Community participation in the Latin American context: Bibliometric Analysis

Abstract

Introduction: community participation and outreach constitute one of the key work tools for each science. Despite the existence of previous studies on this topic, it is necessary to have an overview of the current state of knowledgeObjective: characterizes the scientific publications grouped in Scopus regarding community participation in the Latin American contextMethod: A bibliometric study was developed. 5,832 publications were analyzed as the research universe. Bibliometric indicators were applied from the Scopus database and the Scival tool.Results: Articles published in 2022 predominated with 988 investigations (16,94 %). The thematic areas of social sciences stood out (2,639 investigations; 45,25 %). The relationship between the different thematic areas was mostly heterogeneous, with greater participation from the medical sciences. Articles published in research article format stood out with 4,196 investigations, equivalent to 71,94 %. The largest number of articles was published in journals located in quartile 1 (Q1) with 2,407 investigations (41,27 %). The researches with authors from the United States (4,933 articles; 84,58 %) and Canada (885 works; 15,17 %) stood out.Conclusions: scientific production on community participation in the Latin American context was characterized by gradual growth. In turn, in correlation with a heterogeneous behavior of the branches of sciences involved in scientific activity. The center of the research responds to original articles located in the countries with the highest rate of scientific activity.