Scientific production in cannabis and tobacco consumption by means of the Web of Science

The aim of this paper is to quantify scientific productivity on cannabis and tobacco consumption\r\nby means of bibliometric indicators, in order to learn and determine what state\r\nthe research in this field is in and to identify the collaborative networks of authors who\r\nhave published articles on this topic and journals used by researchers to publish their\r\nwork. The papers covered by the study were obtained from the databases of the Web of\r\nScience. 1,008 works were published, the predominant type of document being original\r\npapers and review articles, which together represent almost 95% of all production. The\r\nfirst article recovered dated from 1981 and it is observed that since 2000, there has been a\r\nsteady increase in the number of papers published, which confirms the interest awakened\r\nin this issue and the need to promote research in this field. The journals most often used\r\nto publish articles have been Drug and Alcohol Dependence, Addictive Behaviors and\r\nAddiction, which are included in the category Substance Abuse of the database Journal\r\nCitation Reports (JCR) of the Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) and positioned in the\r\nfirst quartile in this subject category.