Bibliometric Studies in CIMEL: A Latin-American Medical Student Journal and the Future of Bibliometric Publications

Authors

  • Francisco J. Bonilla-Escobar Associate Researcher.Cisalva Institute, University of Valle, Cali, Colombia. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0224-3482
  • Johanna C. Rojas-Mírquez The Center for pain and the Brain. Boston, MA, USA.
  • Alvaro Mondragón-Cardona San José Belalcazar Hospital, Caldas, Colombia. Research Group of Infection and Immunity. Technological University of Pereira. Pereira, Colombia.
  • Juliana Bonilla-Velez Resident Physician, Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5195/ijms.2013.217

Keywords:

Bibliometrics, Medical Students, Latin America

Abstract

Background: Bibliometric or scientometric studies are methodological fields focused on the structural analysis of the information contai­ned in scientific publication and generate indicators that help identify challenges and achievements in research. We aimed to characterize the publications that used this method authored by medical students in Latin America.

Methods: We reviewed articles that performed a bibliometric analysis and were published in a Latin American medical student journal, between 2001 and 2012. We analyzed the characte­ristics of the articles, authors and references. Linear simple regression and Pearson correlation coefficient (PCC) were developed to identify trends and correlations with 95% confidence.

Results: There were 12 volumes of the journal available online, with a total of 236 articles. Of these, 13 (5.5%) were bibliometric studies: five original articles, four letters to the editor, two editorials, one short communication, and one review. There was a positive significant relationship between time (years) and number of publications (ß1=0.16, p=0.03, PCC=63%), and citations of each article (not significant, ß1=1.3, p=0.09, PCC=49%).

Conclusion: There was an increase in the number of bibliometric publications after 2008, possibly influenced by a popularization of these types of studies in Latin America. Findings should motivate new and collaborative studies in this field. Moreover, it will be necessary to clarify publication areas of interest of medical students around the world.

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Author Biography

Francisco J. Bonilla-Escobar, Associate Researcher.Cisalva Institute, University of Valle, Cali, Colombia.

Francisco J Bonilla-Escobar is a re­cently graduated physician and associate researcher at Cisalva Institute at the University of Valle in Cali, Colombia, South America, and he is Deputy Editor of the International Journal of Medical Students.

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2013-12-31

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Bonilla-Escobar, F. J., Rojas-Mírquez, J. C., Mondragón-Cardona, A., & Bonilla-Velez, J. (2013). Bibliometric Studies in CIMEL: A Latin-American Medical Student Journal and the Future of Bibliometric Publications. International Journal of Medical Students, 1(3), 115–119. https://doi.org/10.5195/ijms.2013.217

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Vol. 1 No. 3 (2013)

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