William N. Setzer

Aromatic Plant Research Center (US)ORCID 0000-0002-3639-0528

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Publications

809

Citations

24.6K

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395

Impact (2-yr)

3.21

Citations per year

Research Areas

Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity Phytochemistry and Biological Activities Traditional and Medicinal Uses of Annonaceae Insect Pest Control Strategies Natural product bioactivities and synthesis

Affiliations

Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences

IR · 2013–2013

Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative

CH · 2020–2025

University of Arizona

US · 1980–1998

University of Alabama

US · 2003–2013

Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University

US · 2018–2018

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

US · 1990–1991

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

DE · 1985–1985

University of Ibadan

NG · 2023–2023

Top Publications

Lifestyle, Oxidative Stress, and Antioxidants: Back and Forth in the Pathophysiology of Chronic Diseases

Frontiers in Physiology20201,866 citations

The Therapeutic Potential of Apigenin

International Journal of Molecular Sciences20191,162 citations

Turmeric and Its Major Compound Curcumin on Health: Bioactive Effects and Safety Profiles for Food, Pharmaceutical, Biotechnological and Medicinal Applications

Frontiers in Pharmacology2020914 citations

Composition of geranium (Pelargonium graveolens) essential oil from Tajikistan

American Journal of Essential Oils and Natural Products201459 citations

Leaf essential oil composition and bioactivity of Psidium guajava from Kathmandu, Nepal

American Journal of Essential Oils and Natural Products201529 citations

Essential oil constituents, anticancer and antimicrobial activity of Ficus mucoso and Casuarina equisetifolia leaves

American Journal of Essential Oils and Natural Products201627 citations

The Cytotoxic Activity of Annona muricata Leaf Oil from Badagary, Nigeria

American Journal of Essential Oils and Natural Products201325 citations

Essential oils as complementary and alternative medicines for the treatment of influenza

American Journal of Essential Oils and Natural Products201620 citationsFirst authorCorresponding

Phytoconstituents, traditional medicinal uses and bioactivities of Tulsi (Ocimum sanctum Linn.): A review

American Journal of Essential Oils and Natural Products201719 citations

Essential oil compositions of Juniperus virginiana and Pinus virginiana, two important trees in Cherokee traditional medicine

American Journal of Essential Oils and Natural Products201418 citations

Composition and bioactivities of the leaf essential oil of Ficus religiosa Linn.

American Journal of Essential Oils and Natural Products201517 citations

The volatile components of parsley, Petroselinum crispum (Mill.) Fuss

American Journal of Essential Oils and Natural Products201716 citations

Chemical compositions of the essential oils of three Salvia species cultivated in Germany

American Journal of Essential Oils and Natural Products201513 citations

Chemical composition and phytotoxicity of the essential oil of Encelia farinosa growing in the Sonoran Desert

American Journal of Essential Oils and Natural Products201313 citations

Chemical composition, antimicrobial, and cytotoxic assessment of Mitracarpus scaber Zucc. (Rubiaceae) essential oil from southwestern Nigeria

American Journal of Essential Oils and Natural Products201312 citations

Volatile components of oak and cherry wood chips used in aging of beer, wine, and sprits

American Journal of Essential Oils and Natural Products201612 citationsFirst authorCorresponding

Leaf essential oil composition, antimicrobial and cytotoxic activities of Cleistocalyx operculatus from Hetauda, Nepal

American Journal of Essential Oils and Natural Products201512 citations

Chemical composition and biological activity of Centella asiatica essential oil from Nepal

American Journal of Essential Oils and Natural Products201712 citations

Composition and bioactivity of the essential oil of Tanacetum parthenium from a wild population growing in Tajikistan

American Journal of Essential Oils and Natural Products201512 citations

Chemical composition and biological activity of essential oil of Chenopodium ambrosioides from Yemen

American Journal of Essential Oils and Natural Products201611 citations

Chemical composition and biological activity of the leaf essential oil of Callistemon citrinus from Nepal

American Journal of Essential Oils and Natural Products201510 citations

Chemical composition of Citrus limon (L.) Osbeck growing in southwestern Nigeria: Essential oil chemo types of both peel and leaf of lemon

