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journal names
BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Publications
4 394
Citations
134 114
h-index
110
Publications
0
Citations
70 894
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
3195 citations, 2.38%
Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
3046 citations, 2.27%
Journal of Ethnopharmacology
2942 citations, 2.19%
BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
2852 citations, 2.13%
Frontiers in Pharmacology
2512 citations, 1.87%
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
1598 citations, 1.19%
BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies
1411 citations, 1.05%
Nutrients
1280 citations, 0.95%
Biomedicine and Pharmacotherapy
1279 citations, 0.95%
PLoS ONE
1237 citations, 0.92%
Scientific Reports
1209 citations, 0.9%
Antioxidants
915 citations, 0.68%
South African Journal of Botany
860 citations, 0.64%
Plants
828 citations, 0.62%
Phytotherapy Research
784 citations, 0.58%
Heliyon
702 citations, 0.52%
Phytomedicine
694 citations, 0.52%
Complementary Therapies in Medicine
634 citations, 0.47%
Medicine (United States)
625 citations, 0.47%
Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine
599 citations, 0.45%
Pharmaceuticals
566 citations, 0.42%
European Journal of Integrative Medicine
549 citations, 0.41%
Foods
542 citations, 0.4%
BioMed Research International
529 citations, 0.39%
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
524 citations, 0.39%
Journal of Functional Foods
504 citations, 0.38%
Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice
447 citations, 0.33%
Food and Function
437 citations, 0.33%
Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity
434 citations, 0.32%
Natural Product Research
426 citations, 0.32%
Chemistry and Biodiversity
417 citations, 0.31%
Advances in Botanical Research
389 citations, 0.29%
Industrial Crops and Products
373 citations, 0.28%
Reference Series in Phytochemistry
371 citations, 0.28%
Applied Sciences (Switzerland)
364 citations, 0.27%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
361 citations, 0.27%
Natural Product Communications
347 citations, 0.26%
Antibiotics
339 citations, 0.25%
Food Chemistry
335 citations, 0.25%
Journal of Herbal Medicine
326 citations, 0.24%
Frontiers in Microbiology
318 citations, 0.24%
Biomolecules
312 citations, 0.23%
Pharmaceutical Biology
311 citations, 0.23%
Pharmaceutics
306 citations, 0.23%
Journal of Food Biochemistry
302 citations, 0.23%
Chinese Medicine
302 citations, 0.23%
Integrative Cancer Therapies
300 citations, 0.22%
Molecular Medicine Reports
283 citations, 0.21%
Pharmacological Research
280 citations, 0.21%
Marine Drugs
279 citations, 0.21%
Fitoterapia
277 citations, 0.21%
Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences
276 citations, 0.21%
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
272 citations, 0.2%
Journal of integrative medicine
268 citations, 0.2%
Food Bioscience
266 citations, 0.2%
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
266 citations, 0.2%
Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine
264 citations, 0.2%
BMJ Open
263 citations, 0.2%
Life Sciences
259 citations, 0.19%
Frontiers in Nutrition
255 citations, 0.19%
Journal of Medicinal Food
254 citations, 0.19%
Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine
251 citations, 0.19%
Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition
250 citations, 0.19%
American Journal of Chinese Medicine
249 citations, 0.19%
Inflammopharmacology
244 citations, 0.18%
Food and Chemical Toxicology
244 citations, 0.18%
Acupuncture in Medicine
238 citations, 0.18%
Food Research International
238 citations, 0.18%
European Journal of Pharmacology
236 citations, 0.18%
Integrative Medicine Research
230 citations, 0.17%
International Immunopharmacology
229 citations, 0.17%
RSC Advances
228 citations, 0.17%
Phytomedicine Plus
218 citations, 0.16%
Trials
210 citations, 0.16%
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine
208 citations, 0.16%
Frontiers in Immunology
201 citations, 0.15%
Environmental Science and Pollution Research
199 citations, 0.15%
Phytochemistry Reviews
198 citations, 0.15%
Planta Medica
195 citations, 0.15%
Food Science and Nutrition
194 citations, 0.14%
ACS Omega
193 citations, 0.14%
F1000Research
191 citations, 0.14%
Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing
185 citations, 0.14%
Ethnobotany of Mountain Regions
183 citations, 0.14%
Cancers
179 citations, 0.13%
Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine
175 citations, 0.13%
Life
170 citations, 0.13%
Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology
169 citations, 0.13%
Current Traditional Medicine
168 citations, 0.13%
Processes
165 citations, 0.12%
PeerJ
158 citations, 0.12%
Microorganisms
158 citations, 0.12%
Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal
157 citations, 0.12%
Frontiers in Neuroscience
157 citations, 0.12%
Journal of Clinical Medicine
156 citations, 0.12%
Advances in Traditional Medicine
155 citations, 0.12%
Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology
154 citations, 0.11%
Cureus
153 citations, 0.11%
Chiropractic and Manual Therapies
152 citations, 0.11%
Advances in Integrative Medicine
151 citations, 0.11%
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Elsevier
32507 citations, 24.24%
Springer Nature
22526 citations, 16.8%
MDPI
15929 citations, 11.88%
Wiley
8987 citations, 6.7%
Taylor & Francis
6928 citations, 5.17%
Frontiers Media S.A.
