Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability
Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability is a research topic within Food Science. Science Explorer counts 18k research works in it since 1951. 26.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the quantification, management, and reduction of food waste across food supply chains, households, and consumer behaviors. It explores the environmental impacts of food waste, strategies for waste reduction, and the role of packaging in minimizing waste. The cluster also addresses the societal and economic implications of food waste, aiming to promote sustainable practices and policies.
- Food Waste
- Supply Chain
- Household Behavior
- Environmental Impact
- Waste Reduction
- Food Loss
- Packaging
- Sustainability
- Consumer Attitudes
- Global Impact
- Research works
- 18k fractional, since 1951
- In the world top 10%
- 4.7k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 26.5% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +173% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability research?
By volume, India and the United States publish the most (808 and 672 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 India 808 works
- 2 United States 672 works
- 3 China 521 works
- 4 Indonesia 393 works
- 5 United Kingdom 367 works
- 6 Brazil 352 works
- 7 Italy 331 works
- 8 Türkiye 247 works
- 9 Malaysia 219 works
- 10 Australia 195 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Wageningen University & Research publishes the most Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability research, followed by Universiti Teknologi MARA and IPB University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Wageningen University & ResearchNetherlands 57 works
- 2 Universiti Teknologi MARAMalaysia 35 works
- 3 IPB UniversityIndonesia 22 works
- 4 Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'EnvironnementFrance 21 works
- 5 University of IndonesiaIndonesia 21 works
- 6 Aarhus UniversityDenmark 19 works
- 7 Lovely Professional UniversityIndia 19 works
- 8 University of BolognaItaly 19 works
- 9 Warsaw University of Life SciencesPoland 18 works
- 10 Swedish University of Agricultural SciencesSweden 18 works
Who are the leading researchers in Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability include Cyrus Cooper and David Julian McClements.
- 1 Cyrus Cooper United Kingdom 7.2k citations
- 2 David Julian McClements United States 4.1k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability research done?
The largest centres of Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), London (United Kingdom), Jakarta (Indonesia) and Wageningen (Netherlands). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Wageningen.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Beijing China 123 works
- 2 London United Kingdom 74 works
- 3 Jakarta Indonesia 62 works
- 4 Wageningen Netherlands 61 works
- 5 New Delhi India 55 works
- 6 Paris France 50 works
- 7 Tehran Iran 50 works
- 8 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 50 works
- 9 Istanbul Türkiye 48 works
- 10 São Paulo Brazil 44 works
Where it is the local speciality
- WageningenNL · 60.9 works21×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability?
Among universities, judged by research, Wageningen University & Research, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and University of Parma 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 | Wageningen University & ResearchNetherlands | 81.8 | 44.6% | 21.3× | 57 | +89.0% |
| 2 | Swedish University of Agricultural SciencesSweden | 71.1 | 48.3% | 15.8× | 18 | +56.9% |
| 3 | University of ParmaItaly | 68.3 | 45.5% | 9.7× | 16 | +157.7% |
| 4 | Warsaw University of Life SciencesPoland | 61.8 | 23.6% | 15.1× | 18 | +375.1% |
| 5 | Central Queensland UniversityAustralia | 60.7 | 47.2% | 14.4× | 11 | — |
| 6 | Magyar Agrár- és Élettudományi EgyetemHungary | 60.7 | 33.6% | 12.5× | 9 | +326.4% |
| 7 | Università degli Studi della TusciaItaly | 57.9 | 27.2% | 18.1× | 9 | +617.2% |
| 8 | ETH ZurichSwitzerland | 55.7 | 66.8% | 1.6× | 8 | +273.4% |
| 9 | University of CopenhagenDenmark | 54.7 | 49.1% | 2.7× | 14 | +187.1% |
| 10 | University of BolognaItaly | 54.1 | 43.4% | 3.2× | 19 | +303.2% |
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 Waste Reduction and Sustainability research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 173% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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