Fatty Acid Research and Health
Fatty Acid Research and Health is a research topic within Nutrition and Dietetics. Science Explorer counts 38k research works in it since 1950. 23.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the role of omega-3 fatty acids in cardiovascular disease, inflammation, dietary intake, fatty acid metabolism, neurodevelopment, and the synthesis of lipid mediators such as resolvins. It discusses the potential health benefits of omega-3 fatty acids and their impact on chronic diseases.
- Omega-3 Fatty Acids
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Inflammation
- Dietary Intake
- Fatty Acid Metabolism
- Neurodevelopment
- Lipid Mediators
- Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)
- Resolvins
- Chronic Diseases
- Research works
- 38k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 8.8k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 23.1% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +2% 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 Fatty Acid Research and Health research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (970 and 731 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 970 works
- 2 United States 731 works
- 3 India 192 works
- 4 Japan 165 works
- 5 Brazil 157 works
- 6 Spain 142 works
- 7 Iran 137 works
- 8 Italy 128 works
- 9 Canada 117 works
- 10 United Kingdom 116 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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Fatty Acid Research and Health research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Harvard University publishes the most Fatty Acid Research and Health research, followed by Jiangnan University and State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Harvard UniversityUnited States 21 works
- 2 Jiangnan UniversityChina 19 works
- 3 State Key Laboratory of Food Science and TechnologyChina 19 works
- 4 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 18 works
- 5 Universidade de São PauloBrazil 17 works
- 6 Brigham and Women's HospitalUnited States 14 works
- 7 China Agricultural UniversityChina 14 works
- 8 Zhejiang UniversityChina 12 works
- 9 The Ohio State UniversityUnited States 12 works
- 10 Northeast Agricultural UniversityChina 12 works
Who are the leading researchers in Fatty Acid Research and Health?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Fatty Acid Research and Health include Walter C. Willett, Mostafa Qorbani and Johanna M. Geleijnse.
- 1 Walter C. Willett United States 6.8k citations
- 2 Mostafa Qorbani Iran 5.9k citations
- 3 Johanna M. Geleijnse Netherlands 5.4k citations
- 4 Winfried März Germany 5.2k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Fatty Acid Research and Health research done?
The largest centres of Fatty Acid Research and Health research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Guangzhou (China), Shanghai (China) and Tehran (Iran). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Wuxi.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- WuxiCN · 39.9 works9.5×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Fatty Acid Research and Health than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Fatty Acid Research and Health?
Among universities, judged by research, Jiangnan University, Dalian Polytechnic University and Harvard 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.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jiangnan UniversityChina | 66.4 | 28.6% | 7.3× | 19 | +91.5% |
| 2 | Dalian Polytechnic UniversityChina | 63.9 | 42.1% | 13.6× | 10 | +6.1% |
| 3 | Harvard UniversityUnited States | 58.8 | 27.1% | 3.8× | 21 | -0.7% |
| 4 | Northeast Agricultural UniversityChina | 55.1 | 31.8% | 10.0× | 12 | -79.0% |
| 5 | Southern Medical UniversityChina | 50.7 | 21.9% | 6.2× | 10 | +291.2% |
| 6 | Michigan State UniversityUnited States | 49.0 | 41.5% | 3.0× | 10 | +54.2% |
| 7 | China Agricultural UniversityChina | 47.0 | 27.2% | 5.5× | 14 | -26.6% |
| 8 | University of GuelphCanada | 45.6 | 14.7% | 8.3× | 10 | +5.0% |
| 9 | Ocean University of ChinaChina | 42.8 | 29.6% | 5.0× | 11 | -23.1% |
| 10 | Isfahan University of Medical SciencesIran | 41.4 | 18.6% | 9.3× | 9 | -44.7% |
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 Fatty Acid Research and Health research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 2% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2020. The fastest-growing topics are Fatty Acid Research and Health.
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.