A Bibliometric Analysis of Mexican Bioinformatics: A Portrait of Actors, Structure, and Dynamics

Autor: Dagoberto Armenta-Medina, Christian Díaz de León Castañeda, Alma Armenta-Medina, Ernesto Perez-Rueda
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Biology, Vol 11, Iss 1, p 131 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2079-7737
DOI: 10.3390/biology11010131
Popis: Bioinformatics is a very important informatics tool for health and biological sciences, focusing on biological data management. The objective of this work was to perform a bibliometric analysis regarding the development of Mexican bioinformatics. An exhaustive revision of the literature associated with Mexican bioinformatics in a period of 25-years was performed. Bibliometric tools, such as performance analysis and science mapping were included in the analysis. We identified the main actors as well as the structure and dynamics of Mexican bioinformatics. Some of the main findings were as follows: the thematic structure in the field is defined by the research lines of outstanding authors; the outstanding collaborations of Mexican institutions with foreign countries and institutions are influenced by the geographic proximity and binational agreements, as well as philanthropic and academic programs that promote collaborations, and there is an inclination for health issues promoted by public health financing and philanthropic organizations. It is identified that publications had an explosion since 2012, we consider that this growth may be influenced by the democratization of data, derived from the mass sequencing of biological molecules stored in public databases.
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