Estudio bibliométrico de las publicaciones en cirugía de columna en México / Publications on spine surgery in Mexico: a bibliometric study

Resumen: Introducción: el análisis bi-bliométrico es una forma útil de evaluar el pasado, el pre-sente y el futuro de las publicaciones relacionadas con un área determinada de forma cualitativa y cuantitativa. Objetivo: determinar las características de la productividad nacional en investigación escrita por autores mexicanos en el campo de cirugía de columna a través del tiempo. Material y métodos: se realizó una búsqueda exhaustiva en línea en Octubre de 2021 utilizando la base de datos Scopus desarrollada por Elsevier. La información de las publicaciones recolectadas fue la siguiente: año, título, acceso, idioma, revista, tipo de artículo, tema, objetivo, citas, autores e instituciones de afiliación. Resultados: se identificó un total de 404 publicaciones entre 1973 y 2021. El número de publicaciones entre la década 1991-2000 y 2011-2021 incrementó 68.28 veces. La mayoría de las publicaciones se realizaron en instituciones de la región centro-sur de México (66.16%), seguida de la región occidente (15.03%) y noreste (8.27%). El índice H más alto encontrado fue de revistas de origen estadounidense (102). La mayor parte de las publicaciones se realizó en la revista Coluna/Columna (15.53%), seguida de Cirugía y Cirujanos (10.52%) y de Acta Ortopédica Mexicana (8.52%). La institución con la más alta productividad fue el Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación «Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra¼ (17.57%), seguida del Centro Médico Nacional de Occidente del IMSS (6.67%) y del Centro Médico ABC (5.44%). Conclusiones: el número de artículos publicados en el campo de cirugía de columna ha incrementado rápidamente en los últimos 15 años. Las publicaciones escritas en inglés son las más citadas. La distribución geográfica de la investigación en este campo en México está centralizada, realizándose la mayor parte de las publicaciones en la región centro-sur del país (66.16%).

Abstract: Introduction: bibliometric analysis is a useful way of assessing the past, present and future publications related to a given area in a qualitative and quantitative way. Objective: to determine characteristics of national authors productivity in the field of spine surgery research across the time. Material and methods: an online research was performed using the Elsevier´s database Scopus in October, 2021. All studies were assessed for the following parameters: year, title, access, language, journal, type of article, focus of research, objective of research, cites, authors and institutions. Results: a total of 404 publications were identified between 1973 and 2021. Between 1991-2000 decade to 2011-2021 decade the number of published articles tended to increase by 68.28 times. The largest number of articles was from South-Central Region (66.16%), followed by Western (15.03%) and Northwest (8.27%). The highest h-index was found for USA journals (102). The highest number of articles was published in Coluna/Columna (15.53%), followed by Cirugía y Cirujanos (10.52%) and Acta Ortopédica Mexicana (8.52%). Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación published the largest number of articles (17.57%), followed by Centro Médico Nacional de Occidente del IMSS (6.67%) and Centro Médico ABC (5.44%). Conclusions: the number of articles published in the field of spine surgery in Mexico has increased rapidly in the past 15 years. In terms of quality, publications written in English are the most cited. The geographical distribution of research in Mexico is centralized, the largest number of publications was from South-Central Region of Mexico.

Psicólogas(os) na ciência: como estamos em 60 anos de profissão no Brasil / Psychologists in science: where we stand in 60 years of the profession in Brazil / Las(os) psicólogas(os) en la ciencia: dónde estamos en 60 años de la profesión en Brasil

Analisou-se a participação da Psicologia no Sistema Nacional de Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação (SNCTI), situando-a entre as Grandes áreas do conhecimento. Para tanto, tomou-se como referência o panorama atual de distribuição das bolsas de produtividade em pesquisa (PQ) no Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq). Ademais, apresentou-se a distribuição das bolsas PQ por modalidade e sexo a fim de discutir as desigualdades de gênero, seja no âmbito geral da Ciência, seja internamente à Psicologia. Metodologicamente, trabalhou-se a partir do banco de pesquisadoras(es) ativas(os) disponibilizado pelo CNPq em 2019, constituído por 12.917 bolsistas PQ, incluindo todas as áreas. Observou-se a existência de desigualdades entre as grandes áreas do conhecimento no acesso aos recursos de fomento à pesquisa, particularmente no que tange à distribuição de cotas PQ. Há também desigualdades regionais e assimetrias de gênero na carreira acadêmica e de pesquisa entre homens e mulheres refletidas no quantitativo e na modalidade de bolsa PQ em todas as áreas do conhecimento e na Psicologia, em particular. A Psicologia, no conjunto de cotas disponibilizadas pelo CNPq, ao longo dos seus 60 anos de existência, detém ainda percentual pouco expressivo. Considera-se que, em alguma medida, esse cenário tem relação com o fato de a área ser historicamente marcada como profissão predominantemente feminina, como disciplina aplicada e com pouca tradição no campo científico e de produção de conhecimento.(AU)

This study analyzes the participation of Psychology in the National System of Science, Technology and Innovation (SNCTI), placing it among the major areas of knowledge. For this purpose, it took the current panorama of research productivity fellowship (PQ) distribution at the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) as reference. It presents the distribution of PQ grants by modality and gender to discuss gender inequalities, both in the general sphere of science and within Psychology. Data was collected from the bank of active researcher(s) made available by CNPq in 2019, consisting of 12,917 PQ fellows, including all areas. All major areas of knowledge showed inequalities in access to resources for research promotion, particularly in terms of PQ quota distribution. The results also point to regional inequalities and gender asymmetries in the academic and research career reflected in the quantity and modality of the FP grant in all areas of knowledge, especially Psychology. In the set of quotas made available by CNPq, Psychology, throughout its 60 years of existence, still holds an insignificant percentage. To some extent, this scenario stems from the fact that Psychology is historically marked as a predominantly female profession, as an applied discipline and with little tradition in the scientific field and knowledge production.(AU)

Se analizó la participación de la Psicología en el Sistema Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación (SNCTI), ubicándola entre las principales áreas del conocimiento. Para ello, se tomó como referencia el panorama actual de distribución de las becas de productividad en investigación (PQ) en el Consejo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico (CNPq). Además, se buscó presentar la distribución de las becas PQ por modalidad y sexo para discutir las desigualdades de género, tanto en el ámbito general de la ciencia como dentro de la Psicología. Metodológicamente, se trabajó con base en el banco de investigadoras(es) activas(os) puesto a disposición por el CNPq en 2019, compuesto por 12.917 becarios PQ, incluyendo todas las áreas. Se observó la existencia de desigualdades entre las grandes áreas de conocimiento en el acceso a los recursos para el fomento de la investigación, especialmente en lo que se refiere a la distribución de cuotas de investigación. También existen desigualdades regionales y asimetrías de género en la carrera académica entre hombres y mujeres que se reflejan en la cantidad y modalidad de la beca PQ en todas las áreas de conocimiento y, en particular, en Psicología. En el conjunto de las cuotas puestas a disposición por el CNPq, a lo largo de los 60 años de existencia de la psicología como profesión se sigue teniendo un porcentaje poco expresivo. Se considera que, en cierta medida, este escenario está relacionado con el hecho de que el área está marcada históricamente como una profesión predominantemente femenina, como una disciplina aplicada y con poca tradición en el campo científico y de producción de conocimiento.(AU)

Programa para la optimización de la productividad investigativa del docente universitario del Decanato de Ciencias de la Salud: Universidad Centroccidental Lisandro Alvarado / Program for the optimization of research productivity of teachers of the Decanato de Ciencias de la Salud: Universidad Centroccidental Lisandro Alvarado

