Olivier Potterat

5.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
131 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

Olivier Potterat is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Olivier Potterat has authored 131 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 66 papers in Plant Science, 60 papers in Molecular Biology and 26 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Olivier Potterat's work include Phytochemistry and Biological Activities (33 papers), Natural product bioactivities and synthesis (29 papers) and Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (14 papers). Olivier Potterat is often cited by papers focused on Phytochemistry and Biological Activities (33 papers), Natural product bioactivities and synthesis (29 papers) and Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (14 papers). Olivier Potterat collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Germany and Iran. Olivier Potterat's co-authors include Matthias Hamburger, Kurt Hostettmann, Muriel Cuendet, Wahjo Dyatmiko, Carsten Puder, Andrew Marston, Leandro Rocha, Maria Auxiliadora Coelho Kaplan, H. Stoeckli‐Evans and Jean‐Luc Wolfender and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Olivier Potterat

127 papers receiving 4.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Iridoid Glucosides with Free Radical Scavenging Properties from Fagraea blumei

1997 698 citations Kurt Hostettmann, Olivier Potterat et al. profile →
Goji (Lycium barbarumandL. chinense): Phytochemistry, Pharmacology and Safety in the Perspective of Traditional Uses and Recent Popularity

2009 508 citations Olivier Potterat Planta Medica profile →
Best Practice in the chemical characterisation of extracts used in pharmacological and toxicological research—The ConPhyMP—Guidelines12

2022 142 citations Olivier Potterat et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Olivier Potterat Switzerland	32	1.8k	1.7k	894	752	710	131	4.4k
Abdel Nasser B. Singab Egypt	38	1.6k 0.9×	1.7k 1.0×	959 1.1×	756 1.0×	839 1.2×	234	4.8k
Nordin H. Lajis Malaysia	38	1.7k 0.9×	1.5k 0.9×	782 0.9×	532 0.7×	650 0.9×	123	4.4k
Lie‐Fen Shyur Taiwan	38	1.3k 0.8×	1.9k 1.2×	665 0.7×	452 0.6×	587 0.8×	120	4.7k
Yanhua Lü China	37	1.2k 0.7×	1.8k 1.0×	667 0.7×	616 0.8×	869 1.2×	158	4.7k
Esra Küpeli Akkol Türkiye	43	2.1k 1.2×	1.9k 1.1×	1.4k 1.6×	691 0.9×	862 1.2×	216	6.1k
Stefan Schwaiger Austria	30	1.4k 0.8×	2.1k 1.3×	650 0.7×	615 0.8×	479 0.7×	106	4.5k
Erdal Bedi̇r Türkiye	40	2.1k 1.2×	2.8k 1.6×	1.3k 1.4×	577 0.8×	629 0.9×	193	5.3k
Rachel Mata Mexico	39	2.2k 1.3×	2.2k 1.3×	930 1.0×	1.2k 1.5×	421 0.6×	241	5.7k
Sheng‐Yang Wang Taiwan	43	1.9k 1.1×	2.8k 1.7×	1.3k 1.5×	1.1k 1.5×	744 1.0×	214	7.0k
Stefania Benvenuti Italy	41	1.6k 0.9×	1.3k 0.8×	1.3k 1.5×	1.1k 1.5×	900 1.3×	141	5.2k

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Mosbacher, Johannes, et al.. (2025). Bryophyllum pinnatum modulation of signaling pathways relevant for preterm labor in human myometrial cells. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 184. 117919–117919.

Potterat, Olivier, M. Kaufmann, Jakob K. Reinhardt, et al.. (2024). Bufadienolides from Helleborus foetidus and their cytotoxic properties on MCF-7 breast cancer cells. Phytochemistry. 230. 114329–114329. 2 indexed citations

Vetere, M. Lo, Jakob K. Reinhardt, Ombeline Danton, et al.. (2024). Antifungal Potential of Carnosic Acid from Salvia somalensis against Phytopathogenic Fungi. Agronomy. 14(7). 1444–1444. 2 indexed citations

Potterat, Olivier, et al.. (2024). Rooting Patterns and Aucubin Content in Plantago lanceolata. Agriculture. 14(8). 1352–1352. 2 indexed citations

Geirnaert, Annelies, et al.. (2023). Alkaloids in commercial preparations of California poppy – Quantification, intestinal permeability and microbiota interactions. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 166. 115420–115420.

