Bibliometric analysis of research reports: IMSS Southern Research Forum
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Keywords
Bibliometrics, Research Report, Biomedical Research
Abstract
Background: The Health Research Coordination of the Mexican Institute of the Mexican Institute of Social Security promotes actions for the realization of the Southern Forum of Health Research of the Mexican Institute of Social Security (FSIS-IMSS), among which the presentation of research reports stands out.
Objective: Analyze the scientific activity of FSIS-IMSS from 1995 to 2018, through the research reports published in the framework of the Southern Forum.
Material and methods: Bibliometric study of published research reports. The database was created in the EndNote X8 manager and exported to Excel for analysis. Methodological Manual of Medical Indicators 2017 used to standardize research topics. Variables: productivity; collaboration; concentration; dispersion. Analysis: frequency, mean. Olmstead Tukey tests modified by García de León, Shapiro Wilk, r Spearman, Chi square.
Results: 15,249 researchers (53% women) published 6166 scientific reports. Law of Price with equation: y = 130.13 e0.048x. Lotka’s law consists of 45 large researchers, 2899 medium and 12,305 small (p < 0.05). High collaboration: Subramanyan index 0.8860 and three authors as extension (p < 0.05). Moderate thematic concentration: Price index 0.4922. Olmstead Tukey test modified by García de León exposes dominant thematic category: diabetes mellitus. Model of Bradford explains: 10/58 different types of units according to secondment of researchers contributed 2054 reports; 57/58 contributed 2061.
Conclusions: Scientific activity of the FSIS-IMSS, from 1995-2018 shows greater participation of women, multiple collaboration and extension of constant reports of exponential growth and concentration of single report authors. Discrete thematic dispersion. High productivity of high specialty medical units, general zone hospitals and educational institutions.
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