Trends in the Top-Cited Articles on Classic Psychedelics
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs February 3, 2021 Bhanu Sharma, David W. Lawrence, Roland R. Griffiths et al. 37 citations
An analysis of the top-cited classic psychedelic publications found that recent highly cited work (published after 2010) focuses more on clinical trials and therapeutic applications, especially for affective and substance use disorders, while older highly cited work was dominated by basic science and preclinical studies. Psilocybin was the primary substance in recent top-cited articles, whereas LSD was more common in older ones. The recent cohort also had a much higher annual citation rate. The field is moving from foundational pharmacological understanding toward identifying clinical uses.