Science Explorer Interactive view Map
Topic · Pharmacology

Pharmacological Effects of Natural Compounds

Pharmacological Effects of Natural Compounds is a research topic within Pharmacology. Science Explorer counts 46k research works in it since 1950. 14.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the pharmacological effects of licorice roots, particularly the bioactive compounds such as glycyrrhizin. The research covers a wide range of topics including antiviral and anti-inflammatory properties, hepatoprotective and antioxidant effects, as well as potential applications in cancer treatment. Additionally, the cluster explores the historical and traditional uses of licorice in herbal medicine.

  • Glycyrrhizin
  • Licorice
  • Antiviral
  • Inflammation
  • Pharmacology
  • Bioactive Compounds
  • Hepatoprotective
  • Antioxidant
  • Cancer
  • Herbal Medicine
Research works
46k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
6.8k
per year above
Top-10% rate
14.8%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+11%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Pharmacological Effects of Natural Compounds research?

By volume, China and India publish the most (3k and 967 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 3k works
  2. 2 India 967 works
  3. 3 United States 513 works
  4. 4 South Korea 330 works
  5. 5 Russia 304 works
  6. 6 Japan 241 works
  7. 7 Iran 205 works
  8. 8 Egypt 183 works
  9. 9 Indonesia 134 works
  10. 10 Türkiye 130 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: 50.0%India: 16.1%United States: 8.5%South Korea: 5.5%6 others listed: 19.9%50%largest
China3,007 · 50.0%India967 · 16.1%United States513 · 8.5%South Korea330 · 5.5%6 others listed1,196 · 19.9%

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

Which institutions lead Pharmacological Effects of Natural Compounds research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine publishes the most Pharmacological Effects of Natural Compounds research, followed by Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College and Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Where is Pharmacological Effects of Natural Compounds research done?

The largest centres of Pharmacological Effects of Natural Compounds research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Guangzhou (China), Shanghai (China) and Nanjing (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Xianyang and Kaifeng.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 425 works
  2. 2 Guangzhou China 185 works
  3. 3 Shanghai China 160 works
  4. 4 Nanjing China 145 works
  5. 5 Chengdu China 116 works
  6. 6 Seoul South Korea 109 works
  7. 7 Moscow Russia 107 works
  8. 8 Hangzhou China 106 works
  9. 9 Changchun China 91 works
  10. 10 Jinan China 88 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. XianyangCN · 30.8 works17×
  2. KaifengCN · 26.5 works7.3×
← less than its size predictsmore →

Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Pharmacological Effects of Natural Compounds than the world average.

See Pharmacological Effects of Natural Compounds on the map

Where is the best place to study Pharmacological Effects of Natural Compounds?

Among universities, judged by research, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine and Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine 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 29.2%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine: 53, 38.8%Beijing University of Chinese Medicine: 72, 22.2%Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine: 50, 27.8%China Pharmaceutical University: 26, 34.2%King Saud University: 26, 33.9%Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College: 61, 22.7%Guiyang Medical University: 13, 19.9%Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine: 30, 27.3%Ningxia Medical University: 15, 38.3%Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine: 31, 26.9%Chengdu University o…China Pharmaceutical…Nanjing University o…Beijing University o…
above the meannear itbelow it

One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese MedicineChina 67.638.8%31.4×53 -37.3%
2 Beijing University of Chinese MedicineChina 60.522.2%53.3×72 -34.6%
3 Nanjing University of Chinese MedicineChina 60.127.8%25.9×50 -42.6%
4 China Pharmaceutical UniversityChina 58.134.2%15.8×26 -49.2%
5 King Saud UniversitySaudi Arabia 56.933.9%3.6×26 +101.7%
6 Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeChina 56.722.7%8.2×61 -15.3%
7 Guiyang Medical UniversityChina 55.319.9%12.4×13 +161.2%
8 Guangzhou University of Chinese MedicineChina 55.227.3%21.1×30 -73.4%
9 Ningxia Medical UniversityChina 55.138.3%19.5×15 -54.1%
10 Shandong University of Traditional Chinese MedicineChina 54.626.9%32.6×31 -79.9%

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 Pharmacological Effects of Natural Compounds research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Pharmacological Effects of Natural Compounds.

19801990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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

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.