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Plant-based Medicinal Research

Last updated June 1, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Zefeng Kang
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College
70
2
Bin Chen
Fujian Medical University
20

Rising Stars Papers

1
Protective effect of Tetrandrine on optic nerve by inhibiting glial activation through NF-κB pathway
Heliyon|2024
2 cit.
2
Daphnoretin inhibited SCI-induced inflammation and activation of NF-κB pathway in spinal dorsal horn
Aging|2024
2 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Teng Li
Central South University
99
2
Daisuke Uta
University of Toyama
97
3
Takumu Yamada
Toyo University
97
4
Baozhong Lu
Harbin Medical University
93
5
Yue Yuan
Xinjiang Agricultural University
80
6
Anna Duda-Madej
Wroclaw Medical University
77
7
Huajing Yuan
Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
75
8
Ba-Wool Lee
Chonnam National University
70
9
Nourhan Hisham Shady
Deraya University
69
10
Jianghan Qi
Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
52

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
In Situ Sprayed Self‐Gelling Powder Self‐Assembled by a Pure Molecular Drug from Herbal Extract for Rapid Hemostasis and Neuroprotection in Traumatic Brain Injury
Advanced Functional Materials|2025
17 cit.
2
Targeting Skin Neoplasms: A Review of Berberine’s Anticancer Properties
Cells|2025
8 cit.
3
Spiraea prunifolia var. simpliciflora leaves ameliorate inflammatory responses and oxidative stress in PPE/LPS-induced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease mouse model
Frontiers in Pharmacology|2025
4 cit.
4
Exploration and verification of the therapeutic mechanism of shenfu injection in sepsis-induced myocardial injury
PLoS ONE|2025
3 cit.
5
Potassium/Sodium Citrate Attenuates Paclitaxel-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy
International Journal of Molecular Sciences|2025
2 cit.
6
Shenfu injection alleviates lipopolysaccharide-induced liver injury in septic mice
Scientific Reports|2025
2 cit.
7
Boehmeria nivea (L.) Gaud. ameliorate oxidative stress-mediated inflammatory Responses and apoptosis in LPS/CSC-induced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease mouse model
Frontiers in Pharmacology|2026
2 cit.
8
Ergothioneine Attenuates Oxaliplatin-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy Without Compromising Antitumor Efficacy
International Journal of Molecular Sciences|2025
1 cit.
9
Protective Effects of Licochalcone A Against Alcoholic Liver Injury in Mice by Modulating the Gut–Liver Axis and TLR4/NF-κB Pathway
Foods|2026
1 cit.
10
Qing-Xin-Jie-Yu granule prevents myocardial infarction-induced apoptosis via inhibition of p38 MAPK pathway
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine|2026
0 cit.

All-Time Leaders

The canon

All-Time Leaders Researchers

1
Pengfei Ge
Jilin University
85
2
Yuan‐Xiang Tao
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
83
3
Yiming Li
Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
78
4
Aaron DiAntonio
Washington University in St. Louis
76
5
Alan Bensoussan
Western Sydney University
74
6
Huifeng Zhu
Southwest University
70
7
Xiuhua Yang
First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University
64
8
Ganzhen Deng
Huazhong Agricultural University
64
9
Yanling Zhao
Chinese PLA General Hospital
63
10
Zheng W. Chen
University of Illinois Chicago
61

All-Time Leaders Papers

1
Traditional Chinese Medicine in Cancer Care: A Review of Controlled Clinical Studies Published in Chinese
PLoS ONE|2013
607 cit.
2
Glutamate Receptor Expression Regulates Quantal Size and Quantal Content at the<i>Drosophila</i>Neuromuscular Junction
Journal of Neuroscience|1999
310 cit.
3
Advances in the study of berberine and its derivatives: a focus on anti-inflammatory and anti-tumor effects in the digestive system
Acta Pharmacologica Sinica|2016
308 cit.
4
Prevention of vincristine-induced peripheral neuropathy by genetic deletion of SARM1 in mice
Brain|2016
278 cit.
5
DNA methyltransferase DNMT3a contributes to neuropathic pain by repressing Kcna2 in primary afferent neurons
Nature Communications|2017
233 cit.
6
MAPK signaling promotes axonal degeneration by speeding the turnover of the axonal maintenance factor NMNAT2
eLife|2017
150 cit.
7
ATF3 contributes to brucine-triggered glioma cell ferroptosis via promotion of hydrogen peroxide and iron
Acta Pharmacologica Sinica|2021
141 cit.
8
Folate-Chitosan Nanoparticles Loaded with Ursolic Acid Confer Anti-Breast Cancer Activities in vitro and in vivo
Scientific Reports|2016
139 cit.
9
RhoA/ROCK-2 Pathway Inhibition and Tight Junction Protein Upregulation by Catalpol Suppresses Lipopolysaccaride-Induced Disruption of Blood-Brain Barrier Permeability
Molecules|2018
124 cit.
10
Oridonin attenuates the release of pro-inflammatory cytokines in lipopolysaccharide-induced RAW264.7 cells and acute lung injury
Oncotarget|2017
116 cit.

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