COVID-19 in Latin America: A Bibliometric Analysis of Scientific Publications in Health
- Autores
- Gallegos de San Vicente, Miguel Omar; Cervigni, Mauricio Alejandro; Consoli, Andrés J.; Caicho Rodriguez, Tomás; Polanco, Fernando Andrés; Martino, Pablo Luis; Castro Pecanha, Viviane; Buergos Videla, Carmen; Polanco Carrasco, Roberto; Cussinato, Adriana Marie
- Año de publicación
- 2020
- Idioma
- inglés
- Tipo de recurso
- artículo
- Estado
- versión publicada
- Descripción
- The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has become a global health crisis. The scientific community has responded with a sizable level of research and publications, many of which are beginning to be identified and analyzed in systematic reviews of the literature and bibliometric studies. No readily identifiable, comparable study focused on Latin American scientific literature has been undertaken thus far. Therefore, this article analyzes such literature, focused on COVID-19, and one that has been published in the scientific journals of the region. A search with the keyword “COVID-19” in the Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO) database resulted in the identification of 261 documents. Following PRISMA guidelines, the total number was reduced to 117 for the purpose of the bibliometric analysis (i.e., elimination of preprint duplicates). Such analysis resulted in the following findings: 69 publications were editorial or individual commentaries, and 48 were original articles. The male authors totaled 280, contrasted with 169 female authors. Two Brazilian journals led in the number of publications: Cadernos de Saúde Pública and Clinics. Even though the Latin American scientific productivity regarding COVID-19 is not well represented in the different databases of the region, it is expected that these scientific publications will achieve increased visibility in the coming months. The article emphasizes the importance of systematic and bibliographic reviews ofthe scientific literature in Latin America in orderto evaluate the public health achievements of the region.
Fil: Gallegos de San Vicente, Miguel Omar. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Rosario. Instituto Rosario de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Educación. Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Instituto Rosario de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Educación; Argentina. Universidad Catolica de Maule; Chile
Fil: Cervigni, Mauricio Alejandro. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Rosario. Instituto Rosario de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Educación. Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Instituto Rosario de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Educación; Argentina
Fil: Consoli, Andrés J.. University of California; Estados Unidos
Fil: Caicho Rodriguez, Tomás. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Perú; Perú
Fil: Polanco, Fernando Andrés. Universidad Nacional de San Luis. Facultad de Psicología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Martino, Pablo Luis. Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Facultad de Psicología. Secretaria de Ciencia y Tecnología. Centro de Investigación En Neurociencias de Rosario; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Castro Pecanha, Viviane. University of Chicago; Estados Unidos
Fil: Buergos Videla, Carmen. Universidad de Atacama.; Chile
Fil: Polanco Carrasco, Roberto. No especifíca;
Fil: Cussinato, Adriana Marie. Universidad de Palermo; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Rosario; Argentina - Materia
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COVID-19 in Latin America: A Bibliometric Analysis of Scientific Publications in HealthGallegos de San Vicente, Miguel OmarCervigni, Mauricio AlejandroConsoli, Andrés J.Caicho Rodriguez, TomásPolanco, Fernando AndrésMartino, Pablo LuisCastro Pecanha, VivianeBuergos Videla, CarmenPolanco Carrasco, RobertoCussinato, Adriana MarieCOVID-19SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONSLATIN AMERICABIBLIOMETRICShttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/5.1https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has become a global health crisis. The scientific community has responded with a sizable level of research and publications, many of which are beginning to be identified and analyzed in systematic reviews of the literature and bibliometric studies. No readily identifiable, comparable study focused on Latin American scientific literature has been undertaken thus far. Therefore, this article analyzes such literature, focused on COVID-19, and one that has been published in the scientific journals of the region. A search with the keyword “COVID-19” in the Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO) database resulted in the identification of 261 documents. Following PRISMA guidelines, the total number was reduced to 117 for the purpose of the bibliometric analysis (i.e., elimination of preprint duplicates). Such analysis resulted in the following findings: 69 publications were editorial or individual commentaries, and 48 were original articles. The male authors totaled 280, contrasted with 169 female authors. Two Brazilian journals led in the number of publications: Cadernos de Saúde Pública and Clinics. Even though the Latin American scientific productivity regarding COVID-19 is not well represented in the different databases of the region, it is expected that these scientific publications will achieve increased visibility in the coming months. The article emphasizes the importance of systematic and bibliographic reviews ofthe scientific literature in Latin America in orderto evaluate the public health achievements of the region.Fil: Gallegos de San Vicente, Miguel Omar. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Rosario. Instituto Rosario de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Educación. Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Instituto Rosario de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Educación; Argentina. Universidad Catolica de Maule; ChileFil: Cervigni, Mauricio Alejandro. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Rosario. Instituto Rosario de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Educación. Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Instituto Rosario de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Educación; ArgentinaFil: Consoli, Andrés J.. University of California; Estados UnidosFil: Caicho Rodriguez, Tomás. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Perú; PerúFil: Polanco, Fernando Andrés. Universidad Nacional de San Luis. Facultad de Psicología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Martino, Pablo Luis. Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Facultad de Psicología. Secretaria de Ciencia y Tecnología. Centro de Investigación En Neurociencias de Rosario; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Castro Pecanha, Viviane. University of Chicago; Estados UnidosFil: Buergos Videla, Carmen. Universidad de Atacama.; ChileFil: Polanco Carrasco, Roberto. No especifíca;Fil: Cussinato, Adriana Marie. Universidad de Palermo; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Rosario; ArgentinaModestum2020-07info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/116371Gallegos de San Vicente, Miguel Omar; Cervigni, Mauricio Alejandro; Consoli, Andrés J.; Caicho Rodriguez, Tomás; Polanco, Fernando Andrés; et al.; COVID-19 in Latin America: A Bibliometric Analysis of Scientific Publications in Health; Modestum; Electronic Journal of General Medicine; 17; 7-2020; 1-72516-3507CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.29333/ejgm/xxxxinfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.ejgm.co.uk/article/covid-19-in-latin-america-a-bibliometric-analysis-of-scientific-publications-in-health-8460info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T10:42:37Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/116371instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 10:42:37.791CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse |
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COVID-19 in Latin America: A Bibliometric Analysis of Scientific Publications in Health |
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COVID-19 in Latin America: A Bibliometric Analysis of Scientific Publications in Health |
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COVID-19 in Latin America: A Bibliometric Analysis of Scientific Publications in Health Gallegos de San Vicente, Miguel Omar COVID-19 SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS LATIN AMERICA BIBLIOMETRICS |
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COVID-19 in Latin America: A Bibliometric Analysis of Scientific Publications in Health |
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COVID-19 in Latin America: A Bibliometric Analysis of Scientific Publications in Health |
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COVID-19 in Latin America: A Bibliometric Analysis of Scientific Publications in Health |
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COVID-19 in Latin America: A Bibliometric Analysis of Scientific Publications in Health |
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Gallegos de San Vicente, Miguel Omar Cervigni, Mauricio Alejandro Consoli, Andrés J. Caicho Rodriguez, Tomás Polanco, Fernando Andrés Martino, Pablo Luis Castro Pecanha, Viviane Buergos Videla, Carmen Polanco Carrasco, Roberto Cussinato, Adriana Marie |
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Gallegos de San Vicente, Miguel Omar Cervigni, Mauricio Alejandro Consoli, Andrés J. Caicho Rodriguez, Tomás Polanco, Fernando Andrés Martino, Pablo Luis Castro Pecanha, Viviane Buergos Videla, Carmen Polanco Carrasco, Roberto Cussinato, Adriana Marie |
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Cervigni, Mauricio Alejandro Consoli, Andrés J. Caicho Rodriguez, Tomás Polanco, Fernando Andrés Martino, Pablo Luis Castro Pecanha, Viviane Buergos Videla, Carmen Polanco Carrasco, Roberto Cussinato, Adriana Marie |
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The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has become a global health crisis. The scientific community has responded with a sizable level of research and publications, many of which are beginning to be identified and analyzed in systematic reviews of the literature and bibliometric studies. No readily identifiable, comparable study focused on Latin American scientific literature has been undertaken thus far. Therefore, this article analyzes such literature, focused on COVID-19, and one that has been published in the scientific journals of the region. A search with the keyword “COVID-19” in the Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO) database resulted in the identification of 261 documents. Following PRISMA guidelines, the total number was reduced to 117 for the purpose of the bibliometric analysis (i.e., elimination of preprint duplicates). Such analysis resulted in the following findings: 69 publications were editorial or individual commentaries, and 48 were original articles. The male authors totaled 280, contrasted with 169 female authors. Two Brazilian journals led in the number of publications: Cadernos de Saúde Pública and Clinics. Even though the Latin American scientific productivity regarding COVID-19 is not well represented in the different databases of the region, it is expected that these scientific publications will achieve increased visibility in the coming months. The article emphasizes the importance of systematic and bibliographic reviews ofthe scientific literature in Latin America in orderto evaluate the public health achievements of the region. Fil: Gallegos de San Vicente, Miguel Omar. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Rosario. Instituto Rosario de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Educación. Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Instituto Rosario de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Educación; Argentina. Universidad Catolica de Maule; Chile Fil: Cervigni, Mauricio Alejandro. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Rosario. Instituto Rosario de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Educación. Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Instituto Rosario de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Educación; Argentina Fil: Consoli, Andrés J.. University of California; Estados Unidos Fil: Caicho Rodriguez, Tomás. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Perú; Perú Fil: Polanco, Fernando Andrés. Universidad Nacional de San Luis. Facultad de Psicología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Martino, Pablo Luis. Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Facultad de Psicología. Secretaria de Ciencia y Tecnología. Centro de Investigación En Neurociencias de Rosario; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Castro Pecanha, Viviane. University of Chicago; Estados Unidos Fil: Buergos Videla, Carmen. Universidad de Atacama.; Chile Fil: Polanco Carrasco, Roberto. No especifíca; Fil: Cussinato, Adriana Marie. Universidad de Palermo; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Rosario; Argentina |
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