Nutrition, Health, and Society Studies
Nutrition, Health, and Society Studies is a research topic within Food Science. Science Explorer counts 4.7k research works in it since 1950. 6.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers encompasses the interdisciplinary field of nutrition science, addressing topics such as public health, sustainability, dietary guidelines, chronic disease prevention, environmental impact, food security, eco-nutritional disease, global health, and evidence-based nutrition. The papers explore the relationship between nutrition and human health, as well as the environmental and societal implications of food systems.
- Nutrition Science
- Public Health
- Sustainability
- Dietary Guidelines
- Chronic Disease Prevention
- Environmental Impact
- Food Security
- Eco-Nutritional Disease
- Global Health
- Evidence-Based Nutrition
- Research works
- 4.7k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 280 per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 6.0% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -22% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Nutrition, Health, and Society Studies research?
By volume, France and the United States publish the most (77 and 59 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 France 77 works
- 2 United States 59 works
- 3 Netherlands 29 works
- 4 United Kingdom 20 works
- 5 Belgium 16 works
- 6 Spain 14 works
- 7 Australia 11 works
- 8 Japan 10 works
- 9 Morocco 10 works
- 10 China 10 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Nutrition, Health, and Society Studies research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement publishes the most Nutrition, Health, and Society Studies research, followed by University of Mons and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'EnvironnementFrance 4 works
- 2 University of MonsBelgium 3 works
- 3 Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamNetherlands 3 works
- 4 University of LuxembourgLuxembourg 3 works
- 5 Université Ibn-TofailMorocco 2 works
- 6 Radboud University NijmegenNetherlands 2 works
- 7 Deakin UniversityAustralia 2 works
- 8 University of Hassan II CasablancaMorocco 2 works
- 9 Wageningen University & ResearchNetherlands 2 works
- 10 Utrecht UniversityNetherlands 2 works
Who are the leading researchers in Nutrition, Health, and Society Studies?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Nutrition, Health, and Society Studies include Carlo La Vecchia.
- 1 Carlo La Vecchia Italy 2.8k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Nutrition, Health, and Society Studies research done?
The largest centres of Nutrition, Health, and Society Studies research in 2022–2025 are Paris (France), Amsterdam (Netherlands), London (United Kingdom) and Montpellier (France). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Paris.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- ParisFR · 23.1 works6.9×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Nutrition, Health, and Society Studies than the world average.
Is Nutrition, Health, and Society Studies research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 22% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2026.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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