Sensory analysis: the boom of a scientific discipline highlighted by bibliometric measures.

CALVIÑO, A.M.

Recent contributions to sensory analysis of food

Research Signpost

Lugar: Kerala; Año: 2011; p. 1 - 22

capabilities to detect, discriminate and quantify the sensory stimuli. Early in the second decade of 21st century, the sensory analysis has become more important than ever. Sensory techniques, originally developed for quality control of products are now linked to the creative design of new products that offer the sensory properties more appreciated by consumers. This chapter offers a broad overview of the growth of sensory analysis discipline in terms of  bibliometric measures of publications and citation practices of world sensory scientists on the last 20 years. The analyses are focused on several issues as research on sensory interactions and a variety of sensory–instrumental correlation studies, quality control as a key point for sensory specifications and the application of affective sensory methodology to clarify sensory impact on consumer choices.