Activity of the Tobacco Industry in Research and Scientific Literature.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Tobacco companies conduct and fund research. They are not always interested in open-ended research. They promote their interests through public relations campaigns. It's a proven fact that they influence the scientific community by impairing scientific reputation, especially in the case of health-related research.

Methods

To obtain a comprehensive picture of research and funding activities of the tobacco industry as well as studies about the tobacco industry, respective scientific articles were analyzed in terms of temporal aspects, research areas, networking, and funding sources using established and advanced bibliometric methods.

Results

We found the foci of publications with tobacco industry involvement or funding were mainly in chemistry, toxicology,

SUBMITTER: Braun M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11334150 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature