Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations is a research topic within General Health Professions. Science Explorer counts 40k research works in it since 1950. 25.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the impact of food insecurity on health outcomes, focusing on the association between food insecurity and chronic diseases, mental health, nutritional consequences, and children's health. It also examines the role of social determinants and public assistance in addressing household food security among low-income families.
- Food Insecurity
- Health Outcomes
- Social Determinants
- Nutritional Consequences
- Household Food Security
- Low-Income Families
- Mental Health
- Chronic Disease
- Children's Health
- Public Assistance
- Research works
- 40k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 9.9k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 25.0% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +68% 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 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations research?
By volume, the United States and Brazil publish the most (4.9k and 539 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 4.9k works
- 2 Brazil 539 works
- 3 United Kingdom 508 works
- 4 Canada 454 works
- 5 India 399 works
- 6 Australia 289 works
- 7 Indonesia 257 works
- 8 Nigeria 206 works
- 9 South Africa 193 works
- 10 Ethiopia 189 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill publishes the most Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations research, followed by Johns Hopkins University and Harvard University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill United States 196 works
- 2 Johns Hopkins University United States 83 works
- 3 Harvard University United States 64 works
- 4 University of California, San Francisco United States 53 works
- 5 University of Michigan United States 50 works
- 6 Emory University United States 45 works
- 7 University of Toronto Canada 41 works
- 8 New York University United States 37 works
- 9 University of Washington United States 36 works
- 10 The Ohio State University United States 36 works
Who are the leading researchers in Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations include Ali H. Mokdad, Zulfiqar A Bhutta and Walter C. Willett.
- 1 Ali H. Mokdad 10k citations
- 2 Zulfiqar A Bhutta 7k citations
- 3 Walter C. Willett 6.8k citations
- 4 Olalekan A. Uthman 5.2k citations
- 5 Dariush Mozaffarian 5.2k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations research done?
The largest centres of Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations research in 2022–2025 are New York (United States), Washington D.C. (United States), Chapel Hill (United States) and London (United Kingdom). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Chapel Hill.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 New York United States 204 works
- 2 Washington D.C. United States 204 works
- 3 Chapel Hill United States 199 works
- 4 London United Kingdom 153 works
- 5 Boston United States 140 works
- 6 Atlanta United States 136 works
- 7 Baltimore United States 130 works
- 8 Chicago United States 94 works
- 9 Los Angeles United States 93 works
- 10 Toronto Canada 89 works
Where it is the local speciality
- Chapel HillUS · 199.2 works11×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations?
Among universities, judged by research, University of California, San Francisco, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 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 | University of California, San Francisco United States | 68.1 | 39.5% | 8.5× | 54 | +47.5% |
| 2 | London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine United Kingdom | 67.3 | 27.8% | 10.9× | 16 | +98.1% |
| 3 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill United States | 66.4 | 8.8% | 11.6× | 196 | +381.3% |
| 4 | Tufts University United States | 64.8 | 34.9% | 11.1× | 30 | +46.5% |
| 5 | Harvard University United States | 64.7 | 40.6% | 5.1× | 64 | +78.2% |
| 6 | Addis Ababa University Ethiopia | 63.4 | 19.8% | 10.1× | 24 | +197.8% |
| 7 | Johns Hopkins University United States | 63.2 | 28.0% | 7.8× | 83 | +81.8% |
| 8 | Duke University United States | 58.6 | 33.5% | 4.5× | 32 | +231.3% |
| 9 | Boston University United States | 58.2 | 35.1% | 6.3× | 31 | +84.5% |
| 10 | Haramaya University Ethiopia | 58.2 | 22.0% | 11.9× | 9 | +222.0% |
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 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 68% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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