Latin American Research on Bariatric Surgery: a Bibliometric Study

• Autores: Toro Huamanchumo, Carlos J., Morán Mariños, Cristian, Salazar Alarcón, Jorge J., Barrros Sevillano, Shamir, Huamanchumo Suyon, Medalit E., Salinas Sedo, Gustavo
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2020
• Institución: Universidad Cesar Vallejo
• Repositorio: UCV-Institucional
• Lenguaje: inglés
• OAI Identifier: oai:repositorio.ucv.edu.pe:20.500.12692/55377
• Enlace del recurso: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12692/55377; https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-020-05058-2
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Cirugía bariátrica; Obesidad - Cirugía; Obesidad; https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.01.00

We performed a bibliometric analysis of Latin American documents published between 1984 to 2019 in Scopus-indexed journals. A total of 1856 documents were analyzed. The annual scientific production was 64 documents per year, with an annual increase rate of 15.9%. The countries with the highest scientific production on BS were Brazil (64.7%) and Chile (14.5%). Most of the publications were original (76.6%) and review articles (11.9%). The journal with the highest publication record was “Obesity Surgery” (25.8%). The extra-regional collaboration was mainly with the USA. In conclusion, Latin American scientific production on BS has shown a significant increase in recent years. However, more participation is needed, fostering intra-regional collaboration and involving universities and health institutions in BS research.