Uma análise cientométrica das pesquisas sobre Cannabidiol

Abstract

Cannabidiol is an important substance extracted from the Cannabis sativa plant, with its first scientific research having been published in 1940 by the University of Manchester (United Kingdom). 83 years after this publication, the objective of this work was to analyze, in a scientometric way, the academic and scientific production related to Cannabidiol and evaluate its evolution. A bibliographic survey and an analysis of scientific production were carried out using the Bibliometrix package. 9,331 articles published in national and international circulation were located between 1940 and 2023. The United States (USA) is the country with the highest number of publications of articles related to CBD until August 2023, with 7,588 published works. The University of São Paulo (USP) stands out as the affiliation with the largest number of article publications, totaling 318 publications. In the last decade, there has been a significant increase in the amount of scientific research related to CBD, an important instrument to demystify psychoactive effects and enhance its benefits in therapeutic use, thus creating promising development in the area of Medicine.