Phytochemistry and Biological Activities
Phytochemistry and Biological Activities is a research topic within Plant Science. Science Explorer counts 42k research works in it since 1950. 14.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the phytochemistry, biological activities, and medicinal uses of various plants, including their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. It covers a wide range of compounds such as iridoids, phenylethanoids, flavonoids, and their potential applications in traditional Chinese medicine.
- Medicinal Plants
- Phytochemistry
- Antioxidant
- Anti-inflammatory
- Iridoids
- Phenylethanoids
- Traditional Chinese Medicine
- Ethnopharmacology
- Flavonoids
- Biological Activities
- Research works
- 42k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 6k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 14.3% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +13% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Phytochemistry and Biological Activities research?
By volume, China and India publish the most (1.7k and 864 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 1.7k works
- 2 India 864 works
- 3 Türkiye 363 works
- 4 Iran 213 works
- 5 Brazil 171 works
- 6 Indonesia 171 works
- 7 United States 169 works
- 8 Vietnam 168 works
- 9 Russia 158 works
- 10 South Korea 150 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 Phytochemistry and Biological Activities research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Ilia State University publishes the most Phytochemistry and Biological Activities research, followed by State Museum of Natural History Karlsruhe and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Ilia State University Georgia 58 works
- 2 State Museum of Natural History Karlsruhe Germany 56 works
- 3 Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College China 48 works
- 4 Shenyang Pharmaceutical University China 43 works
- 5 Chinese Academy of Sciences China 40 works
- 6 King Saud University Saudi Arabia 36 works
- 7 Botanical Survey of India India 35 works
- 8 Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology Vietnam 34 works
- 9 Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine China 29 works
- 10 Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine China 23 works
Who are the leading researchers in Phytochemistry and Biological Activities?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Phytochemistry and Biological Activities include E. J. Corey and B. L. Turner.
- 1 E. J. Corey 3.6k citations
- 2 B. L. Turner 2.1k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Phytochemistry and Biological Activities research done?
The largest centres of Phytochemistry and Biological Activities research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Kunming (China), Guangzhou (China) and Tehran (Iran). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Port Elizabeth and Tbilisi.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- Port ElizabethZA · 21.2 works29×
- TbilisiGE · 65.4 works24×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Phytochemistry and Biological Activities than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Phytochemistry and Biological Activities?
Among universities, judged by research, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine and King Saud 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.
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 | Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine China | 69.0 | 43.4% | 19.9× | 29 | -41.9% |
| 2 | Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine China | 60.9 | 35.9% | 46.4× | 20 | -27.0% |
| 3 | King Saud University Saudi Arabia | 60.8 | 32.6% | 5.9× | 36 | +13.4% |
| 4 | Ilia State University Georgia | 60.1 | 2.2% | 109.9× | 58 | — |
| 5 | Selçuk University Türkiye | 57.4 | 18.6% | 9.9× | 21 | +108.0% |
| 6 | Shenyang Pharmaceutical University China | 56.7 | 20.3% | 49.1× | 43 | -45.9% |
| 7 | Medical University of Lublin Poland | 56.6 | 41.0% | 9.2× | 10 | -10.9% |
| 8 | Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine China | 56.2 | 25.5% | 34.5× | 23 | -8.4% |
| 9 | Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University Morocco | 56.0 | 27.1% | 9.0× | 17 | — |
| 10 | Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine China | 55.9 | 27.8% | 14.8× | 19 | -13.4% |
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 Phytochemistry and Biological Activities research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 13% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2022. The fastest-growing topics are Phytochemistry and Biological Activities.
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.