TY - JOUR
T1 - Past and Present of the Antioxidant Studies in Chile
T2 - A Bibliometric Study from 2000 to 2024
AU - Lorca, Marcos
AU - Vega-Muñoz, Alejandro
AU - Acosta, Alison
AU - Cabezas, David
AU - Díaz, Katy
AU - Mella, Jaime
AU - Sabadini, Gianfranco
AU - Salazar-Sepúlveda, Guido
AU - Contreras-Barraza, Nicolás
AU - Mellado, Marco
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2025 by the authors.
PY - 2025/8
Y1 - 2025/8
N2 - Since 2000, antioxidant research in Chile has shown steady growth, from the chemical sciences to their application in biomedical sciences, functional foods, reproduction, and environmental studies. This study presents a bibliometric analysis of Chilean scientific output in the field of antioxidants from 2000 to 2024, organized into five-year intervals. A total of 3190 research articles indexed in the Web of Science (WoS) database were analyzed. Bibliometric indicators—including Price’s, Bradford’s, and Zipf’s laws—were applied to assess literature growth, authorship concentration, journal dispersion, and keyword evolution. Key findings include (i) high productivity from institutions such as the Universidad de Chile, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, and Universidad de Concepción; (ii) the identification of leading authors such as Dr. Antonio Vega-Gálvez, Dr. Guillermo Schmeda-Hirschman, and Dr. Mario J. Simirgiotis; and (iii) the consolidation of three main research areas: biomedical applications (e.g., cancer, cardiovascular, and neurodegenerative diseases), food science and technology (e.g., antioxidant properties, and agro-industrial waste revalorization), and ethnopharmacology (e.g., native plant use). This study made it possible to map the state of the art of antioxidant research in Chile and identify key players and research lines, consolidating a comprehensive vision of scientific development in this field.
AB - Since 2000, antioxidant research in Chile has shown steady growth, from the chemical sciences to their application in biomedical sciences, functional foods, reproduction, and environmental studies. This study presents a bibliometric analysis of Chilean scientific output in the field of antioxidants from 2000 to 2024, organized into five-year intervals. A total of 3190 research articles indexed in the Web of Science (WoS) database were analyzed. Bibliometric indicators—including Price’s, Bradford’s, and Zipf’s laws—were applied to assess literature growth, authorship concentration, journal dispersion, and keyword evolution. Key findings include (i) high productivity from institutions such as the Universidad de Chile, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, and Universidad de Concepción; (ii) the identification of leading authors such as Dr. Antonio Vega-Gálvez, Dr. Guillermo Schmeda-Hirschman, and Dr. Mario J. Simirgiotis; and (iii) the consolidation of three main research areas: biomedical applications (e.g., cancer, cardiovascular, and neurodegenerative diseases), food science and technology (e.g., antioxidant properties, and agro-industrial waste revalorization), and ethnopharmacology (e.g., native plant use). This study made it possible to map the state of the art of antioxidant research in Chile and identify key players and research lines, consolidating a comprehensive vision of scientific development in this field.
KW - Chile
KW - antioxidants
KW - bibliometric analysis
KW - food science
KW - natural products
KW - non-communicable chronic diseases
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105014513858
U2 - 10.3390/antiox14080985
DO - 10.3390/antiox14080985
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:105014513858
SN - 2076-3921
VL - 14
JO - Antioxidants
JF - Antioxidants
IS - 8
M1 - 985
ER -
