Antarctic science in Chile: a bibliometric analysis of scientific productivity during the 2009–2019 period

Abstract The changes implemented in 2005 in the development strategies of Antarctic science carried out by Chile have had a positive impact on the scientific productivity of the Chilean Antarctic Science Program (PROCIEN). We analysed scientometric indicators from between 2009 and 2019. The bibliogr...

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Published in:Antarctic Science
Main Authors: González-Aravena, Marcelo, Krüger, Lucas, Rebolledo, Lorena, Jaña, Ricardo, Aguayo-Lobo, Anelio, Leppe, Marcelo, Rondon, Rodolfo, Santa-Cruz, Francisco, Salinas, Carla, Trevisan, Cristine, Cárdenas, César A.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2023
Subjects:
Geology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Oceanography
Antarctic
The Antarctic
Antarctic Peninsula
South Shetland Islands
Antarc*
Antarctic Science
Antarctica
Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102022000487
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102022000487
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Summary:Abstract The changes implemented in 2005 in the development strategies of Antarctic science carried out by Chile have had a positive impact on the scientific productivity of the Chilean Antarctic Science Program (PROCIEN). We analysed scientometric indicators from between 2009 and 2019. The bibliographic data were extracted from the Web of Science database using search query keywords. We used multiple correspondence analysis to identify specific trends and also network analyses of international collaboration in VOSviewer . The number of Antarctic science publications in Chile has gradually increased from 21 in 2009 to 95 in 2019. The rise in the number of articles was higher in journals for the first impact factor quartile. Research lines showing increased first-quartile impact factor papers corresponded to Antarctic ecosystems, biotechnology and geosciences. The main geographical domains in which such research activities have been carried out corresponded to in the South Shetland Islands and the Antarctic Peninsula. Fieldwork data are the main sources for the production of scientific articles, and there are three science platforms within which most of these papers concentrate. The diversification of funding sources, the implementation of improvements in the selection process and Chile's alignment with Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research programmes have contributed to improving the science that Chile has developed in Antarctica.

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