Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies
Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies is a research topic within Plant Science. Science Explorer counts 22k research works in it since 1950. 19.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the traditional ecological knowledge and ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants, highlighting their cultural importance, phytochemical constituents, and potential for drug discovery. It explores the use of medicinal plants in traditional medicine, their conservation, and sustainable utilization. The papers also discuss the role of plant-derived compounds in pharmacological studies and the integration of herbal medicine with modern healthcare.
- Traditional Ecological Knowledge
- Medicinal Plants
- Ethnobotanical Survey
- Drug Discovery
- Phytochemical Constituents
- Herbal Medicine
- Ethnopharmacological Study
- Cultural Importance Indices
- Plant-Derived Compounds
- Conservation and Sustainable Use
- Research works
- 22k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 4.2k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 19.5% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +37% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies research?
By volume, India and Nigeria publish the most (2k and 337 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 India 2k works
- 2 Nigeria 337 works
- 3 United States 230 works
- 4 Germany 219 works
- 5 Brazil 212 works
- 6 South Africa 192 works
- 7 Georgia 187 works
- 8 Pakistan 169 works
- 9 China 149 works
- 10 Ethiopia 137 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Ilia State University publishes the most Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies research, followed by State Museum of Natural History Karlsruhe and Botanical Survey of India.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Ilia State UniversityGeorgia 185 works
- 2 State Museum of Natural History KarlsruheGermany 180 works
- 3 Botanical Survey of IndiaIndia 178 works
- 4 Mohamed I UniversityMorocco 45 works
- 5 Missouri Botanical GardenUnited States 30 works
- 6 Nelson Mandela UniversitySouth Africa 27 works
- 7 Tribhuvan UniversityNepal 26 works
- 8 Ministry of Education of Azerbaijan RepublicAzerbaijan 24 works
- 9 Institute of BotanyArmenia 21 works
- 10 Andhra UniversityIndia 19 works
Who are the leading researchers in Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies include Muhammad Ashraf, B. L. Turner and Rudolf Schmid.
- 1 Muhammad Ashraf Pakistan 2.1k citations
- 2 B. L. Turner United States 2.1k citations
- 3 Rudolf Schmid United States 1.9k citations
- 4 Jeffrey B. Harborne United Kingdom 1.8k citations
- 5 Michaël Wink Germany 1.7k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies research done?
The largest centres of Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies research in 2022–2025 are Kolkata (India), Tbilisi (Georgia), Karlsruhe (Germany) and New Delhi (India). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Tbilisi, Haridwar and Oujda.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- TbilisiGE · 185.7 works79×
- HaridwarIN · 20.1 works52×
- OujdaMA · 44.7 works47×
- Port ElizabethZA · 26.6 works42×
- KarlsruheDE · 180.5 works41×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Gondar, Addis Ababa University and Debre Markos University score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of GondarEthiopia | 67.5 | 38.8% | 11.3× | 10 | +332.5% |
| 2 | Addis Ababa UniversityEthiopia | 63.6 | 37.9% | 13.6× | 18 | +52.6% |
| 3 | Debre Markos UniversityEthiopia | 62.5 | 46.2% | 25.0× | 8 | — |
| 4 | Ilia State UniversityGeorgia | 60.9 | 3.7% | 409.7× | 185 | — |
| 5 | Makerere UniversityUganda | 59.5 | 43.1% | 9.2× | 10 | +16.4% |
| 6 | Université d'Abomey-CalaviBenin | 58.2 | 23.6% | 30.6× | 17 | +103.9% |
| 7 | Mizoram UniversityIndia | 56.3 | 26.5% | 29.5× | 13 | +120.0% |
| 8 | Mohamed I UniversityMorocco | 52.9 | 6.4% | 49.1× | 45 | +134.2% |
| 9 | Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah UniversityMorocco | 52.8 | 32.5% | 7.9× | 12 | +101.2% |
| 10 | University of Dar es SalaamTanzania | 52.7 | 36.0% | 13.7× | 10 | -30.0% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 37% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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