What is the impact of research with Morus nigra? – A scientometric study

Mêriane Lourdes De Paiva Brandão,José Realino De Paula,Andressa Tuane Santana Paz,Camila Aline Romano

doi:10.33448/rsd-v10i2.12838

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https://doi.org/10.33448/rsd-v10i2.12838

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Abstract

Mulberry (Morus spp.) is an evergreen tree belonging to the Moraceae family. The genus Morus has numerous described species, including Morus nigra, an important plant in agriculture and traditional cultures. The objective of this study was to conduct a scientometric research on the species M. nigra. Bibliographic data was been obtained from the Web of Science database considering two times periods. These analyzes showed that research involving M. nigra is concentrated in the areas of nutrition, pharmacology and agronomy science. Eastern countries and Brazil are the largest producers of knowledge about M. nigra. The research has shown different interests in recent decades, showing that the scientific knowledge produced about the species is associated with the objective for which the plant was used throughout history. There is a trend in the growth of publications focused on the potential antioxidant of M. nigra products. The articles had a greater impact factor in the past, however, a significant growth trend in research with M. nigra in the last three years, also suggested by the increase in the number of publications in the period. Understanding the publication standards assist in directing future research as well as in understanding the current panorama of research associated with the species.

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The genus Morus consists of approximately 24 species, a subspecies, with at least 100 varieties being described (Tutin et al, 1996)
Considering that the spatial distribution of M. nigra in Brazil is historically linked to the development of research, at first linked to agronomic science, in addition to the nutritional and pharmacological potential of the species, the objective of this work was to investigate the reasons that guide research on M. nigra, globally in the last decade, evaluating factors that can show which trends in research with M. nigra from the quantitative analysis model or scientometric study
Research on M. nigra research has shown that the scientific knowledge produced about the species is associated with the purpose for which the plant has been used throughout history

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The genus Morus consists of approximately 24 species, a subspecies, with at least 100 varieties being described (Tutin et al, 1996). The taxonomy of this genus is complex, with more than 150 of the described species, but only 10 to 16 are generally accepted. Classification becomes even more difficult due to the frequent hybridization between species and the fact that many of them are fertile. Within the genus Morus, the species Morus nigra L (1753), popularly known as, blackberry, originates in Iran and disperses to different parts of the world (Ercisli & Orhan, 2007). In Brazil, its probable introduction occurred in the colonial period (Almeida, 2002; Kumar& Chauhan, 2008). Its large-scale cultivation began with Japanese immigration in the 1900s (Padilha et al, 2009)

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