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

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

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 dat...

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Published in:Antarctic science 2023-02, Vol.35 (1), p.46-59
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
Language:eng
Subjects:
Antarctic research
Bibliometrics
Biotechnology
Climate change
Cooperation
Field study
Fieldwork
Funding
Humanities
Ice sheets
International cooperation
Network analysis
Opinion
Polar environments
Productivity
Research centers
Research programmes
Science
Scientometrics
Social sciences
Trends
Work platforms
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0954-1020
1365-2079