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Sesquiterpenes and Asteraceae Studies

Sesquiterpenes and Asteraceae Studies is a research topic within Cancer Research. Science Explorer counts 12k research works in it since 1950. 8.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the biological activities of sesquiterpene lactones, particularly their potential in cancer treatment. The research covers apoptosis induction, anti-inflammatory effects, NF-?B inhibition, pharmacological properties, and the chemistry of sesquiterpene lactones derived from various medicinal plants. Additionally, it investigates the potential of compounds like thapsigargin in cancer therapy.

  • Sesquiterpene Lactones
  • Cancer
  • Apoptosis
  • Anti-inflammatory
  • NF-?B
  • Pharmacology
  • Chemistry
  • Antioxidant
  • Medicinal Plants
  • Thapsigargin
Research works
12k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
1.1k
per year above
Top-10% rate
8.8%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
-2%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Sesquiterpenes and Asteraceae Studies research?

By volume, China and Brazil publish the most (364 and 95 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 364 works
  2. 2 Brazil 95 works
  3. 3 India 91 works
  4. 4 Türkiye 81 works
  5. 5 United States 53 works
  6. 6 Germany 42 works
  7. 7 Russia 34 works
  8. 8 Mexico 34 works
  9. 9 Italy 34 works
  10. 10 Iran 33 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.

China: 42.2%Brazil: 11.0%India: 10.6%Türkiye: 9.5%6 others listed: 26.6%42%largest
China364 · 42.2%Brazil95 · 11.0%India91 · 10.6%Türkiye81 · 9.5%6 others listed229 · 26.6%

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

Which institutions lead Sesquiterpenes and Asteraceae Studies research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Chinese Academy of Sciences publishes the most Sesquiterpenes and Asteraceae Studies research, followed by Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 15 works
  2. 2 Royal Botanic Gardens, KewUnited Kingdom 10 works
  3. 3 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 10 works
  4. 4 Ilia State UniversityGeorgia 10 works
  5. 5 State Museum of Natural History KarlsruheGermany 9 works
  6. 6 Botanical Survey of IndiaIndia 9 works
  7. 7 Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeChina 9 works
  8. 8 Kunming Institute of BotanyChina 7 works
  9. 9 China Pharmaceutical UniversityChina 7 works
  10. 10 Shenyang Pharmaceutical UniversityChina 7 works

Who are the leading researchers in Sesquiterpenes and Asteraceae Studies?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Sesquiterpenes and Asteraceae Studies include B. L. Turner, Michaël Wink and Allan H. White.

  1. 1 B. L. Turner United States 2.1k citations
  2. 2 Michaël Wink Germany 1.7k citations
  3. 3 Allan H. White Australia 1.3k citations

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

Where is Sesquiterpenes and Asteraceae Studies research done?

The largest centres of Sesquiterpenes and Asteraceae Studies research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Guangzhou (China), Kunming (China) and Chengdu (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Kunming.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 67 works
  2. 2 Guangzhou China 24 works
  3. 3 Kunming China 21 works
  4. 4 Chengdu China 16 works
  5. 5 Nanjing China 14 works
  6. 6 Shanghai China 14 works
  7. 7 Mexico City Mexico 13 works
  8. 8 London United Kingdom 12 works
  9. 9 Kolkata India 12 works
  10. 10 Tehran Iran 12 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. KunmingCN · 20.7 works7.3×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Sesquiterpenes and Asteraceae Studies than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Sesquiterpenes and Asteraceae Studies?

Among universities, judged by research, Ilia State University, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College 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.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Ilia State UniversityGeorgia 49.16.4%87.7×10 —
2 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 42.821.2%4.3×10 +74.0%
3 Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeChina 30.111.0%6.8×9 -19.1%

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 Sesquiterpenes and Asteraceae Studies research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2006.

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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.