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Piperaceae Chemical and Biological Studies

Piperaceae Chemical and Biological Studies is a research topic within Pharmacology. Science Explorer counts 6.3k research works in it since 1950. 10.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the pharmacological effects of piperine, a bioactive compound found in black pepper, on various aspects of health and disease. The research covers its potential as an anticancer, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory agent, as well as its role in enhancing bioavailability, neuroprotection, antimicrobial activity, and its impact on gastrointestinal disorders.

  • Piperine
  • Pharmacology
  • Anticancer
  • Antioxidant
  • Bioavailability
  • Inflammation
  • Herbal Bioenhancers
  • Neuroprotective
  • Antimicrobial
  • Gastrointestinal Disorders
Research works
6.3k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
645
per year above
Top-10% rate
10.2%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
+39%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
India
36% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Piperaceae Chemical and Biological Studies

Which countries lead Piperaceae Chemical and Biological Studies research?

By volume, India and China publish the most (542 and 260 works in 2022-now).

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 India 542 works
  2. 2 China 260 works
  3. 3 Indonesia 213 works
  4. 4 Brazil 143 works
  5. 5 United States 113 works
  6. 6 Nigeria 60 works
  7. 7 Thailand 57 works
  8. 8 Malaysia 43 works
  9. 9 Iran 41 works
  10. 10 Vietnam 41 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.

India: 35.8%China: 17.2%Indonesia: 14.0%Brazil: 9.5%6 others listed: 23.5%36%largest
India542 · 35.8%China260 · 17.2%Indonesia213 · 14.0%Brazil143 · 9.5%6 others listed355 · 23.5%

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

Which institutions lead Piperaceae Chemical and Biological Studies research?

By volume in 2022-now, Indian Council of Agricultural Research publishes the most Piperaceae Chemical and Biological Studies research, followed by Chinese Academy of Sciences and University of Calicut.

Who are the leading researchers in Piperaceae Chemical and Biological Studies?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Piperaceae Chemical and Biological Studies include Amirhossein Sahebkar, David Julian McClements and Bharat Bhushan Aggarwal.

  1. 1 Amirhossein Sahebkar Iran 258k citations
  2. 2 David Julian McClements United States 185k citations
  3. 3 Bharat Bhushan Aggarwal United States 142k 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 Piperaceae Chemical and Biological Studies?

The most cited paper in Piperaceae Chemical and Biological Studies is "Curcumin: A Review of Its Effects on Human Health" (Susan Joyce Hewlings, Douglas Kalman, 2017), with 2,687 citations. Next come "Influence of Piperine on the Pharmacokinetics of Curcumin in Animals and Human Volunteers" (1,970) and "Antifungal Agents: Mode of Action, Mechanisms of Resistance, and Correlation of These Mechanisms with Bacterial Resistance" (1,807).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Curcumin: A Review of Its Effects on Human Health Susan Joyce Hewlings, Douglas Kalman · Foods Open access 22 Oct 2017 2,687
2 Influence of Piperine on the Pharmacokinetics of Curcumin in Animals and Human Volunteers Guido Shoba, David C. Joy, Thangam Joseph et al. · Planta Medica May 1998 1,970
3 Antifungal Agents: Mode of Action, Mechanisms of Resistance, and Correlation of These Mechanisms with Bacterial Resistance Mahmoud Afif Ghannoum, Louis B. Rice · Clinical Microbiology Reviews Open access Oct 1999 1,807
4 Signaling Mechanisms in Pattern-Triggered Immunity (PTI) Jean Bigeard, Jean Colcombet, Heribert Hirt · Molecular Plant Open access 9 Jan 2015 1,137
5 Curcumin, the golden nutraceutical: multitargeting for multiple chronic diseases Ajaikumar Bahulayan Kunnumakkara, Devivasha Bordoloi, Ganesan Padmavathi et al. · British Journal of Pharmacology Open access 17 Sep 2016 1,061
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Where is Piperaceae Chemical and Biological Studies research done?

The largest centres of Piperaceae Chemical and Biological Studies research in 2022-now are Chennai (India), New Delhi (India), Beijing (China) and Jakarta (Indonesia).

Largest cities, 2022-now

  1. 1 ChennaiIndia 38 works
  2. 2 New DelhiIndia 30 works
  3. 3 BeijingChina 29 works
  4. 4 JakartaIndonesia 20 works
  5. 5 KolkataIndia 18 works
  6. 6 BandungIndonesia 18 works
  7. 7 BangkokThailand 17 works
  8. 8 PuneIndia 16 works
  9. 9 JaipurIndia 15 works
  10. 10 SeoulSouth Korea 15 works
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Where is the best place to study Piperaceae Chemical and Biological Studies?

Among universities, judged by research, Padjadjaran University, University of Calicut and Saveetha University score highest, combining citation 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 4.77143%fractional works in this field (log) →share of work in the world top 10% →Padjadjaran UniversitySaveetha UniversityUniversity of CalicutIPB 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.

Citation 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
1Padjadjaran UniversityIndonesia 76.418.5%6.7×11 +269.7%
2University of CalicutIndia 59.53.1%38.1×12 +241.9%
3Saveetha UniversityIndia 53.410.9%5.7×10 +112.9%
4IPB UniversityIndonesia 34.30.4%9.4×10 +183.4%
5Andalas UniversityIndonesia 29.90.0%10.3×10 +248.1%
6National Institute of AyurvedaIndia 22.30.5%90.0×9 +181.9%
7Goverment Siddha Medical CollegeIndia 18.10.0%237.8×9 -

Universities only. The score blends citation 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 Piperaceae Chemical and Biological Studies, country by country

Is Piperaceae Chemical and Biological Studies research growing?

Output in 2022-2025 was 39% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Piperaceae Chemical and Biological Studies.

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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 Piperaceae Chemical and Biological Studies as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0071% in 2024.

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Fractional works of Piperaceae Chemical and Biological Studies 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.

still counting5%10%15%Piperaceae Chemical and Biological Studies10.9% in 2025200020102020

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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