Article type
Abstract
Background
Clinical research aims to influence decision-making to promote appropriate health care. Funding agencies should prioritize research projects based on required research topics, methodological and cost-effectiveness considerations, and expected societal value. This project is framed based on a mapping of clinical evidence published in Chile (BMJ Open. 2022;12(6):e057555)
Objective
1. Analyze the scientific production, and institutions, including the number of publications, and thematic areas.
2. Evaluate the impact of these publications through bibliometric metrics such as citations, H-index and Altmetric metrics such as mentions on social networks, news, etc.
3. Identify national and international collaborations in Chilean health research.
4. Explore possible relationships between scientific production and variables such as financing.
Methods
1. Data collection: Scientific databases such as Scopus, Web of Science and Google Scholar will be used to collect publications in the field of health by Chilean authors or Chilean institutional affiliations. A total of 12,005 studies retrieved from different databases are available. Of these, a representative sample of 25% will be randomly selected for detailed analysis.
2. Bibliometric analysis: The number of publications per year, type of study, and thematic areas, open acces.
3. Characteristics and relevance of the journals: The quality and relevance of the journals where the articles are published will be evaluated using Scopus, Web of Science and Google Scholar.
4. Percentage of articles published in indexed journals.
5. Printed versus electronic format:
6. Studies published in predatory journals
Expected results
1. A detailed overview of the scientific production in health by Chilean authors or institutions during the study period.
2. Identification of prominent research areas, as well as possible gaps or underrepresented areas.
3. Evaluation of the impact of these publications both in the scientific community and in society in general.
4. Revelation of collaboration patterns and national and international scientific networks.
5. Recommendations to promote more impactful and collaborative health research in Chile, including measures to avoid publication in predatory journals and encourage publication in high-quality indexed journals.
Clinical research aims to influence decision-making to promote appropriate health care. Funding agencies should prioritize research projects based on required research topics, methodological and cost-effectiveness considerations, and expected societal value. This project is framed based on a mapping of clinical evidence published in Chile (BMJ Open. 2022;12(6):e057555)
Objective
1. Analyze the scientific production, and institutions, including the number of publications, and thematic areas.
2. Evaluate the impact of these publications through bibliometric metrics such as citations, H-index and Altmetric metrics such as mentions on social networks, news, etc.
3. Identify national and international collaborations in Chilean health research.
4. Explore possible relationships between scientific production and variables such as financing.
Methods
1. Data collection: Scientific databases such as Scopus, Web of Science and Google Scholar will be used to collect publications in the field of health by Chilean authors or Chilean institutional affiliations. A total of 12,005 studies retrieved from different databases are available. Of these, a representative sample of 25% will be randomly selected for detailed analysis.
2. Bibliometric analysis: The number of publications per year, type of study, and thematic areas, open acces.
3. Characteristics and relevance of the journals: The quality and relevance of the journals where the articles are published will be evaluated using Scopus, Web of Science and Google Scholar.
4. Percentage of articles published in indexed journals.
5. Printed versus electronic format:
6. Studies published in predatory journals
Expected results
1. A detailed overview of the scientific production in health by Chilean authors or institutions during the study period.
2. Identification of prominent research areas, as well as possible gaps or underrepresented areas.
3. Evaluation of the impact of these publications both in the scientific community and in society in general.
4. Revelation of collaboration patterns and national and international scientific networks.
5. Recommendations to promote more impactful and collaborative health research in Chile, including measures to avoid publication in predatory journals and encourage publication in high-quality indexed journals.