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PENA CAPOTE, Rosa M.; ARAGUES FORTES, Yojhansel; RIOS MOZO, Mario L.  e  PINO, Jorge A.. Bibliometric analysis of publications on Zingiber officinale Roscoe extract. Rev. CENIC Cienc. Quím. [online]. 2022, vol.53, n.2, pp. 172-183.  Epub 15-Jul-2022. ISSN 2221-2442.

In recent years, misused plant species have highlighted the attention of researchers, due to the bioactive compounds of such species. One of them is the ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) which stands out by the antioxidant and antimicrobial properties of its extract. The work focused on analyzing the bibliometric data and object of study of the publications related to ginger extract. Parameters such as the number of publications per year, journals, affiliations, countries, authors, area and modality of the scientific document were taken into consideration. To obtain the results, a compendium of documents from the Scopus and Google Scholar databases within the period 1977-2021 was analyzed. Noor Azian Morad was distinguished as the author with the largest quantity of articles, the Journal of Supercritical Fluids was the most outstanding with five publications. The highest scientific production was in 2020; from them, 86% were scientific articles. China and India denoted as the main producers of this kind of research in the agricultural and biological science sectors, mainly. In the reviewed articles, the use of novel methods and sophisticated extraction technology (assisted by enzymes, microwaves and supercritical fluids) predominated. Temperature, the solute: solvent ratio and the type of solvent constituted the parameters mostly influencing in the extraction. Generally, the analyzed documents focused on the therapeutic use of the extract, including its use in the food and cosmetic industries.

Palavras-chave : Zingiber officinale Roscoe; ginger; extract; bibliometric study.