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Bibliometric Assessment of the Contributions of Literature on Chagas Disease in Latin America and the Caribbean

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ID Minciencias: ART-0001415361-5
Ranking: ART-ART_A2

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Chagas disease, considered a parasitic neglected disease, is endemic in Latin America. Although, its mortality rate has decreased over time, it still represents a public health problem in the region. A bibliometric evaluation of the Latin American contributions on this disease was done. This study used SCI (1980-2013), MEDLINE/GOPUBMED (1802-2013), Scopus (1959-2013), SCIELO (2004-2013), and LILACS (1980-2013). Different study types have been characterized by years, origin city/country, journals and most productive authors, by country, cites and H-index. 2988 articles were retrieved from SCI (30.85% of total). Brazil was found to be the highest producer (31.22%), followed by Argentina (18.14%) and México (9.57%); the region received 47241 citations, 28.60% for Brazil (H-index=52), 18.26% of Argentina (Hindex= 43), 11.40% Bolivia (H-index=37). 4484 were retrieved from Scopus (30.20% of the total), 38.58% of which were from Brazil, 12.40% from Argentina and 8.90% from Mexico. From Medline, 6647 records were retrieved (45.58% Brazil). From SciELO, 917 articles (47.66% Brazil). From LILACS, 2165 articles (60.05% Brazil). Brazil has the highest output in the region. Despite advances in controlling Chagas disease, scientific production is low, particularly for regional bibliographic databases, which calls for more research on this disease. Keywords: Bibliometrics, chagas disease, epidemiology, Latin America.

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Trypanosoma species research and implications

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SCImago Journal & Country Rank
FuenteRecent Patents on Anti-Infective Drug Discovery
Cuartil año de publicaciónNo disponible
Volumen9
Issue3
Páginas202 - 208
pISSNNo disponible
ISSN2212-4071

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