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Journal of Herbal Medicine

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Chemistry 810 18 17 8

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 66
Documents by Best Scientists*: 59
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 43
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.44
Impact Factor: 1.9

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Herbal Medicine?

Journal of Herbal Medicine is organized to address concerns in the fields of Traditional medicine, Medicinal plants, Internal medicine, Placebo and Antimicrobial. Journal of Herbal Medicine focuses on Traditional medicine but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Alternative medicine and DPPH, Antioxidant. Journal of Herbal Medicine focused on Alternative medicine research but expanded to cover Family medicine.

Journal of Herbal Medicine explores studies in Antioxidant as part of the wider topic of Biochemistry. While Journal of Herbal Medicine focused on Medicinal plants, it was also able to explore topics like Traditional knowledge and Plant species. Gastroenterology, Endocrinology and Visual analogue scale are some topics wherein Internal medicine research discussed in Journal of Herbal Medicine have an impact.

The study of Antimicrobial, which falls within the realm of Microbiology, was the main focus of the presentations.

  • Traditional medicine (45.00%)
  • Medicinal plants (17.60%)
  • Internal medicine (14.60%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Effect of extraction conditions on total phenolic compounds and antioxidant activities of Carica papaya leaf aqueous extracts (153 citations)
  • Curcumin, a golden spice with a low bioavailability (130 citations)
  • Jamu: Indonesian traditional herbal medicine towards rational phytopharmacological use (97 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Herbal Medicine:

The most cited publications aim to foster the development of research in Traditional medicine, Medicinal plants, Ethnobotany, Botany and Lamiaceae. The published articles about Phytochemical research are fields of study within Traditional medicine but they also intertwine with concepts in Context (language use). While Medicinal plants is the focus of the published articles, it also provides insights into the studies of Diabetes mellitus, Plantago, Reducing capacity, Traditional knowledge and Malva neglecta.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Botany
  • Internal medicine
  • Traditional medicine

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal was organized to reinforce research efforts on Traditional medicine, Medicinal plants, Internal medicine, Antimicrobial and Phytochemical. In the journal, DPPH, Minimum inhibitory concentration and Cassia are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Traditional medicine research. Ethnobotany is the primary subject of Medicinal plants works presented in it.

The work on Internal medicine tackled in it brings together disciplines like Gastroenterology and Placebo. The journal explores issues in Antimicrobial which can be linked to other research areas like Antibiotics, Bioactive compound, Antibacterial activity, Pathogenic bacteria and Essential oil. The journal focuses on Adverse effect but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Diabetes mellitus and Physiology.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • An updated knowledge of Black seed ( Nigella sativa Linn): Review of phytochemical constituents and pharmacological properties (13 citations)
  • Baicalin, a natural antimicrobial and anti-biofilm agent (5 citations)
  • Investigations of Bioactivity of Acalypha indica (L.), Centella asiatica (L.) and Croton bonplandianus (Baill) against Multidrug Resistant Bacteria and Cancer Cells (5 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Journal of Herbal Medicine (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Barbara Pendry (9 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Euan MacLennan (6 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Izabela Konczak (5 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Julalak Chokpaisarn (4 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Mushtaq Ahmad (4 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Journal of Herbal Medicine (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Tehran University of Medical Sciences (20 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and Health Services (14 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
  • Islamic Azad University (14 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Tabriz University of Medical Sciences (11 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of East London (11 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 8.55% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 21.50% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 6.54% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 13.08% of all publications and 58.88% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Top Publications

  • Resveratrol’ biotechnological applications: Enlightening its antimicrobial and antioxidant properties

    (2022)
    70 Citations
  • In vitro antifungal activity of Thymus vulgaris essential oil nanoemulsion

    Maryam Moazeni;Amirhossein Davari;Shafigheh Shabanzadeh;Javad Akhtari

    (2021)
    43 Citations
  • Formulation optimization and characterization of Pistacia atlantica Desf. essential oil-loaded nanostructured lipid carriers on the proliferation of human breast cancer cell line SKBR3 (in vitro studies)

    (2022)
    18 Citations
  • The Genus Seseli L.: A Comprehensive Review on Traditional Uses, Phytochemistry, and Pharmacological Properties

    (2023)
    14 Citations
  • Ethnobotanical survey of plants used by traditional health practitioners for treatment of schizophrenia spectrum disorders in Bandiagara, Mali, West Africa

    Pakuy Pierre Mounkoro;Adiaratou Togola;Joop de Jong;Drissa Diallo

    (2020)
    13 Citations
  • Six Algerian plants: Phenolic profile, antioxidant, antimicrobial activities associated with different simulated gastrointestinal digestion phases and antiproliferative properties

    (2023)
    12 Citations
  • Antibacterial activity of selected medicinal plants used by traditional healers in Genta Meyche (Southern Ethiopia) for the treatment of gastrointestinal disorders

    Awoke Guadie;Awoke Guadie;Awoke Guadie;Demisse Dakone;Dikaso Unbushe;Aijie Wang

    (2020)
    11 Citations
  • In vitro evaluation of anti-proliferative activity of protein from Litchi chinensis honey against human cervical cancer cell line (HeLa)

    Debalina Bose;Amrita Chaudhary;Manchikanti Padmavati;Jyotirmoy Chatterjee

    (2021)
    8 Citations
  • Screening study of enzymatic inhibition of medicinal plants for the treatment of diabetes using a glucometer biosensor approach and optical method

    Raouia Attaallah;Dounia Elfadil;Aziz Amine

    (2021)
    8 Citations
  • Exploration of anti-tyrosinase effect of Geranium glaberrimum Boiss. & Heldr. with in silico approach and survey of 21 Geranium species

    Ovgu Celikler Ozer;Ovgu Celikler Ozer;Ilkay Erdogan Orhan;Burcu Çalışkan;F. Sezer Senol Deniz

    (2021)
    4 Citations

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