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Revista mexicana de neurociencia
On-line version ISSN 2604-6180Print version ISSN 1665-5044
Abstract
GALVEZ-CONTRERAS, Alma Y.; GUZMAN-MUNIZ, Jorge; MOY-LOPEZ, Norma A. and GONZALEZ-PEREZ, Oscar. Contributions of Latin America to scientific research in neuroscience and psychology. Rev. mex. neurocienc. [online]. 2022, vol.23, n.2, pp.44-50. Epub May 02, 2022. ISSN 2604-6180. https://doi.org/10.24875/rmn.21000034.
Background:
In Latin America, research in neuroscience and psychology has had a continuous development; however, the magnitude of this development and its impact on the comparison to other regions or countries has not been well studied.
Objective:
The objective of the study was to carry out a bibliometric analysis of scientific productivity in neuroscience and psychology in Latin America.
Methods:
We consulted the Scimago Journal and Country Rank database to obtain the classification of the Latin American countries in these knowledge disciplines, during the period from 2015 to 2020.
Results:
We found 32 Latin American countries with citable documents in these disciplines. Notably, 90% of Latin American scientific productivity is concentrated in five countries: Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, and Colombia, with Brazil being the leading country in all cases.
Conclusions:
Research in neuroscience and psychology in Latin America has had a sustained and moderate growth. However, it is highly circumscribed in these five countries.
Keywords : Citations; H-index; Bibliometric indicators; Latin America; Neuroscience.