Se realizó una investigación cuantitativa, tipo proyecto factible, con el objetivo de proponer un programa para la optimización de la productividad investigativa del docente universitario del Decanato de Ciencias de la Salud de la Universidad Centroccidental Lisandro Alvarado. El estudio comprendió inicialmente una fase diagnóstica donde se investigó la necesidad de elaborar un programa para mejorar la productividad investigativa del docente universitario. La muestra estuvo conformada por 115 docentes y los resultados evidencian que 43% de los encuestados manifestaron que el diseño de la propuesta es necesario. La segunda fase fue de factibilidad de tipo técnico administrativa, institucional y socio-cultural y para ello se aplicó una encuesta a los directivos con la finalidad de evaluar la viabilidad del programa obteniendo que es factible en los ámbitos estudiados. La tercera fase corresponde al diseño de la propuesta que fue organizada con los resultados de la fase diagnóstica y de factibilidad; contiene cuatro partes: el título, educación, divulgación de la investigación institucional (recursos) y evaluación. El estudio contribuirá a sensibilizar y/o motivar al docente para mejorar la productividad investigativa.

We performed a study in order to propose a program for the optimization of research productivity of teachers that work in the Decanato de Ciencias de la Salud of the Universidad Centroccidental Lisandro Alvarado. The diagnostic phase investigated the need to develop a program to improve the research productivity of university teachers. The sample was 115 teachers and the results show that 43% of the respondents stated that the design of the proposal was necessary. The second phase consisted of the application of a survey to managers in order to evaluate the feasibility at the administrative, technical, institutional and socio-cultural level. The third phase corresponds to the design of the proposal which was organized with the results of the diagnostic and feasibility phase; it contains four parts: title, education, dissemination of institutional research (resources) and evaluation. This study will help raise awareness and/or motivate teachers to improve research productivity.

Research and practice of the transformation of research productivity to teaching content: a case study of corpus-based traditional Chinese medicine culture translation course / 国际中医中药杂志

Research and teaching are the two core functions of colleges and universities, which can supplement each other. Nowadays, how to promote teaching with research productivity has become an important subject. This article explored the methods for the transformation of research productivity of teaching content with a case study of corpus-based TCM culture translation course, aiming to enrich the teaching content and prove the value of the research. With the reflection on the mutual promotion between research and teaching, this article tried to provide experience for the transformation from research productivity of humanities and social sciences to teaching content.

Perfil dos Bolsistas de Produtividade em Pesquisa do CNPq atuantes em Psicologia no Triênio 2012-2014 / Profile of “CNPq Research Productivity Scholarship” active in Psychology in the triennium 2012-2014 / Perfil de la Beca Investigación Productividad del CNPq activa en Psicología en el trienio 2012-2014

Resumo O Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) confere bolsas de produtividade em pesquisa (PQ) aos profissionais que preenchem determinados critérios. A identificação do perfil dos bolsistas PQ das mais variadas áreas do conhecimento é importante tanto para a elaboração de um mapeamento geral sobre a área como um todo quanto para a elaboração de políticas que visem a incrementar o desenvolvimento científico e tecnológico em subáreas ou locais específicos. O objetivo deste estudo é analisar o perfil dos bolsistas PQ do CNPq atuantes na Psicologia, considerando o triênio concluído em 2014. A amostra foi composta pelos currículos de 338 bolsistas de produtividade que atuam na Psicologia. Os dados obtidos a partir deste levantamento indicaram que seis entre cada 10 bolsistas PQ que atuam na área da Psicologia estão concentradas no estrato 2 e que apenas 10 universidades concentram 56,7% dos pesquisadores contemplados com bolsas PQ. Ainda há uma centralização na região Sudeste, que recebe 55,3% das bolsas e apresenta a maior proporção de bolsas PQ por habitantes do país. Os bolsistas atuam majoritariamente em universidades públicas, principalmente federais, e são em sua maioria mulheres. Além disso, Psicologia Social, Psicologia do Desenvolvimento Humano e Tratamento e Prevenção Psicológica são as áreas de atuação mais recorrentes entre os pesquisadores que recebem bolsas PQ. A identificação de desigualdades regionais, de concentração de bolsas em poucas instituições e de disparidades de gênero, por exemplo, pode contribuir para que algumas questões relativas à distribuição de recursos sejam reavaliadas....(AU)

