Phytochemicals and Medicinal Plants
Phytochemicals and Medicinal Plants is a research topic within Complementary and alternative medicine. Science Explorer counts 15k research works in it since 1950. 15.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the therapeutic potential of Ayurvedic medicine, focusing on plants like Withania somnifera, Ocimum sanctum, and Terminalia chebula. The research covers a wide range of applications including immunomodulation, antioxidant effects, cancer inhibition, and neuroprotection. These studies provide scientific insights into the traditional use of herbal extracts for various health benefits.
- Withania somnifera
- Ocimum sanctum
- Terminalia chebula
- Immunomodulatory
- Antioxidant
- Cancer
- Neuroprotective
- Traditional Medicine
- Herbal Extracts
- Therapeutic Applications
- Research works
- 15k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 2.3k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 15.5% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +80% the tick is no change
This ranks research output and citation impact. It says nothing about the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.
Which countries lead Phytochemicals and Medicinal Plants research?
By volume, India and the United States publish the most (3.5k and 193 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 India 3.5k works
- 2 United States 193 works
- 3 China 148 works
- 4 Indonesia 129 works
- 5 Nigeria 103 works
- 6 Pakistan 77 works
- 7 Brazil 69 works
- 8 Egypt 69 works
- 9 Saudi Arabia 55 works
- 10 Iran 50 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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Phytochemicals and Medicinal Plants research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Desh Bhagat Ayurvedic College and Hospital publishes the most Phytochemicals and Medicinal Plants research, followed by National Institute of Ayurveda and Government Ayurvedic College and Hospital.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Desh Bhagat Ayurvedic College and HospitalIndia 220 works
- 2 National Institute of AyurvedaIndia 194 works
- 3 Government Ayurvedic College and HospitalIndia 183 works
- 4 Vaidyaratnam P.S. Varier Ayurveda CollegeIndia 179 works
- 5 Government Ayurved College, NandedIndia 151 works
- 6 Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheswara College of Ayurveda and HospitalIndia 78 works
- 7 Ministry of AYUSHIndia 65 works
- 8 Uttarakhand Ayurved UniversityIndia 61 works
- 9 J. S. Ayurveda Mahavidyalaya and P.D. Patel Ayurveda HospitalIndia 53 works
- 10 Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Rajasthan Ayurved UniversityIndia 50 works
Where is Phytochemicals and Medicinal Plants research done?
The largest centres of Phytochemicals and Medicinal Plants research in 2022–2025 are New Delhi (India), Amloh (India), Jaipur (India) and Guwahati (India). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Siddāpur, Hassan and Amloh.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- SiddāpurIN · 42.3 works906×
- HassanIN · 77.9 works591×
- AmlohIN · 222.5 works566×
- MalappuramIN · 187.5 works283×
- JamnagarIN · 48.1 works270×
- NandedIN · 160.3 works252×
- NadiādIN · 54.3 works251×
- HaridwarIN · 40.6 works125×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Phytochemicals and Medicinal Plants than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Phytochemicals and Medicinal Plants?
Among universities, judged by research, National Institute of Ayurveda, Vaidyaratnam P.S. Varier Ayurveda College and Government Ayurved College, Nanded 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 | National Institute of AyurvedaIndia | 61.2 | 2.3% | 720.1× | 194 | +230.9% |
| 2 | Vaidyaratnam P.S. Varier Ayurveda CollegeIndia | 59.7 | 1.0% | 793.2× | 179 | +608.7% |
| 3 | Government Ayurved College, NandedIndia | 58.7 | 0.6% | 672.0× | 151 | +369.4% |
| 4 | Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheswara College of Ayurveda and HospitalIndia | 54.2 | 0.1% | 589.4× | 78 | +221.7% |
| 5 | Goverment Siddha Medical CollegeIndia | 52.9 | 1.9% | 442.0× | 44 | +1894.6% |
| 6 | J. S. Ayurveda Mahavidyalaya and P.D. Patel Ayurveda HospitalIndia | 52.0 | 0.2% | 490.9× | 53 | +908.8% |
| 7 | Hindu College of PharmacyIndia | 49.5 | 4.5% | 33.7× | 17 | +232.6% |
| 8 | Academy of Scientific and Innovative ResearchIndia | 48.7 | 32.0% | 6.7× | 10 | — |
| 9 | Parul UniversityIndia | 48.4 | 1.1% | 42.5× | 22 | +383.1% |
| 10 | Marymount UniversityUnited States | 48.0 | 3.8% | 11.8× | 9 | +269.5% |
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 Phytochemicals and Medicinal Plants research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 80% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Phytochemicals and Medicinal Plants.
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.