Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine

Papers
(The median citation count of Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine is 3. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
Wild food plants of Brazil: a theoretical approach to non-random selection124
The legacy of traditional rice cultivation by descendants of Indian contract laborers in Suriname66
Traditional medical practices for children in five islands from the Society archipelago (French Polynesia)43
Legendary fermented herbs: an ethnobotanical study of the traditional fermentation starter of the Chuanqing people in Northwestern Guizhou, China39
Descriptive ethnobotanical studies are needed for the rescue operation of documenting traditional knowledge35
Cultural attitudes and human pressure towards vultures around the Comoé National Park, Côte d’Ivoire (West Africa)34
An ethnoveterinary study on medicinal plants used by the Bai people in Yunlong County northwest Yunnan, China31
An ethnobiological study on traditional knowledge associated  with black-boned sheep (Ovis aries) in Northwest Yunnan, China28
Herbal plants traded at the Kaili medicinal market, Guizhou, China27
Aboriginal medicinal plants of Queensland: ethnopharmacological uses, species diversity, and biodiscovery pathways26
Farmers’ knowledge on cultivation, utilization and conservation practices of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) in three selected districts in Ethiopia24
Faith healing: the threat of "Surucucu" and the local cure of Amazon floodplain dwellers22
Taste and chemical composition as drives for utilitarian redundancy and equivalence: a case study in local medical systems in Northeastern Brazil22
Socioeconomic benefits associated with bats21
The traditional knowledge about the biodiversity of edible Brazilian fruits and their pollinators: an integrative review20
Ethno-medicinal uses and cultural importance of stingless bees and their hive products in several ethnic communities of Bhutan20
Traditional sports and games among the Sámi people in Northern Fennoscandia (Sápmi): an ethnobiological perspective19
Isolated Mediterranean foraging: wild greens in the matrifocal community of Olympos, Karpathos Island, Greece19
Edible wild plant species used by different linguistic groups of Kohistan Upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Pakistan19
Plant cultural indicators of forest resources from the Himalayan high mountains: implications for improving agricultural resilience, subsistence, and forest restoration18
Local people’s interaction with Wejig-Mahgo-Waren Massif Forest in Southern Tigray, Ethiopia18
The contemporary challenge for ethical research involving the knowledge of indigenous peoples and local communities and afro-descendants and other marginalized, minority, or minoritized groups18
Climate change perceptions and adaptation by Sebei pastoralists in Mount Elgon, Uganda: a qualitative survey17
Ethnobotanical study on medicinal plants in Melit area (North Darfur), Western Sudan17
Female naturalists and the patterns of suppression of women scientists in history: the example of Maria Sibylla Merian and her contributions about useful plants17
Ethnobotany of the Aegadian Islands: safeguarding biocultural refugia in the Mediterranean17
Making the most of scarce biological resources in the desert: Loptuq material culture in Eastern Turkestan around 190017
Traditional knowledge of medicinal mushrooms and lichens of Yuman peoples in Northern Mexico17
Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants in Dibatie district, Metekel zone, Benishangul Gumuz Regional State, western Ethiopia16
Ethnobotany of wild edible plants in multiethnic areas of the Gansu–Ningxia–Inner Mongolia junction zone16
Traditional knowledge 10 min far from Barcelona: ethnobotanical study in the Llobregat river delta (Catalonia, NE Iberian Peninsula), a heavily anthropized agricultural area16
Comparative analysis of management practices and end-users’ desired breeding traits in the miracle plant [Synsepalum dulcificum (Schumach & Thonn.) Daniell] across ecological zones and sociolingui15
Sociocultural drivers of mycological knowledge: insights from Wixarika and Mestizo groups in western Mexico15
Conservation of wild food plants from wood uses: evidence supporting the protection hypothesis in Northeastern Brazil15
Notes on current Mbyá-Guarani medicinal plant exchanges in southern Brazil15
Foraging for the future: traditional culinary uses of wild plants in the Western Himalayas–Kashmir Valley (India)15
Peasant perception of beekeeping constraints and practices in large honey production areas in Burkina Faso15
Rural reality contradicts the ethnographic literature—a nationwide survey on folk beliefs and people's affection for the stork in Poland15
