Michael Heinrich

34.2k total citations · 9 hit papers
406 papers, 21.6k citations indexed

About

Michael Heinrich is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Complementary and alternative medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Heinrich has authored 406 papers receiving a total of 21.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 160 papers in Plant Science, 115 papers in Molecular Biology and 81 papers in Complementary and alternative medicine. Recurrent topics in Michael Heinrich's work include Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies (99 papers), Natural product bioactivities and synthesis (41 papers) and Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity (40 papers). Michael Heinrich is often cited by papers focused on Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies (99 papers), Natural product bioactivities and synthesis (41 papers) and Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity (40 papers). Michael Heinrich collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Germany and Switzerland. Michael Heinrich's co-authors include Otto Sticher, Anita Ankli, Adolfo Andrade‐Cetto, Marco Leonti, Barbara Frei, Paul Bremner, Ivo Pischel, Claudia Weimann, Sabine Nebel and Simon Gibbons and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and The EMBO Journal.

In The Last Decade

Michael Heinrich

376 papers receiving 20.4k citations

Hit Papers

Medicinal plants in Mexic... 1998 2026 2007 2016 1998 2014 2019 2012 2020 250 500 750
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Medicinal plants in Mexico: healers' consensus and cultural importance
    1998 990 citations Michael Heinrich, Barbara Frei et al. profile →
  2. Hibiscus sabdariffa L. – A phytochemical and pharmacological review
    2014 658 citations Michael Heinrich et al. profile →
  3. Best practice in research – Overcoming common challenges in phytopharmacological research
    2019 369 citations Michael Heinrich, Angelo A. Izzo et al. Journal of Ethnopharmacology profile →
  4. Towards a better understanding of medicinal uses of the brown seaweed Sargassum in Traditional Chinese Medicine: A phytochemical and pharmacological review
    2012 308 citations Michael Heinrich et al. Journal of Ethnopharmacology profile →
  5. Evolution of the adaptogenic concept from traditional use to medical systems: Pharmacology of stress‐ and aging‐related diseases
    2020 237 citations Alexander Panossian, Michael Heinrich et al. profile →
  6. Alkaloids Used as Medicines: Structural Phytochemistry Meets Biodiversity—An Update and Forward Look
    2021 205 citations Michael Heinrich et al. profile →
  7. COVID-19: Is There Evidence for the Use of Herbal Medicines as Adjuvant Symptomatic Therapy?
    2020 182 citations Michael Heinrich et al. Frontiers in Pharmacology profile →
  8. Myrcene—What Are the Potential Health Benefits of This Flavouring and Aroma Agent?
    2021 156 citations Michael Heinrich et al. profile →
  9. Best Practice in the chemical characterisation of extracts used in pharmacological and toxicological research—The ConPhyMP—Guidelines12
    2022 142 citations Michael Heinrich, Banaz Jalil et al. Frontiers in Pharmacology profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Michael Heinrich 9.3k 6.7k 4.4k 3.6k 3.1k 406 21.6k
Michaël Wink 10.3k 1.1× 11.1k 1.7× 4.7k 1.1× 2.8k 0.8× 1.9k 0.6× 965 34.1k
Ikhlas A. Khan 7.6k 0.8× 8.6k 1.3× 3.3k 0.8× 3.6k 1.0× 3.7k 1.2× 916 23.4k
Norman R. Farnsworth 5.8k 0.6× 8.8k 1.3× 2.2k 0.5× 2.6k 0.7× 1.9k 0.6× 352 19.3k
A. Douglas Kinghorn 7.5k 0.8× 14.2k 2.1× 2.6k 0.6× 2.8k 0.8× 2.3k 0.7× 602 27.6k
William N. Setzer 6.0k 0.7× 4.2k 0.6× 5.6k 1.3× 2.2k 0.6× 1.3k 0.4× 673 14.8k
Thomas Efferth 5.5k 0.6× 17.4k 2.6× 3.3k 0.7× 4.8k 1.3× 3.2k 1.0× 972 37.0k
John M. Pezzuto 6.5k 0.7× 16.7k 2.5× 2.5k 0.6× 3.0k 0.8× 2.4k 0.8× 528 32.0k
M. Iqbal Choudhary 7.0k 0.8× 10.7k 1.6× 2.9k 0.7× 3.7k 1.0× 3.0k 1.0× 1.5k 29.9k
Mohamad Fawzi Mahomoodally 4.8k 0.5× 3.4k 0.5× 3.8k 0.9× 1.8k 0.5× 1.6k 0.5× 432 12.9k
J. Van Staden 29.2k 3.1× 14.6k 2.2× 6.6k 1.5× 3.5k 1.0× 3.0k 1.0× 1.4k 42.6k

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All Works

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Мykhailenko, Olha, et al.. (2025). Climate change and the sustainable use of medicinal plants: a call for “new” research strategies. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 15. 1496792–1496792. 9 indexed citations
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Jalil, Banaz, et al.. (2025). The impact of climate change on medicinal plants and natural products: A scoping review. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 16. 1697581–1697581.
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Jalil, Banaz & Michael Heinrich. (2025). Pharmaceutical quality of herbal medicinal products and dietary supplements – a case study with oral solid formulations containing Lavandula species. European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 208. 107042–107042. 3 indexed citations
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Hensel, Andreas, Rudolf Bauer, Michael Heinrich, et al.. (2024). Rationalising Optimal Dosing of Phytotherapeutics For Use In Children: Current Status – Potential Solutions – Actions Needed. Planta Medica. 90(6). 416–425. 1 indexed citations
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Hensel, Andreas, Rudolf Bauer, Michael Heinrich, & Karin Kraft. (2023). Consensus Statement on the Outcome of a Workshop on Paediatric Phytotherapy: Rationalising Optimal Dosing for Use in Children by Real-World Data. Planta Medica. 89(15). 1442–1443. 1 indexed citations
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Іванаускас, Людас, et al.. (2023). Phenological Variations in the Content of Polyphenols and Triterpenoids in Epilobium angustifolium Herb Originating from Ukraine. Plants. 13(1). 120–120. 10 indexed citations
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Heinrich, Michael, et al.. (2021). Teacher plants — Indigenous Peruvian-Amazonian dietary practices as a method for using psychoactives. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 286. 114910–114910. 15 indexed citations
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Brendler, Thomas, Ahmed Al‐Harrasi, Rudolf Bauer, et al.. (2020). Botanical drugs and supplements affecting the immune response in the time of COVID‐19: Implications for research and clinical practice. Phytotherapy Research. 35(6). 3013–3031. 75 indexed citations
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Heinrich, Michael, et al.. (2017). Is the hype around the reproductive health claims of maca (Lepidium meyenii Walp.) justified?. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 211. 126–170. 70 indexed citations
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Zhai, Lixiang, et al.. (2015). Ex Vivo and In Situ Evaluation of ‘Dispelling-Wind’ Chinese Medicine Herb-Drugs on Intestinal Absorption of Chlorogenic Acid. Phytotherapy Research. 29(12). 1974–1981. 16 indexed citations
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Rivera, Diego, Robert Allkinꝉ, Concepción Obón, et al.. (2013). What is in a name? The need for accurate scientific nomenclature for plants. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 152(3). 393–402. 168 indexed citations
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Edwards, Sarah E., et al.. (2012). Use and efficacy of herbal medicines: Part 1 - Historical and traditional use. UCL Discovery (University College London). 10 indexed citations
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Booker, Anthony, Deborah Johnston, & Michael Heinrich. (2012). Value chains of herbal medicines—Research needs and key challenges in the context of ethnopharmacology. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 140(3). 624–633. 91 indexed citations
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Frei, Barbara, et al.. (1999). Erratum: Medical ethnobotany of the Zapotecs of the Isthmus-Sierra (Oaxaca, Mexico): Documentation and assessment of indigenous uses (Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1998) 62 (149-165)). UCL Discovery (University College London).
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Heinrich, Michael, et al.. (1999). Medicinal plants in the German and European pharmacopoeia. UCL Discovery (University College London). 1 indexed citations
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Heinrich, Michael, et al.. (1998). Culture, perception and the environment: The role of chemosensory perception. UCL Discovery (University College London). 29 indexed citations
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Heinrich, Michael. (1996). Engels' Edition of the Third Volume of "Capital" and Marx's Original Manuscript. Science & Society. 60(4). 452–466. 11 indexed citations
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Heinrich, Michael. (1994). HERBAL AND SYMBOLIC MEDICINES OF THE LOWLAND MIXE (OAXACA, MEXICO) - DISEASE CONCEPTS, HEALERS ROLES, AND PLANT USE. UCL Discovery (University College London). 10 indexed citations
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Heinrich, Michael, et al.. (1993). MEDICINAL-PLANTS IN A LOWLAND MIXED INDIAN COMMUNITY (OAXACA, MEXICO) - MANAGEMENT OF IMPORTANT RESOURCES. UCL Discovery (University College London). 4 indexed citations

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