Collaborative scientific production of epilepsy in Latin America from 1989 to 2018: A bibliometric analysis.

ABSTRACT: Socioeconomic and cultural factors coupled with an inability to control many endemic and emerging diseases have resulted in a growing incidence of epilepsy cases in Latin America. This study aimed to analyze and describe scientific research output trends in epilepsy research for the period 1989-2018. Publications were extracted from Scopus indexed journals. Bibliometric analysis was used to analyze scientific output including number of annual publications, documents, and publication characteristics. A mapping analysis using VOSviewer software visualized collaborative network analysis, co-citation analysis, and keyword co-occurrence analysis. SciVal quantitatively analyzed distribution of countries, institutions, citation counts, H-index, and research collaborative partnerships. A to

SUBMITTER: Moran-Marinos C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7674303 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature