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Ginger and Zingiberaceae research

Ginger and Zingiberaceae research is a research topic within Pharmacology. Science Explorer counts 11k research works in it since 1950. 10.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the phytochemical, pharmacological, and toxicological properties of ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe). It covers a wide range of topics including the antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anticancer effects of ginger, its potential in diabetes management, and its use as a medicinal product. The research also delves into the bioactive compounds present in ginger and their diverse biological activities.

  • Ginger
  • Zingiber officinale
  • Pharmacological
  • Antioxidant
  • Anti-inflammatory
  • Cancer
  • Bioactive Compounds
  • Toxicological
  • Diabetes
  • Medicinal
Research works
11k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
1.2k
per year above
Top-10% rate
10.2%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
+39%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
China
30% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Ginger and Zingiberaceae research

Which countries lead Ginger and Zingiberaceae research research?

By volume, China and India publish the most (869 and 566 works in 2022-now).

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 China 869 works
  2. 2 India 566 works
  3. 3 Indonesia 477 works
  4. 4 Nigeria 170 works
  5. 5 United States 159 works
  6. 6 Thailand 155 works
  7. 7 Iran 135 works
  8. 8 Egypt 126 works
  9. 9 Vietnam 110 works
  10. 10 Malaysia 98 works

How concentrated that is

The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.

China: 30.3%India: 19.7%Indonesia: 16.6%Nigeria: 5.9%6 others listed: 27.4%30%largest
China869 · 30.3%India566 · 19.7%Indonesia477 · 16.6%Nigeria170 · 5.9%6 others listed784 · 27.4%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Ginger and Zingiberaceae research research?

By volume in 2022-now, Chinese Academy of Sciences publishes the most Ginger and Zingiberaceae research research, followed by Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences and Indian Council of Agricultural Research.

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 31 works
  2. 2 Chinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesChina 26 works
  3. 3 Indian Council of Agricultural ResearchIndia 23 works
  4. 4 IPB UniversityIndonesia 20 works
  5. 5 Islamic Azad University, TehranIran 20 works
  6. 6 Botanical Survey of IndiaIndia 19 works
  7. 7 Mahasarakham UniversityThailand 19 works
  8. 8 Ministry of Agriculture and Rural AffairsChina 17 works
  9. 9 Padjadjaran UniversityIndonesia 16 works
  10. 10 Council of Scientific and Industrial ResearchIndia 16 works

Who are the leading researchers in Ginger and Zingiberaceae research?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Ginger and Zingiberaceae research include Luigi Ferrucci, Amirhossein Sahebkar and Mostafa Qorbani.

  1. 1 Luigi Ferrucci United States 281k citations
  2. 2 Amirhossein Sahebkar Iran 258k citations
  3. 3 Mostafa Qorbani Iran 184k citations
  4. 4 Barry B. Halliwell United Kingdom 179k citations
  5. 5 Félix Dias Carvalho Portugal 174k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

What are the most cited papers in Ginger and Zingiberaceae research?

The most cited paper in Ginger and Zingiberaceae research is "Cellular defenses against damage from reactive oxygen species" (Bo Yu, 1994), with 2,383 citations. Next come "Influence of Piperine on the Pharmacokinetics of Curcumin in Animals and Human Volunteers" (1,970) and "Pharmacology of Curcuma longa" (1,690).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Cellular defenses against damage from reactive oxygen species Bo Yu · Physiological Reviews 1994 2,383
2 Influence of Piperine on the Pharmacokinetics of Curcumin in Animals and Human Volunteers Guido Shoba, David C. Joy, Thangam Joseph et al. · Planta Medica May 1998 1,970
3 Pharmacology of Curcuma longa Hermann P. T. Ammon, Martin Wahl · Planta Medica Feb 1991 1,690
4 Some phytochemical, pharmacological and toxicological properties of ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe): A review of recent research Badreldin H. Ali, Gerald Blunden, M. O. M. Tanira et al. · Food and Chemical Toxicology 19 Sep 2007 1,593
5 Claudin-based tight junctions are crucial for the mammalian epidermal barrier Mikio Furuse, Masaki Hata, Kyoko Furuse et al. · The Journal of Cell Biology Open access 11 Mar 2002 1,515
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Where is Ginger and Zingiberaceae research research done?

The largest centres of Ginger and Zingiberaceae research research in 2022-now are Beijing (China), Guangzhou (China), Jakarta (Indonesia) and Bangkok (Thailand).

Largest cities, 2022-now

  1. 1 BeijingChina 108 works
  2. 2 GuangzhouChina 60 works
  3. 3 JakartaIndonesia 53 works
  4. 4 BangkokThailand 50 works
  5. 5 TehranIran 39 works
  6. 6 NanjingChina 38 works
  7. 7 HanoiVietnam 36 works
  8. 8 Ho Chi Minh CityVietnam 36 works
  9. 9 ChennaiIndia 34 works
  10. 10 ShanghaiChina 34 works
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Where is the best place to study Ginger and Zingiberaceae research?

Among universities, judged by research, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Mahasarakham University and Chiang Mai 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.

0%20%40%mean 17.42%fractional works in this field (log) →share of work in the world top 10% →Chengdu University o…King Saud UniversityMahasarakham Univers…Chiang Mai University
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One dot per university in the first ten of the table below, at the default weights. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

Excellenceshare of its work in the world top 10%, 2022-now and all time averaged
40%
Specialisationhow much of its work is in this field, counted up to 10× the world share
10%
Sizeits output in this field, on a log scale
30%
Growthoutput growth, counted from -20% to +20%
10%
Internationalshare of its work with a co-author abroad
10%
Each slider sets a weight; the share it gets of the score is beside it.
#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese MedicineChina 67.734.4%11.9×10 +106.4%
2Mahasarakham UniversityThailand 66.217.7%54.0×19 +79.2%
3Chiang Mai UniversityThailand 58.112.1%15.0×15 +32.2%
4King Saud UniversitySaudi Arabia 57.718.9%3.2×10 +18.6%
5Nanjing University of Chinese MedicineChina 56.924.6%14.4×12 +72.5%
6IPB UniversityIndonesia 52.61.4%10.7×20 +197.6%
7Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeChina 52.428.5%3.4×12 +12.1%
8Padjadjaran UniversityIndonesia 49.49.2%5.4×16 +122.1%
9Beijing University of Chinese MedicineChina 49.316.3%13.9×11 +69.7%
10Cairo UniversityEgypt 48.511.1%4.6×12 +20.6%

Universities only. The score blends excellence (40%), size (30%), specialisation (10%), growth (10%), international reach (10%), 2022-now; growth compares 2018-21 with 2022-25 and counts up to +20%, since a jump from a small base is mostly noise.

Every institution in Ginger and Zingiberaceae research, country by country

Is Ginger and Zingiberaceae research research growing?

Output in 2022-2025 was 39% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Ginger and Zingiberaceae research.

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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Ginger and Zingiberaceae research as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.015% in 2024.

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Fractional works of Ginger and Zingiberaceae research over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year.

still counting5%10%15%Ginger and Zingiberaceae research10.6% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's works in it, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. A field is the world for its own topics, so there is no other line to hold it against.

Which topics inside it are moving

Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.

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