Academic visibility, trends, and emerging patterns of Peruvian university professors of health sciences with the highest number of theses: A scientometric analysis

BACKGROUND: A thesis is a mandatory academic document that must be submitted to obtain a degree and promote research. However, the rate of publication is usually low, especially in indexed journals. Therefore, the role of the advisor is crucial in ensuring the quality of the thesis and its publication. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A bibliometric study was completed that analyzed the scientific production of the highest 50 health science professors (in terms of graduate advises) in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 in Scopus. We searched RENATI to find the 50 professors that had the highest number of advised theses; to find documents published in Scopus, we generated and piloted a search algorithm for validation. The project collected two different types of variables, one from RENATI, and another from Scopus. The analysis of the data was completed using the SciVal tool, while graphs were produced with Bibliometrix 3.0 and VOSViewer. The data will be available for analysis until November 2024. RESULTS: Of the 50 teachers evaluated, 36 were published in Scopus, with 352 documents. There was a sustained increase in production until 2022, with authors from Mexico, Chile, and the United States being the most collaborative. Of the 10 primary journals, four were no longer in circulation, and the most common type of collaboration was national. CONCLUSION: It was found to be a low percentage of indexed scientific output by the 50 teachers with the highest volume of theses advices and of their documents published in low‑quartile journals. The analysis also revealed a low scope of the themed publications with a lot of national collaboration. Thus, we highlight the importance of promoting networking and continuous research training to improve scientific visibility and productivity.