"Smell" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The ability to detect scents or odors, such as the function of OLFACTORY RECEPTOR NEURONS.
| Descriptor ID |
D012903
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F02.830.816.643 G11.561.790.643
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| Concept/Terms |
Smell- Smell
- Sense of Smell
- Smell Sense
- Olfaction
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Smell" by people in this website by year, and whether "Smell" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2002 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2004 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2008 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2016 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2021 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2022 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2023 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Smell" by people in Profiles.
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Association of nasal surgery with olfactory function among older adults. Am J Otolaryngol. 2025 May-Jun; 46(3):104638.
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Towards universal chemosensory testing: needs, barriers, and opportunities. Chem Senses. 2025 Jan 22; 50.
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Sex differences in olfactory behavior and neurophysiology in Long Evans rats. J Neurophysiol. 2025 Jan 01; 133(1):257-267.
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Olfactory Impairment and the Risk of Major Adverse Cardiovascular Outcomes in Older Adults. J Am Heart Assoc. 2024 Jun 18; 13(12):e033320.
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Association of alcohol use with olfactory function among older adults. Am J Otolaryngol. 2024 Jul-Aug; 45(4):104271.
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Olfactory decline develops in parallel with frailty in older US adults with obstructive lung diseases. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2024 Apr; 14(4):819-827.
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Ambient Air Pollutants and Olfaction among Women 50-79 Years of Age from the Sister Study. Environ Health Perspect. 2023 08; 131(8):87012.
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Polygenic risk score for Parkinson's disease and olfaction among middle-aged to older women. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2023 10; 115:105815.
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Use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and poor olfaction in women. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2024 Mar; 14(3):639-650.
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Olfactory Nomenclature: An Orchestrated Effort to Clarify Terms and Definitions of Dysosmia, Anosmia, Hyposmia, Normosmia, Hyperosmia, Olfactory Intolerance, Parosmia, and Phantosmia/Olfactory Hallucination. ORL J Otorhinolaryngol Relat Spec. 2023; 85(6):312-320.