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Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity

Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity is a research topic within Food Science. Science Explorer counts 59k research works in it since 1950. 22.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the antimicrobial properties of essential oils, particularly their potential applications in food preservation. It covers topics such as the mode of action, in vitro evaluation, and synergistic interactions with food matrix components. Additionally, it explores the antibacterial and antioxidant activities of essential oils derived from medicinal plants.

  • Essential Oils
  • Antimicrobial Activity
  • Food Preservation
  • Antibacterial Agents
  • Medicinal Plants
  • Mode of Action
  • In Vitro Evaluation
  • Phytochemicals Screening
  • Antioxidant Activity
  • Natural Products
Research works
59k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
13k
per year above
Top-10% rate
22.1%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+57%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity research?

By volume, India and China publish the most (2.2k and 1.4k works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 India 2.2k works
  2. 2 China 1.4k works
  3. 3 Brazil 938 works
  4. 4 Türkiye 919 works
  5. 5 Indonesia 656 works
  6. 6 Iran 585 works
  7. 7 United States 509 works
  8. 8 Egypt 466 works
  9. 9 Italy 444 works
  10. 10 Saudi Arabia 354 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.

India: 25.9%China: 16.8%Brazil: 11.0%Türkiye: 10.8%6 others listed: 35.4%26%largest
India2,205 · 25.9%China1,429 · 16.8%Brazil938 · 11.0%Türkiye919 · 10.8%6 others listed3,013 · 35.4%

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

Which institutions lead Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity research?

By volume in 2022–2025, King Saud University publishes the most Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity research, followed by National Research Centre and Ilia State University.

Where is Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity research done?

The largest centres of Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Tehran (Iran), Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) and Giza (Egypt).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 213 works
  2. 2 Tehran Iran 180 works
  3. 3 Riyadh Saudi Arabia 154 works
  4. 4 Giza Egypt 137 works
  5. 5 Chennai India 125 works
  6. 6 Cairo Egypt 118 works
  7. 7 New Delhi India 116 works
  8. 8 Istanbul Türkiye 103 works
  9. 9 São Paulo Brazil 88 works
  10. 10 Jakarta Indonesia 84 works
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Where is the best place to study Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity?

Among universities, judged by research, King Saud University, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University and An-Najah National 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%20%40%mean 27.94%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →King Saud University: 99, 34.3%Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University: 38, 30.5%An-Najah National University: 15, 38.0%Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research: 36, 30.3%Mohamed I University: 34, 15.8%University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca: 19, 36.4%Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology: 16, 23.4%Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra: 11, 30.3%University of Life Sciences in Lublin: 16, 37.2%Ilia State University: 53, 3.2%An-Najah National Un…King Saud UniversitySidi Mohamed Ben Abd…Academy of Scientifi…
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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 King Saud UniversitySaudi Arabia 67.634.3%7.6×99 +73.4%
2 Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah UniversityMorocco 67.130.5%9.6×38 +199.4%
3 An-Najah National UniversityPalestine 65.338.0%13.0×15 +175.6%
4 Academy of Scientific and Innovative ResearchIndia 61.730.3%7.9×36 +802.3%
5 Mohamed I UniversityMorocco 59.315.8%15.0×34 +173.7%
6 University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-NapocaRomania 57.836.4%25.1×19 +57.6%
7 Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and TechnologyIndia 57.523.4%12.9×16 +224.4%
8 Slovak University of Agriculture in NitraSlovakia 57.430.3%16.2×11 +149.4%
9 University of Life Sciences in LublinPoland 57.337.2%13.3×16 +72.6%
10 Ilia State UniversityGeorgia 55.13.2%47.1×53

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 Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 57% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2022. The fastest-growing topics are Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity.

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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.