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journal names
BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Publications
4 394
Citations
121 737
h-index
103
Publications
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Citations
72 690
Top-3 citing journals
Top-3 organizations
Kyung Hee University
Kyung Hee University (110 publications)
University Putra Malaysia
University Putra Malaysia (102 publications)
Top-3 countries
China (934 publications)
USA (761 publications)
Republic of Korea (500 publications)

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Molecules
3059 citations, 2.51%
Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
3050 citations, 2.51%
BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
2857 citations, 2.35%
Journal of Ethnopharmacology
2751 citations, 2.26%
Frontiers in Pharmacology
2321 citations, 1.91%
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
1445 citations, 1.19%
Biomedicine and Pharmacotherapy
1260 citations, 1.04%
BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies
1246 citations, 1.02%
Nutrients
1209 citations, 0.99%
PLoS ONE
1141 citations, 0.94%
Scientific Reports
1005 citations, 0.83%
Antioxidants
865 citations, 0.71%
Plants
764 citations, 0.63%
South African Journal of Botany
759 citations, 0.62%
Phytotherapy Research
751 citations, 0.62%
Heliyon
705 citations, 0.58%
Phytomedicine
637 citations, 0.52%
Complementary Therapies in Medicine
618 citations, 0.51%
Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine
601 citations, 0.49%
Medicine (United States)
594 citations, 0.49%
BioMed Research International
523 citations, 0.43%
European Journal of Integrative Medicine
523 citations, 0.43%
Foods
502 citations, 0.41%
Pharmaceuticals
487 citations, 0.4%
Journal of Functional Foods
471 citations, 0.39%
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
466 citations, 0.38%
Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice
436 citations, 0.36%
Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity
432 citations, 0.35%
Food and Function
420 citations, 0.35%
Natural Product Research
392 citations, 0.32%
Advances in Botanical Research
389 citations, 0.32%
Industrial Crops and Products
363 citations, 0.3%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
356 citations, 0.29%
Applied Sciences (Switzerland)
336 citations, 0.28%
Food Chemistry
311 citations, 0.26%
Antibiotics
310 citations, 0.25%
Pharmaceutical Biology
310 citations, 0.25%
Journal of Herbal Medicine
307 citations, 0.25%
Biomolecules
301 citations, 0.25%
Integrative Cancer Therapies
300 citations, 0.25%
Chemistry and Biodiversity
299 citations, 0.25%
Frontiers in Microbiology
297 citations, 0.24%
Natural Product Communications
293 citations, 0.24%
Reference Series in Phytochemistry
291 citations, 0.24%
Journal of Food Biochemistry
288 citations, 0.24%
Molecular Medicine Reports
284 citations, 0.23%
Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences
279 citations, 0.23%
Pharmacological Research
274 citations, 0.23%
Pharmaceutics
274 citations, 0.23%
Marine Drugs
267 citations, 0.22%
Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine
267 citations, 0.22%
Chinese Medicine
266 citations, 0.22%
Life Sciences
258 citations, 0.21%
BMJ Open
253 citations, 0.21%
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
250 citations, 0.21%
Journal of integrative medicine
249 citations, 0.2%
Journal of Medicinal Food
249 citations, 0.2%
American Journal of Chinese Medicine
246 citations, 0.2%
Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition
245 citations, 0.2%
Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine
245 citations, 0.2%
Acupuncture in Medicine
233 citations, 0.19%
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
231 citations, 0.19%
Food and Chemical Toxicology
230 citations, 0.19%
Fitoterapia
229 citations, 0.19%
European Journal of Pharmacology
223 citations, 0.18%
Food Bioscience
222 citations, 0.18%
Food Research International
222 citations, 0.18%
Frontiers in Nutrition
218 citations, 0.18%
International Immunopharmacology
213 citations, 0.17%
Trials
212 citations, 0.17%
Integrative Medicine Research
207 citations, 0.17%
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine
206 citations, 0.17%
Inflammopharmacology
204 citations, 0.17%
RSC Advances
200 citations, 0.16%
Environmental Science and Pollution Research
199 citations, 0.16%
Phytomedicine Plus
185 citations, 0.15%
Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing
180 citations, 0.15%
Planta Medica
179 citations, 0.15%
Phytochemistry Reviews
176 citations, 0.14%
Frontiers in Immunology
175 citations, 0.14%
Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine
174 citations, 0.14%
Cancers
174 citations, 0.14%
F1000Research
170 citations, 0.14%
Current Traditional Medicine
162 citations, 0.13%
ACS Omega
159 citations, 0.13%
Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal
158 citations, 0.13%
Processes
158 citations, 0.13%
Frontiers in Neuroscience
153 citations, 0.13%
Arabian Journal of Chemistry
151 citations, 0.12%
Microorganisms
148 citations, 0.12%
Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology
148 citations, 0.12%
Journal of Clinical Medicine
148 citations, 0.12%
Trends in Food Science and Technology
147 citations, 0.12%
PeerJ
146 citations, 0.12%
Life
146 citations, 0.12%
Current Pharmaceutical Design
145 citations, 0.12%
International Journal of Molecular Medicine
144 citations, 0.12%
Chiropractic and Manual Therapies
142 citations, 0.12%
Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology
142 citations, 0.12%
Molecular Biology Reports
140 citations, 0.12%
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Elsevier
29140 citations, 23.94%
Springer Nature
19484 citations, 16%
MDPI
14468 citations, 11.88%
Wiley
7824 citations, 6.43%
Taylor & Francis
6160 citations, 5.06%
Hindawi Limited
5644 citations, 4.64%
Frontiers Media S.A.
