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Plant Toxicity and Pharmacological Properties

Last updated June 1, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Hongfeng Ruan
Zhejiang Chinese Medical University
58

Rising Stars Papers

1
Augmented Cornus officinalis Levels in Liuwei Dihuang Decoction Inhibits Nucleus Pulposus Cell Pyroptosis to Enhance Therapeutic Efficacy Against Intervertebral Disc Degeneration
Journal of Inflammation Research|2024
4 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Lin‐Tao Xu
Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
99
2
Lucía D. Moreyra
Institut Botànic de Barcelona
61
3
María Ángeles Ávila‐Gálvez
Nova Medical (United States)
50
4
Wenfeng Wang
Unknown
50
5
Jiawen Zhang
Capital Medical University
22

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Costunolide and parthenolide: Novel blood-brain barrier permeable sesquiterpene lactones to improve barrier tightness
Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy|2023
23 cit.
2
Di‐ <i>p</i> ‐Coumaroyl Spermidine From Bee Pollen Alleviates Chronic Nonbacterial Prostatitis
Food Science & Nutrition|2025
2 cit.
3
Tussilagone attenuated cigarette smoke-induced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease through regulating Nrf2 and NF-κB/NLRP3 inflammasome via directly targeting cysteine 434 of KEAP1
Journal of Advanced Research|2025
2 cit.
4
Lactucopicrin: A sesquiterpene lactone with anti-inflammatory activity modulates the crosstalk between NF-kB and AHR pathways
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)|2025
0 cit.
5
Hidden lineages in the African Sky Islands: A taxonomic reevaluation of <i>Afrocarduus</i> (Compositae)
Journal of Systematics and Evolution|2025
0 cit.
6
Anti-prostate cancer activity and mechanism of the sesquiterpenoid lactone THA from Cyanthillium cinereum
Research Square|2026
0 cit.

All-Time Leaders

The canon

All-Time Leaders Researchers

1
Bey Hing Goh
Monash University Malaysia
92
2
Cláudia Nunes dos Santos
Nova Medical (United States)
91
3
Xiaolei Zhang
Second Affiliated Hospital & Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University
88
4
Dimitris Kletsas
National Centre of Scientific Research "Demokritos"
87
5
Hicham Drissi
Emory University
76
6
Haya Lorberboum‐Galski
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
75
7
Jie Zhao
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
72
8
Guang Liang
Wenzhou Medical University
70
9
Xiangyang Wang
Wenzhou Medical University
68
10
Christopher L. Schardl
University of Kentucky
67

All-Time Leaders Papers

1
Nerolidol: A Sesquiterpene Alcohol with Multi-Faceted Pharmacological and Biological Activities
Molecules|2016
467 cit.
2
Evaluating Medicinal Plants for Anticancer Activity
The Scientific World JOURNAL|2014
311 cit.
3
Formononetin: A Review of Its Anticancer Potentials and Mechanisms
Frontiers in Pharmacology|2019
300 cit.
4
Oxidative stress inhibits the proliferation, induces premature senescence and promotes a catabolic phenotype in human nucleus pulposus intervertebral disc cells
European Cells and Materials|2015
279 cit.
5
Polyphenols journey through blood-brain barrier towards neuronal protection
Scientific Reports|2017
269 cit.
6
Saturated palmitic acid induces myocardial inflammatory injuries through direct binding to TLR4 accessory protein MD2
Nature Communications|2017
263 cit.
7
Polydopamine Nanoparticles Targeting Ferroptosis Mitigate Intervertebral Disc Degeneration Via Reactive Oxygen Species Depletion, Iron Ions Chelation, and GPX4 Ubiquitination Suppression
Advanced Science|2023
167 cit.
8
Endophytic Epichloë species and their grass hosts: from evolution to applications
Plant Molecular Biology|2015
166 cit.
9
PDGF, bFGF and IGF-I stimulate the proliferation of intervertebral disc cells in vitro via the activation of the ERK and Akt signaling pathways
European Spine Journal|2007
159 cit.
10
Phenolic sulfates as new and highly abundant metabolites in human plasma after ingestion of a mixed berry fruit purée
British Journal Of Nutrition|2015
122 cit.

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