"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 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2016 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 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 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Smell" by people in Profiles.
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Theta oscillations are an organizational unit of odor processing in the olfactory bulb. Sci Adv. 2026 Jul 03; 12(27):eaee1002.
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Human olfactory sensitivity varies across geographical locations. Sci Rep. 2026 Feb 18; 16(1).
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Olfaction and Coronary Heart Disease. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2026 01 01; 152(1):27-35.
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Association Between Poor Olfaction and Lower Pulmonary Function in Older Adults. Chest. 2026 Mar; 169(3):723-731.
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Olfactory Dysfunction After SARS-CoV-2 Infection in the RECOVER Adult Cohort. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 09 02; 8(9):e2533815.
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The Development and Validation of the Smell-Qx Questionnaire, Based on a Systematic Review of the Literature and the COMET Initiative on the Development of Core Outcome Sets for Clinical Trials in Olfactory Disorders. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2025 09; 15(9):974-984.
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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 01 22; 50.
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Olfaction and diabetes among older adults. Chem Senses. 2025 01 22; 50.
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Sex differences in olfactory behavior and neurophysiology in Long Evans rats. J Neurophysiol. 2025 01 01; 133(1):257-267.