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Published: 2022-03-29
DOI: https://doi.org/10.56294/dm202326

Scientific production of Bolivian universities

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Jhossmar Cristians Auza-Santiváñez ,
Jhossmar Cristians Auza-Santiváñez

Universidad Mayor de San Andrés. Hospital del Gran Chaco “Fray Quebracho”. Tarija, Bolivia

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María Victoria Santivañez-Cabezas ,
María Victoria Santivañez-Cabezas

Ministerio de Educación. Unidad Educativa “San Juan”. Tarija, Bolivia

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Aaron Eduardo Carvajal Tapia ,
Aaron Eduardo Carvajal Tapia

Universidad Mayor de San Simón, Facultad de Medicina. Hospital de la Mujer "Dr. Percy Boland Rodríguez" Santa Cruz, Bolivia

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Boris Adolfo Llanos Torrico ,
Boris Adolfo Llanos Torrico

Universidad Autónoma “Tomás Frías. Potosí, Bolivia

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Germán José Martín Rico Ramallo ,
Germán José Martín Rico Ramallo

Universidad Privada del Valle, UNIVALLE. Cochabamba, Bolivia

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Judith Marlene Aliaga Ramos ,
Judith Marlene Aliaga Ramos

Ministerio de Educación, Programa de Post-alfabetización. La Paz, Bolivia

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Abstract

Introduction: Higher education is undergoing significant changes due to the existence of agents promoting substantial changes in universities.
Objective: To evaluate the scientific production of Bolivian universities in the Scopus database through a bibliometric study.
Methods: A descriptive bibliometric study was conducted. The time period analyzed was documents with publication dates between January 1, 2000, and December 31, 2020.
Results: Private universities predominated in Bolivia with 54%, and the remaining 46% were public universities. The private university with the highest scientific production was the Universidad Católica San Pablo with 5.3%, followed by the Universidad Privada de Bolivia with 4.4%. Most articles were original, with 1,797 documents, 43,141 citations, and 24.01 citations per document, followed by conference articles.
Conclusions: The scientific production of Bolivian universities in Scopus during the 2000-2020 period had much lower indicators than expected, with low productivity and scientific performance. The universities with the highest scientific production over the 20-year period were the Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, followed by the Universidad Mayor de San Simón. The number of published documents had a growth trend over time. Original articles predominated, and the predominant language of publication was English. According to the research area, the best indicators were in agriculture, social sciences, and medicine.

Keywords:

Scientific production,
Universities,
bibliometrics,
Bolivia,
Science evaluation,

How to Cite

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Auza-Santiváñez JC, Santivañez-Cabezas MV, Carvajal Tapia AE, Llanos Torrico BA, Rico Ramallo GJM, Aliaga Ramos JM. Scientific production of Bolivian universities. Data and Metadata [Internet]. 2022 Mar. 29 [cited 2024 Apr. 19];2:26. Available from: https://dm.saludcyt.ar/index.php/dm/article/view/26

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