2026 Marion Nestle: Social Sciences and Humanities Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities	43	4293	3966	2050	1859	259	12142

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World Ranking

Current World Ranking

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Current National Ranking

Publications

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Social Sciences and Humanities

4293

3966

2050

1859

259

12142

Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index

Citations

12142

World Ranking

4293

National Ranking

2050

Research.com Recognitions

2004 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Marion Nestle is affiliated with New York University in the United States and focuses primarily on the field of Medicine, with an emphasis on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Their research spans 17 publications in these main areas, alongside contributions in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, General Health Professions, Food Science, and Ecology.

The scholar's work covers multiple main topics, including:

Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling
Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
Nutritional Studies and Diet
Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability
Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
Employment and Welfare Studies

Recent publications by Marion Nestle include:

"Regulating the Food Industry: An Aspirational Agenda" (2022) published in American Journal of Public Health
"Public policy and health in the Trump era" (2021), published in The Lancet
"The need to reshape global food processing: a call to the United Nations Food Systems Summit" (2021), published in BMJ Global Health
"Portion Sizes of Ultra-Processed Foods in the United States, 2002 to 2021" (2021), published in American Journal of Public Health
"A call for food system change" (2020), published in The Lancet

Marion Nestle has frequently collaborated with several co-authors, including:

Carlos Augusto Monteiro
Mark Lawrence
Barry M. Popkin
Gyorgy Scrinis
Christopher Millett

Their publications have appeared in notable venues, with repeated contributions to:

American Journal of Public Health (5 publications)
The Lancet (4 publications)
BMJ Global Health
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
JAMA Internal Medicine

Marion Nestle was awarded the distinction of Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2004.

Best Publications

The Contribution of Expanding Portion Sizes to the US Obesity Epidemic

Lisa R. Young;Marion Nestle

1759
Citations
Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health

Marion Nestle

1642
Citations
Halting the Obesity Epidemic: A Public Health Policy Approach

Marion Nestle;Michael F. Jacobson

859
Citations
Big Food, Food Systems, and Global Health

David Stuckler;Marion Nestle;Marion Nestle

673
Citations
Expanding portion sizes in the US marketplace: Implications for nutrition counseling

Lisa R Young;Marion Nestle

506
Citations
Dietary diversity in the US population, NHANES II, 1976-1980

A K Kant;G Block;A Schatzkin;R G Ziegler

493
Citations
Food Marketing and Childhood Obesity — A Matter of Policy

Marion Nestle

293
Citations
What to Eat

Marion Nestle

275
Citations
Can the Food Industry Play a Constructive Role in the Obesity Epidemic

David S. Ludwig;Marion Nestle

275
Citations
Portion sizes and obesity: responses of fast-food companies.

Lisa R Young;Marion Nestle

260
Citations
Portion Sizes in Dietary Assessment: Issues and Policy Implications

Lisa R. Young;M.P.H. Marion Nestle Ph.D.

231
Citations
Soda politics : taking on big soda (and winning)

Marion Nestle

215
Citations
Guidelines on diet, nutrition, and cancer prevention: Reducing the risk of cancer with healthy food choices and physical activity

Marion Nestle;Dileep G. Bal;Diane F. Birt;Gladys Block

201
Citations
Increasing portion sizes in American diets: More calories, more obesity

Marion Nestle

195
Citations
Food group intake patterns and associated nutrient profiles of the US population.

Kant Ak;Schatzkin A;Block G;Ziegler Rg

185
Citations
Safe Food: Bacteria, Biotechnology, and Bioterrorism

Marion Nestle

177
Citations
Soft Drink “Pouring Rights”: Marketing Empty Calories to Children

Marion Nestle

170
Citations
Associations of Food Stamp Participation With Dietary Quality and Obesity in Children

Cindy W. Leung;Susan J. Blumenthal;Elena E. Hoffnagle;Helen H. Jensen

152
Citations
Reducing portion sizes to prevent obesity: A call to action

Lisa R. Young;Marion Nestle

144
Citations
Front-of-Package Food Labels: Public Health or Propaganda?

Marion Nestle;David S. Ludwig

140
Citations
Public policy and health in the Trump era

Steffie Woolhandler;David U Himmelstein;David U Himmelstein;Sameer Ahmed;Zinzi Bailey

126
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

David Stuckler Bocconi University

David U. Himmelstein City University of New York

David Sanders University of the Western Cape

Nicholas Freudenberg City University of New York

Steffie Woolhandler City University of New York

Martin McKee London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Carlos Augusto Monteiro Universidade de São Paulo

Tim Lang City, University of London

Mary T. Bassett Harvard University

Paul M. Thompson University of Southern California

External Links

Wikipedia of Marion Nestle Personal website of Marion Nestle

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