Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease
Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease is a research topic within Genetics. Science Explorer counts 38k research works in it since 1950. 9.4% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers revolves around the field of nutritional genomics, focusing on personalized nutrition and health. It explores nutrigenomics, genetic variation, diet-gene interactions, precision medicine, metabolic syndrome, public health implications, behavior change, chronic diseases, and ethical issues related to genetic-based personalized nutrition. The research aims to understand how genetic information can be utilized to tailor dietary recommendations for individuals and its impact on health outcomes.
- Nutrigenomics
- Personalized Nutrition
- Genetic Variation
- Diet-Gene Interactions
- Precision Medicine
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Public Health
- Behavior Change
- Chronic Diseases
- Ethical Issues
- Research works
- 38k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 3.5k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 9.4% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +25% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (1.5k and 610 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 1.5k works
- 2 China 610 works
- 3 India 436 works
- 4 United Kingdom 326 works
- 5 Russia 294 works
- 6 Germany 202 works
- 7 Brazil 172 works
- 8 Italy 165 works
- 9 Spain 150 works
- 10 France 135 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 Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill publishes the most Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease research, followed by Harvard University and Weatherford College.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 56 works
- 2 Harvard UniversityUnited States 31 works
- 3 Weatherford CollegeUnited States 18 works
- 4 University College LondonUnited Kingdom 17 works
- 5 Massachusetts General HospitalUnited States 17 works
- 6 Universidade de São PauloBrazil 17 works
- 7 University of California, DavisUnited States 17 works
- 8 Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeChina 16 works
- 9 University of MichiganUnited States 14 works
- 10 Brigham and Women's HospitalUnited States 14 works
Who are the leading researchers in Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease include John P. A. Ioannidis, Benjamin M. Neale and Cyrus Cooper.
- 1 John P. A. Ioannidis United States 8k citations
- 2 Benjamin M. Neale United States 7.9k citations
- 3 Cyrus Cooper United Kingdom 7.2k citations
- 4 Walter C. Willett United States 6.8k citations
- 5 Gad Getz United States 6.2k citations
- 6 Emelia J. Benjamin United States 6k citations
- 7 Elisabete Weiderpass France 6k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease research done?
The largest centres of Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Moscow (Russia), London (United Kingdom) and New York (United States). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Chapel Hill and Bethesda.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- Chapel HillUS · 60.2 works5.5×
- BethesdaUS · 36.2 works4.7×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Reading, Harvard University and Tufts 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 | University of ReadingUnited Kingdom | 54.4 | 26.7% | 8.2× | 10 | +4.4% |
| 2 | Harvard UniversityUnited States | 51.8 | 23.7% | 4.0× | 31 | +2.8% |
| 3 | Tufts UniversityUnited States | 49.5 | 35.8% | 5.0× | 8 | +43.2% |
| 4 | Semmelweis UniversityHungary | 45.1 | 4.6% | 11.6× | 14 | +62.6% |
| 5 | Deakin UniversityAustralia | 44.7 | 22.3% | 4.0× | 11 | +84.6% |
| 6 | University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States | 43.3 | 3.1% | 5.3× | 56 | +95.6% |
| 7 | Universidade de São PauloBrazil | 43.3 | 30.5% | 1.5× | 17 | +35.2% |
| 8 | Wageningen University & ResearchNetherlands | 42.6 | 18.6% | 5.4× | 12 | -29.2% |
| 9 | University of OxfordUnited Kingdom | 40.7 | 27.2% | 1.5× | 12 | +23.6% |
| 10 | Sechenov UniversityRussia | 40.4 | 7.7% | 5.5× | 11 | +371.6% |
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 Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 25% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease.
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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.