Botanical Research and Applications
Botanical Research and Applications is a research topic within Food Science. Science Explorer counts 24k research works in it since 1950. 15.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
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- Betalains
- Antioxidant
- Opuntia
- Phytochemicals
- Nutrition
- Colorants
- Cactus Pear
- Bioactive Compounds
- Health Benefits
- Food Processing
- Research works
- 24k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 3.8k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 15.8% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +53% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Botanical Research and Applications research?
By volume, Brazil and Mexico publish the most (661 and 612 works in 2022–2025).
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.
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Which institutions lead Botanical Research and Applications research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México publishes the most Botanical Research and Applications research, followed by Colegio de Postgraduados and Instituto Politécnico Nacional.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico 55 works
- 2 Colegio de PostgraduadosMexico 43 works
- 3 Instituto Politécnico NacionalMexico 34 works
- 4 Universidad Nacional de ColombiaColombia 29 works
- 5 Tecnológico Nacional de MéxicoMexico 26 works
- 6 Universidad de GuadalajaraMexico 26 works
- 7 Chapingo Autonomous UniversityMexico 24 works
- 8 Universidade Federal da ParaíbaBrazil 24 works
- 9 Universidade Federal Rural de PernambucoBrazil 23 works
- 10 Universidad Autónoma del Estado de HidalgoMexico 23 works
Who are the leading researchers in Botanical Research and Applications?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Botanical Research and Applications include Alain Dufresne, B. L. Turner and Rudolf Schmid.
- 1 Alain Dufresne France 2.2k citations
- 2 B. L. Turner United States 2.1k citations
- 3 Rudolf Schmid United States 1.9k citations
- 4 Carl Djerassi United States 1.9k citations
- 5 P.W. Crous Netherlands 1.9k citations
- 6 Min Zhang China 1.8k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Botanical Research and Applications research done?
The largest centres of Botanical Research and Applications research in 2022–2025 are Mexico City (Mexico), Beijing (China), São Paulo (Brazil) and Bogotá (Colombia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Montecillo and Texcoco.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Mexico City Mexico 150 works
- 2 Beijing China 68 works
- 3 São Paulo Brazil 59 works
- 4 Bogotá Colombia 48 works
- 5 Recife Brazil 43 works
- 6 Xalapa Mexico 43 works
- 7 Montecillo Mexico 43 works
- 8 Madrid Spain 39 works
- 9 Lima Peru 38 works
- 10 Buenos Aires Argentina 37 works
Where it is the local speciality
- MontecilloMX · 42.8 works92×
- TexcocoMX · 24.2 works69×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Botanical Research and Applications than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Botanical Research and Applications?
Among universities, judged by research, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México and Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco 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 | Warsaw University of Life SciencesPoland | 58.3 | 44.6% | 9.5× | 9 | +59.6% |
| 2 | Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico | 55.9 | 11.3% | 10.3× | 54 | -24.3% |
| 3 | Universidade Federal Rural de PernambucoBrazil | 55.0 | 6.6% | 26.1× | 23 | +170.1% |
| 4 | Universidad Autónoma del Estado de HidalgoMexico | 54.6 | 5.1% | 24.1× | 23 | +205.2% |
| 5 | Colegio de PostgraduadosMexico | 52.9 | 2.0% | 92.3× | 43 | +72.6% |
| 6 | Instituto Politécnico NacionalMexico | 52.6 | 8.7% | 17.7× | 34 | +28.6% |
| 7 | Universidade Federal da ParaíbaBrazil | 50.0 | 7.3% | 10.7× | 24 | +84.6% |
| 8 | Chapingo Autonomous UniversityMexico | 49.6 | 4.5% | 85.5× | 24 | +93.7% |
| 9 | Universidade Federal de Campina GrandeBrazil | 48.5 | 12.8% | 12.1× | 13 | +115.2% |
| 10 | Punjab Agricultural UniversityIndia | 47.1 | 15.1% | 17.3× | 15 | — |
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 Botanical Research and Applications research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 53% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Botanical Research and Applications.
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.