Perez-Santos Jose Luis Martin, Anaya-Ruiz Maricruz
Vice-rectory of Research and Postgraduate Studies, Benemerita Universidad Autonoma de Puebla, Puebla, Mexico E-mail :
Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2013;14(10):5921-3. doi: 10.7314/apjcp.2013.14.10.5921.
The objetive of this study was to explore a bibliometric approach to quantitatively assess current research trends with regard to breast cancer in Mexico. Articles were analyzed by scientific output and research performances of individuals, institutes, and collaborative countries with Mexico. Data were retrieved from the Web of Science database from 2003 to 2012; this was searched using different terms related to breast cancer, including "breast cancer", "mammary ductal carcinoma" and "breast tumour". Data were then extracted from each file, transferred to Excel charts and visualised as diagrams. A total of 256 articles were retrieved. The institutions with the majority of publications were the National Autonomous University of Mexico (22.3%), the National Institute of Cancerology (21.9%), and Social Security Mexican Institute (20.3%); clinical observation studies were the dominant investigation type (64%), and the main types of research were metabolics (24.2%) and pathology (21.5%). This article demonstrates the usefulness of bibliometrics to address key evaluation questions and to establish priorities, define future areas of research, and develop breast cancer control strategies in Mexico.
本研究的目的是探索一种文献计量学方法，以定量评估墨西哥乳腺癌方面的当前研究趋势。通过个人、机构以及与墨西哥合作国家的科研产出和研究表现对文章进行分析。数据从2003年至2012年的科学网数据库中检索；使用与乳腺癌相关的不同术语进行搜索，包括“乳腺癌”、“乳腺导管癌”和“乳腺肿瘤”。然后从每个文件中提取数据，转移到Excel图表中并以图表形式呈现。共检索到256篇文章。发表文章数量最多的机构是墨西哥国立自治大学（22.3%）、国家癌症研究所（21.9%）和墨西哥社会保障研究所（20.3%）；临床观察研究是主要的研究类型（64%），主要研究类型是代谢学（24.2%）和病理学（21.5%）。本文证明了文献计量学在解决关键评估问题、确定优先事项、界定未来研究领域以及制定墨西哥乳腺癌控制策略方面的有用性。
