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Plant Science and Agronomy
Tunisia
2026

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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
55
Citations
10531
World Ranking
1620
National Ranking
3

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Tunisia Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Tunisia Leader Award

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Botany
  • Essential oil
  • Food science

His primary areas of study are Botany, Essential oil, Food science, DPPH and Fatty acid. Sativum, Coriandrum, Salvia officinalis, Monoterpene and Ripening are the subjects of his Botany studies. His research in Essential oil intersects with topics in Chemical composition, Agronomy, Horticulture and Terpenoid.

Brahim Marzouk interconnects alpha-Pinene and Sodium in the investigation of issues within Horticulture. In Food science, Brahim Marzouk works on issues like Linoleic acid, which are connected to Gallic acid. He has included themes like Polyphenol and Camphor in his DPPH study.

His most cited work include:

  • Antioxidant activities of the essential oils and methanol extracts from myrtle (Myrtus communis var. italica L.) leaf, stem and flower (230 citations)
  • Water deficit effects on Salvia officinalis fatty acids and essential oils composition (172 citations)
  • Biochemical characterization of blood orange, sweet orange, lemon, bergamot and bitter orange. (154 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Botany, Essential oil, Food science, Fatty acid and Horticulture. Botany is often connected to Antioxidant in his work. His research in Essential oil focuses on subjects like Camphor, which are connected to Salvia verbenaca.

His Food science research includes themes of Palmitic acid, Linoleic acid, DPPH, Petroselinic acid and Polyphenol. His work in Fatty acid covers topics such as Ripening which are related to areas like Monoterpene. His research integrates issues of Myrtus communis, Officinalis, Carthamus and Origanum in his study of Horticulture.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (60.13%)
  • Essential oil (50.63%)
  • Food science (49.37%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2014-2019)?

  • Essential oil (50.63%)
  • Botany (60.13%)
  • Food science (49.37%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His primary scientific interests are in Essential oil, Botany, Food science, Polyphenol and Flavonoid. His Essential oil study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Phenolic acid, Antimicrobial and Horticulture. His work carried out in the field of Botany brings together such families of science as Metal chelating activity and Linoleic acid, Fatty acid.

His work deals with themes such as Phytochemical, Chlorophyll, Extraction and Cultivar, which intersect with Food science. His studies in Polyphenol integrate themes in fields like alpha-Pinene, PEAR and Terpenoid. His research in Flavonoid tackles topics such as Tannin which are related to areas like Ethyl acetate, Petroselinic acid, Pimpinella anisum, Vanillic acid and Ruta chalepensis.

Between 2014 and 2019, his most popular works were:

  • Chemical Composition and Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activities of Wormwood (Artemisia absinthium L.) Essential Oils and Phenolics (46 citations)
  • Antioxidant activity of methanolic extracts from three coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.) fruit varieties (45 citations)
  • Antioxidant and antimicrobial phenolic compounds from extracts of cultivated and wild-grown Tunisian Ruta chalepensis (35 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Botany
  • Organic chemistry
  • Food science

His main research concerns Food science, Polyphenol, Antioxidant, Botany and Essential oil. His study connects Sativum and Food science. His Polyphenol course of study focuses on Antimicrobial and Antibacterial activity, Chromatography, Traditional medicine, Artemisia absinthium and Chamazulene.

Brahim Marzouk combines subjects such as Food additive, Coriandrum and Linoleic acid with his study of Antioxidant. His Linoleic acid study combines topics in areas such as Palmitic acid, Cuminum and Chemotype. Brahim Marzouk usually deals with Botany and limits it to topics linked to Flavonoid and Vanillic acid.

Best Publications

  • Antioxidant activities of the essential oils and methanol extracts from myrtle (Myrtus communis var. italica L.) leaf, stem and flower

    Wissem Aidi Wannes;Baya Mhamdi;Jazia Sriti;Mariem Ben Jemia

  • Water deficit effects on Salvia officinalis fatty acids and essential oils composition

    I. Bettaieb;N. Zakhama;W. Aidi Wannes;M.E. Kchouk

  • Phenolic composition and biological activities of Tunisian Nigella sativa L. shoots and roots

    Soumaya Bourgou;Riadh Ksouri;Amor Bellila;Ines Skandrani

  • Total Phenolics, Flavonoids, and Antioxidant Activity of Sage ( Salvia officinalis L.) Plants as Affected by Different Drying Methods

    Ibtissem Hamrouni-Sellami;Fatma Zohra Rahali;Iness Bettaieb Rebey;Soumaya Bourgou

  • Effect of growth stage on the content and composition of the essential oil and phenolic fraction of sweet marjoram (Origanum majorana L.).

    Ibtissem Hamrouni Sellami;Emna Maamouri;Thouraya Chahed;Wissem Aidi Wannes

  • Biochemical characterization of blood orange, sweet orange, lemon, bergamot and bitter orange.

    Saı̈dani Moufida;Brahim Marzouk

  • Changes on essential oil composition of coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.) fruits during three stages of maturity

    Kamel Msaada;Karim Hosni;Mouna Ben Taarit;Thouraya Chahed

  • Effect of drought on the biochemical composition and antioxidant activities of cumin (Cuminum cyminum L.) seeds

    Iness Bettaieb Rebey;Iness Jabri-Karoui;Ibtissem Hamrouni-Sellami;Soumaya Bourgou

  • Qualitative and quantitative changes in the essential oil of Laurus nobilis L. leaves as affected by different drying methods

    Ibtissem Hamrouni Sellami;Wissem Aidi Wannes;Iness Bettaieb;Sarra Berrima

  • Drought effects on polyphenol composition and antioxidant activities in aerial parts of Salvia officinalis L.

    Iness Bettaieb;Ibtissem Hamrouni-Sellami;Soumaya Bourgou;Ferid Limam

  • Essential Oils, Phenolics, and Antioxidant Activities of Different Parts of Cumin (Cuminum cyminum L.)

    Iness Bettaieb;Soumaya Bourgou;Wissem Aidi Wannes;Ibtissem Hamrouni

  • Changes in fatty acid and essential oil composition of sage (Salvia officinalis L.) leaves under NaCl stress

    Mouna Ben Taarit;Kamel Msaada;Karim Hosni;Brahim Marzouk

  • Water deficit effects on caraway (Carum carvi L.) growth, essential oil and fatty acid composition

    Bochra Laribi;Iness Bettaieb;Karima Kouki;Ali Sahli

  • Plant growth, essential oil yield and composition of sage (Salvia officinalis L.) fruits cultivated under salt stress conditions

    Mouna Ben Taarit;Kamel Msaada;Karim Hosni;Mohamed Hammami

  • Changes in essential oil and fatty acid composition in coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.) leaves under saline conditions

    Manel Neffati;Brahim Marzouk

  • Juice components and antioxidant capacity of four Tunisian Citrus varieties

    Moufida Saidani Tounsi;Wissem Aidi Wannes;Ines Ouerghemmi;Sabrine Jegham

  • Antioxidant activity of methanolic extracts from three coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.) fruit varieties

    Kamel Msaada;Mariem Ben Jemia;Nidhal Salem;Olfa Bachrouch

  • Salinity impact on fruit yield, essential oil composition and antioxidant activities of Coriandrum sativum fruit extracts

    Manel Neffati;Jazia Sriti;Ghaïth Hamdaoui;Mohamed Elyes Kchouk

  • Chemical Composition and Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activities of Wormwood (Artemisia absinthium L.) Essential Oils and Phenolics

    Kamel Msaada;Nidhal Salem;Olfa Bachrouch;Slim Bousselmi

  • Characterization of Bioactive Compounds in Tunisian Bitter Orange (Citrus aurantium L.) Peel and Juice and Determination of Their Antioxidant Activities

    Iness Jabri Karoui;Brahim Marzouk

  • Effects of water-deficit on lipids of safflower aerial parts.

    Ibtissem Hamrouni;Hammadi Ben Salah;Brahim Marzouk

  • Essential oils and fatty acids composition of Tunisian and Indian cumin (Cuminum cyminum L.) seeds: a comparative study.

    Iness Bettaieb;Soumaya Bourgou;Jezia Sriti;Kamel Msaada

  • Variations in essential oil and fatty acid composition during Myrtus communis var. italica fruit maturation

    Wissem Aidi Wannes;Baya Mhamdi;Brahim Marzouk

Frequent Co-Authors

Karim Hosni
Karim Hosni INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Riadh Ksouri
Riadh Ksouri Center of Biotechnology of Borj-Cedria
Mohamed Hammami
Mohamed Hammami University of Monastir
Chedly Abdelly
Chedly Abdelly Center of Biotechnogy of Borj Cédria
Abderrazak Smaoui
Abderrazak Smaoui Tunis El Manar University
Luisa Pistelli
Luisa Pistelli University of Pisa

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