Medical scientific output and specialization in Latin American countries

Zacca-González, Grisel; Chinchilla‐Rodríguez, Zaida; Vargas-Quesada, Benjamín

doi:10.1007/s11192-018-2717-7

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“…Several studies have been conducted to investigate the features of collaborative medical research between countries. For instance, Kozma and Calero-Medina (44) examine the role of South African scholars in intercontinental scientific collaborations in Tropical Medicine, Immunology and other relevant fields, while Zacca-González et al (45) look at international collaborations and productivity in Latin America. However, few studies have integrated information on disease burdens into their analysis.…”

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How does academia respond to the burden of infectious and parasitic disease?

Zhao¹,

Wang²,

Zhang³

2021

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Background: Academic research is one of the main avenues through which humans can fight the threat of infectious diseases. However, there has been concerns regarding whether academic system has provided sufficient efforts to fight infectious diseases we potentially face. Answering these questions could contribute to evidence-based recommendations for setting research priorities and third-mission policies. Methods: With a focus on one of the most common categories of communicable diseases, infectious and parasitic diseases (IPDs), we searched Web of Science for articles and reviews relevant to IPDs published during 2000-2019 and acquired WHO data of disease burden in corresponding years. The academic response patterns were explored by IPD subcategory, and by human development level (an index established by the UN). We in particular conduct the analysis to gain insight on the dynamic relationship between disease burden and research effort on IPD, scientific efforts contributed by countries with different development levels, and the variation trends in international joint efforts. Results: The greatest burden of IPD disease is clustered in the developing regions of Africa, but has received academic response from both developed and developing countries. Highly developed countries dominate the ranks of academic research in this area, yet there is also a clear increase of research efforts from the countries most affected, despite their low human development scale. In fact, the overall analysis reveals an improved capability of addressing local problems from African regions. In terms of international collaboration, highly developed countries, such as the US and UK, have commonly collaborated with needy regions, whereas prolific but developing nations, like China, have not. Conclusions: From a global perspective, academia has positively responded to health need caused by IPD. Although the relevant research output is primarily contributed by the highly developed countries, the concentrated efforts from the undeveloped regions to ease their local burdens can be clearly observed. Our findings also indicate the tendency on focusing more on local health needs for both developed and undeveloped regions. The insights revealed in this study should benefit a more informed and systemic plan of research priorities.

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How does academia respond to the burden of infectious and parasitic disease?

Zhao¹,

Wang²,

Zhang³

2021

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“…Smart specialisation entails identification of national strengths and weaknesses within research fields to establish priorities accordingly. It may be a useful strategy for building scientific capacity in developing and peripheral countries [67]. Alternatively, nations may develop a consensus about investment and develop programmes to concentrate talent behind core.…”

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Unveiling cognitive structure and comparative advantages of countries in knowledge domains

Muñoz-Écija

Vargas-Quesada

Chinchilla‐Rodríguez

2022

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Mapping and depicting the structure, dynamics and national specialisation profiles of scientific fields at the country level affords a better understanding of national developments and changes in a given field, particularly when these changes may serve as an aid in decision-making with regard to research management. This article looks at the cognitive structure of a field over time to characterise its development across countries and to appraise the competitiveness of countries in terms of research specialisation. Based on a dataset extracted from the Scopus database, we conducted a co-word analysis and studied the degree of specialisation based on publications and on keywords, in the Nanoscience and Nanotechnology field (NST). The results reveal that NST research tends to focus on nano applications and devices. According to the keyword activity index, the countries studied centre their specialisation on electronic, biotechnology and biomedical research, certain countries showing a more competitive edge in the global realm of output. Accordingly, implications that could contribute to decision-making regarding the economy and research policies are described.

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“…En general, los países de Latinoamérica más productivos en investigación en salud son Brasil, México y Argentina, y los de mayor impacto y colaboración son Perú, Puerto Rico y Argentina. En el campo de la TB este comportamiento es ligeramente diferente (17) , donde Brasil se posiciona como el país con más vínculos de cooperación, y Perú el que posee instituciones y autores más prolíficos. Brasil, Perú y México, países latinoamericanos con más del 50% de casos estimados de TB en Latinoamérica (18) , son los más prolíficos en estudios de campo, Brasil y México ocupan la sexta y decimoctava posición, respectivamente, en la producción mundial sobre salud (19) .…”

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Distribución geográfica y colaboración internacional de las publicaciones científicas latinoamericanas y del Caribe sobre tuberculosis en PubMed

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Sánchez-Pérez

Ávila-Castells

2021

Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica

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Objetivo: Describir la cobertura geográfica de las publicaciones científicas de América Latina y el Caribe sobre tuberculosis y su colaboración internacional. Materiales y métodos: Los registros fueron recuperados de la base de datos bibliográfica PubMed (2009-2018), limitando la búsqueda a países latinoamericanos y del Caribe. Los artículos se analizaron en varias categorías, como número total, países participantes, instituciones, autores, colaboraciones y citas. Se utilizó el software UCINET y VOSviewer para representar las redes de colaboración. Resultados: Se recuperaron 2495 artículos, 4,2% de la producción mundial. Más de la mitad de las investigaciones proceden de Brasil (52,5%), México (16,6%) y Perú (10,5%). El 97,6% de la producción presenta coautoría, con una tasa de colaboración internacional del 24,5%. Los países con mayor producción en colaboración internacional son Brasil (39,1%), Perú (26,8%) y México (16%), además son los que presentan mejor centralidad, cercanía e intermediación. Estados Unidos (11,9%), Reino Unido (5,8%), Francia (2,1%), España y Suiza (1,7%), Sudáfrica (1,7%) e Italia (1,6%), son los principales colaboradores con Latinoamérica. Conclusión: Brasil, junto a Perú y México, es líder de la producción científica sobre tuberculosis en Latinoamérica y el Caribe, por el volumen de artículos y su posición en la red de colaboración. La erradicación de la tuberculosis pasa por continuar investigando en colaboración internacional, y así llevar a cabo políticas de salud más efectivas en tuberculosis.

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Medical scientific output and specialization in Latin American countries

Cited by 11 publications

References 22 publications

How does academia respond to the burden of infectious and parasitic disease?

How does academia respond to the burden of infectious and parasitic disease?

Unveiling cognitive structure and comparative advantages of countries in knowledge domains

Distribución geográfica y colaboración internacional de las publicaciones científicas latinoamericanas y del Caribe sobre tuberculosis en PubMed

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