5124 citations, 4.21%
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
2198 citations, 1.81%
SAGE
2170 citations, 1.78%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
2147 citations, 1.76%
Mary Ann Liebert
1440 citations, 1.18%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
1277 citations, 1.05%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
1064 citations, 0.87%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
1057 citations, 0.87%
Spandidos Publications
1049 citations, 0.86%
King Saud University
778 citations, 0.64%
Georg Thieme Verlag KG
748 citations, 0.61%
Oxford University Press
710 citations, 0.58%
BMJ
696 citations, 0.57%
Walter de Gruyter
676 citations, 0.56%
Medknow
382 citations, 0.31%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
345 citations, 0.28%
IOP Publishing
310 citations, 0.25%
IntechOpen
308 citations, 0.25%
S. Karger AG
307 citations, 0.25%
Cambridge University Press
303 citations, 0.25%
World Scientific
280 citations, 0.23%
SciELO
275 citations, 0.23%
Academic Journals
261 citations, 0.21%
A and V Publications
251 citations, 0.21%
233 citations, 0.19%
IGI Global
219 citations, 0.18%
Scientific Research Publishing
214 citations, 0.18%
Baishideng Publishing Group
214 citations, 0.18%
F1000 Research
198 citations, 0.16%
Impact Journals
190 citations, 0.16%
JMIR Publications
175 citations, 0.14%
AME Publishing Company
173 citations, 0.14%
PeerJ
166 citations, 0.14%
Oriental Scientific Publishing Company
164 citations, 0.13%
AIP Publishing
156 citations, 0.13%
IOS Press
155 citations, 0.13%
Research Square Platform LLC
135 citations, 0.11%
Emerald
134 citations, 0.11%
Pleiades Publishing
126 citations, 0.1%
Pharmaceutical Society of Japan
120 citations, 0.1%
Veterinary World
117 citations, 0.1%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
116 citations, 0.1%
Korean Society of Food Science and Technology
107 citations, 0.09%
Maad Rayan Publishing Company
107 citations, 0.09%
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine Press
100 citations, 0.08%
American Society for Microbiology
95 citations, 0.08%
Canadian Science Publishing
94 citations, 0.08%
Asian Pacific Organization for Cancer Prevention
87 citations, 0.07%
Science Alert
87 citations, 0.07%
Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
78 citations, 0.06%
AOSIS
76 citations, 0.06%
Korean Pharmacopuncture Institute
74 citations, 0.06%
Mark Allen Group
71 citations, 0.06%
Hans Publishers
70 citations, 0.06%
Tsinghua University Press
69 citations, 0.06%
American Society for Nutrition
67 citations, 0.06%
66 citations, 0.05%
Brieflands
65 citations, 0.05%
Akademiai Kiado
62 citations, 0.05%
EDP Sciences
61 citations, 0.05%
American Physiological Society
60 citations, 0.05%
Asian Journal of Chemistry
60 citations, 0.05%
Pharmaceutical Society of Korea
60 citations, 0.05%
Sociedade Brasileira de Ciencia e Tecnologia de Alimentos
58 citations, 0.05%
55 citations, 0.05%
American Scientific Publishers
54 citations, 0.04%
Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
54 citations, 0.04%
MANUSCRIPT TECHNOMEDIA LLP
50 citations, 0.04%
Academia Brasileira de Ciencias
50 citations, 0.04%
International Research and Cooperation Association for Bio & Socio-Sciences Advancement (IRCA-BSSA)
49 citations, 0.04%
Pensoft Publishers
47 citations, 0.04%
International Dose-Response Society
47 citations, 0.04%
Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishing
47 citations, 0.04%
Japan Oil Chemists' Society
46 citations, 0.04%
DoNotEdit
46 citations, 0.04%
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
45 citations, 0.04%
44 citations, 0.04%
44 citations, 0.04%
The Society of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation
42 citations, 0.03%
CSIRO Publishing
38 citations, 0.03%
MedCrave Group Kft.
38 citations, 0.03%
Media Sphere Publishing House
38 citations, 0.03%
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
37 citations, 0.03%
Begell House
37 citations, 0.03%
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)
36 citations, 0.03%
Microbiology Society
35 citations, 0.03%
American Medical Association (AMA)
35 citations, 0.03%
Human Kinetics
35 citations, 0.03%
American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
33 citations, 0.03%
International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)
33 citations, 0.03%
The Korean Society for Applied Biological Chemistry
32 citations, 0.03%
Xi'an Jiaotong University
31 citations, 0.03%
Korean Society of Applied Pharmacology
31 citations, 0.03%
Korean Association of Medical Journal Editors
30 citations, 0.02%
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Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine
142 publications, 3.23%
Kyung Hee University
110 publications, 2.5%
University Putra Malaysia
102 publications, 2.32%
Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
86 publications, 1.96%
University of Malaya
68 publications, 1.55%
China Medical University (Taiwan)
67 publications, 1.52%
King Saud University
65 publications, 1.48%
Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
63 publications, 1.43%
Quaid-i-Azam University
55 publications, 1.25%
Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine
55 publications, 1.25%
Harvard University
51 publications, 1.16%
University of Science, Malaysia
48 publications, 1.09%
University of Arizona
47 publications, 1.07%
University of Pretoria
43 publications, 0.98%
National University of Malaysia
37 publications, 0.84%
UiT The Arctic University of Norway
37 publications, 0.84%
Addis Ababa University
37 publications, 0.84%
Western Sydney University
36 publications, 0.82%
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
36 publications, 0.82%
Capital Medical University
35 publications, 0.8%
Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
33 publications, 0.75%
Chulalongkorn University
33 publications, 0.75%
University of California, San Francisco
32 publications, 0.73%
University of Malakand
30 publications, 0.68%
Wonkwang University
29 publications, 0.66%
University of Toronto
29 publications, 0.66%
University of Technology Sydney
28 publications, 0.64%
Mahidol University
28 publications, 0.64%
Daejeon University
28 publications, 0.64%
University of Karachi
27 publications, 0.61%
University of Queensland
27 publications, 0.61%
Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital
27 publications, 0.61%
Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine
26 publications, 0.59%
Dongguk University
26 publications, 0.59%
University of Michigan
26 publications, 0.59%
University of Maryland, Baltimore
26 publications, 0.59%
Universidade Estadual Paulista
26 publications, 0.59%
Fudan University
25 publications, 0.57%
Seoul National University
25 publications, 0.57%
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
24 publications, 0.55%
Asia University
24 publications, 0.55%
Oregon Health & Science University
24 publications, 0.55%
Universidade Estadual de Campinas
24 publications, 0.55%
National Taiwan University
23 publications, 0.52%
Boston University
23 publications, 0.52%
Pusan National University
23 publications, 0.52%
Chonbuk National University
23 publications, 0.52%
Zhejiang Chinese Medical University
23 publications, 0.52%
University of Fort Hare
22 publications, 0.5%
University of Washington
22 publications, 0.5%
Massachusetts General Hospital
22 publications, 0.5%
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
22 publications, 0.5%
Chang Gung University
21 publications, 0.48%
Kaohsiung Medical University
21 publications, 0.48%
