Mijac V. "BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS ON PARASITOLOGY IN VENEZUELA (2002-2007) more options " Interciencia 34(2):140-146 Feb 2009

[Eugene Garfield]

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TITLE:  BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS ON PARASITOLOGY IN 
VENEZUELA (2002-2007) more options 

Author(s): Mijac V (Mijac, Volga)1, Ryder E (Ryder, Elena)  

Source: INTERCIENCIA    Volume: 34    Issue: 2    Pages: 140-146    
Published: FEB 2009
    
Times Cited: 0     References: 22     Citation Map      

Abstract: The aim of this work was to revise, through Internet data bases 
(PubMed/MEDLINE, Scielo and LILACS) the research papers on parasitosis in 
Venezuela, published in national and foreign journals, between 2000 and 
2007. Keywords used were Venezuela + parasitosis and specific parasites + 
Venezuela. One hundred sixty two papers were found, published in 56 
journals, mostly (61.1%) in English. Venezuelan journals published 51 
papers (31.5%), mainly Investigacion Clinica (15; 29.5%) and Kasmera (12; 
23.6%), with percentages similar to those in high impact journals as 
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, and Memorias del 
Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. The institution responsible for most of the papers 
was the Universidad Central de Venezuela (UCV) with 41 communications 
(14.7%). In 15 papers (9.2%), the responsible institution was foreign, but 
the studied sample came from Venezuela. The most studied area (58%) was 
Epidemiology. The parasites more frequently studied were the tisular 
protozoa (41.9%), leading to 28 reports on Trypanosome. The papers on 
intestinal protozoa were variable, with similar species numbers. Among 
arthropods the most studied were Anopheles, Tityus and Lutzomyia. It was 
found that the productivity in the area of Parasitology in Venezuela was 
stable during the period analyzed, that local journals contained an 
important amount of the papers, that the most productive institution was 
UCV, that papers on tisular protozoa predominated but most parasites and 
their vectors were represented. 

Document Type: Article  
Language: Spanish  

Reprint Address: Mijac, V (reprint author), Univ Zulia, LUZ, Dept 
Enfermedades Infecciosas & Trop, Escuela Med, Maracaibo 4011, Venezuela  

Addresses: 
1. Univ Zulia, LUZ, Dept Enfermedades Infecciosas & Trop, Escuela Med, 
Maracaibo 4011, Venezuela  

E-mail Addresses: ultramado at hotmail.com, elenaryder at gmail.com  

Publisher: INTERCIENCIA, APARTADO 51842, CARACAS 1050A, VENEZUELA 

IDS Number: 434GA  
ISSN: 0378-1844  

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