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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2022, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (34): 155-164.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb2021-1204

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Advances in Scientific Research on Andrographis paniculata

SUN Mingyang1,2(), XU Shiqiang1,2, ZHANG Wenting1,2, GU Yan1,2, MEI Yu1,2, LI Jingyu1,2, ZHOU Fang1,2, WANG Jihua1,2()   

  1. 1Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Crops Genetics and Improvement/ Guangdong Academy of Agriculture Sciences, Crop Research Institute, Guangzhou 510640
    2Guangdong Provincial Engineering & Technology Research Center for Conservation and Utilization of the Genuine Southern Medicinal Resources, Guangzhou 510640
  • Received:2021-12-20 Revised:2022-05-16 Online:2022-12-05 Published:2022-11-25
  • Contact: WANG Jihua E-mail:sunmingyangphy@163.com;wangjihua@gdaas.cn

Abstract:

This study aims to understand the research status and disciplinary development of Andrographis paniculata (AP). By searching the core collection of Web of Science (WoS) SCI academic papers published from 2001 to 2020, and combining with bibliometrics descriptive and correlation indicators, the research situation of AP in the 20 years was clarified. The results are as follows. (1) In 2019-2020, the annual number of papers published on AP exceeded 100, most of which focused on the anti-cancer function of andrographolide. (2) Although India, China and Malaysia were the countries with the largest number of publications, China had the most recent coauthored relationships with the United States and Australia. Considering the number of papers published, H index and annual citations of papers, the United States achieved international influence equal to that of China with only 1/5 of the published papers of China. The research results of the United States were highly valued, and the quality of Chinese papers still needs to be improved. (3) The most frequently cited research institutions of AP were CSIR and the National University of Singapore. China Medical University in Taiwan, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Science were the major research institutions of AP in China. (4) The top 3 authors with the largest number of papers were all from China. (5) Wong W S F’s team of the National University of Singapore published an academic paper in 2009 with the highest impact factor (21.4) so far, illustrating the molecular mechanism of andrographolide in relieving asthma. With the disclosure of the function of ‘natural antibiotic’ andrographolide in inhibiting COVID-19 protein activity, international scholars have attached great importance to it, and the basic research on the pharmacological effect and high and stable yield of AP will be further deepened.

Key words: Andrographis paniculata, andrographolide, Web of Science, bibliometrics, visualization

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