University of Sydney
21 publications, 0.48%
Chonnam National University
21 publications, 0.48%
University of Alberta
21 publications, 0.48%
Taipei Medical University
20 publications, 0.46%
Hong Kong Baptist University
20 publications, 0.46%
University of Hong Kong
20 publications, 0.46%
University of California, Los Angeles
20 publications, 0.46%
University of Duisburg-Essen
20 publications, 0.46%
University of Calgary
20 publications, 0.46%
Karolinska Institute
19 publications, 0.43%
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College
19 publications, 0.43%
Chiang Mai University
18 publications, 0.41%
Konkuk University
18 publications, 0.41%
Chinese University of Hong Kong
18 publications, 0.41%
Chungnam National University
18 publications, 0.41%
Wake Forest University
18 publications, 0.41%
King Abdulaziz University
17 publications, 0.39%
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
17 publications, 0.39%
The MARA Technological University
17 publications, 0.39%
University of Bern
17 publications, 0.39%
Korea University
17 publications, 0.39%
COMSATS University Islamabad
16 publications, 0.36%
University of Peshawar
16 publications, 0.36%
Peking University
16 publications, 0.36%
Huazhong University of Science and Technology
16 publications, 0.36%
International Islamic University Malaysia
16 publications, 0.36%
University of Southampton
16 publications, 0.36%
Daegu Haany University
16 publications, 0.36%
Mayo Clinic
16 publications, 0.36%
University of Science and Technology Bannu
15 publications, 0.34%
Zhejiang University
15 publications, 0.34%
Korea University of Science and Technology
15 publications, 0.34%
Brigham and Women's Hospital
15 publications, 0.34%
University of California, Irvine
15 publications, 0.34%
University of Rajshahi
15 publications, 0.34%
Khyber Medical University
14 publications, 0.32%
University of Gothenburg
14 publications, 0.32%
Sun Yat-sen University
14 publications, 0.32%
Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
14 publications, 0.32%
Johns Hopkins University
14 publications, 0.32%
Cairo University
14 publications, 0.32%
Columbia University
14 publications, 0.32%
Thammasat University
14 publications, 0.32%
Xinjiang Medical University
14 publications, 0.32%
University of Colombo
14 publications, 0.32%
University of Ottawa
14 publications, 0.32%
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China, 934, 21.26%
China
934 publications, 21.26%
USA, 761, 17.32%
USA
761 publications, 17.32%
Republic of Korea, 500, 11.38%
Republic of Korea
500 publications, 11.38%
Malaysia, 262, 5.96%
Malaysia
262 publications, 5.96%
India, 257, 5.85%
India
257 publications, 5.85%
Germany, 188, 4.28%
Germany
188 publications, 4.28%
Australia, 175, 3.98%
Australia
175 publications, 3.98%
Pakistan, 159, 3.62%
Pakistan
159 publications, 3.62%
Brazil, 145, 3.3%
Brazil
145 publications, 3.3%
United Kingdom, 137, 3.12%
United Kingdom
137 publications, 3.12%
Canada, 137, 3.12%
Canada
137 publications, 3.12%
South Africa, 128, 2.91%
South Africa
128 publications, 2.91%
Cameroon, 122, 2.78%
Cameroon
122 publications, 2.78%
Saudi Arabia, 115, 2.62%
Saudi Arabia
115 publications, 2.62%
Japan, 114, 2.59%
Japan
114 publications, 2.59%
Thailand, 103, 2.34%
Thailand
103 publications, 2.34%
Bangladesh, 71, 1.62%
Bangladesh
71 publications, 1.62%
Egypt, 70, 1.59%
Egypt
70 publications, 1.59%
Nigeria, 69, 1.57%
Nigeria
69 publications, 1.57%
Italy, 63, 1.43%
Italy
63 publications, 1.43%
Ethiopia, 54, 1.23%
Ethiopia
54 publications, 1.23%
Iran, 52, 1.18%
Iran
52 publications, 1.18%
Sweden, 51, 1.16%
Sweden
51 publications, 1.16%
France, 48, 1.09%
France
48 publications, 1.09%
Switzerland, 47, 1.07%
Switzerland
47 publications, 1.07%
Norway, 46, 1.05%
Norway
46 publications, 1.05%
Spain, 40, 0.91%
Spain
40 publications, 0.91%
Netherlands, 33, 0.75%
Netherlands
33 publications, 0.75%
Mexico, 29, 0.66%
Mexico
29 publications, 0.66%
Sri Lanka, 29, 0.66%
Sri Lanka
29 publications, 0.66%
Turkey, 24, 0.55%
Turkey
24 publications, 0.55%
Denmark, 22, 0.5%
Denmark
22 publications, 0.5%
Tunisia, 22, 0.5%
Tunisia
22 publications, 0.5%
Belgium, 20, 0.46%
Belgium
20 publications, 0.46%
Austria, 19, 0.43%
Austria
19 publications, 0.43%
New Zealand, 19, 0.43%
New Zealand
19 publications, 0.43%
Ghana, 17, 0.39%
Ghana
17 publications, 0.39%
Lebanon, 17, 0.39%
Lebanon
17 publications, 0.39%
Poland, 17, 0.39%
Poland
17 publications, 0.39%
Israel, 16, 0.36%
Israel
16 publications, 0.36%
Romania, 16, 0.36%
Romania
16 publications, 0.36%
Zimbabwe, 13, 0.3%
Zimbabwe
13 publications, 0.3%
Jordan, 13, 0.3%
Jordan
13 publications, 0.3%
Kenya, 13, 0.3%
Kenya
13 publications, 0.3%
Trinidad and Tobago, 13, 0.3%
Trinidad and Tobago
13 publications, 0.3%
Tanzania, 12, 0.27%
Tanzania
12 publications, 0.27%
Vietnam, 11, 0.25%
Vietnam
11 publications, 0.25%
Iraq, 11, 0.25%
Iraq
11 publications, 0.25%
Palestine, 11, 0.25%
Palestine
11 publications, 0.25%
Sudan, 11, 0.25%
Sudan
11 publications, 0.25%
Indonesia, 10, 0.23%
Indonesia
10 publications, 0.23%
UAE, 9, 0.2%
UAE
9 publications, 0.2%
Singapore, 9, 0.2%
Singapore
9 publications, 0.2%
Portugal, 8, 0.18%
Portugal
8 publications, 0.18%
Hungary, 8, 0.18%
Hungary
8 publications, 0.18%
Côte d'Ivoire, 8, 0.18%
Côte d'Ivoire
8 publications, 0.18%
Serbia, 8, 0.18%
Serbia
8 publications, 0.18%
Greece, 7, 0.16%
Greece
7 publications, 0.16%
Colombia, 7, 0.16%
Colombia
7 publications, 0.16%
Uganda, 7, 0.16%
Uganda
7 publications, 0.16%
Russia, 6, 0.14%
Russia
6 publications, 0.14%
Armenia, 6, 0.14%
Armenia
6 publications, 0.14%
Yemen, 6, 0.14%
Yemen
6 publications, 0.14%
Kuwait, 6, 0.14%
Kuwait
6 publications, 0.14%
Nepal, 6, 0.14%
Nepal
6 publications, 0.14%
Croatia, 6, 0.14%
Croatia
6 publications, 0.14%
Algeria, 5, 0.11%
Algeria
5 publications, 0.11%
Benin, 5, 0.11%
Benin
5 publications, 0.11%
Morocco, 5, 0.11%
Morocco
5 publications, 0.11%
Finland, 5, 0.11%
Finland
5 publications, 0.11%
Chile, 5, 0.11%
Chile
5 publications, 0.11%
Argentina, 4, 0.09%
Argentina
4 publications, 0.09%
Botswana, 4, 0.09%
Botswana
4 publications, 0.09%
Oman, 4, 0.09%
Oman
4 publications, 0.09%
Puerto Rico, 4, 0.09%
Puerto Rico
4 publications, 0.09%
Ukraine, 3, 0.07%
Ukraine
3 publications, 0.07%
Gabon, 3, 0.07%
Gabon
3 publications, 0.07%
Ireland, 3, 0.07%
Ireland
3 publications, 0.07%
Democratic Republic of the Congo, 3, 0.07%
Democratic Republic of the Congo
3 publications, 0.07%
Cuba, 3, 0.07%
Cuba
3 publications, 0.07%
Lithuania, 3, 0.07%
Lithuania
3 publications, 0.07%
Slovenia, 3, 0.07%
Slovenia
3 publications, 0.07%
Sierra Leone, 3, 0.07%
Sierra Leone
3 publications, 0.07%
Czech Republic, 3, 0.07%
Czech Republic
3 publications, 0.07%
Burkina Faso, 2, 0.05%
Burkina Faso
2 publications, 0.05%
Qatar, 2, 0.05%
Qatar
2 publications, 0.05%
Mongolia, 2, 0.05%
Mongolia
2 publications, 0.05%
Namibia, 2, 0.05%
Namibia
2 publications, 0.05%
Rwanda, 2, 0.05%
Rwanda
2 publications, 0.05%
Slovakia, 2, 0.05%
Slovakia
2 publications, 0.05%
Philippines, 2, 0.05%
Philippines
2 publications, 0.05%
Ecuador, 2, 0.05%
Ecuador
2 publications, 0.05%
Kazakhstan, 1, 0.02%
Kazakhstan
1 publication, 0.02%
Bahrain, 1, 0.02%
Bahrain
1 publication, 0.02%
Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1, 0.02%
Bosnia and Herzegovina
1 publication, 0.02%
Brunei, 1, 0.02%
Brunei
1 publication, 0.02%
Bhutan, 1, 0.02%
Bhutan
1 publication, 0.02%
Guadeloupe, 1, 0.02%
Guadeloupe
1 publication, 0.02%
Zambia, 1, 0.02%
Zambia
1 publication, 0.02%
Iceland, 1, 0.02%
Iceland
1 publication, 0.02%
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