Yams (Dioscorea spp.) in shellmounds and swiddens: ancient history in Babitonga Bay, Santa Catarina State, southern Brazil14
A study of the plant folk nomenclature of the Yi people in Xiaoliangshan, Yunnan Province, China, and the implications for protecting biodiversity14
‘A disease like any other’ traditional, complementary and alternative medicine use and perspectives in the context of COVID-19 among the Congolese community in Belgium14
Study of medicinal plants used in ethnoveterinary medical system in riverine areas of Punjab, Pakistan14
Traditional knowledge and consumption of wild edible plants in rural households, Limpopo Province, South Africa13
Eating "rubbish"? Exploring the herbal secrets of "Laji-He," a traditional herbal rice snack from southern China13
Changes in homegardens in relocation villages, a case study in the Baiku Yao area in Southern China13
Correction: Fishery and ecology-related knowledge about plants among fishing communities along Laguna Lake, Philippines13
Ethnobotanical study on medicinal plants used by Bulang people in Yunnan, China13
Integrated pond aquaculture and regional identity: ethnobiology of the golden humped tench of Poirino highlands, Northwest Italy13
Exploring unconventional food plants used by local communities in a rural area of West Java, Indonesia: ethnobotanical assessment, use trends, and potential for improved nutrition13
The dawn of ethnomicrobiology: an interdisciplinary research field on interactions between humans and microorganisms13
Fishery and ecology-related knowledge about plants among fishing communities along Laguna Lake, Philippines12
An ethnobotanical study of wild edible fruits in miombo woodlands of Tabora region in Western Tanzania12
Exploration of ethnomedicinal plants and their practices in human and livestock healthcare in Haripur District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan12
Sociodemographic characteristics and participation of women in meliponiculture from the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico12
The quest for Homer’s moly: exploring the potential of an early ethnobotanical complex11
Use of wild vertebrates for consumption and bushmeat trade in Brazil: a review11
Consumption of wild edible plants in the Kofale and Heban-Arsi districts, West Arsi Zone, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia11
Diversity of ethnomycological knowledge and mushroom foraging culture in a small nation: case of Lithuania11
Unravelling taboos and cultural beliefs associated with hidden hunger among pregnant and breast-feeding women in Buyende district Eastern Uganda10
Palm Sunday in central Mexico: among sellers, palms and syncretism10
Ethnobotany study on wild edible plants used by the Tujia ethnic group in Laifeng, southwest Hubei, China10
A comparison of traditional plant knowledge between Daman people and Tibetans in Gyirong River Valley, Tibet, China10
The influence of urbanization on local ecological knowledge: a systematic review10
Ethnobotanical inventory of medicinal plants used by Cashinahua (Huni Kuin) herbalists in Purus Province, Peruvian Amazon10
Botanical Ethnoknowledge Index: a new quantitative assessment method for cross-cultural analysis10
A review of the melliferous flora of Yucatan peninsula, Mexico, on the basis for the honey production cycle9
The nexus between ecology of foraging and food security: cross-cultural perceptions of wild food plants in Kashmir Himalaya9
Beekeepers as guardians of apitherapeutic knowledge in Estonia, SW Ukraine, and NE Italy9
The local medicinal plant knowledge in Kashmir Western Himalaya: a way to foster ecological transition via community-centred health seeking strategies9
Traditional uses and practices of edible cultivated Allium species (fam. Amaryllidaceae) in Sweden9
Ethnobotanical study of traditional medicinal plants used by the local Gamo people in Boreda Abaya District, Gamo Zone, southern Ethiopia9
Wild edible vegetables of ethnic communities of Mizoram (Northeast India): an ethnobotanical study in thrust of marketing potential9
Wild edible plants of the Yao people in Jianghua, China: plant-associated traditional knowledge and practice vital for food security and ecosystem service8
In situ conservation of traditional vegetable diversity in Wa homegardens in southwestern Yunnan, China8
Variation of local zoological knowledge about Southern river otter and other semi-aquatic mammals in Nahuel Huapi National Park (Argentina)8
The loneliness of the long-distance ethnobotanist: a constructive critique of methods used in an ethnoveterinary study in Mongolia8
Shifting perceptions, preferences and practices in the African fruit trade: the case of African plum (Dacryodes edulis) in different cultural and urbanization contexts in Cameroon8
