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Natural Product Communications
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Natural Product Communications

1934-578X

Published by: SAGE

https://journals.sagepub.com/home/npx

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Chemistry 768 63 70 8

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 147
Documents by Best Scientists*: 180
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 3
SCIMAGO H-index: 70
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.306
Impact Factor: 1.4

Overview

Top Research Topics at Natural Product Communications?

The main research concerns discussed in Natural Product Communications are Botany, Traditional medicine, Stereochemistry, Essential oil and Chromatography. The journal concentrates on Botany topics that focus on Medicinal plants and Plant composition. The study on Traditional medicine presented is investigated in conjunction with research in Antioxidant.

Antioxidant research is concerned with DPPH in particular. It connects research in Stereochemistry with the related topic of Cytotoxicity. Natural Product Communications focused on Cytotoxicity research but expanded to cover Cytotoxic T cell.

Some problems in Essential oil that were presented in Natural Product Communications overlapped with concepts under Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry, Antimicrobial, Horticulture and Chemical composition. High-performance liquid chromatography is a primary topic of Chromatography research in it.

  • Botany (22.82%)
  • Traditional medicine (21.77%)
  • Stereochemistry (15.61%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Chemical and functional diversity of natural products from plant associated endophytic fungi. (152 citations)
  • Wine, resveratrol and health: a review. (143 citations)
  • Anthocyanins as antimicrobial agents of natural plant origin. (122 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Natural Product Communications:

The journal papers mostly deal with topics like Botany, Essential oil, Traditional medicine, Food science and Antimicrobial. The most cited articles hold forums on Botany that merge themes from other disciplines such as Antibacterial activity and Horticulture. The most cited publications address concerns in Food science which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as DPPH and Antioxidant.

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

  • Botany
  • Organic chemistry
  • Biochemistry

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Natural Product Communications primarily tackles Traditional medicine, Pharmacology, Network pharmacology, Antioxidant and Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The journal explores topics in Traditional medicine which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Chemical constituents, Glycoside, Anti-inflammatory, Traditional Chinese medicine and Essential oil. The presented research on Essential oil deals specifically with Chemical composition but it also addresses topics in Botany.

The studies in Pharmacology featured incorporate elements of Inflammation, Oxidative stress and Apoptosis. While work presented in the journal provided substantial information on Network pharmacology, it also covered topics in Computational biology, Identification (biology) and Mechanism (biology). It features Antioxidant research that overlaps with concepts in Food science.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Chemical Composition of the Essential Oils From Leaves and Flowers of Passiflora sexocellata and Passiflora trifasciata (6 citations)
  • Rutin: A Potential Antiviral for Repurposing as a SARS-CoV-2 Main Protease (Mpro) Inhibitor (5 citations)
  • Plant Essential Oils: Possible COVID-19 Therapeutics (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 Natural Product Communications (based on the number of publications) are:

  • William N. Setzer (114 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
  • Phan Van Kiem (75 papers) published 13 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
  • Yoshinori Asakawa (49 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Pavel S. Dmitrenok (45 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Chau Van Minh (44 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 Natural Product Communications (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (142 papers) published 15 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (140 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 9 less than at the previous edition,
  • Russian Academy of Sciences (119 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Alabama in Huntsville (116 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
  • Tokushima Bunri University (104 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, 15.76% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 15.48% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 1.94% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 10.97% of all publications and 71.61% 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

  • Nonacosan-10-ol and n-Alkanes in Leaves of Pinus pinaster:

    Biljana Nikolić;Marina Todosijević;Iris Đorđević;Jovana Stanković

    (2020)
    136 Citations
  • Chemical Characterization and Biological Properties of Royal Jelly Samples From the Mediterranean Area

    (2020)
    34 Citations
  • Interactions Between Microorganisms and a Seaweed-Derived Biostimulant on the Growth and Biochemical Composition of Amaranthus hybridus L.:

    Nelson Ngoroyemoto;Manoj G. Kulkarni;Wendy A. Stirk;Shubhpriya Gupta

    (2020)
    27 Citations
  • GC and GC-–MS Analysis of Volatile Compounds From Ballota nigra subsp. uncinata Collected in Aeolian Islands, Sicily (Southern Italy):

    Daniela Rigano;Carmen Formisano;Sergio Rosselli;Natale Badalamenti

    (2020)
    17 Citations
  • Chemical Composition of Essential Oil From Tetradenia riparia and Its Attractant Activity for Mediterranean Fruit Fly, Ceratitis capitata

    (2020)
    17 Citations
  • Virucidal Activity of Essential Oils From Citrus x aurantium L. Against Influenza A Virus H1N1: Limonene as a Potential Household Disinfectant Against Virus

    (2022)
    15 Citations
  • Chemical Profiling of Astragalus membranaceus Roots (Fish.) Bunge Herbal Preparation and Evaluation of Its Bioactivity

    Valentina Santoro;Valentina Parisi;Massimiliano D’Ambola;Chiara Sinisgalli

    (2020)
    13 Citations
  • Chemical Composition of Volatile Oils of Fresh and Air-Dried Buds of Cannabis chemovars, Their Insecticidal and Repellent Activities:

    Amira S. Wanas;Amira S. Wanas;Mohamed M. Radwan;Suman Chandra;Hemant Lata

    (2020)
    11 Citations
  • Holistic Overview of the Phytoconstituents and Pharmacological Activities of Egyptian Riverhemp [Sesbania sesban (L.) Merr.]: A Review

    (2023)
    11 Citations

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