Public Health and Nutrition
Public Health and Nutrition is a research topic within Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Science Explorer counts 85k research works in it since 1951. 3.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on maternal and child health services, with an emphasis on preventing stunting and non-communicable diseases. It covers topics such as stunting prevention, maternal and child nutrition, health education, community empowerment, breastfeeding, healthcare training, public health policy, and healthcare quality management.
- Stunting
- Maternal Health
- Child Nutrition
- Health Education
- Non-Communicable Diseases
- Community Empowerment
- Breastfeeding
- Healthcare Training
- Public Health Policy
- Healthcare Quality Management
- Research works
- 85k fractional, since 1951
- In the world top 10%
- 3.3k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 3.8% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +409% 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 Public Health and Nutrition research?
By volume, Indonesia and ?? publish the most (40k and 1.6k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Indonesia 40k works
- 2 ?? 1.6k works
- 3 United States 651 works
- 4 Malaysia 333 works
- 5 India 323 works
- 6 United Kingdom 242 works
- 7 China 134 works
- 8 South Africa 105 works
- 9 Iraq 92 works
- 10 Canada 86 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 Public Health and Nutrition research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Politeknik Kesehatan Kemenkes Semarang publishes the most Public Health and Nutrition research, followed by University of Indonesia and Airlangga University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Politeknik Kesehatan Kemenkes SemarangIndonesia 1.5k works
- 2 University of IndonesiaIndonesia 1.1k works
- 3 Airlangga UniversityIndonesia 993 works
- 4 Politeknik Kesehatan Kementerian Kesehatan Jakarta IIIndonesia 634 works
- 5 Institut Ilmu Kesehatan Bhakti WiyataIndonesia 530 works
- 6 Muhammadiyah University of SurakartaIndonesia 504 works
- 7 Padjadjaran UniversityIndonesia 492 works
- 8 Hasanuddin UniversityIndonesia 473 works
- 9 Universitas Sari Mutiara IndonesiaIndonesia 469 works
- 10 Universitas JemberIndonesia 462 works
Who are the leading researchers in Public Health and Nutrition?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Public Health and Nutrition include Agus Sudaryanto.
- 1 Agus Sudaryanto Indonesia 2.7k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Public Health and Nutrition research done?
The largest centres of Public Health and Nutrition research in 2022–2025 are Jakarta (Indonesia), Semarang (Indonesia), Surabaya (Indonesia) and Medan (Indonesia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Sarikei, Banda Aceh and Palopo.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Jakarta Indonesia 4.9k works
- 2 Semarang Indonesia 3.1k works
- 3 Surabaya Indonesia 2.4k works
- 4 Medan Indonesia 2k works
- 5 Bandung Indonesia 1.9k works
- 6 Makassar Indonesia 1.8k works
- 7 Yogyakarta Indonesia 1.6k works
- 8 Surakarta Indonesia 1.3k works
- 9 Depok Indonesia 1.3k works
- 10 Padang Indonesia 1.1k works
Where it is the local speciality
- SarikeiMY · 66.9 works130×
- Banda Aceh190.6 works127×
- Palopo71.4 works122×
- Pringsewu Regency180.5 works119×
- Lubuk PakamID · 363.8 works83×
- RajabasaID · 99.4 works81×
- SukoliloID · 25.2 works67×
- Barito Kuala Regency87.5 works56×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Public Health and Nutrition than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Public Health and Nutrition?
Among universities, judged by research, Airlangga University, Sriwijaya University and Politeknik Kesehatan Kemenkes Semarang 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 | Airlangga UniversityIndonesia | 66.5 | 2.7% | 26.9× | 993 | +777.2% |
| 2 | Sriwijaya UniversityIndonesia | 65.5 | 4.7% | 12.2× | 292 | +200.2% |
| 3 | Politeknik Kesehatan Kemenkes SemarangIndonesia | 65.3 | 1.8% | 90.7× | 1,520 | +1157.3% |
| 4 | Hasanuddin UniversityIndonesia | 65.2 | 3.7% | 16.7× | 473 | +1026.9% |
| 5 | Padjadjaran UniversityIndonesia | 64.8 | 3.4% | 14.0× | 492 | +747.1% |
| 6 | University of IndonesiaIndonesia | 64.7 | 2.1% | 21.2× | 1,067 | +491.3% |
| 7 | Diponegoro UniversityIndonesia | 64.1 | 4.1% | 12.7× | 429 | +171.3% |
| 8 | Lincoln University CollegeMalaysia | 63.7 | 10.0% | 10.1× | 35 | +41.7% |
| 9 | State University of SemarangIndonesia | 63.6 | 6.2% | 7.9× | 257 | +224.0% |
| 10 | Bandung Islamic UniversityIndonesia | 63.4 | 4.0% | 14.6× | 274 | +7112.1% |
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 Public Health and Nutrition research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 409% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2023. The fastest-growing topics are Public Health and Nutrition.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
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.