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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. 19.3% 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%
770
per year above
Top-10% rate
19.3%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+51%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Sesame and Sesamin Research research?

By volume, India and China publish the most (231 and 160 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 India 231 works
  2. 2 China 160 works
  3. 3 Iran 71 works
  4. 4 Egypt 58 works
  5. 5 Nigeria 53 works
  6. 6 Türkiye 43 works
  7. 7 United States 39 works
  8. 8 Ethiopia 31 works
  9. 9 Iraq 31 works
  10. 10 Brazil 26 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: 31.0%China: 21.5%Iran: 9.6%Egypt: 7.8%6 others listed: 30.1%31%largest
India231 · 31.0%China160 · 21.5%Iran71 · 9.6%Egypt58 · 7.8%6 others listed224 · 30.1%

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

Which institutions lead Sesame and Sesamin Research research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Henan University of Technology publishes the most Sesame and Sesamin Research research, followed by Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research and Tamil Nadu Agricultural University.

By volume, 2022–2025

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

Where is Sesame and Sesamin Research research done?

The largest centres of Sesame and Sesamin Research research in 2022–2025 are Zhengzhou (China), Hyderabad (India), Giza (Egypt) 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, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Zhengzhou China 25 works
  2. 2 Hyderabad India 23 works
  3. 3 Giza Egypt 20 works
  4. 4 Beijing China 20 works
  5. 5 New Delhi India 20 works
  6. 6 Tehran Iran 18 works
  7. 7 Addis Ababa Ethiopia 17 works
  8. 8 Coimbatore India 15 works
  9. 9 Cairo Egypt 12 works
  10. 10 Guntur India 11 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. GizaEG · 20.3 works13×
  2. HyderabadIN · 22.8 works12×
  3. ZhengzhouCN · 24.8 works8.8×
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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 excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

0%20%40%60%mean 10.9167%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Henan University of Technology: 15, 47.8%Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research: 14, 12.2%Tamil Nadu Agricultural University: 12, 3.9%Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya: 10, 0.0%Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University: 11, 1.6%Professor Jayashankar Telangana Agricultural University: 9, 0.0%Henan University of …Ethiopian Institute …Tamil Nadu Agricultu…Jawaharlal Nehru Kri…
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Henan University of TechnologyChina 60.047.8%70.4×15 -85.1%
2 Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural ResearchEthiopia 41.912.2%117.9×14 —
3 Tamil Nadu Agricultural UniversityIndia 23.13.9%52.7×12 —
4 Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa VidyalayaIndia 10.00.0%199.3×10 —
5 Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural UniversityIndia 8.01.6%180.3×11 -72.1%
6 Professor Jayashankar Telangana Agricultural UniversityIndia 6.00.0%191.4×9 —

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 Sesame and Sesamin Research research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 51% higher than in 2013–2017, 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.

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.