Abstract The National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) provides research productivity grants (PQ) to professionals who meet certain criteria. Identifying the profile of PQ scholars from different fields of knowledge is important for the development of a broad mapping of the field and for the development of policies aimed at boosting scientific and technological development in sub-areas or specific locations. The goal of this study is to analyze the profile of CNPq PQ fellows working in Psychology, considering the three-year period concluded in 2014. The sample consisted of curricula from 338 productivity fellows working in Psychology. The data obtained from this survey indicated that six out of every 10 PQ fellows working in the field of Psychology are located on the layer 2 and that only 10 universities concentrate 56.7% of researchers awarded with PQ grants. There is still a high concentration in the Southeast, which receives 55.3% of grants and presents the highest proportion of PQ grants per inhabitants in Brazil. Fellows work mostly in public universities, mainly federal, and are mostly women. Moreover, Social Psychology, Developmental Psychology and Psychological Treatment and Prevention are the most frequent fields among researchers who receive PQ grants. The identification of regional inequalities, concentration of grants in only a few institutions and also gender disparities, for example, can contribute so that questions regarding resource distribution can be reassessed....(AU)

Resumen El Consejo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico (CNPq) ofrece becas de productividad en investigación (PQ) a los investigadores que cumplen con ciertos criterios. Identificar el perfil de los becarios PQ de diferentes campos del conocimiento es importante para un mapeo general del área de estudio, y para la formulación de políticas destinadas a estimular el desarrollo científico y tecnológico en sub-áreas o lugares específicos. El objetivo de este estudio es analizar el perfil de los becarios PQ del CNPq que trabajan en psicología, teniendo en cuenta el período de tres años completado en 2014. La muestra fue compuesta por los currículos de 338 becarios PQ que trabajan en psicología. Los datos obtenidos de este estudio indicaron que seis de cada 10 becarios PQ que trabajan en el campo de la psicología se centran en la capa 2, y que solo 10 universidades concentran el 56,7% de los investigadores galardonados con becas PQ. Todavía hay una centralización en el sudeste, que recibe el 55,3% de las becas y tiene la mayor proporción de becas PQ por habitantes del país. Los becarios trabajan principalmente en universidades públicas, la mayor parte federales, y son en su mayoría mujeres. Además, Psicología Social, Psicología del Desarrollo Humano y Tratamiento y Prevención Psicológica, son las áreas más frecuentes de atención entre los investigadores que reciben becas PQ. La identificación de las desigualdades regionales, de la concentración de las becas en unas pocas instituciones, y de las disparidades de género, por ejemplo, puede contribuir a reevaluar la distribución de los recursos....(AU)

Bibliometrics: Tracking research impact by selecting the appropriate metrics / 亚洲男科学杂志(英文版)

Traditionally, the success of a researcher is assessed by the number of publications he or she publishes in peer-reviewed, indexed, high impact journals. This essential yardstick, often referred to as the impact of a specific researcher, is assessed through the use of various metrics. While researchers may be acquainted with such matrices, many do not know how to use them to enhance their careers. In addition to these metrics, a number of other factors should be taken into consideration to objectively evaluate a scientist′s profile as a researcher and academician. Moreover, each metric has its own limitations that need to be considered when selecting an appropriate metric for evaluation. This paper provides a broad overview of the wide array of metrics currently in use in academia and research. Popular metrics are discussed and defined, including traditional metrics and article-level metrics, some of which are applied to researchers for a greater understanding of a particular concept, including varicocele that is the thematic area of this Special Issue of Asian Journal of Andrology. We recommend the combined use of quantitative and qualitative evaluation using judiciously selected metrics for a more objective assessment of scholarly output and research impact.

