Who owns the IP
The organizations most actively patenting around this compound, ranked by referenced patent volume.
| # | Assignee | Patents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanofi SA | 1,258 |
| 2 | Procter and Gamble Co | 1,233 |
| 3 | Colgate Palmolive Co | 1,045 |
| 4 | Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd | 664 |
| 5 | Bayer AG | 654 |
| 6 | Qualcomm Inc | 583 |
| 7 | Mondelez International Inc | 471 |
| 8 | Pfizer Inc | 453 |
| 9 | Saudi Arabian Oil Co | 419 |
| 10 | Merck and Co Inc | 341 |
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Patent classifications ranked by volume reveal the technical domains with the most active filing.
| # | Code | Area | Patents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A61K | Medicinal preparations | 22,924 |
| 2 | A61P | Therapeutic activity (drug indications) | 17,164 |
| 3 | A61Q | Cosmetics, personal care | 8,934 |
| 4 | C07D | Heterocyclic compounds | 6,900 |
| 5 | H04N | 6,289 |
| 6 | C07K | Peptides | 3,381 |
| 7 | C07C | Acyclic and carbocyclic compounds | 2,868 |
| 8 | G01N | Investigating / analysing materials | 2,400 |
| 9 | C12N | Microorganisms, enzymes | 2,244 |
| 10 | A01N | Preservation of bodies; biocides; pest repellents | 1,923 |
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The filings that best characterise the patent activity around this compound, most-referenced first.
| Title | Year | Assignee | Cited by |
|---|---|---|---|
| External analgesic lotion containing active ingredients of methyl salicylate and camphor and menthol and method of making such lotion | 1991 | 69 | |
| Increasing the flavor strength of anethole, cinnamaldehyde and methyl salicylate with maltol | 1966 | Pfizer Inc | 16 |
| Application of methyl salicylate as bursaphelenchus xylophilus attractant | 2013 | 14 | |
| Micro-wave synthetic method for preparing methyl salicylate | 2008 | 14 | |
| Stabilized formulations of methyl salicylate, bicarbonate ion, and polyalkylene glycol | 1999 | Church and Dwight Co Inc | 14 |
How research activity has moved
Papers published per year for this compound, over the last decade of indexed records.
| Year | Papers |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 22 |
| 2017 | 23 |
| 2018 | 12 |
| 2019 | 20 |
| 2020 | 23 |
| 2021 | 9 |
| 2022 | 18 |
| 2023 | 18 |
| 2024 | 22 |
| 2025 | 9 |
Who's driving the science
The most-published authors working with this compound, alongside their primary affiliations.
| # | Author | Affiliation | Papers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eran Pichersky | University of Michigan | 9 |
| 2 | Tim Marczylo | Public Health England | 6 |
| 3 | Roland Mumm | Wageningen University & Research | 6 |
| 4 | Birgit Piechulla | University of Rostock | 5 |
| 5 | Hak Soo Seo | Seoul National University | 5 |
| 6 | Hilda Witters | Flemish Institute for Technological Research | 5 |
| 7 | Daniel Valero | Universitat de Miguel Hernández d'Elx | 5 |
| 8 | Daniel F. Klessig | Cornell University | 5 |
| 9 | Dhirendra Kumar | East Tennessee State University | 4 |
| 10 | József Vuts | Rothamsted Research | 4 |
Research leaders
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See Cypris in actionThe literature that defines it
The most-cited papers anchoring the scientific record for this compound.
| Title | Year | Cited by | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bacterial Volatiles Induce Systemic Resistance in Arabidopsis | 2004 | 1306 | Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity |
| Abiotic stresses and induced BVOCs | 2010 | 1123 | Plant and animal studies |
| Methyl Salicylate Is a Critical Mobile Signal for Plant Systemic Acquired Resistance | 2007 | 1056 | Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity |
| Comprehensive Maps of Drosophila Higher Olfactory Centers: Spatially Segregated Fruit and Pheromone Representation | 2007 | 707 | Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research |
| Root and canal morphology of Burmese mandibular molars | 2001 | 568 | Dental materials and restorations |
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