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Edible Oils Quality and Analysis

Edible Oils Quality and Analysis is a research topic within Organic Chemistry. Science Explorer counts 16k research works in it since 1950. 14.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the chemistry, health effects, antioxidant activity, and extraction methods related to olive oil. It covers topics such as the role of phenolic compounds, fatty acids, and polyphenols in olive oil, as well as its oxidative stability and potential health benefits. Additionally, it explores waste management strategies in the olive oil production process.

  • Olive Oil
  • Antioxidant Activity
  • Phenolic Compounds
  • Health Effects
  • Oxidative Stability
  • Fatty Acids
  • Polyphenols
  • Extraction Methods
  • Biological Activities
  • Waste Management
Research works
16k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
2.4k
per year above
Top-10% rate
14.8%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+31%
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Which countries lead Edible Oils Quality and Analysis research?

By volume, China and Spain publish the most (466 and 211 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 466 works
  2. 2 Spain 211 works
  3. 3 Italy 198 works
  4. 4 Türkiye 170 works
  5. 5 India 155 works
  6. 6 Indonesia 141 works
  7. 7 United States 109 works
  8. 8 Iran 102 works
  9. 9 Brazil 93 works
  10. 10 Egypt 93 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: 26.8%Spain: 12.2%Italy: 11.4%Türkiye: 9.8%6 others listed: 39.9%27%largest
China466 · 26.8%Spain211 · 12.2%Italy198 · 11.4%Türkiye170 · 9.8%6 others listed693 · 39.9%

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

Which institutions lead Edible Oils Quality and Analysis research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Instituto de la Grasa publishes the most Edible Oils Quality and Analysis research, followed by Henan University of Technology and State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology.

Who are the leading researchers in Edible Oils Quality and Analysis?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Edible Oils Quality and Analysis include David Julian McClements, Rosa M. Lamuela‐Raventós and Fereidoon Shahidi.

  1. 1 David Julian McClements United States 4.1k citations
  2. 2 Rosa M. Lamuela‐Raventós Spain 3.5k citations
  3. 3 Fereidoon Shahidi Canada 2.2k citations

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

Where is Edible Oils Quality and Analysis research done?

The largest centres of Edible Oils Quality and Analysis research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Seville (Spain), Wuxi (China) and Giza (Egypt). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Seville and Wuxi.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 58 works
  2. 2 Seville Spain 41 works
  3. 3 Wuxi China 37 works
  4. 4 Giza Egypt 34 works
  5. 5 Tehran Iran 32 works
  6. 6 Athens Greece 32 works
  7. 7 Wuhan China 31 works
  8. 8 Zhengzhou China 30 works
  9. 9 Madrid Spain 27 works
  10. 10 Hangzhou China 21 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. SevilleES · 41.1 works14×
  2. WuxiCN · 37.3 works13×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Edible Oils Quality and Analysis than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Edible Oils Quality and Analysis?

Among universities, judged by research, Henan University of Technology, Cadi Ayyad University and Universidad de Jaén 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%20%40%mean 21.23%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Henan University of Technology: 21, 28.7%Cadi Ayyad University: 9, 24.4%Universidad de Jaén: 15, 23.0%Jiangnan University: 18, 24.3%University of Life Sciences in Poznań: 11, 17.6%Aristotle University of Thessaloniki: 12, 29.1%University of Sfax: 15, 9.1%University of Perugia: 10, 15.3%Polytechnic Institute of Bragança: 12, 15.6%Wuhan Polytechnic University: 11, 25.2%Henan University of …Cadi Ayyad UniversityJiangnan UniversityUniversidad de Jaén
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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 Henan University of TechnologyChina 73.528.7%33.8×21 -36.2%
2 Cadi Ayyad UniversityMorocco 71.624.4%16.5×9 +203.9%
3 Universidad de JaénSpain 71.523.0%33.8×15 +40.4%
4 Jiangnan UniversityChina 71.324.3%10.1×18 +28.4%
5 University of Life Sciences in PoznańPoland 66.517.6%35.6×11 +243.2%
6 Aristotle University of ThessalonikiGreece 61.229.1%8.0×12 +12.8%
7 University of SfaxTunisia 60.59.1%19.5×15 +51.8%
8 University of PerugiaItaly 58.415.3%16.3×10 +77.0%
9 Polytechnic Institute of BragançaPortugal 58.315.6%55.8×12 -27.9%
10 Wuhan Polytechnic UniversityChina 57.125.2%33.1×11 -69.2%

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 Edible Oils Quality and Analysis research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 31% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Edible Oils Quality and Analysis.

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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.