Bibliometric analysis of engineering publications in Colombia, 2010-2019: a Scopus analisis

Abstract

This article analyses scientific publishing trends in engineering in Colombia during the decade from 2010 to 2019. Methodology: All publications classified under engineering affiliated to a Colombian institution in Scopus database were selected. Number of publications, citations, self-citations as well as H indexes were collected for the country’s top researchers and institutions. Results: Universidad Nacional and Universidad de Antioquia have the highest overall (general) research outputs. However, Universidad de los Andes has a higher output in engineering publications than Universidad de Antioquia. From the top five universities, Universidad de los Andes and Universidad Nacional had the highest growth in engineering during this decade. Conclusions: Colombia’s engineering scientific output grew 80% during this decade. Authors with high number of publications were not necessarily affiliated to the universities with higher scientific output.