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Phytochemical compounds biological activities

Phytochemical compounds biological activities is a research topic within Molecular Biology. Science Explorer counts 16k research works in it since 1951. 12.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the bioactive properties of limonoids, triterpenes, and related compounds found in medicinal plants. The research covers their anticancer, antimalarial, and antioxidant activities, as well as their potential pharmacological uses. The papers also delve into the chemistry and pharmacology of these natural compounds.

  • Limonoids
  • Medicinal Plants
  • Bioactivity
  • Triterpenes
  • Anticancer
  • Antimalarial
  • Pharmacology
  • Chemistry
  • Quassinoids
  • Flavaglines
Research works
16k
fractional, since 1951
In the world top 10%
1.9k
per year above
Top-10% rate
12.0%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+12%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Phytochemical compounds biological activities research?

By volume, China and India publish the most (759 and 334 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 759 works
  2. 2 India 334 works
  3. 3 Indonesia 242 works
  4. 4 Brazil 130 works
  5. 5 United States 117 works
  6. 6 Japan 67 works
  7. 7 South Korea 60 works
  8. 8 Egypt 56 works
  9. 9 Thailand 55 works
  10. 10 Iran 54 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: 40.5%India: 17.8%Indonesia: 12.9%Brazil: 7.0%6 others listed: 21.8%41%largest
China759 · 40.5%India334 · 17.8%Indonesia242 · 12.9%Brazil130 · 7.0%6 others listed408 · 21.8%

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

Which institutions lead Phytochemical compounds biological activities research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Padjadjaran University publishes the most Phytochemical compounds biological activities research, followed by Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College and Shenyang Pharmaceutical University.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Padjadjaran UniversityIndonesia 25 works
  2. 2 Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeChina 16 works
  3. 3 Shenyang Pharmaceutical UniversityChina 14 works
  4. 4 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 14 works
  5. 5 IPB UniversityIndonesia 14 works
  6. 6 Universitas Gadjah MadaIndonesia 13 works
  7. 7 Northwest A&F UniversityChina 12 works
  8. 8 Vietnam Academy of Science and TechnologyVietnam 12 works
  9. 9 National Research and Innovation AgencyIndonesia 12 works
  10. 10 King Saud UniversitySaudi Arabia 11 works

Where is Phytochemical compounds biological activities research done?

The largest centres of Phytochemical compounds biological activities 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 Guiyang, Kunming and Hanoi.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 103 works
  2. 2 Guangzhou China 48 works
  3. 3 Shanghai China 35 works
  4. 4 Nanjing China 32 works
  5. 5 Bandung Indonesia 31 works
  6. 6 Kunming China 29 works
  7. 7 Jakarta Indonesia 27 works
  8. 8 Chennai India 25 works
  9. 9 Shenyang China 25 works
  10. 10 Guiyang China 24 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. GuiyangCN · 23.9 works6.9×
  2. KunmingCN · 28.8 works5.3×
  3. HanoiVN · 20.3 works4.7×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Phytochemical compounds biological activities than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Phytochemical compounds biological activities?

Among universities, judged by research, Padjadjaran University, Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research and Northwest A&F 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%10%20%mean 12.08%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Padjadjaran University: 25, 10.1%Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research: 9, 18.7%Northwest A&F University: 12, 14.5%Shenyang Pharmaceutical University: 14, 13.6%Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College: 16, 16.8%Guizhou University: 11, 17.2%King Saud University: 11, 17.2%IPB University: 14, 4.0%Universitas Gadjah Mada: 12, 4.2%University of Brawijaya: 9, 4.5%Academy of Scientifi…Northwest A&F Univer…Shenyang Pharmaceuti…Padjadjaran University
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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 Padjadjaran UniversityIndonesia 74.410.1%11.4×25 +551.4%
2 Academy of Scientific and Innovative ResearchIndia 62.118.7%10.4×9 —
3 Northwest A&F UniversityChina 59.514.5%11.7×12 +7.5%
4 Shenyang Pharmaceutical UniversityChina 58.913.6%42.0×14 +9.4%
5 Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeChina 57.616.8%6.5×16 +1.6%
6 Guizhou UniversityChina 52.317.2%8.0×11 -65.9%
7 King Saud UniversitySaudi Arabia 51.017.2%4.7×11 -48.3%
8 IPB UniversityIndonesia 45.24.0%9.1×14 +135.5%
9 Universitas Gadjah MadaIndonesia 33.04.2%5.2×12 +141.5%
10 University of BrawijayaIndonesia 17.44.5%3.9×9 —

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 Phytochemical compounds biological activities research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Phytochemical compounds biological activities.

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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.

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.