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Humic Substances and Bio-Organic Studies

Humic Substances and Bio-Organic Studies is a research topic within Soil Science. Science Explorer counts 3.8k research works in it since 1950. 7.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the characterization, biological activities, and applications of humic substances, including Shilajit. The papers cover topics such as antioxidant properties, anti-inflammatory effects, antimicrobial activity, and therapeutic potential in various diseases.

  • Humic Substances
  • Shilajit
  • Antioxidant
  • Anti-inflammatory
  • Biological Activities
  • Medical Drugs
  • Immunostimulatory Properties
  • Oxidative Damage
  • Antimicrobial Activity
  • Therapeutic Potential
Research works
3.8k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
301
per year above
Top-10% rate
7.9%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+88%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Humic Substances and Bio-Organic Studies research?

By volume, India and Indonesia publish the most (464 and 113 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 India 464 works
  2. 2 Indonesia 113 works
  3. 3 China 70 works
  4. 4 Russia 46 works
  5. 5 United States 42 works
  6. 6 Japan 36 works
  7. 7 Brazil 31 works
  8. 8 Iran 27 works
  9. 9 Iraq 25 works
  10. 10 Egypt 21 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: 53.0%Indonesia: 12.9%China: 7.9%Russia: 5.2%6 others listed: 20.9%53%largest
India464 · 53.0%Indonesia113 · 12.9%China70 · 7.9%Russia46 · 5.2%6 others listed183 · 20.9%

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Which institutions lead Humic Substances and Bio-Organic Studies research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture publishes the most Humic Substances and Bio-Organic Studies research, followed by Tamil Nadu Agricultural University and Desh Bhagat Ayurvedic College and Hospital.

Where is Humic Substances and Bio-Organic Studies research done?

The largest centres of Humic Substances and Bio-Organic Studies research in 2022–2025 are Allahabad (India), Coimbatore (India), New Delhi (India) and Moscow (Russia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Allahabad.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Allahabad India 33 works
  2. 2 Coimbatore India 20 works
  3. 3 New Delhi India 19 works
  4. 4 Moscow Russia 15 works
  5. 5 Amloh India 12 works
  6. 6 Guwahati India 11 works
  7. 7 Bikaner India 11 works
  8. 8 Medan Indonesia 10 works
  9. 9 Chennai India 10 works
  10. 10 Tokyo Japan 9 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. AllahabadIN · 32.8 works64×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Humic Substances and Bio-Organic Studies than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Humic Substances and Bio-Organic Studies?

Among universities, judged by research, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University and Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan 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.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Tamil Nadu Agricultural UniversityIndia 28.40.0%59.9×15 +190.2%
2 Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan Agricultural UniversityIndia 16.00.0%230.7×10

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 Humic Substances and Bio-Organic Studies research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 88% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Humic Substances and Bio-Organic Studies.

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Which topics inside it are moving

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