Seed and Plant Biochemistry
Seed and Plant Biochemistry is a research topic within Food Science. Science Explorer counts 16k research works in it since 1950. 16.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the nutritional value, functional potential, and health benefits of ancient Andean grains such as quinoa, buckwheat, and amaranth. It covers topics such as polyphenol composition, antioxidant activity, genetic diversity, drought stress responses, and the use of these grains as functional gluten-free ingredients. Additionally, it discusses the potential contribution of traditional leafy vegetables to human health.
- Quinoa
- Buckwheat
- Amaranth
- Nutritional Value
- Functional Foods
- Antioxidant Activity
- Pseudocereals
- Phytochemicals
- Gluten-Free Ingredients
- Traditional Leafy Vegetables
- Research works
- 16k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 2.6k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 16.0% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +84% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Seed and Plant Biochemistry research?
By volume, India and China publish the most (923 and 555 works in 2022–2025).
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 Seed and Plant Biochemistry research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Lovely Professional University publishes the most Seed and Plant Biochemistry research, followed by Tamil Nadu Agricultural University and Punjab Agricultural University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Lovely Professional University India 25 works
- 2 Tamil Nadu Agricultural University India 23 works
- 3 Punjab Agricultural University India 22 works
- 4 Agricultural Research Center Egypt 22 works
- 5 Shanxi Agricultural University China 21 works
- 6 Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research Ethiopia 17 works
- 7 Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs China 17 works
- 8 University of Agriculture Faisalabad Pakistan 17 works
- 9 Banaras Hindu University India 16 works
- 10 Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University India 15 works
Who are the leading researchers in Seed and Plant Biochemistry?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Seed and Plant Biochemistry include Kevin Murphy.
- 1 Kevin Murphy 2.9k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Seed and Plant Biochemistry research done?
The largest centres of Seed and Plant Biochemistry research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), New Delhi (India), Moscow (Russia) and Giza (Egypt). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Xiaodian.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Beijing China 94 works
- 2 New Delhi India 67 works
- 3 Moscow Russia 54 works
- 4 Giza Egypt 50 works
- 5 Dhaka Bangladesh 46 works
- 6 Coimbatore India 35 works
- 7 Addis Ababa Ethiopia 34 works
- 8 Hyderabad India 33 works
- 9 Tehran Iran 33 works
- 10 Lima Peru 30 works
Where it is the local speciality
- XiaodianCN · 20.7 works33×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Seed and Plant Biochemistry than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Seed and Plant Biochemistry?
Among universities, judged by research, Lovely Professional University, Université d'Abomey-Calavi and University of Agriculture Faisalabad 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 | Lovely Professional University India | 68.7 | 25.5% | 10.3× | 25 | — |
| 2 | Université d'Abomey-Calavi Benin | 67.2 | 17.0% | 31.4× | 15 | +355.8% |
| 3 | University of Agriculture Faisalabad Pakistan | 65.1 | 17.8% | 22.3× | 17 | +95.9% |
| 4 | Punjab Agricultural University India | 64.1 | 11.2% | 27.6× | 22 | +341.4% |
| 5 | Tamil Nadu Agricultural University India | 56.3 | 8.3% | 20.7× | 23 | +87.8% |
| 6 | Banaras Hindu University India | 55.6 | 25.6% | 7.1× | 16 | +137.9% |
| 7 | Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University India | 54.3 | 6.4% | 32.9× | 15 | +322.2% |
| 8 | Federal University of Technology Nigeria | 53.7 | 6.1% | 17.3× | 13 | +224.8% |
| 9 | Gansu Agricultural University China | 53.1 | 43.1% | 12.5× | 9 | -100.0% |
| 10 | Shanxi Agricultural University China | 52.6 | 17.7% | 32.8× | 21 | -89.0% |
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 Seed and Plant Biochemistry research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 84% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Seed and Plant Biochemistry.
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.