Bibliometric analysis of aids literature in Latin America and the Caribbean

Macías-Chapula, César A.; Rodea-Castro, I. P.; Narváez-Berthélemot, Nora

doi:10.1007/bf02457965

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“…Although previous studies describe the growth of AIDS literature as exponential (Sengupta & Kumari, 1991;Wyatt, 1988;Pratt, 1992in Macias-Chapula et al, 1998, the present study did not find any particular and definite pattern in the literature growth. Seemingly, a larger target population may yield a better and clear picture regarding the growth of AIDS literature.…”

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A comparative study of the literature on HIV/AIDS in Kenya and Uganda: A bibliometric study

Onyancha

Ocholla

2004

Library & Information Science Research

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Through descriptive informetrics, HIV/AIDS research on Uganda and Kenya are compared by country, by publication type and date, by institutional affiliation, by publishing sources, by size of publications, by gender, and by nature of research collaboration. Research funding plays major role in the creation of relevant research centers in these countries and in financing research projects and research affiliates. Most publications are coauthored and focus on women, and a large proportion of HIV/AIDS documents are published outside Africa. The study recommends further research on the rest of Africa, on research collaboration, and on comparison of various population categories. The refinement of piloted research methodology and funding will be crucial for further research.

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A comparative study of the literature on HIV/AIDS in Kenya and Uganda: A bibliometric study

Onyancha

Ocholla

2004

Library & Information Science Research

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“…However, in contrast to this work, our study analyzed publications from the four main databases and the main international journals to have a better view of the current situation of research on viruses in Colombia. As has been reported previously [23], there are some areas in which a literature search in one or two databases alone leads to incomplete information retrieval about the region, due mainly to the wide scope of the research topic; this issue occurs also for virology. Our data set collected major virology's Colombian papers indexed in the most important regional (SciELO and LILACS) and international (Scopus and PubMed) databases.…”

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Virology research in a Latin American developing country: a bibliometric analysis of virology in Colombia (2000–2013)

Ruíz-Saenz

Martínez-Gutiérrez

2015

J Infect Dev Ctries

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Introduction: Bibliometric analysis demonstrates that the virology research in Latin America has increased. For this reason, the objective of this study was to evaluate Colombian publications on viruses and viral diseases in indexed journals during the period from 2000 to 2013. Methodology: The bibliographic data were collected from MedLine, SciELO, LILACS and Scopus databases. The database was constructed in Excel descriptive statistics. The SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) was evaluated using the SCImago Journal & Country Rank in 2013 and was used as an indicator of the quality of the journals used by the Colombian researchers. Results: The total number of papers published was 711, of which 40.4% were published in local journals, and 59.6% were published in foreign journals. Most (89.2%) were original papers. Moreover, 34.2% of the papers were published in collaboration with international researchers, with the United States being the most represented. Of the journals used, 85.6% had an SJR, and 14.4% did not. The median SJR of the papers was 0.789, and the median of the papers with international collaborators was higher compared to the SJR of the papers without international collaboration. Papers were most frequently published in journals whose categories were medicine (miscellaneous), virology, and infectious diseases. The viruses that appeared in the papers more frequently were HIV, dengue, and papillomavirus. Conclusions: This study provides data for use in research, health planning, and policy analysis as it relates to virology in Colombia and other developing Latin American countries.

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“…Dicha selección se condujo basada en la evidencia reportada en los últimos años, sobre el posicionamiento de los países latinoamericanos y caribeños en la producción científica en el área de la salud (34)(35)(36)(37)(38)(39). Consideramos que los países mencionados cuentan con una mayor visibilidad en la Internet en cuanto a sus actividades de investigación y desarrollo en el área de la salud.…”

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“…Un resultado sorprendente fue la escasa presencia de actividades de investigación en sitios Web de hospitales de Brasil (apenas el 1,20%), considerando que Brasil produce cerca de la mitad del total de las publicaciones del área clínica en la región Latinoamericana y Caribeña (37)(38)(39)(40). El resto de los países mantuvieron un posicionamiento similar al de su producción; con excepción de Perú, que ocupó un rango alto y de Chile, que ocupó un rango bajo, tal como se describe en la Tabla I.…”

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Hospital R&D activities in Latin America and the Caribbean, as identified through websites

Macías-Chapula

Mendoza-Guerrero

Rodea-Castro

et al. 2007

Rev. esp. doc. cient.

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Resumen: El propósito de este estudio es presentar los resultados de una investigación sobre el análisis de los contenidos de los sitios Web de los Hospitales de nueve países de América Latina y el Caribe en relación con las actividades de investigación y desarrollo en salud. La selección de los sitios Web de los hospitales considerados se realizó consultando tres motores de búsqueda, utilizando el descriptor hospital(es) con la intersección de cada uno de los países seleccionados, limitada a aquéllos que contaran con tres o más indicadores de actividad científica. De 454 hospitales con sitio Web, sólo 38 (8.37%) calificaron con tres o más indicadores de actividad científica: México (17 hospitales); Argentina (7); Perú (5); Cuba (3); Brasil (2); Colombia (2); y Chile (2). Venezuela y Costa Rica fueron excluidos del estudio al no contar con los criterios mínimos de inclusión. Finalmente, este estudio permitió explorar y ponderar la dificultad que existe para identificar hospitales que conducen actividades de investigación y desarrollo, y que reportan en su sitio Web información relacionada con dicha actividad. Palabras clave: comunicación científica, investigación y desarrollo, hospitales, América Latina y el Caribe, países en vías de desarrollo, información en salud, cibermetría, Internet, sitios Web. Abstract:The purpose of this work is to present the results of a study on the content analysis of hospital websites of nine Latin-American and Caribbean countries. The study was limited to the R&D activities reported in the websites of the hospitals. Hospital websites were selected through an internet search in three search engines. The term hospital(s) was used and intersected with each one of the countries selected. Only hospital websites reporting three or more indicators were selected in the study. Out of 454 hospital websites, only 38 (8.37%) reported three or more indicators of R&D activities. Mexico was head in the list with 17 hospitals; followed by Argentina (7); Peru (5); Cuba (3); Brasil (2); Colombia (2); and Chile (2). Venezuela and Costa Rica were excluded from the study since both countries could not meet the criteria of inclusion. The study allowed exploring on the difficulties faced to obtain those hospitals that develop R&D activities, and that reported on their websites information related to the above mentioned activity.

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Bibliometric analysis of aids literature in Latin America and the Caribbean

Cited by 38 publications

References 10 publications

A comparative study of the literature on HIV/AIDS in Kenya and Uganda: A bibliometric study

A comparative study of the literature on HIV/AIDS in Kenya and Uganda: A bibliometric study

Virology research in a Latin American developing country: a bibliometric analysis of virology in Colombia (2000–2013)

Hospital R&D activities in Latin America and the Caribbean, as identified through websites

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