Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities is a research topic within Biochemistry. Science Explorer counts 66k research works in it since 1950. 23.7% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the role of antioxidants, free radicals, and polyphenols in human health and disease. It covers topics such as oxidative stress, cancer prevention, bioavailability of dietary supplements, and the significance of phenolic compounds in nutrition. The research explores the potential benefits of antioxidants in combating oxidative stress-related conditions and their impact on human health.
- Antioxidants
- Free Radicals
- Polyphenols
- Oxidative Stress
- Flavonoids
- Cancer Prevention
- Dietary Supplements
- Bioavailability
- Phenolic Compounds
- Nutritional Significance
- Research works
- 66k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 16k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 23.7% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +45% the tick is no change
This ranks research output and citation impact. It says nothing about the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.
Which countries lead Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities research?
By volume, China and India publish the most (3.5k and 1.7k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 3.5k works
- 2 India 1.7k works
- 3 Türkiye 976 works
- 4 Indonesia 686 works
- 5 Brazil 658 works
- 6 United States 579 works
- 7 Italy 565 works
- 8 Spain 491 works
- 9 Poland 470 works
- 10 South Korea 454 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.
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Which institutions lead Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs publishes the most Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities research, followed by King Saud University and Northwest A&F University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs China 72 works
- 2 King Saud University Saudi Arabia 65 works
- 3 Northwest A&F University China 64 works
- 4 University of Belgrade Serbia 51 works
- 5 Selçuk University Türkiye 51 works
- 6 State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology China 48 works
- 7 China Agricultural University China 48 works
- 8 Jiangnan University China 46 works
- 9 Beijing Technology and Business University China 45 works
- 10 Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences China 45 works
Who are the leading researchers in Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities include Catherine Rice‐Evans, David M. Pereira and Amirhossein Sahebkar.
- 1 Catherine Rice‐Evans 6.3k citations
- 2 David M. Pereira 6.1k citations
- 3 Amirhossein Sahebkar 5.6k citations
- 4 David Julian McClements 4.1k citations
- 5 Vernon L. Singleton 3.6k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities research done?
The largest centres of Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Hangzhou (China), Guangzhou (China) and Seoul (South Korea). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Wushan, Bragança and Plovdiv.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- WushanCN · 22.4 works25×
- BragançaPT · 21.6 works16×
- PlovdivBG · 30.6 works15×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities?
Among universities, judged by research, Anhui Agricultural University, Beijing Technology and Business University and Fujian Agriculture and Forestry 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.
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 | Anhui Agricultural University China | 77.4 | 62.6% | 15.5× | 44 | +75.1% |
| 2 | Beijing Technology and Business University China | 76.2 | 52.2% | 12.9× | 45 | +129.0% |
| 3 | Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University China | 74.3 | 54.8% | 8.6× | 33 | +174.2% |
| 4 | Northwest A&F University China | 71.1 | 45.2% | 9.9× | 64 | +31.0% |
| 5 | University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro Portugal | 70.2 | 43.5% | 10.6× | 18 | +213.9% |
| 6 | University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca Romania | 66.0 | 40.3% | 34.5× | 30 | +85.8% |
| 7 | University of Rzeszów Poland | 64.0 | 26.4% | 10.6× | 27 | +361.5% |
| 8 | Hunan Agricultural University China | 63.5 | 54.6% | 10.9× | 27 | -21.5% |
| 9 | Sichuan Agricultural University China | 63.4 | 45.9% | 8.0× | 37 | +83.5% |
| 10 | Punjab Agricultural University India | 63.3 | 18.4% | 15.7× | 42 | +195.2% |
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 Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 45% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2022. The fastest-growing topics are Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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