Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies is a research topic within Sensory Systems. Science Explorer counts 50k research works in it since 1950. 17.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the various aspects of olfactory dysfunction, including its association with COVID-19, neurological implications, neural processing, and the impact on quality of life. It covers topics such as anosmia, olfactory receptors, pheromones, taste disorders, and the role of the olfactory system in health and disease.
- Olfactory Dysfunction
- COVID-19
- Olfactory System
- Anosmia
- Olfactory Receptors
- Neural Processing
- Pheromones
- Taste Disorders
- Neurological Implications
- Quality of Life
- Research works
- 50k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 8.7k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 17.5% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +31% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (1.4k and 1.3k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 1.4k works
- 2 China 1.3k works
- 3 Japan 583 works
- 4 Germany 423 works
- 5 United Kingdom 351 works
- 6 India 323 works
- 7 France 317 works
- 8 Italy 312 works
- 9 South Korea 262 works
- 10 Brazil 210 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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies research?
By volume in 2022–2025, The University of Tokyo publishes the most Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies research, followed by Technische Universität Dresden and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 The University of TokyoJapan 31 works
- 2 Technische Universität DresdenGermany 30 works
- 3 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 27 works
- 4 University of PennsylvaniaUnited States 25 works
- 5 Johns Hopkins UniversityUnited States 21 works
- 6 University College LondonUnited Kingdom 21 works
- 7 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom 21 works
- 8 Harvard UniversityUnited States 20 works
- 9 Zhejiang UniversityChina 20 works
- 10 Beijing Technology and Business UniversityChina 20 works
Who are the leading researchers in Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies include Elizabeth Loder, Ling Shao and Thomas Hofmann.
- 1 Elizabeth Loder United States 13k citations
- 2 Ling Shao United Arab Emirates 4.1k citations
- 3 Thomas Hofmann Germany 3.5k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies research done?
The largest centres of Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Tokyo (Japan), Seoul (South Korea) and Shanghai (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Dijon and Dresden.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- DijonFR · 21.9 works10×
- DresdenDE · 42.6 works6.3×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies?
Among universities, judged by research, Beijing Technology and Business University, Technische Universität Dresden and University of Oxford 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 | Beijing Technology and Business UniversityChina | 78.5 | 68.7% | 11.9× | 20 | +106.3% |
| 2 | Technische Universität DresdenGermany | 56.5 | 10.3% | 8.3× | 30 | +112.8% |
| 3 | University of OxfordUnited Kingdom | 50.8 | 48.7% | 2.1× | 21 | +41.8% |
| 4 | Konkuk UniversitySouth Korea | 48.4 | 26.6% | 7.4× | 10 | +236.9% |
| 5 | Shanghai Institute of TechnologyChina | 46.1 | 36.1% | 8.5× | 11 | — |
| 6 | University College LondonUnited Kingdom | 42.0 | 32.0% | 2.0× | 21 | +21.3% |
| 7 | Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina | 41.2 | 44.1% | 1.1× | 18 | +66.7% |
| 8 | University of PennsylvaniaUnited States | 40.6 | 25.2% | 3.6× | 25 | +5.5% |
| 9 | University of CagliariItaly | 40.3 | 12.2% | 6.2× | 10 | +215.0% |
| 10 | Wageningen University & ResearchNetherlands | 40.1 | 20.0% | 5.1× | 14 | +28.9% |
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 Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 31% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2022. The fastest-growing topics are Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies.
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.