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Plant-based Medicinal Research

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Zhao Na
Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine
2
Gema Casado‐Hidalgo
Universidad San Jorge
3
Johanna Templ
Ruhr University Bochum
4
Qiuju Li
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College
5
Hina Rehman
Quaid-i-Azam University
6
Xin‐Yi Zhang
State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease
7
Wei Zhang
Bengbu Medical College
8
Dumitrița Lenuța Guguluș
Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy
9
Wen Zhang
Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine
10
Lingran Kong
Scripps Research Institute

Papers

1
Alkene Hydrobenzylation by a Single Catalyst That Mediates Iterative Outer-Sphere Steps
Journal of the American Chemical Society|2024
57 cit.
2
Publication in Angewandte Chemie International Edition (2024) [23 citations, W4401989870]
Angewandte Chemie International Edition|2024
23 cit.
3
Publication in Angewandte Chemie International Edition (2025) [23 citations, W4410123677]
Angewandte Chemie International Edition|2025
23 cit.
4
Publication in RSC Mechanochemistry (2025) [9 citations, W4410311963]
RSC Mechanochemistry|2025
9 cit.
5
Fast and green methodology based on miniaturised liquid–liquid extraction with a hydrophobic natural deep eutectic solvent of opium alkaloids from poppy seed beverages
Microchemical Journal|2024
7 cit.
6
Investigating the effect of different grinding conditions and methods on the concentration of opium alkaloids in poppy seeds as a good reduction practice
Journal of Food Composition and Analysis|2024
4 cit.
7
Boletus edulis as a healthy and prized edible mushroom: analysis of bioactive compounds and in vitro functional properties
Applied Food Research|2025
3 cit.
8
Publication in ChemRxiv (2025) [3 citations, W4415684836]
ChemRxiv|2025
3 cit.
9
Publication in Angewandte Chemie (2024) [2 citations, W4401989924]
Angewandte Chemie|2024
2 cit.
10
Publication in Angewandte Chemie International Edition (2026) [2 citations, W7124457915]
Angewandte Chemie International Edition|2026
2 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Christopher C. Yoo
Virginia Tech
2
Daniel J. Slade
Virginia Tech
3
Barath Udayasuryan
Virginia Tech
4
Pema‐Tenzin Puno
Kunming Institute of Botany
5
Yunyun Li
University of Science and Technology Beijing
6
Hans Renata
Rice University
7
Xiaoqi Pan
Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
8
Zunpeng Shu
Guangdong Pharmaceutical University
9
S. Lauren Kyte
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
10
Mahmoud S. Soliman
Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology

Papers

1
<i>Fusobacterium nucleatum</i> induces proliferation and migration in pancreatic cancer cells through host autocrine and paracrine signaling
Science Signaling|2022
132 cit.
2
Inhibition of SLC7A11-GPX4 signal pathway is involved in aconitine-induced ferroptosis in vivo and in vitro
Journal of Ethnopharmacology|2022
88 cit.
3
Recent Progress and Developments in Chemoenzymatic and Biocatalytic Dynamic Kinetic Resolution
Organic Process Research & Development|2022
68 cit.
4
Enhanced removal of trace pesticides and alleviation of membrane fouling using hydrophobic-modified inorganic-organic hybrid flocculants in the flocculation-sedimentation-ultrafiltration process for surface water treatment
Water Research|2022
64 cit.
5
Structural characterization and anti-inflammatory effects of an arabinan isolated from Rehmannia glutinosa Libosch.
Carbohydrate Polymers|2022
62 cit.
6
Remote B-Ring Oxidation of Sclareol with an Engineered P450 Facilitates Divergent Access to Complex Terpenoids
Journal of the American Chemical Society|2022
55 cit.
7
Fusobacterium nucleatum infection modulates the transcriptome and epigenome of HCT116 colorectal cancer cells in an oxygen-dependent manner
Communications Biology|2024
55 cit.
8
Inhibition of inflammasome activation via sphingolipid pathway in acute lung injury by Huanglian Jiedu decoction: An integrative pharmacology approach
Phytomedicine|2022
51 cit.
9
Overview of Amino Acid Modifications by Iron- and α-Ketoglutarate-Dependent Enzymes
ACS Catalysis|2023
49 cit.
10
Concise Chemoenzymatic Synthesis of Gedunin
Journal of the American Chemical Society|2022
48 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Élisabeth Carniel
Université Paris Cité
2
Han‐Dong Sun
Kunming Institute of Botany
3
Feng‐Peng Wang
Fujian Medical University
4
Richard L. Smith
Tohoku University
5
Graham A.R. Johnston
The University of Sydney
6
James B. Bliska
Dartmouth College
7
E. Hecker
DKFZ-ZMBH Alliance
8
Baochang Cai
Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine
9
Susan Wonnacott
University of Bath
10
S. William Pelletier
Indiana University School of Medicine

Papers

1
Models for Exceedances Over High Thresholds
Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series B (Statistical Methodology)|1990
1.7k cit.
2
POLYMORPHIC HYDROXYLATION OF DEBRISOQUINE IN MAN
The Lancet|1977
1.2k cit.
3
<i>Yersinia pestis</i> , the cause of plague, is a recently emerged clone of <i>Yersinia pseudotuberculosis</i>
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|1999
1.1k cit.
4
Maximum likelihood estimation in a class of nonregular cases
Biometrika|1985
870 cit.
5
Capital raising, underwriting and the certification hypothesis
Journal of Financial Economics|1986
861 cit.
6
Evidence on the Determinants of Credit Terms Used in Interfirm Trade
The Journal of Finance|1999
860 cit.
7
THE STRUCTURAL SPECIFICITY OF THE HIGH AFFINITY UPTAKE OF <scp>l</scp>‐GLUTAMATE AND <scp>l</scp>‐ASPARTATE BY RAT BRAIN SLICES
Journal of Neurochemistry|1972
697 cit.
8
Bicuculline, an antagonist of GABA and synaptic inhibition in the spinal cord of the cat
Brain Research|1971
685 cit.
9
Extreme Value Analysis of Environmental Time Series: An Application to Trend Detection in Ground-Level Ozone
Statistical Science|1989
684 cit.
10
Market Discounts and Shareholder Gains for Placing Equity Privately
The Journal of Finance|1993
668 cit.

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