American Journal of Essential Oils and Natural Products20189 citations

Phytochemical and bioactivity screening of six Nigerian medicinal plants

Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry20179 citations

Aroma chemical composition of Piper guineense Schumach. & Thonn. From Lagos, Nigeria: a new chemotype

American Journal of Essential Oils and Natural Products20139 citations

Leaf essential oil compositions of Rudbeckia fulgida Aiton, Rudbeckia hirta L., and Symphyotrichum novae-angliae (L.) G.L. Nesom (Asteraceae)

American Journal of Essential Oils and Natural Products20148 citations

Catnip essential oil: There is more to it than making your cat go crazy

American Journal of Essential Oils and Natural Products20168 citationsFirst authorCorresponding

Identification of essential oil components from Conradina canescens

American Journal of Essential Oils and Natural Products20148 citations

Cytotoxic effect of Cuban propolis extracts against tumor cells lines

American Journal of Essential Oils and Natural Products20138 citations

Cytotoxic effect of Cuban propolis extracts on normal cells and in-vitro basal toxicity assay to estimate acute oral toxicity

American Journal of Essential Oils and Natural Products20147 citations

1-Nitro-2-phenylethane dominates the chemical composition of the leaf essential oil of Uvaria chamae from Badagry, Nigeria

American Journal of Essential Oils and Natural Products20137 citations

Chemical composition of Cryptomeria japonica leaf oil from Nepal

American Journal of Essential Oils and Natural Products20157 citations

Aromatic and medicinal plants with anti-diabetic potential from India: A review

American Journal of Essential Oils and Natural Products20156 citations

Volatile Compositions of Two Cactus Species Growing in the Sonoran Desert of Southern Arizona

American Journal of Essential Oils and Natural Products20136 citations

Chemical composition of the resin essential oil from Agathis atropurpurea from North Queensland, Australia

American Journal of Essential Oils and Natural Products20166 citations

Essential oil composition of Artemisia abyssinica from three habitats in Yemen

American Journal of Essential Oils and Natural Products20155 citations

Chemical composition of the leaf essential oil of Clibadium leiocarpum from Monteverde, Costa Rica

American Journal of Essential Oils and Natural Products20135 citations

Chemical composition and anti-proliferative activity of the essential oil of Coriandrum sativum L

American Journal of Essential Oils and Natural Products20175 citations

Essential Oil Constituents of Zira (Bunium persicum [Boiss.] B. Fedtsch.) from Tajikistan

American Journal of Essential Oils and Natural Products20154 citations

Leaf essential oil composition of Tsuga canadensis growing wild in North Alabama and Northwest Georgia

American Journal of Essential Oils and Natural Products20174 citations

The floral essential oil composition and biological activity of Solanum macranthum Dunal

American Journal of Essential Oils and Natural Products20164 citations

Chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of the leaf essential oils of Magnolia kwangsiensis Figlar & Noot growing in Vietnam

American Journal of Essential Oils and Natural Products20204 citations

Chemical composition of the essential oil from the aerial parts of Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium growing in Nepal

American Journal of Essential Oils and Natural Products20144 citations

Chemical composition of the foliar essential oil of Juniperus occidentalis var. occidentalis from southeastern Oregon

American Journal of Essential Oils and Natural Products20244 citations

Volatile composition of Vicia caroliniana growing in Huntsville, Alabama

American Journal of Essential Oils and Natural Products20174 citations

Volatile components of the aerial parts of Prunella vulgaris L. (Lamiaceae)

American Journal of Essential Oils and Natural Products20204 citations

Chemical composition and antiproliferative activity of the essential oil of Galagania fragrantissima Lipsky (Apiaceae)

American Journal of Essential Oils and Natural Products20134 citations

The floral essential oil composition of Albizia julibrissin growing in Northern Alabama

American Journal of Essential Oils and Natural Products20134 citations

Volatile Components of the Wood of Spanish Cedar, Cedrela odorata, from Costa Rica

American Journal of Essential Oils and Natural Products20184 citations

Chemical composition of the leaf essential oil of an undescribed species of Zanthoxylum from Monteverde, Costa Rica

