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Latin American Research on Bariatric Surgery: a Bibliometric Study.
- Source :
- Obesity Surgery; Apr2021, Vol. 31 Issue 4, p1869-1876, 8p
- Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- We performed a bibliometric analysis of Latin American documents published between 1984 to 2019 in Scopus-indexed journals. A total of 1856 documents were analyzed. The annual scientific production was 64 documents per year, with an annual increase rate of 15.9%. The countries with the highest scientific production on BS were Brazil (64.7%) and Chile (14.5%). Most of the publications were original (76.6%) and review articles (11.9%). The journal with the highest publication record was "Obesity Surgery" (25.8%). The extra-regional collaboration was mainly with the USA. In conclusion, Latin American scientific production on BS has shown a significant increase in recent years. However, more participation is needed, fostering intra-regional collaboration and involving universities and health institutions in BS research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- BARIATRIC surgery
BIBLIOMETRICS
HEALTH facilities
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09608923
- Volume :
- 31
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Obesity Surgery
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 149572543
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-020-05058-2