Immunology research in Latin American countries: a bibliometric analysis of scientific productivity and collaboration covering the period 2000–2017

Immunology publications by Latin American countries were analyzed for the period 2000–2017. The region showed a constant growth in article production during this time. The increase was mainly due to articles in Q1 and Q2 journals. The more productive countries in the total number of articles, in art...

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Autores principales:	Luis Humberto Fabila-Castillo, Ruy Fabila-Monroy, Ana Alejandra Morales-Rodríguez
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Publicado:	Taylor & Francis Group 2021
Materias:	immunology latin america publications bibliometric analysis international collaboration Technology (General) T1-995 Social sciences (General) H1-99
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:0b41528c1cd545ceaf7e435a86b9ddef2021-11-04T15:51:57ZImmunology research in Latin American countries: a bibliometric analysis of scientific productivity and collaboration covering the period 2000–20172572-986110.1080/25729861.2021.1973289https://doaj.org/article/0b41528c1cd545ceaf7e435a86b9ddef2021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/25729861.2021.1973289https://doaj.org/toc/2572-9861Immunology publications by Latin American countries were analyzed for the period 2000–2017. The region showed a constant growth in article production during this time. The increase was mainly due to articles in Q1 and Q2 journals. The more productive countries in the total number of articles, in articles per million population and the countries with the highest increase in production, were identified. The subject of around 50% of the articles was infectious diseases that are severe burdens for Latin American countries. Countries with lower production were more dependent on international collaborations to increase their Q1 and Q2 articles, while the most productive countries were less dependent. International collaboration articles varied in proportion from country to country, and 50% were with the USA. Collaboration among Latin American countries was very low. Domestic Q1 and Q2 articles had impact factors (IF) higher than average and international collaboration increased IF for some countries but not for others. The role of Latin American journals in publishing immunology articles was also analyzed. Latin American immunology is experiencing steady growth and a competitive international presence.Luis Humberto Fabila-CastilloRuy Fabila-MonroyAna Alejandra Morales-RodríguezTaylor & Francis Grouparticleimmunologylatin americapublicationsbibliometric analysisinternational collaborationTechnology (General)T1-995Social sciences (General)H1-99ENTapuya, Vol 4, Iss 1 (2021)
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spellingShingle	immunology latin america publications bibliometric analysis international collaboration Technology (General) T1-995 Social sciences (General) H1-99 Luis Humberto Fabila-Castillo Ruy Fabila-Monroy Ana Alejandra Morales-Rodríguez Immunology research in Latin American countries: a bibliometric analysis of scientific productivity and collaboration covering the period 2000–2017
description	Immunology publications by Latin American countries were analyzed for the period 2000–2017. The region showed a constant growth in article production during this time. The increase was mainly due to articles in Q1 and Q2 journals. The more productive countries in the total number of articles, in articles per million population and the countries with the highest increase in production, were identified. The subject of around 50% of the articles was infectious diseases that are severe burdens for Latin American countries. Countries with lower production were more dependent on international collaborations to increase their Q1 and Q2 articles, while the most productive countries were less dependent. International collaboration articles varied in proportion from country to country, and 50% were with the USA. Collaboration among Latin American countries was very low. Domestic Q1 and Q2 articles had impact factors (IF) higher than average and international collaboration increased IF for some countries but not for others. The role of Latin American journals in publishing immunology articles was also analyzed. Latin American immunology is experiencing steady growth and a competitive international presence.
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author	Luis Humberto Fabila-Castillo Ruy Fabila-Monroy Ana Alejandra Morales-Rodríguez
author_facet	Luis Humberto Fabila-Castillo Ruy Fabila-Monroy Ana Alejandra Morales-Rodríguez
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title	Immunology research in Latin American countries: a bibliometric analysis of scientific productivity and collaboration covering the period 2000–2017
title_short	Immunology research in Latin American countries: a bibliometric analysis of scientific productivity and collaboration covering the period 2000–2017
title_full	Immunology research in Latin American countries: a bibliometric analysis of scientific productivity and collaboration covering the period 2000–2017
title_fullStr	Immunology research in Latin American countries: a bibliometric analysis of scientific productivity and collaboration covering the period 2000–2017
title_full_unstemmed	Immunology research in Latin American countries: a bibliometric analysis of scientific productivity and collaboration covering the period 2000–2017
title_sort	immunology research in latin american countries: a bibliometric analysis of scientific productivity and collaboration covering the period 2000–2017
publisher	Taylor & Francis Group
publishDate	2021
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Immunology research in Latin American countries: a bibliometric analysis of scientific productivity and collaboration covering the period 2000–2017

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