An Overview of Scientific Publication of the Chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla) Research: A Bibliometric Analysis

Khazaneha, Mahdiyeh; Zandrahimi, Farshad; Sadatmoosavi, Ali; Salarpour, Soodeh; Karegar-Borzi, Hossein; Tajedini, Oranus; Arvan, Hamide; Raeiszadeh, Mahboobeh; Raisszadeh, Amirhosein

doi:10.5530/jscires.13.2.47

Research ArticleJournal of Scientometric ResearchVol. 13 | Issue 2 | 0202 | pp. 604–614Open access

An Overview of Scientific Publication of the Chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla) Research: A Bibliometric Analysis

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¹ Neurology Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, IRAN.
² Neuroscience Research Center, Institute of Neuropharmacology, Kerman University of Medical Science, Kerman, IRAN.
³ Department of Orthopedics, School of Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, IRAN.
⁴ Pharmaceutics Research Center, Institute of Neuropharmacology, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, IRAN.
⁵ Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, IRAN.
⁶ Department of Traditional Medicine, Faculty of Persian Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Science, Kerman, IRAN.
⁷ Department of Knowledge and Information Science, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, IRAN.
⁸ Herbal and Traditional Medicines Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, IRAN.
⁹ Department of Traditional Pharmacy, Faculty of Persian Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, IRAN.
¹⁰ Vali-e-Asr University of Rafsanjan, Rafsanjan, IRAN.

Correspondence: Mahboobeh Raeiszadeh
Herbal and Traditional Medicines Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, IRAN.; Department of Traditional Pharmacy, Faculty of Persian Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, IRAN.
Email: mah.raeiszadeh@gmail.com

Copyright: © 0202 Manuscript Technomedia. This is an open access article.

Published:: Aug 19, 202
Received:: Jan 21, 2024
Accepted:: Apr 2, 2024
DOI:: 10.5530/jscires.13.2.47

How to cite

Khazaneha, M., Zandrahimi, F., Sadatmoosavi, A., Salarpour, S., Karegar-Borzi, H., Tajedini, O., Arvan, H., Raeiszadeh, M., & Raisszadeh, A. (0202). An Overview of Scientific Publication of the Chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla) Research: A Bibliometric Analysis. Journal of Scientometric Research, 13(2), 604–614. https://doi.org/10.5530/jscires.13.2.47

Abstract

Objectives

Chamomile (Matricariachamomilla) has been used orally and in topical applications in traditional medicine for centuries for different conditions, including gastrointestinal, liver and respiratory problems, common cold, neuropsychiatric, pain, infections and skin, eye and mouth disorder. The objective of the present bibliometric analysis was to capture the characteristics of research publications on chamomile.

Materials and Methods

The research population consisted of all English documents published and indexed in MEDLINE, Web of Science, Biosis and Scopus databases until the middle of 2021 about chamomile excluding letters, notes, editorials, short surveys, conference abstracts and books. The data were collected in this study using a multi-stage and combined search strategy. The retrieved records were saved as plain text, tab-delimited and RIS formats. After data storage, the related files were integrated and saved as one file for later use. Bibliometrics R Tools was used for data analysis and drawing scientific maps.

Results

Total of 1860 publications were published by 6834 authors across 865 sources from 1980 to 2021. Since the beginning of 2006, there has been a sharp in the volume of publications on this topic. The Journal of Ethnopharmacology published the largest number of publications. The most productive country included Iran. Shiraz University had the most organizational affiliation in articles related to chamomile.

Conclusion

The present study provides the characteristics of the literature on chamomile that allows an understanding of the past, present and future of research in this area. It is a useful evidence-based framework to base future research actions and academic directions.

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Title	An Overview of Scientific Publication of the Chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla) Research: A Bibliometric Analysis
Authors	Mahdiyeh Khazaneha; Farshad Zandrahimi; Ali Sadatmoosavi; Soodeh Salarpour; Hossein Karegar-Borzi; Oranus Tajedini; Hamide Arvan; Mahboobeh Raeiszadeh; Amirhosein Raisszadeh
Affiliations	Neurology Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, IRAN.; Neuroscience Research Center, Institute of Neuropharmacology, Kerman University of Medical Science, Kerman, IRAN.; Department of Orthopedics, School of Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, IRAN.; Pharmaceutics Research Center, Institute of Neuropharmacology, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, IRAN.; Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, IRAN.; Department of Traditional Medicine, Faculty of Persian Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Science, Kerman, IRAN.; Department of Knowledge and Information Science, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, IRAN.; Herbal and Traditional Medicines Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, IRAN.; Department of Traditional Pharmacy, Faculty of Persian Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, IRAN.; Vali-e-Asr University of Rafsanjan, Rafsanjan, IRAN.
Corresponding author	mah.raeiszadeh@gmail.com
Journal	Journal of Scientometric Research
Volume / Issue	Vol. 13, Issue 2 (0202)