Abstract
Objective: To analyse the scientific production and collaboration networks on publications in systemic lupus erythematosus in Latin America. Materials and methods: Bibliometric study between 1982 and 2018 of journals indexed in Scopus. Data were analysed by annual production and a co-occurrence analysis of the collaboration between countries with VOSviewer was plotted. Results: 3,843 related documents on systemic lupus erythematosus were recorded between 1982 and 2018 in Scopus. An increasing trend was observed, with a significant increase in the last 20 years, the original articles being the highest percentage (75.4%). Eleven Latin American countries were identified in collaboration with 29 extra-regional countries, with Brazil, Mexico and Argentina having the highest production and scientific collaboration, mainly with the United States and Spain. Conclusion: In Latin America, there is a sustained increase in research on systemic lupus erythematosus. Brazil and Mexico generated more than half the publications and are the main collaboration network together with Argentina.
| Translated title of the contribution | Perfil bibliométrico y redes de colaboración en investigación científica sobre lupus eritematoso sistémico en Latinoamérica, 1982-2018 |
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| Original language | English |
| Pages (from-to) | 404-407 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Reumatologia Clinica |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Aug 2021 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Bibliometrics
- Latin America
- Systemic lupus erythematosus