American Journal of Essential Oils and Natural Products20134 citations

A phytopharmaceutical survey of Abaco Island, Bahamas

American Journal of Essential Oils and Natural Products20154 citations

Chemical composition of the wood essential oil of Tectona grandis

American Journal of Essential Oils and Natural Products20193 citations

Leaf oil composition of Croton zambesicus Muell. Arg. growing in southwestern Nigeria: essential oil chemotypes of C. zambesicus

American Journal of Essential Oils and Natural Products20133 citations

Chemical constituents, antioxidant activities and antimicrobial properties of volatile oil from different part of Duranta repens Linn

American Journal of Essential Oils and Natural Products20213 citations

Volatile components of organ pipe cactus, Stenocereus thurberi Engelm., growing in the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument and the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum

American Journal of Essential Oils and Natural Products20143 citations

Leaf and Bark Essential Oil Compositions of Bursera simaruba from Monteverde, Costa Rica

American Journal of Essential Oils and Natural Products20143 citationsFirst authorCorresponding

Leaf essential oil compositions of bear’s foot, Smallanthus uvedalia and Polymnia canadensis

American Journal of Essential Oils and Natural Products20193 citations

Essential oil composition of Salvia nemorosa cv. “May Night” cultivated in Kuna, Idaho

American Journal of Essential Oils and Natural Products20252 citations

Seasonal variation in the essential oil composition of Salvia microphylla

American Journal of Essential Oils and Natural Products20202 citations

Variation in the volatile phytochemistry of Ageratum conyzoides

American Journal of Essential Oils and Natural Products20182 citations

Chemical composition and enantiomeric distribution of monoterpenoids of the essential oil of Abies spectabilis from Nepal

American Journal of Essential Oils and Natural Products20172 citations

Chloroform Extracts of Ipomoea alba and Ipomoea tricolor Seeds Show Strong In-vitro Antibacterial, Antifungal, and Cytotoxic Activity

Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry20172 citations

Chemical composition of the leaf essential oil of Lindera benzoin growing in North Alabama

American Journal of Essential Oils and Natural Products20162 citationsFirst authorCorresponding

Chemical composition of the bark essential oil of Cercis canadensis L. (Fabaceae)

American Journal of Essential Oils and Natural Products20171 citations

Evaluation of antidiabetic activity, metabolic profiling and determination of major metabolites by LC-ESI/MS/MS of Novobet

American Journal of Essential Oils and Natural Products20181 citations

Chemical composition of the floral essential oil of Tabernaemontana longipes from Monteverde, Costa Rica

American Journal of Essential Oils and Natural Products20141 citationsFirst authorCorresponding

The volatile phytochemicals of Eriogonum heracleoides Nutt. var. heracleoides (Polygonaceae)

American Journal of Essential Oils and Natural Products20241 citations

Chemical composition of Cryptomeria japonic a leaf oil from Nepal

American Journal of Essential Oils and Natural Products20150 citations

The cytotoxic activity of extracts from the Camellia luongii Tran & Le

Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry20250 citations

The essential oil composition of Lysichiton americanus Hultén & H. St. John (Araceae)

American Journal of Essential Oils and Natural Products20240 citationsFirst authorCorresponding

Chemical constituents and antifungal properties of the essential oils from the stem bark of Mitragyna ciliata Aubrév. & Pellegr. and leaves of Cynometra vogelii Hook. f. from Nigeria

American Journal of Essential Oils and Natural Products20200 citations

Chemical composition of the essential oil from the aerial parts of Boltonia asteroides from North Alabama

American Journal of Essential Oils and Natural Products20190 citations

The volatile components of the aerial parts of Acalypha rhomboidea Raf. (Euphorbiaceae)

American Journal of Essential Oils and Natural Products20190 citations

Gas chromatographic-mass spectral analysis and phytopathogenic activity of theessential oil of Plectranthus tenuiflorus

American Journal of Essential Oils and Natural Products20200 citations

Essential oil composition of Caperonia palustris (L.) A. St-Hil. (Euphorbiaceae) growing in southwest Nigeria

American Journal of Essential Oils and Natural Products20140 citations

Essential oil compositions of male and female flowers of Ptelea trifoliata

American Journal of Essential Oils and Natural Products20190 citationsFirst authorCorresponding

Volatile components of the aerial parts of Conoclinium coelestinum from North Alabama

American Journal of Essential Oils and Natural Products20190 citations