Scientific cooperation of Latin American countries through bibliometrics indicators

Citation
Mt. Fernandez et al., Scientific cooperation of Latin American countries through bibliometrics indicators, INTERCIENCI, 23(6), 1998, pp. 328
Citations number
30
Language
SPAGNOLO
art.tipo
Article
Categorie Soggetti
Multidisciplinary
Journal title
INTERCIENCIA
ISSN journal
0378-1844 → ACNP
Volume
23
Issue
6
Year of publication
1998
Database
ISI
SICI code
0378-1844(199811/12)23:6<328:SCOLAC>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
The international scientific cooperation between Latin American countries, the European Union and the United States have been studied through their pu blications in the Science Citation Index. A total of 17,473 documents coaut hored between 1991-95 has been analysed. Bibliometric indicators were used to identify the collaboration patterns of each Latin American country, prod uctivity, principal subject of the cooperation and partners. As a whole, co authored papers amount to 32% of mainstream scientific articles of Latin Am erica although a great heterogeneity can be observed. Brazil, Argentina, Me xico, Chile, Venezuela and Colombia account for more than 95% of the copubl ished articles. Around 44% of the copublications have been with USA and ano ther 44% with EU, while copublications among Latin American countries repre sent 5,4% and 6,6% joint publications with the three regions. The most freq uent case was the coauthorship between two countries (15,298 documents). Co llaborative papers have grown along the period studied, particularly multil ateral collaborations. Physics, including Astrophysics, Biomedicine, Clinic al Medicine and Agriculture were the fields that present higher collboratio n rates.