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Medicinal Plants and Neuroprotection

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Samia Ali
University of Lahore
2
Osei-Obeng Portia
Unknown
3
Alok Kumar Giri
Central Tuber Crops Research Institute
4
Dana-Mihaela Asiminicesei
Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iași
5
Fengyu Guo
Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Biotechnology
6
Luan Gustavo Santos
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande
7
Youssef Mongy
Alexandria University
8
Siraj Uddin
Quaid-i-Azam University
9
Aida Hajibonabi
Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
10
Kavita Bhavin Sorathiya
Universidade Católica Portuguesa

Papers

1
Impact of Heavy Metal Pollution in the Environment on the Metabolic Profile of Medicinal Plants and Their Therapeutic Potential
Plants|2024
107 cit.
2
Publication in Scientific Reports (2024) [91 citations, W4399592363]
Scientific Reports|2024
91 cit.
3
Publication in International Journal of Biological Macromolecules (2024) [30 citations, W4391691047]
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules|2024
30 cit.
4
Publication in International Journal of Biological Macromolecules (2025) [3 citations, W4410459616]
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules|2025
3 cit.
5
Publication in AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY (2024) [2 citations, W4395480584]
AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY|2024
2 cit.
6
Publication in Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery (2024) [2 citations, W4402285996]
Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery|2024
2 cit.
7
Publication in Journal of Food Science and Technology (2025) [1 citation, W4409574447]
Journal of Food Science and Technology|2025
1 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Amr Fouda
Al-Azhar University
2
Hossein Amini-Khoei
Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences
3
Amr H. Hashem
Al-Azhar University
4
Maryam Ghannadnia
Imam Khomeini International University
5
Aliyar Mirzapour
Islamic Azad University, Mashhad
6
Abbas Rahdar
Zabol University
7
Bingran Zhao
China National Hybrid Rice R&D Central Hunan Hybrid Rice Reserch Center
8
Natarajan Suganthy
Alagappa University
9
Salem S. Salem
Al-Azhar University
10
Mamdouh S. El-Gamal
Al-Azhar University

Papers

1
Potential Antimicrobial and Antibiofilm Properties of Copper Oxide Nanoparticles: Time-Kill Kinetic Essay and Ultrastructure of Pathogenic Bacterial Cells
Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology|2022
186 cit.
2
Potential of biosynthesized zinc oxide nanoparticles to control Fusarium wilt disease in eggplant (Solanum melongena) and promote plant growth
BioMetals|2022
171 cit.
3
Multifunctional Silver Nanoparticles Based on Chitosan: Antibacterial, Antibiofilm, Antifungal, Antioxidant, and Wound-Healing Activities
Journal of Fungi|2022
167 cit.
4
Green synthesized ZnO nanoparticles by Saccharomyces cerevisiae and their antibacterial activity and photocatalytic degradation
Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery|2023
159 cit.
5
Antifungal Activity of Biosynthesized Silver Nanoparticles (AgNPs) against Aspergilli Causing Aspergillosis: Ultrastructure Study
Journal of Functional Biomaterials|2022
157 cit.
6
Green Biosynthesis of Selenium Nanoparticles Using Orange Peel Waste: Characterization, Antibacterial and Antibiofilm Activities against Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria
Life|2022
155 cit.
7
Bio-fabrication of Selenium Nanoparticles Using Baker’s Yeast Extract and Its Antimicrobial Efficacy on Food Borne Pathogens
Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology|2022
147 cit.
8
Antibacterial Activity of Green Synthesized Silver Nanoparticles Using Lawsonia inermis Against Common Pathogens from Urinary Tract Infection
Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology|2023
139 cit.
9
Synthesis of Silver Nanocomposite Based on Carboxymethyl Cellulose: Antibacterial, Antifungal and Anticancer Activities
Polymers|2022
137 cit.
10
Enhanced Antimicrobial, Cytotoxicity, Larvicidal, and Repellence Activities of Brown Algae, Cystoseira crinita-Mediated Green Synthesis of Magnesium Oxide Nanoparticles
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology|2022
133 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Marco Colonna
Washington University in St. Louis
2
Dominik Müller
Spitalzentrum Centre hospitalier Biel- Bienne
3
Stephen J Smith
Florida Institute of Technology
4
Vesna Vasić
University of Belgrade
5
James A. Joseph
Tufts University
6
Bilal Haider Abbasi
Université de Tours
7
P. T. Kalaichelvan
Government of Tamil Nadu
8
Fakhrul Islam
Noakhali Science and Technology University
9
Xiangru Tang
South China Agricultural University
10
Tzu‐Ming Pan
National Taiwan University

Papers

1
A simple method for organotypic cultures of nervous tissue
Journal of Neuroscience Methods|1991
3.2k cit.
2
Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors: Pharmacology and Toxicology
Current Neuropharmacology|2013
2.5k cit.
3
Quantifying cellular oxidative stress by dichlorofluorescein assay using microplate reader11Mention of a trade name, proprietary product, or specific equipment does not constitute a guarantee by the United States Department of Agriculture and does not imply its approval to the exclusion of other products that may be suitable.
Free Radical Biology and Medicine|1999
2.3k cit.
4
Glutamate Induces Calcium Waves in Cultured Astrocytes: Long-Range Glial Signaling
Science|1990
1.8k cit.
5
TREM2 Lipid Sensing Sustains the Microglial Response in an Alzheimer’s Disease Model
Cell|2015
1.8k cit.
6
Plasmacytoid monocytes migrate to inflamed lymph nodes and produce large amounts of type I interferon
Nature Medicine|1999
1.7k cit.
7
Cutting Edge: Inflammatory Responses Can Be Triggered by TREM-1, a Novel Receptor Expressed on Neutrophils and Monocytes
The Journal of Immunology|2000
1.3k cit.
8
TREM2 Maintains Microglial Metabolic Fitness in Alzheimer’s Disease
Cell|2017
1.3k cit.
9
A human natural killer cell subset provides an innate source of IL-22 for mucosal immunity
Nature|2008
1.2k cit.
10
Human and mouse single-nucleus transcriptomics reveal TREM2-dependent and TREM2-independent cellular responses in Alzheimer’s disease
Nature Medicine|2020
1.2k cit.

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