Spatio-temporal analysis of forest modeling in Mexico

Spatial-Temporal Evolution of Scientific Production about Genetically Modified Maize

“…The spatial distribution of the institutions with scientific productivity on GMO maize (1991-2019) (Figure 5) allows deducing that research on this topic is located in the center of the country, while in terms of the states with highest maize grain production in Mexico from 2000 to 2019, the areas with highest production are in the north (Sinaloa and Chihuahua), east (Jalisco, Michoacán, Guanajuato, and Estado de México), northeast (Tamaulipas and Veracruz), and southeast (Chiapas) of Mexico. This aspect of the centralization of research has been addressed by [10], who found that the discrepancy between the production areas and the research centers makes the transference of technology difficult. The language preferred by Mexican researchers to publish their results on GMO maize was Spanish with 88.44% (199) of the studies, followed by English for the remainder 11.56% (26).…”

“…In Mexico, most of the researchers published their studies about GMO maize in journals edited by their institution of ascription (Table 4), which restricts the constructive criticism of peer review and, according to [51,52], is indicator of the low impact of the publications, since it limits the feedback from interdisciplinary groups regarding the relevance of the research. In this regard, [10,53] found that research in Mexico not only presents "academic endogamy" but also that the researchers in their eagerness to remain in the Sistema Nacional de Investigadores-Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologia (SNI-CONACYT) tend to replicate the same methodologies in different study areas, which limits innovation in research and allows the circularity (redundancy in the study object) of the publications. The language preferred by Mexican researchers to publish their results on GMO maize was Spanish with 88.44% (199) of the studies, followed by English for the remainder 11.56% (26).…”

“…The articles also increased from 24 to 76 and 111, respectively (Supplementary Table S1). According to [10] the increase in authors and articles that Mexico has been having in the agriforest sector is because the SNI-CONACyT awards more the quantity than the quality. In turn, [54] found that the agricultural policies adopted by Mexico during its different governments have encouraged the development of research on the theme of GMO maize.…”

“…Understanding the scientific information that is developed around a topic allows making decisions in relation to its improvement [10]. Bibliometric studies have been developed in the agricultural sector to evaluate general themes of agronomy [6], specific themes such as ecological agriculture [11], fruits and vegetables [12], and even for agronomists in particular [13], agricultural journals [14], national agricultural sectors [8], and specific crops such as wheat and barley [15], and rice [9,16].…”

Investigaciones sobre sostenibilidad de los recursos naturales en el Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, Agrícolas y Pecuarias

“…Es decir, fueron coincidentes con los resultados de la revisión correspondiente a la base de datos de Scopus (Figura 3), aun cuando esta es más global, ya que su acervo comprende publicaciones de todo el mundo; en cambio, la revisión de WoS se circunscribió a la sub-base conformada por revistas editadas en Iberoamérica. 137 científica en México, durante el período 1980-2015, se publicó en 31 revistas mexicanas, de un total de 37 identificadas (Martínez-Santiago et al, 2017).…”