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Review
. 2017 Sep 11;22(9):1518.
doi: 10.3390/molecules22091518.

State of Panax ginseng Research: A Global Analysis

Wanqi Xu  1 , Hyung-Kyoon Choi  2 , Linfang Huang  3
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Review

State of Panax ginseng Research: A Global Analysis

Wanqi Xu et al. Molecules. .

Abstract

This article aims to understand the global and longitudinal trends of research on Panax ginseng. We used bibliometrics to analyze 3974 papers collected from the Web of ScienceTM Core Collection database during 1959-2016. The number of publications showed a steady growth before 2000 and exponentially increased in stage III (2000-2016, about 86% of the papers were published). Research on P. ginseng was conducted in 64 countries, mainly in Asia; in particular, 41% and 28% of the publications were from South Korea and China, respectively. The institutions from South Korea and China had high publication output and close cooperation and provided the majority of financial support. All top 10 authors and four of the top 20 journals in terms of number of publications originated from South Korea. The leading research subjects were pharmacology (39%), plant science (26%), and integrative complementary medicine (19%). The hotspot of P. ginseng research transformed from basic science to application, and multidisciplinary sciences will play a substantial role in the future. This study provides a comprehensive analysis to elucidate the global distribution, collaboration patterns, and research trends in the P. ginseng domain.

Keywords: Panax ginseng; bibliometrics; emerging trends; global cooperation.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

Figures

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Figure 1
The status of publications. (a) Publication counts during 1959–2016 per year; (b) Types of publications.
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Figure 2
Global research status of Panax ginseng. (a) Geographical distribution of research countries; (b) 15 countries with burst detection among 64 countries; (c) Global cooperation.
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Figure 3
The collaboration patterns of global research institutions.
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Figure 4
Authors with highest publication numbers and burst detection result. (a) Top 10 highest publishing authors and total local citation score; (b) Authors with strongest burst since 2000.
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Figure 4
Authors with highest publication numbers and burst detection result. (a) Top 10 highest publishing authors and total local citation score; (b) Authors with strongest burst since 2000.
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Figure 5
Major disciplines of P. ginseng and burst detection result. (a) Category co-occurrence network; (b) 16 subject categories have occurrence burst during 1959–2016.
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Figure 5
Major disciplines of P. ginseng and burst detection result. (a) Category co-occurrence network; (b) 16 subject categories have occurrence burst during 1959–2016.
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Figure 6
A visual survey of major topics on P. ginseng generated by the Carrot system.
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Figure 7
Major keywords of P. ginseng research and burst detection result. (a) Major keywords on P. ginseng research; (b) Keywords with strongest frequency burst since 2000.
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Figure 7
Major keywords of P. ginseng research and burst detection result. (a) Major keywords on P. ginseng research; (b) Keywords with strongest frequency burst since 2000.
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