Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress
Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress is a research topic within Biochemistry. Science Explorer counts 44k research works in it since 1950. 19.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the role of oxidative stress, antioxidants, lipid peroxidation, and carotenoids in various health conditions such as atherosclerosis, cardiovascular disease, cancer prevention, and eye health. It investigates the impact of reactive oxygen species, biomarkers of oxidative damage, and the potential use of vitamin E in mitigating oxidative stress-related diseases.
- Oxidative Stress
- Antioxidants
- Lipid Peroxidation
- Carotenoids
- Vitamin E
- Atherosclerosis
- Reactive Oxygen Species
- Biomarkers
- Inflammation
- Cancer Prevention
- Research works
- 44k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 8.7k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 19.9% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +5% 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 Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (1.2k and 564 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 1.2k works
- 2 United States 564 works
- 3 India 320 works
- 4 Brazil 290 works
- 5 Italy 176 works
- 6 Spain 164 works
- 7 Iran 161 works
- 8 Türkiye 159 works
- 9 South Korea 155 works
- 10 Japan 145 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs publishes the most Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress research, followed by Universidade de São Paulo and Zhejiang University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Ministry of Agriculture and Rural AffairsChina 23 works
- 2 Universidade de São PauloBrazil 18 works
- 3 Zhejiang UniversityChina 15 works
- 4 China Agricultural UniversityChina 14 works
- 5 Nanjing Agricultural UniversityChina 14 works
- 6 Huazhong Agricultural UniversityChina 13 works
- 7 South China Agricultural UniversityChina 12 works
- 8 Sichuan Agricultural UniversityChina 11 works
- 9 Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)Brazil 11 works
- 10 Jiangnan UniversityChina 11 works
Who are the leading researchers in Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress include Tommi Vasankari, Walter C. Willett and Catherine Rice‐Evans.
- 1 Tommi Vasankari Finland 6.9k citations
- 2 Walter C. Willett United States 6.8k citations
- 3 Catherine Rice‐Evans United Kingdom 6.3k citations
- 4 Dariush Mozaffarian United States 5.2k citations
- 5 Stefan Lorkowski Germany 4.7k citations
- 6 Bruce N. Ames United States 4.7k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress research done?
The largest centres of Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Guangzhou (China), Seoul (South Korea) and Nanjing (China).
Where is the best place to study Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress?
Among universities, judged by research, Medical University of Lodz, Sichuan Agricultural University and Guangdong Ocean University 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 | Medical University of LodzPoland | 54.9 | 43.0% | 13.5× | 10 | -31.5% |
| 2 | Sichuan Agricultural UniversityChina | 53.4 | 26.2% | 7.9× | 11 | +130.6% |
| 3 | Guangdong Ocean UniversityChina | 53.1 | 34.9% | 10.6× | 8 | +60.3% |
| 4 | Huazhong Agricultural UniversityChina | 52.4 | 34.7% | 7.8× | 13 | +3.7% |
| 5 | Nanjing Agricultural UniversityChina | 49.5 | 27.3% | 6.9× | 14 | +47.4% |
| 6 | Northeast Agricultural UniversityChina | 48.9 | 56.5% | 6.8× | 9 | -51.0% |
| 7 | Ocean University of ChinaChina | 43.7 | 41.8% | 3.6× | 9 | +72.8% |
| 8 | Tabriz University of Medical SciencesIran | 43.4 | 19.4% | 7.8× | 9 | +91.5% |
| 9 | South China Agricultural UniversityChina | 42.7 | 27.4% | 6.7× | 12 | +13.6% |
| 10 | Northwest A&F UniversityChina | 41.5 | 34.9% | 4.5× | 9 | +68.5% |
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 Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 5% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2022. The fastest-growing topics are Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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