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Ginseng Biological Effects and Applications

Ginseng Biological Effects and Applications is a research topic within Molecular Biology. Science Explorer counts 15k research works in it since 1953. 9.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the molecular mechanisms, pharmacological effects, and medical applications of ginseng, particularly Panax ginseng. It covers a wide range of topics including the chemistry, pharmacokinetics, and bioavailability of ginsenosides, as well as their potential roles in cancer prevention, neuroprotection, cardiovascular diseases, and anti-inflammatory properties.

  • Ginsenosides
  • Panax Ginseng
  • Pharmacological Effects
  • Cancer Prevention
  • Antioxidant Activity
  • Metabolism
  • Neuroprotective Effects
  • Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Pharmacokinetics
  • Anti-inflammatory Properties
Research works
15k
fractional, since 1953
In the world top 10%
1.5k
per year above
Top-10% rate
9.9%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
+26%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
China
76% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Ginseng Biological Effects and Applications

Which countries lead Ginseng Biological Effects and Applications research?

By volume, China and South Korea publish the most (2.5k and 326 works in 2022-now).

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 China 2.5k works
  2. 2 South Korea 326 works
  3. 3 United States 130 works
  4. 4 India 88 works
  5. 5 Japan 59 works
  6. 6 Iran 42 works
  7. 7 Taiwan 34 works
  8. 8 Egypt 34 works
  9. 9 Vietnam 33 works
  10. 10 Türkiye 33 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: 76.3%South Korea: 9.9%United States: 4.0%India: 2.7%6 others listed: 7.2%76%largest
China2,509 · 76.3%South Korea326 · 9.9%United States130 · 4.0%India88 · 2.7%6 others listed236 · 7.2%

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

Which institutions lead Ginseng Biological Effects and Applications research?

By volume in 2022-now, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine publishes the most Ginseng Biological Effects and Applications research, followed by Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences.

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 Changchun University of Chinese MedicineChina 78 works
  2. 2 Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeChina 75 works
  3. 3 Chinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesChina 60 works
  4. 4 Jilin Agricultural UniversityChina 56 works
  5. 5 Beijing University of Chinese MedicineChina 55 works
  6. 6 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 54 works
  7. 7 Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese MedicineChina 48 works
  8. 8 Nanjing University of Chinese MedicineChina 45 works
  9. 9 Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese MedicineChina 39 works
  10. 10 Jilin UniversityChina 37 works

Who are the leading researchers in Ginseng Biological Effects and Applications?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Ginseng Biological Effects and Applications include Rob Knight, Jun Wang and Amirhossein Sahebkar.

  1. 1 Rob Knight United States 468k citations
  2. 2 Jun Wang China 340k citations
  3. 3 Amirhossein Sahebkar Iran 258k citations
  4. 4 Huanming Yang China 246k citations
  5. 5 Didier Raoult France 232k 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 Ginseng Biological Effects and Applications?

The most cited paper in Ginseng Biological Effects and Applications is "Ginseng pharmacology" (Anoja S. Attele, Ji An Wu, Chun‐Su Yuan, 1999), with 1,869 citations. Next come "The Controversial Role of Human Gut Lachnospiraceae" (1,762) and "Insulin and insulin resistance:" (1,541).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Ginseng pharmacology Anoja S. Attele, Ji An Wu, Chun‐Su Yuan · Biochemical Pharmacology Dec 1999 1,869
2 The Controversial Role of Human Gut Lachnospiraceae Mirco Vacca, Giuseppe Celano, Francesco Maria Calabrese et al. · Microorganisms Open access 15 Apr 2020 1,762
3 Insulin and insulin resistance: James R. Sowers, Edward David Frohlich · Medical Clinics of North America 2004 1,541
4 Proteomic Analyses Provide Novel Insights into Plant Growth and Ginsenoside Biosynthesis in Forest Cultivated Panax ginseng (F. Ginseng) Rui Ma, Liwei Sun, Xuenan Chen et al. · Frontiers in Plant Science Open access 26 Jan 2016 1,516
5 Two new flavonoids and other constituents in licorice root. Their relative astringency and radical scavenging effects. Tsutomu Hatano, Harumi Kagawa, Taeko Yasuhara et al. · Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin Open access 1988 1,503
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Where is Ginseng Biological Effects and Applications research done?

The largest centres of Ginseng Biological Effects and Applications research in 2022-now are Beijing (China), Changchun (China), Seoul (South Korea) and Guangzhou (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Yanji, Changchun and Jilin City.

Largest cities, 2022-now

  1. 1 BeijingChina 350 works
  2. 2 ChangchunChina 227 works
  3. 3 SeoulSouth Korea 121 works
  4. 4 GuangzhouChina 121 works
  5. 5 ShanghaiChina 119 works
  6. 6 NanjingChina 106 works
  7. 7 HangzhouChina 87 works
  8. 8 ChengduChina 78 works
  9. 9 KunmingChina 76 works
  10. 10 JinanChina 71 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. YanjiCN · 24.7 works61×
  2. ChangchunCN · 227.5 works25×
  3. Jilin CityCN · 20.1 works17×
  4. KunmingCN · 76.5 works10×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Ginseng Biological Effects and Applications than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Ginseng Biological Effects and Applications?

Among universities, judged by research, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Northwest University and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College 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 15.7%fractional works in this field (log) →share of work in the world top 10% →Northwest UniversityChengdu University o…Chinese Academy of M…Changchun 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 65.721.1%49.3×39 +56.9%
2Northwest UniversityChina 65.335.1%15.6×14 +3.0%
3Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeChina 63.412.2%22.7×75 +20.3%
4Changchun University of Chinese MedicineChina 61.211.3%322.4×78 +159.1%
5University of MacauChina 57.119.9%9.5×10 -4.9%
6Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese MedicineChina 54.011.2%56.1×48 +67.9%
7Jilin Agricultural UniversityChina 52.79.2%128.8×56 +110.8%
8Beijing University of Chinese MedicineChina 52.510.1%73.8×55 +31.8%
9Nanjing University of Chinese MedicineChina 52.29.3%57.2×45 +24.3%
10Nanchang UniversityChina 51.717.6%7.9×19 +84.2%

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 Ginseng Biological Effects and Applications, country by country

Is Ginseng Biological Effects and Applications research growing?

Output in 2022-2025 was 26% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2022. The fastest-growing topics are Ginseng Biological Effects and Applications.

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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 Ginseng Biological Effects and Applications as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.015% in 2024.

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Fractional works of Ginseng Biological Effects and Applications 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.

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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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