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Natural product bioactivities and synthesis

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Tohfa Siddiqui
Galgotias University
2
Caroline Bertoncini‐Silva
Universidade de São Paulo
3
Izamara de Oliveira
Universidad de Salamanca
4
Theivanai Ganesan
Periyar University
5
Qidong Jia
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
6
Misganaw Gedlu Agidew
Unknown
7
Nyokabi Wagara Isabel
Egerton University
8
Silin Shi
Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine
9
Sijing Dong
First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University
10
Mei Fan
Sichuan University of Science and Engineering

Papers

1
Enhancing the Bioavailability and Bioactivity of Curcumin for Disease Prevention and Treatment
Antioxidants|2024
173 cit.
2
Terpenoids in essential oils: Chemistry, classification, and potential impact on human health and industry
Phytomedicine Plus|2024
171 cit.
3
Publication in Food Bioscience (2025) [55 citations, W4409316386]
Food Bioscience|2025
55 cit.
4
Publication in Food & Function (2024) [8 citations, W4402757320]
Food & Function|2024
8 cit.
5
Erythrocyte membrane-camouflaged nanodelivery strategy enhances gene editing efficiency of Cas9 RNP for boosting tumor senescence
Chemical Engineering Journal|2024
5 cit.
6
Publication in Food Research International (2025) [3 citations, W4410083797]
Food Research International|2025
3 cit.
7
Research on the Warm Mixing Effect and Evaluation Method of WMA-DSBS Modified Asphalt
Current Materials Science|2024
1 cit.
8
Publication in Sustainability (2025) [1 citation, W4412603358]
Sustainability|2025
1 cit.
9
Redefining Chronic Disease Care: Unleashing the Potential of Phytomedicines
Recent Advances in Food Nutrition & Agriculture|2024
0 cit.
10
Exploring the Therapeutic Potential of Ocimum sanctum and Phanera variegata in Breast Cancer Treatment: A Promising Natural Approach
Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry|2025
0 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
MK Patil
Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University
2
Junwei He
Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
3
Xiuling Yu
Linyi University
4
Han Qiao
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
5
Muneeb Khan
UCLA Medical Center
6
Sangwon V. Kim
Thomas Jefferson University
7
Hucheng Zhu
Huazhong University of Science and Technology
8
Chang‐An Geng
Kunming Institute of Botany
9
Mizied Falah
Bar-Ilan University
10
Bing‐You Yang
Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine

Papers

1
Dietary L-Tryptophan consumption determines the number of colonic regulatory T cells and susceptibility to colitis via GPR15
Nature Communications|2023
48 cit.
2
Kaempferol 3-O-(2G-glucosylrutinoside)-7-O-glucoside isolated from the flowers of Hosta plantaginea exerts anti-inflammatory activity via suppression of NF-κB, MAPKs and Akt pathways in RAW 264.7 cells
Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy|2022
34 cit.
3
Anti-inflammatory effects of flavonoids and phenylethanoid glycosides from Hosta plantaginea flowers in LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 macrophages through inhibition of the NF-κB signaling pathway
BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies|2022
32 cit.
4
Layer-by-Layer Pirfenidone/Cerium Oxide Nanocapsule Dressing Promotes Wound Repair and Prevents Scar Formation
Molecules|2022
28 cit.
5
Lagopsis supina ameliorates myocardial ischemia injury by regulating angiogenesis, thrombosis, inflammation, and energy metabolism through VEGF, ROS and HMGB1 signaling pathways in rats
Phytomedicine|2023
28 cit.
6
Immune-regulating strategy against rheumatoid arthritis by inducing tolerogenic dendritic cells with modified zinc peroxide nanoparticles
Journal of Nanobiotechnology|2022
27 cit.
7
New chromones from the roots of Saposhnikovia divaricata (Turcz.) Schischk with anti-inflammatory activity
Bioorganic Chemistry|2023
26 cit.
8
Therapeutic effect of Hosta plantaginea (Lam.) Aschers flowers on acute pharyngitis through inhibition of multi-inflammatory pathways in rats
Journal of Ethnopharmacology|2023
26 cit.
9
Extraction optimization and constituent analysis of total flavonoid from Hosta plantaginea (Lam.) Aschers flowers and its ameliorative effect on chronic prostatitis via inhibition of multiple inflammatory pathways in rats
Journal of Ethnopharmacology|2023
24 cit.
10
Natural phenylethanoid glycosides diuretics derived from Lagopsis supina: Biological activity, mechanism, molecular docking, and structure-activity relationship
Bioorganic Chemistry|2022
22 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Bharat B. Aggarwal
Max Super Speciality Hospital
2
David Baltimore
California Institute of Technology
3
Kuo‐Hsiung Lee
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
4
Masayuki Yoshikawa
University of Tsukuba
5
A. Douglas Kinghorn
The Ohio State University
6
Toshihiro Nohara
Sojo University
7
Young Ho Kim
Material Physics Center
8
Weidong Zhang
Hangzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
9
Jian‐Min Yue
Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica
10
M. Iqbal Choudhary
University of Karachi

Papers

1
NF-κB-dependent induction of microRNA miR-146, an inhibitor targeted to signaling proteins of innate immune responses
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2006
4.3k cit.
2
An Essential Role for NF-κB in Preventing TNF-α-Induced Cell Death
Science|1996
3.1k cit.
3
NF-κB: Ten Years After
Cell|1996
3k cit.
4
Multiple nuclear factors interact with the immunoglobulin enhancer sequences
Cell|1986
2.8k cit.
5
A new DNA binding and dimerization motif in immunoglobulin enhancer binding, daughterless, MyoD, and myc proteins
Cell|1989
2.7k cit.
6
Anticancer potential of curcumin: preclinical and clinical studies.
PubMed|2003
2.6k cit.
7
Production of high-titer helper-free retroviruses by transient transfection.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|1993
2.3k cit.
8
Induction of Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia in Mice by the P210 <sup> <i>bcr/abl</i> </sup> Gene of the Philadelphia Chromosome
Science|1990
2.2k cit.
9
IκB: a Specific Inhibitor of the NF-κB Transcription Factor
Science|1988
2.2k cit.
10
An inducible transcription factor activates expression of human immunodeficiency virus in T cells
Nature|1987
2.1k cit.

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