Title
Bibliometric analysis of Peruvian scientific output on COVID-19
Other title
Análisis bibliométrico de la producción científica Peruana sobre la COVID-19
Date Issued
01 April 2021
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Instituto Nacional de Salud
Abstract
Objective: To describe the Peruvian scientific output on COVID-19 up to January 31, 2021. Materials and methods: We carried out a bibliometric study using two databases (MEDLINE and SciELO). We included original or short original articles with at least one author with Peruvian institutional affiliation. Scientific output was described according to: institution, approval by a Research Ethics Committee, re-gistration in the platforms established by regulations, scientific journals in which they were published, research funding, and Peruvian collaboration networks. Results: A total of 106 articles were analyzed, only three (2.8%) were clinical trials. Of the top 10 institutions with the highest scientific output, only two did not belong to the education sector. A total of 53 (50.0%) articles had no information regarding ethical aspects or it was not explicitly stated whether or not it was approved by a Research Ethics Com-mittee. Only 8 (7.7%) of 104 articles were registered in PRISA; 12 (11.3%) articles were published in Peruvian journals. Regarding funding, 71 (67.0%) investigations did not specify the source or they were self-financed. We found international collaboration in 70 publications (66.0%). Conclusions: The most productive Peruvian institutions are found in Lima. Half of the articles did not state ethical aspects in any part of the document. Almost all of the studies were not registered on the platforms established by regulations. In more than half of the articles the source of funding is not stated or they were self-financed.
Start page
224
End page
231
Volume
38
Issue
2
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Epidemiología Ciencias de la Información Salud ocupacional
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85114034593
PubMed ID
Source
Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Publica
ISSN of the container
17264634
Sponsor(s)
El presente estudio ha sido autofinanciado por KVU. La participación de JANO ha sido financiada por la Universidad Nacional de Cajamarca. La participación de JCRH y YAB ha sido parcialmente financiada por el Instituto Nacional de Salud. Parte del tiempo de JCRH invertido en este proyecto fue también financiado por la Universidad de San Martín de Porres.
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