UPSI Digital Repository (UDRep)
|
UPSI Digital Repository (UDRep)
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abstract : Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris |
| Kratom has caught the attention of governments, policymakers, and academicians due to its unique characteristics. This paper explores the scholarly works related to the different aspects of Kratom to elucidate its research progress and identify future research agendas. We reviewed existing publications on Kratom using a bibliometric methodology. By analyzing 431 scientific publications, we identified publication sources, document analysis, countries analysis, and research keywords, which helped us understand the research locus on Kratom. After reviewing the publications, we discovered significant disagreements in categorizing and defining Kratom amongst authors based on their nationalities. We also showed the knowledge structure of existing publications via thematic analysis, illustrating that the studies focused on the opioid nature of Kratom. Also, drug abuse-related issues evolved as the motor theme of research, while other aspects are prevalent as niche or emerging research themes. This paper contributes to the literature by providing a broad idea of existing literature and offering a comprehensive outlook on Kratom, which could be helpful for policy formulation in the future. © 2022 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. |
| References |
The increase in consumer use of Kratom in the United States. Cited 2 times. Retrieved from https://www.americankratom.org/images/Kratom_Consumer_Population_and_Economic_Impact_2020.pdf Amir, Y. (2019) Penang farmers want to cash in on ‘miracle drug’ Kratom as Putrajaya mulls blanket ban September, 21, Channel New Asia https://news.nestia.com/detail/-/2306939 Aria, M., Cuccurullo, C. bibliometrix: An R-tool for comprehensive science mapping analysis (2017) Journal of Informetrics, 11 (4), pp. 959-975. Cited 8281 times. http://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-informetrics/ doi: 10.1016/j.joi.2017.08.007 Babu, K.M., McCurdy, C.R., Boyer, E.W. Opioid receptors and legal highs: Salvia divinorum and Kratom (2008) Clinical Toxicology, 46 (2), pp. 146-152. Cited 192 times. doi: 10.1080/15563650701241795 Bergen-Cico, D., MacClurg, K. Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) Use, Addiction Potential, and Legal Status (2016) Neuropathology of Drug Addictions and Substance Misuse Volume 3: General Processes and Mechanisms, Prescription Medications, Caffeine and Areca, Polydrug Misuse, Emerging Addictions and Non-Drug Addictions, 3, pp. 903-911. Cited 18 times. https://www.sciencedirect.com/book/9780128006344 ISBN: 978-012800677-1; 978-012800634-4 doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-800634-4.00089-5 Boyer, E.W., Babu, K.M., Adkins, J.E., McCurdy, C.R., Halpern, J.H. Self-treatment of opioid withdrawal using kratom (Mitragynia speciosa korth) (2008) Addiction, 103 (6), pp. 1048-1050. Cited 306 times. doi: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2008.02209.x
Coonan, E., Tatum, W. Kratom: The safe legal high? (2021) Epilepsy and Behavior, 117, art. no. 107882. Cited 5 times. http://www.elsevier.com/inca/publications/store/6/2/2/8/2/2/index.htt doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2021.107882 Della Corte, V., Del Gaudio, G., Sepe, F., Sciarelli, F. Sustainable tourism in the open innovation realm: A bibliometric analysis (2019) Sustainability (Switzerland), 11 (21), art. no. 6114. Cited 179 times. https://res.mdpi.com/d_attachment/sustainability/sustainability-11-06114/article_deploy/sustainability-11-06114.pdf doi: 10.3390/su11216114 |
| This material may be protected under Copyright Act which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. |