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Sesame and Sesamin Research

Sesame and Sesamin Research is a research topic within Plant Science. Science Explorer counts 4k research works in it since 1950. 10.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers represents a comprehensive exploration of the properties and potential health benefits of sesame seeds and oil. The research covers topics such as antioxidant activity, nutraceutical functions, genome sequencing, effects on blood pressure and lipid profiles, cancer prevention, and dietary supplementation. It also delves into the chemical composition, genetic analysis, and therapeutic applications of sesame.

  • Sesame
  • Antioxidant
  • Lignans
  • Nutraceutical
  • Genome Sequencing
  • Oil Biosynthesis
  • Hypertension
  • Oxidative Stress
  • Cancer Prevention
  • Dietary Supplement
Research works
4k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
411
per year above
Top-10% rate
10.3%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
+27%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
India
32% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Sesame and Sesamin Research

Which countries lead Sesame and Sesamin Research research?

By volume, India and China publish the most (270 and 189 works in 2022-now).

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 India 270 works
  2. 2 China 189 works
  3. 3 Iran 81 works
  4. 4 Nigeria 64 works
  5. 5 Egypt 62 works
  6. 6 Türkiye 48 works
  7. 7 United States 46 works
  8. 8 Ethiopia 34 works
  9. 9 Iraq 33 works
  10. 10 Brazil 29 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: 31.6%China: 22.0%Iran: 9.5%Nigeria: 7.4%6 others listed: 29.5%32%largest
India270 · 31.6%China189 · 22.0%Iran81 · 9.5%Nigeria64 · 7.4%6 others listed253 · 29.5%

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

Which institutions lead Sesame and Sesamin Research research?

By volume in 2022-now, Indian Council of Agricultural Research publishes the most Sesame and Sesamin Research research, followed by Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences and Henan University of Technology.

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 Indian Council of Agricultural ResearchIndia 35 works
  2. 2 Chinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesChina 27 works
  3. 3 Henan University of TechnologyChina 17 works
  4. 4 Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural ResearchEthiopia 15 works
  5. 5 Tamil Nadu Agricultural UniversityIndia 14 works
  6. 6 Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural UniversityIndia 12 works
  7. 7 Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa VidyalayaIndia 11 works
  8. 8 Professor Jayashankar Telangana Agricultural UniversityIndia 10 works
  9. 9 Agricultural Research CenterEgypt 8 works
  10. 10 Islamic Azad University, TehranIran 8 works

Who are the leading researchers in Sesame and Sesamin Research?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Sesame and Sesamin Research include Jun Wang, Amirhossein Sahebkar and Jin Li.

  1. 1 Jun Wang China 340k citations
  2. 2 Amirhossein Sahebkar Iran 258k citations
  3. 3 Jin Li China 132k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

What are the most cited papers in Sesame and Sesamin Research?

The most cited paper in Sesame and Sesamin Research is "Chemistry of Deep‐Fat Frying Oils" (Eunok Choe, DAVID B. S. MIN, 2007), with 1,251 citations. Next come "In vitro antiproliferative, apoptotic and antioxidant activities of punicalagin, ellagic acid and a total pomegranate tannin extract are enhanced in combination with other polyphenols as found in pomegranate juice" (1,119) and "Acrylamide and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF): A review on metabolism, toxicity, occurrence in food and mitigation strategies" (890).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Chemistry of Deep‐Fat Frying Oils Eunok Choe, DAVID B. S. MIN · Journal of Food Science May 2007 1,251
2 In vitro antiproliferative, apoptotic and antioxidant activities of punicalagin, ellagic acid and a total pomegranate tannin extract are enhanced in combination with other polyphenols as found in pomegranate juice N.P. Seeram, Leon A. Adams, Susan Henning et al. · The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry Open access Jun 2005 1,119
3 Acrylamide and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF): A review on metabolism, toxicity, occurrence in food and mitigation strategies Edoardo Capuano, Vincenzo Fogliano · LWT Open access 7 Nov 2010 890
4 Utilization of Differently Processed Sesame Seed Meal as a Source of Methionine in Guinea Fowls Diets Abrani Sulaiman, N. B. Rano, Halima Abdullahi Muhammad et al. · International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology (IJISRT) Open access 19 Jul 2024 734
5 Therapeutic applications of pomegranate (Punica granatum L.): a review. Julie S Jurenka · PubMed Jun 2008 632
All 100 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Where is Sesame and Sesamin Research research done?

The largest centres of Sesame and Sesamin Research research in 2022-now are Zhengzhou (China), Hyderabad (India), Tehran (Iran) and Beijing (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Giza, Hyderabad and Zhengzhou.

Largest cities, 2022-now

  1. 1 ZhengzhouChina 28 works
  2. 2 HyderabadIndia 25 works
  3. 3 TehranIran 23 works
  4. 4 BeijingChina 23 works
  5. 5 New DelhiIndia 22 works
  6. 6 GizaEgypt 21 works
  7. 7 Addis AbabaEthiopia 18 works
  8. 8 CoimbatoreIndia 17 works
  9. 9 CairoEgypt 14 works
  10. 10 GunturIndia 13 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. GizaEG · 21.2 works12×
  2. HyderabadIN · 24.8 works11×
  3. ZhengzhouCN · 27.5 works8.3×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Sesame and Sesamin Research than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Sesame and Sesamin Research?

Among universities, judged by research, Henan University of Technology, Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research and Tamil Nadu Agricultural University score highest, combining citation excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

0%10%20%mean 4.98333%fractional works in this field (log) →share of work in the world top 10% →Henan University of …Ethiopian Institute …Tamil Nadu Agricultu…Acharya N. G. Ranga …
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One dot per university in the first ten of the table below, at the default weights. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

Citation excellenceshare of its work in the world top 10%, 2022-now and all time averaged
40%
Specialisationhow much of its work is in this field, counted up to 10× the world share
10%
Sizeits output in this field, on a log scale
30%
Growthoutput growth, counted from -20% to +20%
10%
Internationalshare of its work with a co-author abroad
10%
Each slider sets a weight; the share it gets of the score is beside it.
#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1Henan University of TechnologyChina 90.022.1%77.9×17 +234.2%
2Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural ResearchEthiopia 51.53.3%123.5×15 +28.6%
3Tamil Nadu Agricultural UniversityIndia 25.21.4%58.2×14 -12.2%
4Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural UniversityIndia 21.70.0%200.8×12 +705.0%
5Professor Jayashankar Telangana Agricultural UniversityIndia 16.03.1%210.3×10 +103.4%
6Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa VidyalayaIndia 13.10.0%210.5×11 +206.0%

Universities only. The score blends citation excellence (40%), size (30%), specialisation (10%), growth (10%), international reach (10%), 2022-now; growth compares 2018-21 with 2022-25 and counts up to +20%, since a jump from a small base is mostly noise.

Every institution in Sesame and Sesamin Research, country by country

Is Sesame and Sesamin Research research growing?

Output in 2022-2025 was 27% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Sesame and Sesamin Research.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Sesame and Sesamin Research as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0049% in 2024.

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Fractional works of Sesame and Sesamin Research over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year.

still counting5%10%15%Sesame and Sesamin Research11.7% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's works in it, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. A field is the world for its own topics, so there is no other line to hold it against.

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.

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