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SYSTEMATIC REVIEW article
Front. Nutr.
Sec. Nutrition and Food Science Technology
Volume 12 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fnut.2025.1550142
Nutritional composition and health benefits of peas -a bibliometric research
Provisionally accepted
Meleksen Akin1*
Sadiye Peral EYDURAN2
Jelena Milešević3
suzana pavlovic3
amil orahovac4
marta vasconcelos5
Marija Knez3- 1Iğdır Üniversitesi, Iğdır, Türkiye
- 2muğla sıtkı koçman, muğla, Türkiye
- 3Centre of Research Excellence in Nutrition and Metabolism, Institute for Medical Research, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
- 4Faculty for Food Technology, Food Safety and Ecology, University of Donja Gorica, Podgorica, Montenegro
- 5Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Porto, Portugal
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Pea (Pisum sativum L.) is a nutritious legume with health benefits, gaining attention as a functional food. Bibliometric studies use quantitative methods to assess research trends, gaps, and future directions. The main objective of this study was to provide a comprehensive overview of the fragmented literature on the nutritional profiles and health benefits of peas using a bibliometric approach. The analysis examined publications from 2013 to 2023, revealing trends in publication volume, author productivity, and international collaboration. Publications peaked in 2015, focusing on topics such as dietary fibers, carotenoids, phenolic compounds, and antinutrients affecting mineral bioavailability. Over the decade, the annual growth rate was 3.25%. The University of Saskatchewan produced the most influential research, with Warkentin TD as the most productive author. Canada and Poland had the highest number of publications, with the USA, China, and India following. Six major international co-authorship networks were identified, highlighting significant collaborations between countries. Key research themes included antioxidants, protein, fiber, and phytate in peas. This study provides a strong foundation for future integrated research, helping to better understand the potential of peas as a functional food and guiding more targeted studies to address current knowledge gaps across various disciplines.
Keywords: keyword analysis, Network analysis, performance analysis, Pisum sativum, Science mapping
Received: 22 Dec 2024; Accepted: 18 Apr 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Akin, EYDURAN, Milešević, pavlovic, orahovac, vasconcelos and Knez. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Meleksen Akin, Iğdır Üniversitesi, Iğdır, Türkiye
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