title: Bibliometric assessment of the Latin-American contributions in dengue.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Despite efforts in prevention and control of dengue, it is still a public health problem in the region. There are estimations of 13 million people affected in the Americas, therefore, it is of outmost importance to research it. An assessment on the Latin- American contributions on dengue was done.
  
  
  METHODS
  Bibliometric study at SCI (1980- 2013), MEDLINE/GOPUBMED (1802-2013), Scopus (1959-2013), SCIELO (2004-2013), LILACS (1980- 2013). Different study types, characterized by years, city/country of origin, journals and more productive authors, by country, cites and H index have been conducted.
  
  
  RESULTS
  At SCI, 2598 articles were retrieved (21% of the total). Brazil was found to be the highest contributor (31.2%), then Puerto Rico (12.9%) and Mexico (10.7%). At Scopus, there are 2646 articles (16.7% of the total), 31.2% Brazil, 11.1% Mexico, 9.3% Cuba; the region received 41881 citations, 25.4% from Brazil (H index=45), 14.4% Cuba (H index=35) and 12.88% Puerto Rico (H index=38); 9.1% in Brazil were from Fundação Oswaldo Cruz; 1.6% of Mexico corresponded to Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica, 4.9% of Cuba are from Instituto de Medicina Tropical Pedro Kouri. At Medline, there are 2799 records (33.9% from Brazil). At SciELO there are 825 records (46.6% Brazil). At LILACS, there are 1178 records (46.8% Brazil).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Brazil is the best producer in the region. In Puerto Rico and Brazil, there observed the epidemiologic burden of the disease. Scientific production in bibliographical data bases, particularly regional, is low, as compared to the high impact of the disease of in urban zones of the region.
authors: Felipe
authors: F
authors: Vera-Polania
authors: Yuliana
authors: Y
authors: Perilla-Gonzalez
authors: Dayron F
authors: DF
authors: Martinez-Pulgarin
authors: Juan D
authors: JD
authors: Baquero-Rodriguez
authors: Marcela
authors: M
authors: Munoz-Urbano
authors: Mariana
authors: M
authors: Lagos-Gallego
authors: Guillermo J
authors: GJ
authors: Lagos-Grisales
authors: Soraya
authors: S
authors: Villegas
authors: Public Health and Infection Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira, Pereira, Risaralda, Colombia. arodriguezm@utp.edu.co.
authors: Alfonso J
authors: AJ
authors: Rodriguez-Morales
mesh_terms: D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015706:Bibliometrics; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003715:Dengue / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000821:virology; D003716:Dengue Virus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000472:pathogenicity; D006801:Humans; D055552:Infectious Disease Medicine / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007843:Latin America / Q000453:epidemiology; D058069:Neglected Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000821:virology; D011379:Prognosis; D039781:PubMed
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents