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Phytotherapy Research
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Phytotherapy Research

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Chemistry 302 73 100 25
Medicine 410 63 152 39

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 320
Documents by Best Scientists*: 424
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 3
SCIMAGO H-index: 169
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.477
Impact Factor: 6.3

Overview

Top Research Topics at Phytotherapy Research?

The journal aims to foster the development of research in Pharmacology, Traditional medicine, Pharmacognosy, Biochemistry and Internal medicine. The studies in Pharmacology featured incorporate elements of Oxidative stress, In vitro, Immunology, Toxicity and In vivo. In Phytotherapy Research, Oral administration, Antimicrobial, Phytotherapy and Botany are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Traditional medicine research.

The journal encompasses Antimicrobial studies in the context of Microbiology as a whole. Research in Pharmacognosy tackled falls within the umbrella of Biological activity. Antioxidant, Glutathione, Enzyme and Apoptosis studies are all carried out as a component of the study in Biochemistry presented.

It features studies on Antioxidant, including topics such as Lipid peroxidation. Internal medicine research featured in it incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Gastroenterology, Placebo and Diabetes mellitus, Endocrinology.

  • Pharmacology (28.58%)
  • Traditional medicine (27.27%)
  • Pharmacognosy (19.67%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Screening of Brazilian plant extracts for antioxidant activity by the use of DPPH free radical method (1453 citations)
  • Antioxidant activity of Nigella sativa essential oil (1382 citations)
  • Moringa oleifera: a food plant with multiple medicinal uses (1036 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Phytotherapy Research:

The journal papers focus on Traditional medicine, Pharmacognosy, Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Phytotherapy. The published articles explore research in Antibacterial agent and overlapping concepts in Antibacterial activity to expand the discourse in Traditional medicine. While the most cited publications focused on Pharmacology, they were also able to explore topics like Toxicity, Immunology and In vivo.

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

  • Botany
  • Internal medicine
  • Enzyme

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal investigates studies in Pharmacology, Internal medicine, Cancer research, Traditional medicine and Placebo. Phytotherapy Research addresses concerns in the field of Pharmacology by exploring it in line with topics in Inflammation which intersect with Immune system subjects. Topics in Internal medicine explored in the journal were investigated in conjunction with research in Gastroenterology and Endocrinology.

Phytotherapy Research addresses concerns in Gastroenterology which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Lipid profile and Blood pressure. It explores research in In vivo and overlapping concepts in In vitro to expand the discourse in Cancer research. Traditional medicine research discussed connects with the study of Antimicrobial.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • A role for quercetin in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). (50 citations)
  • Natural products for COVID-19 prevention and treatment regarding to previous coronavirus infections and novel studies. (24 citations)
  • Resveratrol inhibits the replication of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in cultured Vero cells (20 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 Phytotherapy Research (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Hossein Hosseinzadeh (58 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition, 6 more than at the previous edition,
  • Anwarul Hassan Gilani (48 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Sung-Hoon Kim (47 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
  • Masao Hattori (40 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Amirhossein Sahebkar (35 papers) published 13 papers at the last edition, 9 more than at the previous 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 Phytotherapy Research (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Kyung Hee University (164 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 6 more than at the previous edition,
  • Mashhad University of Medical Sciences (163 papers) published 40 papers at the last edition, 24 more than at the previous edition,
  • Tehran University of Medical Sciences (90 papers) published 30 papers at the last edition, 13 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of London (89 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Peking Union Medical College (87 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition, 6 more than at the previous 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, 5.44% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 24.56% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 7.96% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 9.51% of all publications and 57.96% 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

  • Potential effects of curcumin in the treatment of COVID-19 infection.

    Fatemeh Zahedipour;Seyede Atefe Hosseini;Thozhukat Sathyapalan;Muhammed Majeed

    (2020)
    294 Citations
  • Quercetin and metabolic syndrome: A review

    Azar Hosseini;Bibi Marjan Razavi;Maciej Banach;Hossein Hosseinzadeh

    (2021)
    223 Citations
  • Apigenin as an anticancer agent

    Muhammad Imran;Tanweer Aslam Gondal;Muhammad Atif;Muhammad Shahbaz

    (2020)
    174 Citations
  • Natural products for COVID-19 prevention and treatment regarding to previous coronavirus infections and novel studies.

    Motahareh Boozari;Hossein Hosseinzadeh

    (2021)
    153 Citations
  • Antiviral activity of plants and their isolated bioactive compounds: An update.

    Marcella Denaro;Antonella Smeriglio;Davide Barreca;Clara De Francesco

    (2020)
    152 Citations
  • Wogonin and its analogs for the prevention and treatment of cancer: A systematic review

    (2022)
    144 Citations
  • Curcumin and its derivatives in cancer therapy: Potentiating antitumor activity of cisplatin and reducing side effects

    Asal Jalal Abadi;Sepideh Mirzaei;Mahmood Khaksary Mahabady;Farid Hashemi

    (2021)
    140 Citations
  • A review on gentisic acid as a plant derived phenolic acid and metabolite of aspirin: Comprehensive pharmacology, toxicology, and some pharmaceutical aspects

    Farshad Abedi;Bibi Marjan Razavi;Hossein Hosseinzadeh

    (2020)
    120 Citations
  • Effect of the herbal medicines in obesity and metabolic syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical trials.

    Moloud Payab;Shirin Hasani-Ranjbar;Nazila Shahbal;Mostafa Qorbani

    (2020)
    107 Citations
  • Anti‐inflammatory effect of Rhein on ulcerative colitis via inhibiting PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling pathway and regulating gut microbiota

    (2022)
    102 Citations

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