Diversity, management, and uses of edible plants in a Ñäñho community of Southern Querétaro, Mexico8
Influence of the sociodemographic profile of hunters on the knowledge and use of faunistic resources8
Indigenous communities’ perceptions reveal threats and management options of wild edible plants in semiarid lands of northwestern Kenya8
Local perception of ecosystem services and their conservation in Sudanian savannas of Burkina Faso (West Africa)8
Indigenous farmers’ perceptions of problems in the rice field agroecosystems in the upper Baram, Malaysia8
Medicinal plants trade in Harare’s urban markets: diversity, conservation status, and economic significance8
Food taboos and animal conservation: a systematic review on how cultural expressions influence interaction with wildlife species7
Ethnobotanical studies on rice landraces under on-farm conservation in Xishuangbanna of Yunnan Province, China7
Ethnobotanical contributions to global fishing communities: a review7
Ethnobotanical review of traditional use of wild food plants in Japan7
On pickles: biological and sociocultural links between fermented foods and the human gut microbiome7
Ethnobotany of traditional medicinal plants and associated indigenous knowledge in Dawuro Zone of Southwestern Ethiopia7
Ethnomedicinal study of medicinal plants used by Mizo tribes in Champhai district of Mizoram, India7
Medicinal waterbirds in the traditional healthcare system: an assessment of biodiversity–cultural linkages in Eastern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan7
Correction: The quest for Homer’s moly: exploring the potential of an early ethnobotanical complex7
Ethnobotanical study of wild edible plants in Metema and Quara districts, Northwestern Ethiopia7
Local knowledge of homegarden plants in Miao ethnic communities in Laershan region, Xiangxi area, China7
In search of traces of the mandrake myth: the historical, and ethnobotanical roots of its vernacular names7
Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used to treat human ailments in Quara district, northwestern Ethiopia7
Composition of homegarden plants and cultural use in an indigenous community in Northwest Ethiopia6
Hunting practices in southwestern Amazonia: a comparative study of techniques, modalities, and baits among urban and rural hunters6
Ethnobotanical study on medicinal plant knowledge among three ethnic groups in peri-urban areas of south-central Ethiopia6
Food resilience and adaptation on the move: the importance of fostering studies on the Romani local knowledge systems6
Advancing ethnobiology for the ecological transition and a more inclusive and just world: a comprehensive framework for the next 20 years6
Gathering, agriculture, and exchange: an ethnoecological approach to the study of food patterns and feedstuff sources in communities of the Central Andes, Peru6
An ethnobotanical study of wild edible plants used by the Tibetan in the Rongjia River Valley, Tibet, China6
Governance and wild food plant value chains: a look at the Brazilian context6
Traditional knowledge of animal-derived medicines used by Gelao community in Northern Guizhou, China6
A historical and ethnobotanical study on local botanical knowledge recorded in the book “Mongolia and Amdo and the Dead City of Khara-Khoto”6
Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding vector-borne diseases in central Mexico6
Hearty recipes for health: the Hakka medicinal soup in Guangdong, China6
Can family structure and contact with natural resources influence young people’s knowledge about medicinal plants? An approach in the Northeast of Brazil6
Uses, abundance perception, and potential geographical distribution of Smilax aristolochiifolia Mill (SMILACACEAE) on the Totonacapan Region of Puebla, Mexico5
Local and traditional knowledge systems, resistance, and socioenvironmental justice5
Interactions between local medical systems and the biomedical system: a conceptual and methodological review in light of hybridization subprocesses5
Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal wild plants in the Shouf Biosphere Reserve, Lebanon5
Ichthyological ethnoknowledge of the “piabeiros” from the Amazon region, Brazil5
Beyond the border: comparative ethnobotany in Valmalenco (SO, Italy) and Valposchiavo (Canton of Grisons, Switzerland)5
Cultural consensus and intracultural diversity in ethnotaxonomy: lessons from a fishing community in Northeast Brazil5
The Primate Cultural Significance Index: applications with Popoluca Indigenous people at Los Tuxtlas Biosphere Reserve5
Ecological apparency, ethnobotanical importance and perceptions of population status of wild-growing medicinal plants in a reserve of south-central Mexico5
Feed plants, ethnoveterinary medicine, and biocultural values: insights on the Luchuan pig from Hakka communities in China5
Correction: Incorporating local stakeholders’ voices and knowledge into conservation decisions: a case study on the Chinese Hwamei (Garrulax canorus Linnaeus, 1758) in Taijiang, Guizhou, China5
Known but not called by name: recreational fishers’ ecological knowledge of freshwater plants in Hungary5
Wild edible plants and their cultural significance among the Zhuang ethnic group in Fangchenggang, Guangxi, China5
From the name to the popular image of the plant: the Polish names for the black elder (Sambucus nigra)5
Wild edible plants traditionally collected and used in southern Yemen4
The medicinal plant used in the Guangxi Fangcheng Golden Camellias national nature reserve, a coastal region in southern China4
Preserving for the future the — once widespread but now vanishing — knowledge on traditional pig grazing in forests and marshes (Sava-Bosut floodplain, Serbia)4
Green Christmas: bryophytes as ornamentals in Croatian traditional nativity scenes4
“The climate itself must have hidden some medicines”: traditional veterinary medicine of indigenous and non-indigenous campesinos of the southern Andes4
Traditional knowledge of edible plants used as flavoring for fish-grilling in Southeast Guizhou, China4
Students’ knowledge of and conservation attitude toward the black-necked crane (Grus nigricollis) in Guizhou, China: insights for conservation4
Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants in Adwa District, Central Zone of Tigray Regional State, Northern Ethiopia4
Integrating traditional ecological knowledge into habitat restoration: implications for meeting forest restoration challenges4
Wild food plant knowledge in multicultural peri-urban area of North-Western Punjab, Pakistan4
Academic history, domains and distribution of the hot-cold system in Mexico4
Patterns associated with hunting with dogs in a semiarid region of northeastern Brazil4
Plants of the USA: recordings on native North American useful species by Alexander von Humboldt4
Local traditional ecological knowledge about hay management practices in wetlands of the Biebrza Valley, Poland4
How do plant demographic and ecological traits combined with social dynamics and human traits affect woody plant selection for medicinal uses in Benin (West Africa)?4
Green pharmacy at the tips of your toes: medicinal plants used by Setos and Russians of Pechorsky District, Pskov Oblast (NW Russia)3
The folk illness kimeo and “traditional” uvulectomy: an ethnomedical study of care seeking for children with cough and weakness in Dar es Salaam3
Ethnobotanical study on wild edible plants traditionally used by Messiwa people, Morocco3
Ethnobotanical insights into the traditional food plants of the Baiku Yao community: a study of cultural significance, utilization, and conservation3
Correction: Conservation of wild food plants from wood uses: evidence supporting the protection hypothesis in Northeastern Brazil3
Prioritization and selection of high fuelwood producing plant species at Boset District, Central Ethiopia: an ethnobotanical approach3
Traditional knowledge of wild plants on traditional tools, materials, products and economic practices in southern Yemen3
Ethnobotanical study of the wild edible and healthy functional plant resources of the Gelao people in northern Guizhou, China3
Cultural and ethnobotanical legacy of native potatoes in Colombia3
Medicinal plants of the upper Aswa River catchment of northern Uganda - a cultural crossroads3
Plant diversity and ethnobotanical importance of home gardens in Ghana’s middle belt: a cross-sectional survey of the Sunyani municipality3
Correction: Ethnobotanical study on medicinal plants used by Bulang people in Yunnan, China3
Study on medicinal food plants in the Gaoligongshan Biosphere Reserve, the richest biocultural diversity center in China3
Access restrictions to forest resources, rather than COVID-19 bans, drive the selection of firewood species for bonfires during Festas Juninas in northeastern Brazil3
Keeping reptiles as pets in Brazil: keepers’ motivations and husbandry practices3
Gendered traditional agroecological knowledge in agri-food systems: a systematic review3
Crumbotti and rose petals in a ghost mountain valley: foraging, landscape, and their transformations in the upper Borbera Valley, NW Italy3
Ethnobotanical study of traditional medicinal plants used by the local people in Habru District, North Wollo Zone, Ethiopia3
Ethnozoology among the Berbers: pre-Islamic practices survive in the Rif (northwestern Africa)3
Patterns of use of wild food plants by Brazilian local communities: systematic review and meta-analysis3
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