Perfil dos bolsistas de produtividade do Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) na área de Medicina Veterinária / Profile of the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) productivity fellows in the area of Veterinary Medicine

In this study, data regarding the population of productivity fellows from the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq), Committee of Veterinary Medicine, were evaluated by calculation of scientometrical indexes as an effort to examine the profile of researchers from different levels on these parameters. Other variables, such as the place of doctorate studies, gender, institution, and advisory of human resources were also recorded and evaluated. There is a clear predominance of men (72.37%), which are mostly settled in the South and Southeast. Most of the recipients were awarded his doctorate in Brazil. From the analyzed parameters, advisory of human resources is very high at all levels; among the scientometric variables, the citations indexes and h-index are decreasing from the highest level (PQ-1A) to level 2, yet the intragroup variation is very high for these and other derivatives of the H-index. A modification of the h-index, the AWCR index, in which the calculation takes into account the age of articles published and cited, seems more appropriate to stratify the scholarship of fellows. Studies like these could be repeated in the medium term in order to improve the ranking formulas of scholars.

No presente estudo, submeteram-se dados da população de bolsistas de produtividade do Comitê de Medicina Veterinária do Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) ao cálculo de índices cientométricos, em um esforço para avaliar o perfil de pesquisadores de diferentes níveis perante vários parâmetros. Outras variáveis, como o local de formação, gênero, local de trabalho e formação de recursos humanos foram também anotados e avaliados. Há uma clara predominância do gênero masculino (72,37%), os quais se encontram em sua grande maioria radicados nas regiões Sul e Sudeste do país. A maioria dos bolsistas concluiu seu doutorado no Brasil. Dentre os parâmetros de produção analisados, a formação de recursos humanos é alta em todos os níveis; dentre as variáveis cientométricas, os índices de citações e o índice h são decrescentes do nível mais alto (PQ-1A) ao nível 2; todavia, a variação intragrupos é muito alta para estes e outros derivado do índice h. Uma modificação do índice H, o índice AWCR, em que o cálculo leva em conta a idade dos artigos publicados e citados, parece mais adequado à estratificação dos bolsistas. No âmbito geral, estudos deste tipo poderiam ser repetidos no médio prazo com vistas a aprimorar as fórmulas de ranqueamento de bolsistas.

Publication trends of research articles from infectious diseases specialty in a medical journal from India.

Background: Details about research productivity in the infectious diseases specialty from India are lacking. Objective: To analyse publishing trends and research productivity of articles related to infectious diseases in the Journal of the Association of Physicians of India (JAPI). Materials and Methods : We carried out bibliometric analysis of articles related to infectious diseases specialty from JAPI published between 2000 and 2011. Data were derived from the journal's website and the articles were analysed for type (original article, case reports, etc.), microorganism (bacterial, viral, etc.) place of the research and timelines for publication. Results : Out of 2977 articles published in JAPI over last 12 years, 256 articles belong to infectious diseases subspecialty. Infectious diseases contributed 11-18% of the published articles per year in JAPI during the last decade. Original articles (31%), case reports (38%) and correspondence (22%) constitute the majority of article types, while remaining 9% was made up by images. Bacterial (22%), protozoal and helminthic (20%), HIV (15%) and mycobacterial (16%) diseases lead the type of microorganisms represented in the research articles. Mumbai (16%), Delhi (9%) and Kolkata (7%) are the top three places contributing to the articles, followed by Chandigarh and Chennai. Original articles and case reports took approximately 14 months for publication, as compared to 6 months for an image (P < 0.0001). Conclusion : Infectious diseases specialty contributes about 15% of articles per annum in JAPI. HIV and tuberculosis together account for 30% of published litearture with fair representation from other organisms. Mumbai and Delhi are the leading contributors towards research productivity in this specialty.

