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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. 9.9% 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%
8.4k
per year above
Top-10% rate
9.9%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
+57%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
Indonesia
92% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Public Health and Nutrition

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 (41k and 1.7k works in 2022-now).

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 Indonesia 41k works
  2. 2 ?? 1.7k works
  3. 3 United States 673 works
  4. 4 Malaysia 340 works
  5. 5 India 328 works
  6. 6 United Kingdom 250 works
  7. 7 China 159 works
  8. 8 South Africa 110 works
  9. 9 Iraq 93 works
  10. 10 Canada 89 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.

Indonesia: 91.7%??: 3.8%United States: 1.5%Malaysia: 0.8%6 others listed: 2.3%92%largest
Indonesia41k · 91.7%??1,676 · 3.8%United States673 · 1.5%Malaysia340 · 0.8%6 others listed1,028 · 2.3%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Public Health and Nutrition research?

By volume in 2022-now, Politeknik Kesehatan Kemenkes Semarang publishes the most Public Health and Nutrition research, followed by University of Indonesia and Airlangga University.

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 Politeknik Kesehatan Kemenkes SemarangIndonesia 1.6k works
  2. 2 University of IndonesiaIndonesia 1.1k works
  3. 3 Airlangga UniversityIndonesia 1k works
  4. 4 Politeknik Kesehatan Kementerian Kesehatan Jakarta IIIndonesia 658 works
  5. 5 Institut Ilmu Kesehatan Bhakti WiyataIndonesia 563 works
  6. 6 Padjadjaran UniversityIndonesia 538 works
  7. 7 Muhammadiyah University of SurakartaIndonesia 518 works
  8. 8 Hasanuddin UniversityIndonesia 495 works
  9. 9 Universitas Sari Mutiara IndonesiaIndonesia 495 works
  10. 10 Udayana UniversityIndonesia 484 works

Who are the leading researchers in Public Health and Nutrition?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Public Health and Nutrition include Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta, Peter John Barnes and Aziz Sheikh.

  1. 1 Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta Pakistan 371k citations
  2. 2 Peter John Barnes United Kingdom 225k citations
  3. 3 Aziz Sheikh United Kingdom 214k citations
  4. 4 George Patton Australia 200k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

What are the most cited papers in Public Health and Nutrition?

The most cited paper in Public Health and Nutrition is "The Biology of Cachectin/TNF -- A Primary Mediator of the Host Response" (Bruce Beutler, Anthony Cerami, 1989), with 1,694 citations. Next come "Coronavirus Disease 2019: Tinjauan Literatur Terkini" (1,450) and "METODOLOGI PENELITIAN KESEHATAN" (1,388).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The Biology of Cachectin/TNF -- A Primary Mediator of the Host Response Bruce Beutler, Anthony Cerami · Annual Review of Immunology Apr 1989 1,694
2 Coronavirus Disease 2019: Tinjauan Literatur Terkini Adityo Susilo, Cleopas Martin Rumende, Ceva Wicaksono Pitoyo et al. · Jurnal Penyakit Dalam Indonesia Open access Apr 2020 1,450
3 METODOLOGI PENELITIAN KESEHATAN Eravianti Eravianti PreprintOpen access 28 Jun 2021 1,388
4 Prognostic Value of Nutritional Status in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease CHARLOTTE LANDBO, Eva Prescott, Peter Lange et al. · American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine Dec 1999 1,044
5 SMOKING AND HEALTH Charles M Fletcher · The Lancet Feb 1972 875
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Where is Public Health and Nutrition research done?

The largest centres of Public Health and Nutrition research in 2022-now 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-now

  1. 1 JakartaIndonesia 5k works
  2. 2 SemarangIndonesia 3.3k works
  3. 3 SurabayaIndonesia 2.4k works
  4. 4 MedanIndonesia 2.1k works
  5. 5 BandungIndonesia 2k works
  6. 6 MakassarIndonesia 1.9k works
  7. 7 YogyakartaIndonesia 1.6k works
  8. 8 SurakartaIndonesia 1.3k works
  9. 9 DepokIndonesia 1.3k works
  10. 10 PadangIndonesia 1.1k works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. SarikeiMY · 68.1 works136×
  2. Banda Aceh194.6 works135×
  3. Palopo73.8 works130×
  4. Pringsewu Regency186.2 works124×
  5. Lubuk PakamID · 376.5 works88×
  6. RajabasaID · 104.5 works83×
  7. SukoliloID · 25.7 works66×
  8. Barito Kuala Regency95.6 works62×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Public Health and Nutrition than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Public Health and Nutrition?

Among universities, judged by research, IPB University, Airlangga University and Lincoln University College score highest, combining citation excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

0%10%20%mean 15.04%fractional works in this field (log) →share of work in the world top 10% →Lincoln University C…IPB UniversityAirlangga UniversityUniversity of Indone…
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One dot per university in the first ten of the table below, at the default weights. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

Citation excellenceshare of its work in the world top 10%, 2022-now and all time averaged
40%
Specialisationhow much of its work is in this field, counted up to 10× the world share
10%
Sizeits output in this field, on a log scale
30%
Growthoutput growth, counted from -20% to +20%
10%
Internationalshare of its work with a co-author abroad
10%
Each slider sets a weight; the share it gets of the score is beside it.
#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1IPB UniversityIndonesia 72.019.2%6.6×145 +57.4%
2Airlangga UniversityIndonesia 71.212.3%30.8×1,050 +33.5%
3Lincoln University CollegeMalaysia 70.320.8%11.1×35 +422.0%
4University of IndonesiaIndonesia 69.412.0%23.6×1,082 +40.8%
5Universitas Teknologi YogyakartaIndonesia 66.521.1%8.9×63 +64.9%
6State University of SemarangIndonesia 65.014.8%9.0×267 +85.6%
7Universitas JemberIndonesia 64.813.3%21.4×474 +73.3%
8Politeknik Kesehatan Kemenkes SemarangIndonesia 64.18.5%103.6×1,582 +92.1%
9State University of GorontaloIndonesia 64.014.7%13.9×217 +213.6%
10Universitas Muhammadiyah JakartaIndonesia 63.213.7%28.8×264 +73.5%

Universities only. The score blends citation excellence (40%), size (30%), specialisation (10%), growth (10%), international reach (10%), 2022-now; growth compares 2018-21 with 2022-25 and counts up to +20%, since a jump from a small base is mostly noise.

Every institution in Public Health and Nutrition, country by country

Is Public Health and Nutrition research growing?

Output in 2022-2025 was 57% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2023. The fastest-growing topics are Public Health and Nutrition.

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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Public Health and Nutrition as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.20% in 2024.

still counting0.10%0.20%0.30%Public Health and Nutrition0.16% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Public Health and Nutrition over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year.

still counting5%10%15%Public Health and Nutrition9.7% in 20252020

Of each year's works in it, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. A field is the world for its own topics, so there is no other line to hold it against.

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.

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