	4.3×	26	-5.5%
27	Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyChina	54.6	21.1%	1.1×	34	+116.3%
28	Karolinska InstitutetSweden	54.3	12.2%	3.4×	32	+11.7%
29	Yale UniversityUnited States	54.1	8.1%	2.2×	41	+43.0%
30	Medical University of LodzPoland	53.9	20.6%	10.1×	26	+100.2%
31	Qatar UniversityQatar	53.8	23.9%	2.2×	10	+59.4%
32	McMaster UniversityCanada	53.7	11.9%	2.9×	28	+16.5%
33	University of California, Los AngelesUnited States	53.5	11.2%	2.3×	44	+20.1%
34	National University of SingaporeSingapore	53.2	15.3%	1.4×	27	+48.6%
35	Jilin UniversityChina	52.9	24.1%	1.0×	19	+98.0%
36	Central South UniversityChina	52.6	18.3%	1.2×	40	+85.8%
37	Stanford UniversityUnited States	52.5	9.2%	1.9×	47	+47.4%
38	Sichuan UniversityChina	52.1	16.0%	1.3×	48	+180.9%
39	University of California, San FranciscoUnited States	52.0	13.7%	2.3×	27	+63.0%
40	University College LondonUnited Kingdom	51.9	7.2%	1.8×	48	+22.5%
41	Maastricht UniversityNetherlands	51.8	18.1%	4.0×	27	-32.0%
42	Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese MedicineChina	51.2	23.1%	2.9×	13	+59.7%
43	The University of SydneyAustralia	51.0	9.5%	2.6×	54	+6.5%
44	Hunan Agricultural UniversityChina	51.0	22.9%	4.2×	10	+146.0%
45	Magna Graecia UniversityItaly	50.0	23.0%	6.3×	10	+18.7%
46	University of Hong KongChina	48.6	17.3%	1.0×	15	+40.9%
47	Capital Medical UniversityChina	47.5	9.5%	2.9×	52	+115.9%
48	University of SurreyUnited Kingdom	44.3	21.0%	3.0×	13	+3.0%
49	Medical University of SilesiaPoland	41.9	10.7%	7.2×	23	+147.4%
50	Medical University of BiałystokPoland	41.5	15.2%	10.2×	15	+61.5%
51	Poznan University of Medical SciencesPoland	41.2	11.3%	7.8×	22	+22.2%
52	Gdańsk Medical UniversityPoland	41.0	11.3%	7.6×	15	+42.7%
53	Medical University of LublinPoland	39.7	12.9%	7.2×	19	+5.2%
54	Medical University of GrazAustria	38.4	9.6%	7.0×	14	-5.7%
55	King Saud UniversitySaudi Arabia	38.3	5.4%	1.4×	22	+64.2%
56	University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States	37.9	4.1%	2.6×	78	-39.5%
57	Universidade de São PauloBrazil	37.4	7.2%	1.5×	52	-7.1%
58	Pomeranian Medical UniversityPoland	36.1	19.0%	9.4×	12	-27.5%
59	Kyoto Prefectural University of MedicineJapan	33.3	10.1%	8.2×	10	+57.6%
60	King Abdulaziz UniversitySaudi Arabia	29.8	4.0%	1.2×	11	+41.1%

Universities only. The score blends citation excellence (40%), size (30%), specialisation (10%), growth (10%), international reach (10%), 2022-now; growth compares 2018-21 with 2022-25 and counts up to +20%, since a jump from a small base is mostly noise.

Every institution in Diet and metabolism studies, country by country

Is Diet and metabolism studies research growing?

Output in 2022-2025 was 28% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Diet and metabolism studies.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Diet and metabolism studies as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.10% in 2024.

Fractional works of Diet and metabolism studies over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year.

Of each year's works in it, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. A field is the world for its own topics, so there is no other line to hold it against.

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.

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Which countries lead Diet and metabolism studies research?

By volume, 2022-now

How concentrated that is

Which institutions lead Diet and metabolism studies research?

By volume, 2022-now

Who are the leading researchers in Diet and metabolism studies?

What are the most cited papers in Diet and metabolism studies?

Where is Diet and metabolism studies research done?

Largest cities, 2022-now

Where is the best place to study Diet and metabolism studies?

Is Diet and metabolism studies research growing?

Its share of all research

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Which topics inside it are moving

Related research

Discussion