Table 1: Research output in orthopedics and sports medicine of the top 10 Latin American countries during 1996 to 2022, and in 2022. |
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Rank |
Country |
Documents |
Citations |
Citations per document |
H index |
1996-2022 |
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1 |
Brazil |
15,864 |
194,730 |
12.27 |
130 |
2 |
Chile |
1,870 |
23,107 |
12.36 |
67 |
3 |
Argentina |
1,519 |
19,942 |
13.13 |
64 |
4 |
Mexico |
1,192 |
15,459 |
12.97 |
55 |
5 |
Colombia |
1,059 |
10,277 |
9.70 |
48 |
6 |
Cuba |
511 |
834 |
1.63 |
11 |
7 |
Puerto Rico |
167 |
2,811 |
16.83 |
30 |
8 |
Costa Rica |
146 |
1,519 |
10.40 |
21 |
9 |
Ecuador |
125 |
1,076 |
8.61 |
15 |
10 |
Peru |
119 |
741 |
6.23 |
14 |
2022 |
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1 |
Brazil |
1,589 |
1,095 |
0.69 |
130 |
2 |
Chile |
338 |
511 |
1.51 |
67 |
3 |
Colombia |
171 |
104 |
0.61 |
48 |
4 |
Argentina |
158 |
72 |
0.46 |
64 |
5 |
Mexico |
146 |
148 |
1.01 |
55 |
6 |
Cuba |
38 |
1 |
0.03 |
11 |
7 |
Puerto Rico |
32 |
9 |
0.28 |
30 |
8 |
Peru |
31 |
9 |
0.29 |
14 |
9 |
Ecuador |
25 |
16 |
0.64 |
15 |
10 |
Costa Rica |
20 |
23 |
1.15 |
21 |
Data source: SCImago website.2 |