OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies is 27. 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 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)

Article	Citations
Myricetin bioactive effects: moving from preclinical evidence to potential clinical applications	115
Honey and its nutritional and anti-inflammatory value	95
The use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in Europe	88
Potential factors that influence usage of complementary and alternative medicine worldwide: a systematic review	75
Antimicrobial activity of the volatile substances from essential oils	57
Poncirin attenuates CCL4-induced liver injury through inhibition of oxidative stress and inflammatory cytokines in mice	52
Quality of life in cancer patients treated with mistletoe: a systematic review and meta-analysis	50
Effectiveness of Boswellia and Boswellia extract for osteoarthritis patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis	48
Myricetin induces apoptosis and autophagy by inhibiting PI3K/Akt/mTOR signalling in human colon cancer cells	48
Potential natural inhibitors of xanthine oxidase and HMG-CoA reductase in cholesterol regulation: in silico analysis	48
In vitro anticancer activity of Eclipta alba whole plant extract on colon cancer cell HCT-116	37
Operational definition of complementary, alternative, and integrative medicine derived from a systematic search	37
Antibacterial activity of methanol extracts of the leaves of three medicinal plants against selected bacteria isolated from wounds of lymphoedema patients	36
Evaluation of antioxidant and anticancer activity of crude extract and different fractions of Chlorella vulgaris axenic culture grown under various concentrations of copper ions	36
Correlation between chemical composition and antibacterial activity of some Lamiaceae species essential oils from Tunisia	35
Curcumin, demethoxycurcumin, and bisdemethoxycurcumin induced caspase-dependent and –independent apoptosis via Smad or Akt signaling pathways in HOS cells	34
Chitosan nanoparticles containing limonene and limonene-rich essential oils: potential phytotherapy agents for the treatment of melanoma and breast cancers	33
Online yoga to reduce post traumatic stress in women who have experienced stillbirth: a randomized control feasibility trial	32
Elderberry for prevention and treatment of viral respiratory illnesses: a systematic review	32
A review of pears (Pyrus spp.), ancient functional food for modern times	30
Effect of Gallic acid and Myricetin on ovarian cancer models: a possible alternative antitumoral treatment	30
Network Pharmacology Approach to Uncover the Mechanism Governing the Effect of Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae on Osteoarthritis	30
A double-blind, randomized pilot study for comparison of Melissa officinalis L. and Lavandula angustifolia Mill. with Fluoxetine for the treatment of depression	29
Evaluation of neuroprotective and anti-amnesic effects of Elaeagnus umbellata Thunb. On scopolamine-induced memory impairment in mice	29
Complementary and alternative medicine use among patients with type 2 diabetes living in the United Arab Emirates	28

Current uses and knowledge of medicinal plants in the Autonomous Community of Madrid (Spain): a descriptive cross-sectional study	28
Quercetin promotes bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell proliferation and osteogenic differentiation through the H19/miR-625-5p axis to activate the Wnt/β-catenin pathway	27
Complementary and alternative medicine use among outpatients during the 2015 MERS outbreak in South Korea: a cross-sectional study	27
The effect of tai chi and Qigong exercise on depression and anxiety of individuals with substance use disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis	27
Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis, phytochemical screening and antiprotozoal effects of the methanolic Viola tricolor and acetonic Laurus nobilis extracts	27
Antibacterial activity of Centaurea pumilio L. root and aerial part extracts against some multidrug resistant bacteria	27