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Bioactive Compounds in Plants

Bioactive Compounds in Plants is a research topic within Plant Science. Science Explorer counts 3.7k research works in it since 1952. 23.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the research and health benefits of citrus flavonoids, particularly nobiletin and tangeretin. The papers cover a wide range of topics including anti-inflammatory actions, neuroprotective effects, antioxidant properties, and potential benefits in conditions such as Alzheimer's disease, cancer, and memory impairment. The research also explores the metabolism and pharmacokinetics of these flavonoids.

  • Nobiletin
  • Tangeretin
  • Polymethoxyflavones
  • Anti-inflammatory
  • Neuroprotective
  • Antioxidant
  • Cancer
  • Memory
  • Alzheimer's Disease
  • Metabolism
Research works
3.7k
fractional, since 1952
In the world top 10%
878
per year above
Top-10% rate
23.9%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+37%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Bioactive Compounds in Plants research?

By volume, China and Indonesia publish the most (315 and 146 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 315 works
  2. 2 Indonesia 146 works
  3. 3 India 117 works
  4. 4 South Korea 40 works
  5. 5 Iran 38 works
  6. 6 United States 37 works
  7. 7 Japan 29 works
  8. 8 Malaysia 25 works
  9. 9 Egypt 24 works
  10. 10 Italy 17 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.

China: 39.9%Indonesia: 18.5%India: 14.8%South Korea: 5.1%6 others listed: 21.6%40%largest
China315 · 39.9%Indonesia146 · 18.5%India117 · 14.8%South Korea40 · 5.1%6 others listed170 · 21.6%

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

Which institutions lead Bioactive Compounds in Plants research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Airlangga University publishes the most Bioactive Compounds in Plants research, followed by Universitas Gadjah Mada and Beijing University of Chinese Medicine.

Who are the leading researchers in Bioactive Compounds in Plants?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Bioactive Compounds in Plants include Chi‐Tang Ho.

  1. 1 Chi‐Tang Ho United States 1.2k citations

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

Where is Bioactive Compounds in Plants research done?

The largest centres of Bioactive Compounds in Plants research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Guangzhou (China), Shanghai (China) and Jakarta (Indonesia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Guangzhou.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 31 works
  2. 2 Guangzhou China 26 works
  3. 3 Shanghai China 16 works
  4. 4 Jakarta Indonesia 14 works
  5. 5 Chengdu China 14 works
  6. 6 Nanjing China 13 works
  7. 7 Surabaya Indonesia 13 works
  8. 8 Seoul South Korea 12 works
  9. 9 Hangzhou China 11 works
  10. 10 Medan Indonesia 11 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. GuangzhouCN · 26.3 works3.1×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Bioactive Compounds in Plants than the world average.

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Is Bioactive Compounds in Plants research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 37% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Bioactive Compounds in Plants.

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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.