BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS AND STATE-OF-THE-ART REVIEW OF CURAUÁ (ANANAS COMOSUS VAR. ERECTIFOLIUS): CHARACTERISTICS, APPLICATIONS, AND TRENDS

The recurring need for the partial or total replacement of inputs derived from non renewable sources has strengthened efforts to promote bioeconomy and to advance sustainable technologies. This study sought to investigate, through scientific documents published in the scopus database, the number of scientific publications and citations related to factors such as countries, authors, main funding agencies, keywords, journals, and the temporal evolution of publications that included the word curauá. Based on the results obtained, it was possible to confirm that the term curauá appeared in 368 scientific documents available in the database, with 221 published between 2015 and 2025, representing approximately 60% of all publications. Brazilian leadership in the development of technologies with diverse applications derived from curauá fibers or bioactive compounds was evident, as the main funding agencies supporting this type of research are brazilian, including the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq), the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES), and the Carlos Chagas Foundation (FCC). Among the countries that published the most, Brazil stands out with 86% of all publications, followed by India (8%), Portugal (5%), France (3%), the United States (2%), Japan (2%), the Netherlands (2%), Italy (2%), and the United Kingdom (2%). Finally, the present study revealed information indicating significant advances and potential investments, especially in the Northern region of Brazil, which shows strong potential for leading the production of biofibers with diverse applications derived from Amazonian curauá.