Seibert, Isabell, et al.. (2023). St. John’s Wort Formulations Induce Rat CYP3A23-3A1 Independent of Their Hyperforin Content. Molecular Pharmacology. 105(1). 14–22. 2 indexed citations

Zimmermann-Klemd, Amy Marisa, et al.. (2023). Potential benefits of Malva sylvestris in dry-eye disease pathology in vitro based on antioxidant, wound-healing and anti-inflammatory properties. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 168. 115782–115782. 7 indexed citations

Zimmermann-Klemd, Amy Marisa, Mahabir P. Gupta, Pablo N. Solís, et al.. (2023). Aryltetralin lignans from Hyptis brachiata inhibiting T lymphocyte proliferation. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 160. 114328–114328. 3 indexed citations

Geirnaert, Annelies, Lea Bircher, Ana Paula Simões‐Wüst, et al.. (2023). Intestinal permeability and gut microbiota interactions of pharmacologically active compounds in valerian and St. John’s wort. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 162. 114652–114652. 6 indexed citations

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Danton, Ombeline, et al.. (2022). Polyacetylenic caffeoyl amides from Ammodaucus leucotrichus. Phytochemistry. 206. 113555–113555. 6 indexed citations

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Thuerig, Barbara, Ombeline Danton, Mahabir P. Gupta, et al.. (2022). Ingadosides A-C, acacic acid-type saponins from Inga sapindoides with potent inhibitory activity against downy mildew. Phytochemistry. 199. 113183–113183. 6 indexed citations

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Potterat, Olivier, et al.. (2021). Medicinal Plants for the Treatment of Mental Diseases in Pregnancy: An In Vitro Safety Assessment. Planta Medica. 88(12). 1036–1046. 9 indexed citations

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Reinehr, Michael, et al.. (2021). Placental Passage of Humulone and Protopine in an Ex Vivo Human Perfusion System. Planta Medica. 87(14). 1192–1205. 1 indexed citations

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Fankhauser, Sarah C., Ombeline Danton, Laurence Marcourt, et al.. (2021). Saponins from Saffron Corms Inhibit the Gene Expression and Secretion of Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines. Journal of Natural Products. 84(3). 630–645. 4 indexed citations

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Walkenhorst, Michael, Florian Leiber, Ariane Maeschli, et al.. (2020). A multicomponent herbal feed additive improves somatic cell counts in dairy cows ‐ a two stage, multicentre, placebo‐controlled long‐term on‐farm trial. Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition. 104(2). 439–452. 7 indexed citations

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Potterat, Olivier, et al.. (2020). Structure-Elucidating Total Synthesis of the (Polyenoyl)tetramic Acid Militarinone C. Organic Letters. 22(7). 2559–2563. 7 indexed citations

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Mevissen, Meike, Mirjam Holinger, Matthias Hamburger, et al.. (2020). Effects of a Multicomponent Herbal Extract on the Course of Subclinical Ketosis in Dairy Cows – a Blinded Placebo-controlled Field-study. Planta Medica. 86(18). 1375–1388. 4 indexed citations

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Thuerig, Barbara, Maria De Mieri, Hans‐Jakob Schärer, et al.. (2017). Eudesmane Sesquiterpenes from Verbesina lanata with Inhibitory Activity against Grapevine Downy Mildew. Journal of Natural Products. 80(12). 3296–3304. 10 indexed citations

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Hostettmann, Kurt, et al.. (1997). The role of planar chromatography in the rapid screening and isolation of bioactive compounds from medicinal plants.. IRIS. 7 indexed citations

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Hostettmann, Kurt, Olivier Potterat, & Jean‐Luc Wolfender. (1997). Strategy in the search for new bioactive plant constituents.. IRIS. 2 indexed citations

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