Health and Lifestyle Studies
Health and Lifestyle Studies is a research topic within General Health Professions. Science Explorer counts 41k research works in it since 1950. 6.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on promoting healthy lifestyles, including nutrition, physical activity, and mental health, among university students. It addresses risk factors for chronic diseases such as obesity and emphasizes the importance of health promotion and educational interventions.
- Healthy Lifestyles
- University Students
- Nutrition
- Physical Activity
- Obesity
- Chronic Diseases
- Health Promotion
- Risk Factors
- Mental Health
- Educational Interventions
- Research works
- 41k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 2.8k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 6.8% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +48% 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 Health and Lifestyle Studies research?
By volume, Mexico and Ecuador publish the most (1.5k and 1.4k works in 2022–2025).
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Health and Lifestyle Studies research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Universidad Técnica de Ambato publishes the most Health and Lifestyle Studies research, followed by Universidad Estatal del Sur de Manabi and Universidad Católica de Cuenca.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Universidad Técnica de AmbatoEcuador 193 works
- 2 Universidad Estatal del Sur de ManabiEcuador 130 works
- 3 Universidad Católica de CuencaEcuador 117 works
- 4 Universidad Regional Autónoma de Los AndesEcuador 94 works
- 5 Mexican Social Security InstituteMexico 93 works
- 6 Universidad de GuadalajaraMexico 80 works
- 7 Universidad César VallejoPeru 80 works
- 8 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico 79 works
- 9 Universidad Estatal de MilagroEcuador 77 works
- 10 Universidad Autónoma del Estado de HidalgoMexico 75 works
Who are the leading researchers in Health and Lifestyle Studies?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Health and Lifestyle Studies include Nelson Alvis‐Guzmán and Walter C. Willett.
- 1 Nelson Alvis‐Guzmán Colombia 7.7k citations
- 2 Walter C. Willett United States 6.8k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Health and Lifestyle Studies research done?
The largest centres of Health and Lifestyle Studies research in 2022–2025 are Mexico City (Mexico), Lima (Peru), Bogotá (Colombia) and Ambato (Ecuador). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Jipijapa, Ibarra and Ambato.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Mexico City Mexico 359 works
- 2 Lima Peru 329 works
- 3 Bogotá Colombia 308 works
- 4 Ambato Ecuador 295 works
- 5 Guayaquil Ecuador 206 works
- 6 Madrid Spain 175 works
- 7 Quito Ecuador 165 works
- 8 Santiago Chile 162 works
- 9 Buenos Aires Argentina 160 works
- 10 Cuenca Ecuador 154 works
Where it is the local speciality
- JipijapaEC · 129.7 works171×
- IbarraEC · 30.5 works102×
- AmbatoEC · 294.6 works76×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Health and Lifestyle Studies than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Health and Lifestyle Studies?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Almería, Central University of Ecuador and Universidad Andrés Bello 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 AlmeríaSpain | 64.3 | 21.3% | 10.6× | 14 | +263.0% |
| 2 | Central University of EcuadorEcuador | 60.5 | 7.1% | 56.7× | 57 | +1699.9% |
| 3 | Universidad Andrés BelloChile | 60.2 | 12.1% | 24.2× | 19 | +209.6% |
| 4 | University of GuayaquilEcuador | 60.1 | 5.0% | 47.8× | 71 | +992.3% |
| 5 | Autonomous University of ChihuahuaMexico | 59.8 | 8.9% | 71.3× | 44 | +270.0% |
| 6 | Universidad Peruana UniónPeru | 59.5 | 12.9% | 60.4× | 27 | +310.6% |
| 7 | Catholic University of the MauleChile | 58.9 | 10.6% | 35.0× | 21 | +344.6% |
| 8 | Universidad de JaénSpain | 58.8 | 20.9% | 13.9× | 18 | +80.6% |
| 9 | Universidad César VallejoPeru | 58.2 | 3.7% | 31.6× | 80 | +912.0% |
| 10 | Universidad de GranadaSpain | 57.8 | 14.0% | 9.3× | 45 | +100.0% |
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 Health and Lifestyle Studies research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 48% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2020. The fastest-growing topics are Health and Lifestyle Studies.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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