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. 2020 Dec 2;37(3):495-503.
doi: 10.17843/rpmesp.2020.373.5234.

Bibliometric indicators of peruvian scientific output about medicinal plants

[Article in Spanish, English]
Yolanda Angulo-Bazán  1
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Bibliometric indicators of peruvian scientific output about medicinal plants

[Article in Spanish, English]
Yolanda Angulo-Bazán. Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica. .

Abstract
in English, Spanish

Objective: To describe the scientific output on medicinal plants published between 2000 and 2019 with at least one author with Peruvian affiliation.

Materials and methods: A bibliometric study was carried out by conducting a systematic search in the Scopus database, from which original articles or short communications on medicinal plants that had at least one author with Peruvian institutional affiliation were selected. The characteristics of the publications, institutions, countries and authors who participated in this research are described. The ratio of international collaboration, the transience index, and the institutional and co-authorship collaboration networks were calculated.

Results: A total of 200 original articles published in 83 journals were included. The quantity of articles showed an increasing, though irregular trend during the studied period. The most productive institution was the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, and the journal in which most of the articles were published was the Journal of Ethnopharmacology. Authorship and institutional collaboration networks showed the influence of international collaboration in these publications (53.0%).

Conclusions: Peruvian scientific output on medicinal plants shows an increasing trend, observed mainly in academic university settings. The articles are published on high-impact journals, due in part to the high level of international cooperation.

Objetivo: Describir la producción científica sobre plantas medicinales con, al menos, un autor con filiación peruana publicada entre el 2000 y el 2019.

Materiales y métodos: Se realizó un estudio bibliométrico mediante una búsqueda sistemática en la base de datos Scopus, de donde se seleccionaron artículos originales o comunicaciones breves sobre plantas medicinales que tuvieran, al menos, un autor con una filiación institucional peruana. Se describen las características de las publicaciones, instituciones, países y autores que participaron en estas investigaciones. Se calculó la proporción de colaboración internacional, el índice de transitoriedad, y las redes de colaboración institucional y de coautoria.

Resultados: Se incluyeron 200 artículos originales publicados en 83 revistas, con una tendencia creciente, aunque irregular. La institución más productiva fue la Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, y la revista en la que más se publicó fue Journal of Ethnopharmacology. Las redes de autoría y de colaboración institucional mostraron la influencia de la colaboración internacional en estas publicaciones (53,0%).

Conclusiones: La producción científica peruana sobre plantas medicinales tiene una tendencia creciente, se concentra en ámbitos académicos universitarios y se publica en revistas de alto impacto, debido, en parte, al alto nivel de cooperación internacional existente.

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