Table 5 Ten most-cited original and review articles on aromatherapy published between 1995 and 2014 (N = 549)
From: A bibliometric analysis of two decades of aromatherapy research
Rank | First author (no. of total authors) | Title | Journal (impact factora) | Year of publication | Global citation score | Global citation score per year | No. of Google Scholar citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Thomas KJ (3) | Use and expenditure on complementary medicine in England: a population based survey | Complementary Therapies in Medicine (1.545) | 2001 | 357 | 25.5 | 677 |
2 | Edris AE (1) | Pharmaceutical and therapeutic potentials of essential oils and their individual volatile constituents: a review | Phytotherapy Research (2.660) | 2007 | 278 | 34.8 | 493 |
3 | Kronenberg F (2) | Complementary and alternative medicine for menopausal symptoms: a review of randomized, controlled trials | Annals of Internal Medicine (17.810) | 2002 | 270 | 20.8 | 556 |
4 | MacLennan AH (3) | The escalating cost and prevalence of alternative medicine | Preventive Medicine (3.086) | 2002 | 224 | 17.2 | 467 |
5 | Lorenz KA (14) | Evidence for improving palliative care at the end of life: a systematic review | Annals of Internal Medicine (17.810) | 2008 | 214 | 30.6 | 418 |
6 | Ernst E (2) | The BBC survey of complementary medicine use in the UK | Complementary Therapies in Medicine (1.545) | 2000 | 210 | 14.0 | 460 |
7 | Cavanagh HMA (2) | Biological activities of lavender essential oil | Phytotherapy Research (2.660) | 2002 | 156 | 12.0 | 335 |
8 | DeGroot AC (2) | Adverse reactions to fragrances—a clinical review | Contact Dermatitis (3.747) | 1997 | 149 | 8.3 | 14 |
9 | Ballard CG (4) | Aromatherapy as a safe and effective treatment for the management of agitation in severe dementia: the results of a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial with Melissa | Journal of Clinical Psychiatry (5.498) | 2002 | 113 | 8.7 | 411 |
10 | Ballard CG (7) | Management of agitation and aggression associated with Alzheimer disease | Nature Reviews Neurology (15.358) | 2009 | 108 | 18.0 | 181 |