Visibilización de la producción académico-investigativa en psicología y glocalización de las capacidades productivas de la psicología en Colombia / Visibilidade da produção acadêmico-investigativa na psicologia e globalização das capacidades produtivas da psicologia na Colômbia / Visibilization of academic and research production and glocalization of productive capacities in psychology in Colombia

La visibilización de las revistas colombianas en psicología ha alcanzado en el escenario ibero-latinoamericano importantes logros. Para ello han afrontado retos en la calidad editorial y científica, se han insertado en eventos académicos de mayor alcance geográfico y temático; igualmente han asumido los principios del acceso abierto, y han aprendido de la instrumentación para participar en sistemas internacionales de indexación. En medio de estos avances y logros alcanzados, en el artículo se pretende explicitar las rutas de la trayectoria de la productividad y visibilidad de conocimiento que se han recorrido. Asimismo, se señala la importancia de estrategias integradoras para fortalecer una comunidad académicoinvestigativa significativa y potente, que oriente las tareas de visibilidad en todos los niveles y de autoconocimiento de sus verdaderas capacidades productivas.

Colombian psychology journals have made great efforts in order to gain visibility in Latin America. They have improved editorial and scientific quality and participated in academic events with a broader geographic and thematic scope. Additionally, they have adopted the principles of open access and learned how to participate in international indexation systems. This article intends to make explicit the routes and trajectories of these changes in productivity and visibility. In a similar fashion, the article points out the importance of integrative strategies in the process of strengthening an academic and research community, able to organize the visibility strategies at all levels, and knowledgeable of its own productive capacity.

A visibilidade das revistas colombianas em psicologia vem atingindo, no cenário ibero-latinoamericano, conquistas relevantes. Para isso, têm enfrentado desafios na qualidade editorial e científica ao mesmo tempo em que vêm se inserindo em eventos acadêmicos de maior alcance geográfico e temático; igualmente, elas têm assumido os princípios do acesso livre e têm aprendido da instrumentação para participar em sistemas internacionais de indexação. Em meio desses avanços e conquistas, no artigo se pretende explicitar a trajetória da produtividade e visibilidade de conhecimento que vem sendo percorrida. Consonantemente, sinaliza-se a relevância de estratégias integradoras para fortalecer uma comunidade acadêmico-investigativa significativa e potente, que oriente as tarefas de visibilidade em todos os níveis e de autoconhecimento de suas verdadeiras capacidades produtivas.

Japan's Contribution to Research in Medicine in 1991-2000 / General Medicine

We reviewed the literature regarding Japan's contribution to research in medicine in 1991-2000. Japan contributed 7.6% of all articles in English listed in the Medline database. The contribution ranged from 0.6 to 11.4% for various clinical science fields and 3.8 to 11.9% for basic science categories of reputable journals. The lowest contributions were in the categories “General and General Internal Medicine” and “Epidemiology”, where Japan contributed only 0.6% and 1.1% of the articles, respectively. The Japanese contribution to high quality clinical research (randomized controlled trials, case-control studies, cohort studies) was meager, while that to the basic sciences was more satisfactory than to the clinical science categories. Appropriate academic and social initiatives should be made to accelerate clinical research in Japan.

Biomedical Research Output in the Last Decade: Japanese Perspectives / General Medicine

OBJECTIVE: To examine Japan's overall biomedical research productivity and its trend in the last decade.<BR>METHODS: Articles published during 1991-2000 were accessed through Medline database. The number of articles having affiliation with a Japanese institution was elicited using standard search strategy.<BR>RESULTS: In total 3.8 million articles were published during 1991-2000 while 330, 513 articles (8.7% of total) were originated from Japan. With language limited to English, there were 3.3 million articles in total and 252, 635 (7.6% of total) from Japan. Yearly numbers of articles significantly increased as a whole and also for Japan. The number of English-language articles from Japan increased by 63% during 2000 compared to 1991 while it was 34% on average for all other countries. On the other hand, the number of Japanese-language articles was 77, 878 with a 16.5% decrease in the same time.<BR>CONCLUSION: The number of English-language articles originating from Japan has been increasing at a pace higher than that for all other countries together.