Sodium Intake and Health
Sodium Intake and Health is a research topic within Nutrition and Dietetics. Science Explorer counts 17k research works in it since 1950. 19.6% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the effects of dietary sodium on health, with a focus on hypertension, cardiovascular disease, salt reduction, immune system response, and the role of potassium intake. The research covers various aspects such as blood pressure regulation, inflammation, and public health implications.
- Hypertension
- Sodium Intake
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Salt Reduction
- Blood Pressure
- Immune System
- Potassium Intake
- Inflammation
- Public Health
- Dietary Approaches
- Research works
- 17k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 3.4k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 19.6% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +17% 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 Sodium Intake and Health research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (663 and 536 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 663 works
- 2 China 536 works
- 3 Japan 168 works
- 4 India 137 works
- 5 United Kingdom 116 works
- 6 Indonesia 89 works
- 7 South Korea 89 works
- 8 Australia 89 works
- 9 Brazil 80 works
- 10 Iran 67 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 Sodium Intake and Health research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Vanderbilt University Medical Center publishes the most Sodium Intake and Health research, followed by Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College and Augusta University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Vanderbilt University Medical CenterUnited States 26 works
- 2 Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeChina 15 works
- 3 Augusta UniversityUnited States 15 works
- 4 University of Arkansas for Medical SciencesUnited States 14 works
- 5 Harvard UniversityUnited States 12 works
- 6 Johns Hopkins UniversityUnited States 12 works
- 7 UNSW SydneyAustralia 12 works
- 8 Tulane UniversityUnited States 12 works
- 9 Amsterdam University Medical CentersNetherlands 11 works
- 10 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 11 works
Who are the leading researchers in Sodium Intake and Health?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Sodium Intake and Health include Walter C. Willett, William B. Kannel and Déborah Carvalho Malta.
- 1 Walter C. Willett United States 6.8k citations
- 2 William B. Kannel United States 5.7k citations
- 3 Déborah Carvalho Malta Brazil 5.5k citations
- 4 Johanna M. Geleijnse Netherlands 5.4k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Sodium Intake and Health research done?
The largest centres of Sodium Intake and Health research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Seoul (South Korea), London (United Kingdom) and Nashville (United States). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Nashville.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- NashvilleUS · 44.2 works15×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Sodium Intake and Health than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Sodium Intake and Health?
Among universities, judged by research, Tulane University, Boston University and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College 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 | Tulane UniversityUnited States | 58.3 | 22.8% | 15.2× | 12 | -16.3% |
| 2 | Boston UniversityUnited States | 57.2 | 26.9% | 5.5× | 8 | +171.9% |
| 3 | Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeChina | 55.2 | 24.6% | 5.3× | 15 | +58.3% |
| 4 | Augusta UniversityUnited States | 55.0 | 8.2% | 38.3× | 15 | +145.0% |
| 5 | UNSW SydneyAustralia | 51.3 | 15.4% | 4.6× | 12 | +224.9% |
| 6 | Harvard UniversityUnited States | 47.0 | 25.5% | 3.3× | 12 | +6.9% |
| 7 | University of Arkansas for Medical SciencesUnited States | 46.8 | 3.8% | 31.3× | 14 | +146.2% |
| 8 | Vanderbilt UniversityUnited States | 46.3 | 18.2% | 7.8× | 10 | +49.1% |
| 9 | Johns Hopkins UniversityUnited States | 44.1 | 22.3% | 3.6× | 12 | +50.9% |
| 10 | University of Alabama at BirminghamUnited States | 41.2 | 18.0% | 5.9× | 8 | +95.0% |
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 Sodium Intake and Health research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 17% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Sodium Intake and Health.
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.