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Latin American Research on Bariatric Surgery: a Bibliometric Study

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We performed a bibliometric analysis of Latin American documents published between 1984 to 2019 in Scopus-indexed journals. A total of 1856 documents were analyzed. The annual scientific production was 64 documents per year, with an annual increase rate of 15.9%. The countries with the highest scientific production on BS were Brazil (64.7%) and Chile (14.5%). Most of the publications were original (76.6%) and review articles (11.9%). The journal with the highest publication record was “Obesity Surgery” (25.8%). The extra-regional collaboration was mainly with the USA. In conclusion, Latin American scientific production on BS has shown a significant increase in recent years. However, more participation is needed, fostering intra-regional collaboration and involving universities and health institutions in BS research.

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  1. Instituto de Investigación, Universidad Católica Los Ángeles de Chimbote, Chimbote, Peru

    Carlos J. Toro-Huamanchumo

  2. Clínica Avendaño, Lima, Peru

    Carlos J. Toro-Huamanchumo, Jorge L. Salazar-Alarcon & Gustavo Salinas-Sedo

  3. Unidad de Investigación en Bibliometría, Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola, Lima, Peru

    Cristian Morán-Mariños

  4. School of Medicine, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Peru

    Jorge L. Salazar-Alarcon

  5. Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Escuela de Medicina, Universidad César Vallejo, Trujillo, Peru

    Shamir Barros-Sevillano

  6. Hospital Nacional Almanzor Aguinaga Asenjo, EsSalud, Chiclayo, Peru

    Medalit E. Huamanchumo-Suyon

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CJTH and CMM provided the idea and analysis of data. All the authors discussed the results, critically commented on the manuscript at all stages, and prepared and approved its final version.

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Toro-Huamanchumo, C.J., Morán-Mariños, C., Salazar-Alarcon, J.L. et al. Latin American Research on Bariatric Surgery: a Bibliometric Study. OBES SURG 31, 1869–1876 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-020-05058-2

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