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Resumen El objetivo del presente artículo es describir las principales tendencias metodológicas en investigación psicoterapéutica de los últimos cinco años, como una forma de responder a "cómo se está conociendo lo que se conoce" en la disciplina. La descripción giró en torno a tres variables: tipos de problemas de investigación, tipos de investigación y tipos de enfoque de investigación. La metodología utilizada se centró en un análisis descriptivo epistemométrico respecto a la base de datos Web of Science. La muestra fue no probabilística y correspondió a 46 artículos de investigación en psicoterapia publicados durante el periodo 2013 y 2017. Se encontró que la mayoría de los artículos abordan problemas prácticos (52.2 %), fueron investigaciones de tipo descriptivo (54.3 %) y utilizaron un enfoque cualitativo (45.7 %). Finalmente, se concluye que los investigadores en psicoterapia realizan, principalmente, preguntas de tipo práctico en torno al tratamiento de pacientes, obteniendo respuestas de alcance limitado, centradas en fenómenos particulares. Se discuten las limitaciones del estudio sobre la generalización de los resultados.
Abstract The aim of this article is to describe the main methodological trends in psychotherapy research in the past five years, as a way of responding to "how it is knowing what is known" in the discipline. The description focused on three variables: types of research problems, types of research and types of research approach. The methodology used in this article focuses on a descriptive epistemometric analysis regarding the Web of Science database. The sample was non-probabilistic and corresponded to 46 psychotherapy research articles published between 2013 and 2017. It was found that most articles dealt with practical problems (52.2 %), descriptive research (54.3 %) and approach reality through a qualitative approach (45.7 %). Finally, it is concluded that researchers in psychotherapy mainly ask practical questions about the treatment of patients, obtaining answers of limited scope, focusing on phenomena. The limitations of the study on the generalization of results are discussed.
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The purpose of this study was to carry out a bibliometric analysis of the articles published in Chile during 1987-2006 that were categorized into the Plant Science discipline by ISI. The data was extracted from the Web of Science datábase, obtaining a total of 911 articles for analysis. Almost half of the articles were the outcome of an international collaboration, the United States being the country with more collaborative links with Chile within this discipline. A list was made with the 10 most-cited articles and 10 most frequently used journals. The analysis showed that almost 50 percent of the articles were concentrated in 10 different journals. The number of articles produced each year revealed a steady growth in scientific production since 1987. This is probably related to the progressive interaction between industry and public-research institutions.