The Past, Present and Future of Literature Pertaining to Betel (Areca) Nut: A Citation Analysis.

The Past, Present and Future of Literature Pertaining to Betel (Areca) Nut: A Citation Analysis. Subst Use Misuse. 2020;55(9):1403-1412 Authors: Vashney M, Parmar A, Mishra AK Abstract Objective and method: Betel (areca) nut has recently received interest from researchers and policy makers for its role as a psychoactive substance. It was historically limited to Asia-pacific region, but with the advent of globalization, it has become an equally challenging public health problem across the globe. Previously published literature can give us valuable insights in terms of historical interest and understanding related to betel nut. With the expansion of biomedical research a huge number of articles have been published on the same. In terms of understanding the impact of an article, citations are considered a proxy estimate measure. Thus we decided to analyze the top 100 cited articles (till November 2018) related to betel nut. The search in Google scholar database was done with the help of freely available software, Publish or Perish. Results: Overall we found that most articles were published from the fields of dentistry and oncology, with relatively minimal contribution from the field of Addiction Psychiatry. Hence, most articles have addressed the issue of epidemiology and mechanism with lesser share of treatment related publications. Various important information related to these articles have been discussed including the institutions,...
Source: Substance Use and Misuse - Category: Addiction Tags: Subst Use Misuse Source Type: research