A Scientometric Analysis of Research Productivity in Clinics and Hospitals from Five Latin American Countries

Abstract

In university hospitals, clinical care, teaching and research are the pillars of their missions. Scientometrics play a key role in the analysis of scientific productivity of researchers, laboratories or countries. However, there are no published articles about bibliometric studies of the scientific production of healthcare institutions in Latin America. To carry out a scientometric analysis of leading clinics and hospitals from five Latin American countries. We focused on five Latin American countries with the largest scientific production: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Mexico. We examined available information for international publications, citations, registered clinical trials, networks of collaborations and patent applications. The institutions with the highest numbers of published articles are: