Economics in Latin America: a bibliometric analysis

Bonilla, CA; Merigó, JM; Torres-Abad, C

Economics in Latin America: a bibliometric analysis

Bonilla, CA Merigó, JM Torres-Abad, C

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Scientometrics, 2015, 105, (2), pp. 1239-1252
Issue Date:: 2015-11-01

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dc.contributor.author	Bonilla, CA
dc.contributor.author	Merigó, JM
dc.contributor.author	Torres-Abad, C
dc.date.accessioned	2023-03-30T13:55:08Z
dc.date.available	2023-03-30T13:55:08Z
dc.date.issued	2015-11-01
dc.identifier.citation	Scientometrics, 2015, 105, (2), pp. 1239-1252
dc.identifier.issn	0138-9130
dc.identifier.issn	1588-2861
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/168877
dc.description.abstract	Bibliometrics is a research field that studies quantitatively the bibliographic material. This study analyzes the academic research developed in Latin America in economics between 1994 and 2013. The article uses the Web of Science database in order to collect the information and provides several bibliometric indicators including the total number of publications and citations, and the h-index. The results indicate that Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Argentina and Colombia are the only countries with a significant amount of publications in economics in Web of Science although Costa Rica and Uruguay have considerable results in per capita terms. The annual evolution shows a significant increase during the last 5 years that seems to continue in the future, probably with the objective of reaching similar standards than the most competitive countries around the World. The results also show that development, agricultural and health economics are the most significant topics in the region.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	SPRINGER
dc.relation.ispartof	Scientometrics
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1007/s11192-015-1747-7
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subject	0807 Library and Information Studies, 1605 Policy and Administration
dc.subject.classification	Science Studies
dc.title	Economics in Latin America: a bibliometric analysis
dc.type	Journal Article
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Computer Science
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pubs.issue	2
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Abstract:

Bibliometrics is a research field that studies quantitatively the bibliographic material. This study analyzes the academic research developed in Latin America in economics between 1994 and 2013. The article uses the Web of Science database in order to collect the information and provides several bibliometric indicators including the total number of publications and citations, and the h-index. The results indicate that Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Argentina and Colombia are the only countries with a significant amount of publications in economics in Web of Science although Costa Rica and Uruguay have considerable results in per capita terms. The annual evolution shows a significant increase during the last 5 years that seems to continue in the future, probably with the objective of reaching similar standards than the most competitive countries around the World. The results also show that development, agricultural and health economics are the most significant topics in the region.

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