Scientific and academic production and visibility of the Faculty of Health Sciences of Universidad del Cauca

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Abstract Introduction: Bibliometric indexes are important indicators of the quality of the country's medical programs. There are few studies of this kind at the Universidad del Cauca. Objective: To evaluate the scientific-academic activity of the Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) of the Universidad del Cauca based on bibliometric production indicators of the authors, visibility and impact during the period 2010-2016. Materials and methods: Descriptive, cross-sectional, bibliometric research. Different categories of the academic production of the FHS were identified (citation by authors, language of publication, areas of health sciences), and the main journals where the authors published. In addition, the metric indicators of the journals and citation indexes of the authors were determined, as well as their enrollment in research groups and the most cited publications according to SCOPUS. Results: 183 articles were found. The main language of publication was Spanish and mainly in the clinical-surgical area. 60% of the articles of the main authors have some international collaboration. The Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud of Universidad del Cauca had the largest number of articles published by authors of the same faculty during the period under study. Conclusion: The scientific and academic production and visibility of the FHS of the Universidad del Cauca is low. The findings reveal the need for greater institutional support for research, and the creation and support of research groups and incubators. Therefore, this work seeks to encourage greater visibility of the FHS in the national and international scientific field.

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Resumen Introducción. Los índices bibliométricos son indicadores importantes de la calidad de los programas de medicina del país. En la Universidad del Cauca se cuenta con pocos estudios de este tipo. Objetivo. Evaluar la actividad científico-académica de la Facultad Ciencias de la Salud (FCS) de la Universidad del Cauca a partir de indicadores bibliométricos de producción de los autores, visibilidad e impacto durante el período 2010-2016. Materiales y métodos. Investigación bibliométrica descriptiva de corte transversal. Se identificaron diferentes categorías de la producción académica de la FCS (citación por autores, idioma de publicación, áreas de las ciencias de la salud) y las principales revistas donde publicaron los autores. Se determinaron los indicadores métricos de las revistas, los índices citacionales, la vinculación a grupos de investigación y las publicaciones más citadas de acuerdo a Scopus. Resultados. Se encontraron 183 artículos. El principal idioma fue español y la mayoría de publicaciones eran del área clínico-quirúrgica. El 60% de los artículos de los principales autores tienen alguna colaboración internacional. La Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud de la Universidad del Cauca presenta el mayor número de artículos publicados por autores de la misma facultad durante el periodo en estudio. Conclusión. La producción y visibilidad científico-académica de la FCS de la Universidad del Cauca es baja. Los hallazgos encontrados revelan la necesidad de un mayor apoyo institucional para la investigación, la creación y el apoyo a grupos y semilleros de investigación. Con esto se pretende tener un grado mayor de visibilidad en el campo científico, tanto nacional como internacional.

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