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A bibliometric study of scientific literature in Scopus on botanicals for treatment of androgenetic alopecia
Author(s) -
Rondanelli Mariangela,
Perna Simone,
Peroni Gabriella,
Guido Davide
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of cosmetic dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.626
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1473-2165
pISSN - 1473-2130
DOI - 10.1111/jocd.12198
Subject(s) - citrullus colocynthis , scopus , hair loss , traditional medicine , citation , medicine , citation database , medline , dermatology , biology , library science , computer science , biochemistry
Summary Background In androgenetic alopecia, a number of botanicals are available that can effectively slow or reduce hair loss and inflammation or stimulate partial hair regrowth. The aim of this study was to provide a descriptive overview of the impact and production of literature on botanicals used for androgenetic alopecia and to perform a citation analysis of the related research articles. Methods We searched for “alopecia” OR “androgenetic alopecia” OR “hair loss” AND “Camelia sinensis” OR (and other 15 botanicals) in ARTICLE (Title/Abstract/Keyword) in Scopus database. Results A total of 29 references, that is, research articles, were retrieved by SCOPUS search, and 93.1% had been published since 2000. The majority (48.3%) describe applications of hair grow stimulants, followed by inhibitors of 5‐alpha‐reductase applications (27.6%), and studies concerning inhibitors of inflammation (24.1%). The citation analysis revealed a growing interest for this topic and the papers on hair grow stimulants are most cited. Citation trend of inhibition of 5‐alpha‐reductase articles is growing in the last years. Conclusions This study has highlighted three important aspects: (1) growing interest for this topic; (2) evidences mainly in hair grow stimulants and recently in the inhibition of 5‐alpha‐reductase, as demonstrated by article and citation counts across years; (3) in addition, all major studies have been focused on green tea epigallocatechin‐3‐gallate, Serenoa repens, Citrullus colocynthis and Cuscuta reflexa.