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      Análisis bibliométrico de la producción científica latinoamericana sobre COVID-19 Translated title: Bibliometric evaluation of Latin American contributions on COVID-19

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          Resumen Introducción. La propagación de la COVID-19, una enfermedad infecciosa causada por el nuevo coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, se ha convertido en una pandemia que, a la par de su rápida diseminación a nivel mundial, ha traído consigo un aumento exponencial de la cantidad de estudios relacionados con el tema, fenómeno en el que los investigadores de Latinoamérica han participado activamente. Objetivo. Llevar a cabo un estudio bibliométrico descriptivo para identificar las tendencias de la investigación sobre COVID-19 producida en Latinoamérica. Materiales y métodos. Se recurrió a las bases de datos Web of Science, Scopus y Pubmed para recuperar la producción científica latinoamericana sobre COVID-19. Se analizaron los indicadores bibliométricos de producción, visibilidad, impacto y colaboración para evaluar la participación regional en la investigación sobre el tema. Resultados. El análisis de 142 documentos evidenció un crecimiento exponencial de la producción científica en el corto periodo analizado, una significativa colaboración internacional (51,4 %), y el liderazgo de las instituciones regionales (71 %) en la investigación con aportes en revistas de alta visibilidad, especialmente de Colombia, Brasil y México. Conclusiones. El estudio evidenció resultados relevantes sobre la participación regional en la investigación sobre COVID-19, no solo en cuanto a la cantidad y el crecimiento exponencial, sino también a su calidad y excelencia, con una elevada tasa de colaboración internacional y de publicación en revistas de reconocido prestigio, lo que, además de ser clave para la visibilidad de los países, es un considerable aporte a las investigaciones que se realizan en otros contextos geográficos.

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          Abstract Introduction: The propagation of COVID-19, an infectious disease caused by the novel SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, has become a pandemic which, along with its rapid dissemination worldwide, has brought about an exponential increase in the amount of research related to the subject to which Latin American researchers have contributed actively. Objective: To conduct a descriptive bibliometric study of the main trends in research on COVID-19 produced in Latin America. Materials and methods: We searched in the Web of Science, Scopus, and Pubmed databases to retrieve the Latin American scientific production on COVID-19. Bibliometric indicators of production, visibility, impact, and collaboration were analyzed to assess the regional participation in studies on the subject. Results: The analysis of 142 documents evidenced an exponential growth of scientific production in the period analyzed, an important level of international collaboration (51.4%) in scientific production, and the leadership of regional institutions (71%) in the research with publications in high-visibility jounals especially in Colombia, Brazil, and México. Conclusions: The results regarding the regional participation in the research on COVID-19 were relevant not only in relation to its quantity and exponential growth during the period analyzed but also in terms of its quality and excellence with a high rate of international collaboration and publications in important scientific journals, which besides their visibility, represent a considerable contribution to the research compared to the other geographical contexts.

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                Journal
                bio
                Biomédica
                Biomed.
                Instituto Nacional de Salud (Bogotá, Cundinamarca, Colombia )
                0120-4157
                2590-7379
                October 2020
                : 40
                : suppl 2
                : 104-115
                Affiliations
                [1] Bogotá D.C orgnamePontificia Universidad Javeriana orgdiv1Facultad de Comunicación y Lenguaje orgdiv2Departamento de Ciencia de la Información Colombia
                [2] Lima Lima orgnameUniversidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas orgdiv1Departamento de Ciencias Peru
                [3] Bogotá orgnameUniversidad La Gran Colombia Colombia
                Article
                S0120-41572020000600104 S0120-4157(20)04000000104
                10.7705/biomedica.5571
                564614b5-63e9-46b3-920a-bb9bf6af6641

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                History
                : 05 May 2020
                : 27 May 2020
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                Figures: 0, Tables: 0, Equations: 0, References: 24, Pages: 12
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                gestión de la información,América Latina,information management,indicadores bibliométricos,bibliometric indicators,bibliometrics,bibliometría,Latin America,infecciones por coronavirus,Coronavirus infections

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