The Claim
The annual number of scientific publications examining resveratrol's anticancer properties increased from approximately 7 papers in 2003 to over 140 papers in 2022, representing a 20-fold increase over two decades.
What the research says
Roughly balanced
Support and challenge are close. The picture may shift as more studies come in.
These are independent scores, not a percentage. Higher-grade studies count more, so a single strong opposing study can outweigh several weaker ones.
Scientists are publishing way more papers about resveratrol's potential to fight cancer - there were only about 7 papers in 2003, but by 2022 that number jumped to over 140, which is 20 times more!
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The annual number of scientific publications examining resveratrol's anticancer properties increased exponentially from approximately 7 papers in 2003 to over 140 papers in 2022, representing a 20-fold increase over two decades
What the research says
1 studyStudy: Bibliometric and visualized analysis of resveratrol in anticancer investigations
This bibliometric study looked at all scientific papers about resveratrol and cancer from 2003-2022 and found 1463 total publications. Since the claim is about the number of publications growing over time, and this study analyzed exactly that trend over the same 20-year period, the evidence supports the claim that research on resveratrol's anticancer properties has grown substantially.
Score breakdown, mechanism chain, raw evidence, ideal studies needed & 1 supporting studies
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