Planta Medica

Top Research Topics at Planta Medica?

The journal primarily focuses on research topics in Traditional medicine, Botany, Stereochemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmacology. The research on Traditional medicine tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Anti-inflammatory and Pharmacognosy. The Pharmacognosy study featured falls within the larger field of Biological activity.

Botany research is the primary subject tackled in the journal with a focus on Essential oil. Glycoside and Alkaloid are among the areas of Stereochemistry tackled. The majority of Biochemistry studies in Planta Medica are focused on the subject of In vitro.

• Traditional medicine (32.11%)
• Botany (21.39%)
• Stereochemistry (12.04%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Brine shrimp: a convenient general bioassay for active plant constituents. (3269 citations)
• A sensitive and quick microplate method to determine the minimal inhibitory concentration of plant extracts for bacteria (1666 citations)
• Pharmacology of Curcuma longa (1457 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Planta Medica:

The published papers investigate areas of study like Pharmacognosy, Traditional medicine, Biochemistry, Pharmacology and Biological activity. The published papers hold forums on Pharmacognosy that merge themes from other disciplines such as Glycoside, Stereochemistry, Terpenoid, Flavonoid and Phytotherapy. The journal publications with studies in Traditional medicine featured incorporate elements of Essential oil, Botany and Antibacterial agent.

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

• Botany
• Biochemistry
• Traditional medicine

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Planta Medica covers a variety of subjects, including Pharmacology, Traditional medicine, Biochemistry, In vitro and Antimicrobial. It addresses concerns in Pharmacology which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Proinflammatory cytokine, In vivo and Phosphorylation. While Traditional medicine is the focus of it, it also provided insights into the studies of Pharmacopoeia and Pyrrolizidine alkaloid.

The studies tackled, which mainly focus on Biochemistry, apply to Cancer cell as well. IC50 is a focus of the In vitro works in the journal. Planta Medica explores issues in Antimicrobial which can be linked to other research areas like Food science and Stereochemistry.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Rosmarinic Acid–Human Pharmacokinetics and Health Benefits (6 citations)
• A Review of the Phytochemistry, Traditional Uses and Biological Activities of the Essential Oils of Genus Teucrium. (3 citations)
• Erianthridin Induces Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Cell Apoptosis through the Suppression of Extracellular Signal-regulated Kinase Activity (3 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.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Planta Medica (based on the number of publications) are:

• Ikhlas A. Khan (454 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• Bharathi Avula (180 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Matthias Hamburger (149 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• Rudolf Bauer (137 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Luc Pieters (125 papers) published 3 papers 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Planta Medica (based on the number of publications) are:

• Chinese Academy of Sciences (218 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• University of Mississippi (129 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• Peking Union Medical College (126 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
• Kaohsiung Medical University (95 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Seoul National University (92 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 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, 4.97% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 11.76% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 11.76% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 13.07% of all publications and 63.40% 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.