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Coconut Research and Applications

Coconut Research and Applications is a research topic within Inorganic Chemistry. Science Explorer counts 10k research works in it since 1950. 9.4% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the chemical composition, biological properties, and health effects of coconut, with a focus on virgin coconut oil, lauric acid, antioxidant and antimicrobial activities, genetic diversity, and nutritional properties. The research covers a wide range of topics including the potential therapeutic benefits of coconut in various health conditions.

  • Coconut
  • Virgin Coconut Oil
  • Lauric Acid
  • Antioxidant
  • Antimicrobial
  • Health Benefits
  • Fatty Acids
  • Polyphenolics
  • Genetic Diversity
  • Nutritional Properties
Research works
10k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
960
per year above
Top-10% rate
9.4%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+109%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Coconut Research and Applications research?

By volume, Indonesia and India publish the most (1.2k and 404 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Indonesia 1.2k works
  2. 2 India 404 works
  3. 3 China 230 works
  4. 4 Brazil 164 works
  5. 5 Malaysia 123 works
  6. 6 United States 114 works
  7. 7 Nigeria 77 works
  8. 8 Philippines 72 works
  9. 9 Sri Lanka 55 works
  10. 10 Thailand 55 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.

Indonesia: 48.6%India: 16.0%China: 9.1%Brazil: 6.5%6 others listed: 19.7%49%largest
Indonesia1,224 · 48.6%India404 · 16.0%China230 · 9.1%Brazil164 · 6.5%6 others listed497 · 19.7%

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

Which institutions lead Coconut Research and Applications research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Central Plantation Crops Research Institute publishes the most Coconut Research and Applications research, followed by IPB University and Tamil Nadu Agricultural University.

Who are the leading researchers in Coconut Research and Applications?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Coconut Research and Applications include George Thomas.

  1. 1 George Thomas United States 1.5k citations

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

Where is Coconut Research and Applications research done?

The largest centres of Coconut Research and Applications research in 2022–2025 are Jakarta (Indonesia), Medan (Indonesia), Makassar (Indonesia) and Semarang (Indonesia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Kāsaragod and Manado.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Jakarta Indonesia 99 works
  2. 2 Medan Indonesia 88 works
  3. 3 Makassar Indonesia 58 works
  4. 4 Semarang Indonesia 56 works
  5. 5 Yogyakarta Indonesia 54 works
  6. 6 Malang Indonesia 54 works
  7. 7 Surabaya Indonesia 51 works
  8. 8 Bandung Indonesia 48 works
  9. 9 Padang Indonesia 48 works
  10. 10 Coimbatore India 46 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. KāsaragodIN · 37.3 works245×
  2. ManadoID · 26.7 works19×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Coconut Research and Applications than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Coconut Research and Applications?

Among universities, judged by research, IPB University, Andalas University and Tamil Nadu Agricultural 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.

0%5%10%15%mean 5.08%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →IPB University: 32, 5.3%Andalas University: 23, 5.1%Tamil Nadu Agricultural University: 28, 1.3%Universitas Sumatera Utara: 26, 2.5%Universiti Putra Malaysia: 15, 12.3%Hainan University: 20, 12.6%Universitas Muslim Indonesia: 16, 3.5%Universitas Gadjah Mada: 25, 3.1%Universitas Syiah Kuala: 20, 1.9%Sam Ratulangi University: 26, 3.2%IPB UniversityAndalas UniversityUniversitas Sumatera…Tamil Nadu Agricultu…
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 IPB UniversityIndonesia 68.05.3%18.3×32 +418.0%
2 Andalas UniversityIndonesia 62.45.1%14.7×23 +906.2%
3 Tamil Nadu Agricultural UniversityIndia 60.61.3%41.2×28 +427.8%
4 Universitas Sumatera UtaraIndonesia 60.52.5%13.1×26 +963.4%
5 Universiti Putra MalaysiaMalaysia 59.912.3%9.5×15 -27.5%
6 Hainan UniversityChina 59.612.6%15.5×20 -85.5%
7 Universitas Muslim IndonesiaIndonesia 54.73.5%17.3×16 +361.1%
8 Universitas Gadjah MadaIndonesia 54.43.1%9.1×25 +103.2%
9 Universitas Syiah KualaIndonesia 52.61.9%15.2×20 +132.4%
10 Sam Ratulangi UniversityIndonesia 51.53.2%29.2×26 +45.4%

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 Coconut Research and Applications research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 109% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2023. The fastest-growing topics are Coconut Research and Applications.

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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.