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Significant Mexican research in the health sciences: A bibliometric analysis

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  • Judith Licea De Arenas

    (National University of Mexico Ciudad Universitaria)

  • Heriberta Castańos-Lomnitz

    (National University of Mexico)

  • Judith Arenas Licea

    (University College London)

Abstract

In the 1970s Mexico started to consolidate its S&T system by training human resources and actively preventing brain drain, mainly by motivating researchers through economic incentives. Considering Bradford"s Law, an analysis of significant Mexican research in the health sciences, i.e., papers published in journals with a high-impact factor which grant a degree of credibility and importance was carried out. Significant papers produced in Mexico show a measure of the country"s productivity, and these papers" citations measure the country"s international impact.

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  • Judith Licea De Arenas & Heriberta Castańos-Lomnitz & Judith Arenas Licea, 2002. "Significant Mexican research in the health sciences: A bibliometric analysis," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 53(1), pages 39-48, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:scient:v:53:y:2002:i:1:d:10.1023_a:1014879803333
    DOI: 10.1023/A:1014879803333
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    1. Judith Licea Arenas & J. Valles & M. Arenas, 1999. "Profile of the Mexican health sciences elite: A bibliometric analysis of research performance," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 46(3), pages 539-547, November.
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