Table 1: Research output in orthopedics and

sports medicine of the top 10 Latin American countries

during 1996 to 2022, and in 2022.

Rank

Country

Documents

Citations

Citations

per

document

H

index

1996-2022

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

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