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Yumi Zuhanis Has-Yun Hashim and Nurhusna Samsudin and Anis Najiha Ahmad and Norsabrina Mohd Said and Chris, I.R. Gill and Ummu Athiyah Mohamad Tormizi and Nur Iffah Ishak and Nur Erina Syafiqa Mohd Rozali (2022) A bibliometric analysis of agarwood research, 1959-2021. Journal of Agrobiotechnology (Malaysia), 13. pp. 37-64. ISSN 2180-1983
Abstract
Agarwood is a fragrant resinous wood unique due to its peculiarity of being formed and harvested only from diseased trees of a certain genus of Thymelaeaceae. It has survived years of history and established itself in the modern agarwood value chain. Therefore, it is only logical that the progress has been fueled by scientific research carried out over the years. This current review is the first bibliometric study to uncover the agarwood research trend across many themes. Bibliometric data were extracted from the Scopus database in March 2021 using the search term ‘agarwood’ from 1959 to 2021. A total of 513 records were analysed using VosViewer and Publish or Perish software. Collectively, the articles were cited 6216 times with citations per year of 100.26 and an H-index of 42. The top-contributing countries were China, Malaysia, Japan and Indonesia. Most publications were in agricultural and biological sciences; biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology; chemistry; and pharmacology/pharmaceutics. The early years of agarwood research was focused on chemical compounds,followed by studies on biological effects before the themes became varied in the last ten years. Critical knowledge gaps identified include the safety of agarwood and its related materials, the translational link between proof of concept and clinical applications, and the role of agarwood in a nation's socioeconomic development. Altogether, this work could be used as a landscape to chart future research that leverages agarwood-producing trees as economic plant species towards progressive yet sustainable socioeconomic development and benefit humanity
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Abstract
Agarwood is a fragrant resinous wood unique due to its peculiarity of being formed and harvested only from diseased trees of a certain genus of Thymelaeaceae. It has survived years of history and established itself in the modern agarwood value chain. Therefore, it is only logical that the progress has been fueled by scientific research carried out over the years. This current review is the first bibliometric study to uncover the agarwood research trend across many themes. Bibliometric data were extracted from the Scopus database in March 2021 using the search term ‘agarwood’ from 1959 to 2021. A total of 513 records were analysed using VosViewer and Publish or Perish software. Collectively, the articles were cited 6216 times with citations per year of 100.26 and an H-index of 42. The top-contributing countries were China, Malaysia, Japan and Indonesia. Most publications were in agricultural and biological sciences; biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology; chemistry; and pharmacology/pharmaceutics. The early years of agarwood research was focused on chemical compounds,followed by studies on biological effects before the themes became varied in the last ten years. Critical knowledge gaps identified include the safety of agarwood and its related materials, the translational link between proof of concept and clinical applications, and the role of agarwood in a nation's socioeconomic development. Altogether, this work could be used as a landscape to chart future research that leverages agarwood-producing trees as economic plant species towards progressive yet sustainable socioeconomic development and benefit humanity
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| Item Type: | Article |
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| AGROVOC Term: | bibliometrics > bibliometrics Prefer using bibliometric analysisbibliometric analysis |
| AGROVOC Term: | data collecting > data collecting Prefer using data collectiondata collection |
| AGROVOC Term: | bibliometric analysis |
| AGROVOC Term: | comparative analysis |
| AGROVOC Term: | researchers > researchers Prefer using scientistsscientists |
| AGROVOC Term: | collaboration |
| AGROVOC Term: | research and development > research and development Prefer using researchresearch |
| Geographical Term: | Malaysia |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Agarwood |
| Depositing User: | Nor Hasnita Abdul Samat |
| Date Deposited: | 27 Aug 2024 09:16 |
| Last Modified: | 27 Aug 2024 09:16 |
| URI: | http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/955 |
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