Abstract
Dedicated studies on patient outcomes are crucial to the development of effective policies aimed at prevention and management of vascular diseases. This study aims to determine the scientific productivity of Latin American countries through a bibliometric analysis of top 5 vascular journals. The five dedicated vascular journals indexed in the "surgery" category were selected for analysis. These were the European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery (EJVES), the Journal of Vascular Surgery (JVS), the Journal of Endovascular Therapy (JEVT), the Journal of Vascular Surgery: Venous and Lymphatic Diseases (JVS-VL) and the Annals of Vascular Surgery (AVS). Databases were queried with the combination of each journal's name + each of the 21 Latin American countries. All possible combinations were searched. Inclusion criteria were articles affiliated with a university, medical center, or hospital from any Latin American country. A total of 501 articles were retrieved, 104 (20.7%) were published between 2000 and 2011, and 397 (79.2%) between 2012 and 2022. The journal with the most publications was AVS with 221 (43.9%), followed by JVS with 135 (26.9%), EJVES with 60 (11.9%), JEVT with 49 (9.9%), and JVS-VL with 36 (7.1%). Brazil had the highest volume of publications, with 346 (69.0%) followed by Argentina with 54 (10.7%), Chile with 35 (6.9%), and Mexico with 32 (6.3%). JVS had a higher median citation when compared with the AVS, JVS-VL, and JEVT, 18 vs. 5, 5.5, and 7, respectively (p=<0.001). Furthermore, JVS had a greater median citation than EJVES, at 18 vs. 12.5, respectively (p=0.005). Median citation per year from 2000-2011 was 1.59 (range: 0-45), and 1.50 (range: 0-114.5) from 2012-2022 (p=0.02). Latin America's research output within the vascular surgery field has increased over the years. Efforts must be made to increase research output in this region and translate findings into effective interventions for these populations.
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