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Phytochemistry
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Phytochemistry

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Plant Science and Agronomy 81 78 86 21
Biology and Biochemistry 299 131 184 20
Chemistry 345 188 326 22

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 464
Documents by Best Scientists*: 563
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 13
SCIMAGO H-index: 215
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.726
Impact Factor: 3.4

Overview

Top Research Topics at Phytochemistry?

The journal was organized to reinforce research efforts on Stereochemistry, Botany, Biochemistry, Organic chemistry and Enzyme. Glycoside, Sesquiterpene, Diterpene, Terpenoid and Alkaloid are all aspects of Stereochemistry research featured in it. Studies on Sesquiterpene discussed in it link to the field of Lactone.

Botany and Flavonoid are closely related fields of research discussed in it. Many of the studies tackled connect Biochemistry with a similar field of study like Chromatography.

  • Stereochemistry (35.91%)
  • Botany (31.69%)
  • Biochemistry (22.82%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • A rapid DNA isolation procedure for small quantities of fresh leaf tissue (10883 citations)
  • Advances in flavonoid research since 1992. (2846 citations)
  • The chemical diversity and distribution of glucosinolates and isothiocyanates among plants (2216 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Phytochemistry:

Botany, Biochemistry, Stereochemistry, Organic chemistry and Enzyme are the main subjects of interest in the published articles. The most cited publications explore topics in Botany which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Food science and Traditional medicine. The published articles address concerns in Stereochemistry which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Chemical structure, Biological activity and Flavonoid.

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

  • Botany
  • Organic chemistry
  • Stereochemistry

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Phytochemistry mainly tackles studies in Stereochemistry, Two-dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, Fungus, Biochemistry and α glucosidase inhibitory. The journal emphasizes research on Stereochemistry, which includes concerns such as Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Phytochemistry explores issues in Two-dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy which can be linked to other research areas like Sesquiterpene, Araliaceae, Glycoside, Terpene and Biological activity.

In addition to Fungus research, Phytochemistry aims to explore topics under Tyrosinase, Derivatization, Mass spectrometry, Hydrogen bond and Butenolide. Most of the works presented in the journal deals with Biochemistry but it intersects with the subject of Theaceae. Caesalpinia bonduc, Nitric oxide and Fabaceae are some topics wherein α glucosidase inhibitory research discussed in Phytochemistry have an impact.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Acylated saponins and flavonoid glycosides from the fruits of Stewartia koreana. (0 citations)
  • Metabolites isolated from the human intestinal fungus Penicillium oxalicum SL2 and their agonistic effects on PXR and FXR. (0 citations)
  • Cassane diterpenoids from the seeds of Caesalpinia bonduc and their nitric oxide production and α-glucosidase inhibitory activities (0 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 Phytochemistry (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Ferdinand Bohlmann (685 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Jeffrey B. Harborne (446 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Jasmin Jakupovic (304 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Christa Zdero (273 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Harold Robinson (230 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 Phytochemistry (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Technical University of Berlin (737 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • United States Department of Agriculture (500 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (382 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 33 less than at the previous edition,
  • Centre national de la recherche scientifique (379 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Spanish National Research Council (367 papers) absent 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 2022 edition, 0.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 16.67% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 0.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 0.00% of all publications and 83.33% 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

  • Glucosinolate structural diversity, identification, chemical synthesis and metabolism in plants

    Ivica Blažević;Sabine Montaut;Franko Burčul;Carl Erik Olsen

    (2020)
    510 Citations
  • The style and substance of plant flavonoid decoration; towards defining both structure and function

    Saleh Alseekh;Leonardo Perez de Souza;Maria Benina;Alisdair R. Fernie

    (2020)
    257 Citations
  • Emodin - A natural anthraquinone derivative with diverse pharmacological activities.

    Ruchi Badoni Semwal;Deepak Kumar Semwal;Sandra Combrinck;Alvaro Viljoen

    (2021)
    169 Citations
  • OPDA, more than just a jasmonate precursor.

    Unknown

    (2022)
    77 Citations
  • The antioxidant system in Olea europaea to enhanced UV-B radiation also depends on flavonoids and secoiridoids.

    Maria Celeste Dias;Maria Celeste Dias;Diana C.G.A. Pinto;Helena Freitas;Conceição Santos

    (2020)
    73 Citations
  • Melatonin and calcium modulate the production of rosmarinic acid, luteolin, and apigenin in Dracocephalum kotschyi under salinity stress.

    Farinaz Vafadar;Rayhaneh Amooaghaie;Parviz Ehsanzadeh;Mustafa Ghanadian

    (2020)
    72 Citations
  • Anti-inflammatory quinoline alkaloids from the root bark of Dictamnus dasycarpus.

    Peng Gao;Ling Wang;Lin Zhao;Qing-ying Zhang

    (2020)
    48 Citations

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