5797 citations, 4.32%
Hindawi Limited
5723 citations, 4.27%
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
2586 citations, 1.93%
SAGE
2523 citations, 1.88%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
2289 citations, 1.71%
Mary Ann Liebert
1483 citations, 1.11%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
1414 citations, 1.05%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
1181 citations, 0.88%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
1135 citations, 0.85%
Spandidos Publications
1071 citations, 0.8%
Oxford University Press
837 citations, 0.62%
Georg Thieme Verlag KG
794 citations, 0.59%
King Saud University
785 citations, 0.59%
Walter de Gruyter
755 citations, 0.56%
BMJ
718 citations, 0.54%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
460 citations, 0.34%
IntechOpen
389 citations, 0.29%
Medknow
377 citations, 0.28%
SciELO
356 citations, 0.27%
S. Karger AG
331 citations, 0.25%
IOP Publishing
327 citations, 0.24%
Cambridge University Press
314 citations, 0.23%
A and V Publications
306 citations, 0.23%
World Scientific
298 citations, 0.22%
Academic Journals
270 citations, 0.2%
Baishideng Publishing Group
249 citations, 0.19%
IGI Global
246 citations, 0.18%
F1000 Research
225 citations, 0.17%
Brieflands
223 citations, 0.17%
Scientific Research Publishing
221 citations, 0.16%
JMIR Publications
209 citations, 0.16%
AIP Publishing
191 citations, 0.14%
Impact Journals
191 citations, 0.14%
AME Publishing Company
188 citations, 0.14%
PeerJ
185 citations, 0.14%
Oriental Scientific Publishing Company
184 citations, 0.14%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
156 citations, 0.12%
Pleiades Publishing
153 citations, 0.11%
Emerald
144 citations, 0.11%
Research Square Platform LLC
135 citations, 0.1%
Veterinary World
124 citations, 0.09%
Tsinghua University Press
123 citations, 0.09%
Maad Rayan Publishing Company
123 citations, 0.09%
Pharmaceutical Society of Japan
122 citations, 0.09%
IMR Press
115 citations, 0.09%
IOS Press
113 citations, 0.08%
Korean Society of Food Science and Technology
108 citations, 0.08%
American Society for Microbiology
107 citations, 0.08%
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine Press
100 citations, 0.07%
Canadian Science Publishing
96 citations, 0.07%
Science Alert
93 citations, 0.07%
AOSIS
93 citations, 0.07%
Asian Pacific Organization for Cancer Prevention
87 citations, 0.06%
Hans Publishers
81 citations, 0.06%
EDP Sciences
78 citations, 0.06%
Korean Pharmacopuncture Institute
78 citations, 0.06%
Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
78 citations, 0.06%
Asian Journal of Chemistry
73 citations, 0.05%
Mark Allen Group
73 citations, 0.05%
Apex Publishing
72 citations, 0.05%
American Society for Nutrition
69 citations, 0.05%
American Physiological Society
64 citations, 0.05%
Pensoft Publishers
63 citations, 0.05%
Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
62 citations, 0.05%
Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishing
62 citations, 0.05%
Akademiai Kiado
61 citations, 0.05%
Pharmaceutical Society of Korea
60 citations, 0.04%
The Society of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation
55 citations, 0.04%
American Scientific Publishers
54 citations, 0.04%
International Research and Cooperation Association for Bio & Socio-Sciences Advancement (IRCA-BSSA)
51 citations, 0.04%
Scientific Scholar
51 citations, 0.04%
MANUSCRIPT TECHNOMEDIA LLP
50 citations, 0.04%
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
46 citations, 0.03%
Academia Brasileira de Ciencias
46 citations, 0.03%
Japan Oil Chemists' Society
46 citations, 0.03%
Duzce University
45 citations, 0.03%
DoNotEdit
45 citations, 0.03%
43 citations, 0.03%
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
42 citations, 0.03%
CSIRO Publishing
42 citations, 0.03%
Sociedade Brasileira de Ciencia e Tecnologia de Alimentos
40 citations, 0.03%
Begell House
39 citations, 0.03%
39 citations, 0.03%
Media Sphere Publishing House
39 citations, 0.03%
38 citations, 0.03%
American Medical Association (AMA)
38 citations, 0.03%
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)
37 citations, 0.03%
MedCrave Group Kft.
37 citations, 0.03%
Microbiology Society
36 citations, 0.03%
The Korean Society for Applied Biological Chemistry
36 citations, 0.03%
Korean Society of Applied Pharmacology
36 citations, 0.03%
Human Kinetics
36 citations, 0.03%
Korean Society for Microbiology and Biotechnology
36 citations, 0.03%
American Psychological Association (APA)
35 citations, 0.03%
International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)
34 citations, 0.03%
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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 Dschang
76 publications, 1.73%
University of Malaya
68 publications, 1.55%
China Medical University (Taiwan)
67 publications, 1.52%
King Saud University
65 publications, 1.48%
University of Yaoundé I
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 São Paulo
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%
University of Buea
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%
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%
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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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