Figure 2.

Number of published papers from January 2000 to 2021 in which the words “carnosine and nanoparticles“ were used in Science Direct (last update 1 May 2021). The production of papers from 2000 to 2010 is discontinued (one in 2000, two in 2004, four in 2005, four in 2007, three in 2008, and nine in 2009). The bar representing 2020, currently the most productive year, is highlighted in red. As clearly depicted, during the last decade (2011–2020) the number of publications has increased significantly compared to the previous ten years (2000–2010), 25 vs. 199 published papers (almost 8 times more). The current number of published papers in 2021, still in progress and indicated with a white bar, suggests that this year could represent the most productive of the last two decades.