Table 2.
Journals publishing the top 20 highly cited papers.
| Title | Citations | Publication type | Journal | Publication year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Synergy research: approaching a new generation of phytopharmaceuticals | 510 | Review | Phytomedicine | 2009 |
| Anti-inflammatory properties of curcumin, a major constituent of Curcuma longa: a review of preclinical and clinical research | 476 | Review | Alternative Medicine Review | 2009 |
| Mindfulness-based stress reduction for stress management in healthy people: a review and meta-analysis | 476 | Review | Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine | 2009 |
| Berberine and Coptidis rhizoma as novel antineoplastic agents: a review of traditional use and biomedical investigations | 299 | Review | Journal of Ethnopharmacology | 2009 |
| Propolis: is there a potential for the development of new drugs? | 295 | Review | Journal of Ethnopharmacology | 2011 |
| Pentacyclic triterpenes of the lupane, oleanane and ursane group as tools in cancer therapy | 258 | Review | Planta Medica | 2009 |
| How many cancer patients use complementary and alternative medicine: a systematic review and meta-analysis | 255 | Review | Integrative Cancer Therapies | 2012 |
| Goji (Lycium barbarum and L. chinense): phytochemistry, pharmacology and safety in the perspective of traditional uses and recent popularity | 244 | Review | Planta Medica | 2010 |
| Eugenol (an essential oil of clove) acts as an antibacterial agent against Salmonella typhi by disrupting the cellular membrane | 240 | Article | Journal of Ethnopharmacology | 2010 |
| Comparative antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects of [6]-gingerol, [8]-gingerol, [10]-gingerol and [6]-shogaol | 226 | Article | Journal of Ethnopharmacology | 2010 |
| Rosenroot (Rhodiola rosea): traditional use, chemical composition, pharmacology and clinical efficacy | 224 | Review | Phytomedicine | 2010 |
| Aconitum in traditional Chinese medicine: a valuable drug or an unpredictable risk? | 223 | Review | Journal of Ethnopharmacology | 2009 |
| Extraction, isolation and characterization of bioactive compounds from plants' extracts | 204 | Review | African Journal of Traditional Complementary and Alternative Medicines | 2011 |
| Antioxidant activity, total phenolic and total flavonoid contents of whole plant extracts Torilis leptophylla L. | 199 | Article | BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine | 2012 |
| Traditional Chinese medicine network pharmacology: theory methodology and application | 191 | Review | Chinese Journal of Natural Medicines | 2013 |
| Lonicera japonica Thunb.: ethnopharmacology, phytochemistry and pharmacology of an important traditional Chinese medicine | 187 | Review | Journal of Ethnopharmacology | 2011 |
| Anti-cancer natural products isolated from Chinese medicinal herbs | 186 | Review | Chinese Medicine | 2011 |
| Kudzu root: traditional uses and potential medicinal benefits in diabetes and cardiovascular diseases | 176 | Review | Journal of Ethnopharmacology | 2011 |
| Recent advances on Ilex paraguariensis research: minireview | 163 | Review | Journal of Ethnopharmacology | 2011 |
| Pomegranate peel and fruit extracts: a review of potential anti-inflammatory and anti-infective effects | 163 | Review | Journal of Ethnopharmacology | 2012 |