The authors present in this document the results of the bibliometric and scientometric analyses related to research articles about dental caries and early childhood, published in journals indexed in Scopus from 2000 to 2017. The following indicators were extracted from the analyzed datasets: general, and specific for Latin America and Colombia, output and collaboration indicators (publication output by year, affiliation countries, affiliations, authors and journals). On the other hand, the scientometric analysis was performed by grouping the keywords into four conceptual categories: prevalent microorganisms, diet, mother-child pair, and hygiene. The resulting indicators were obtained by applying the aggregation levels mentioned above. Finally, the world-wide patent application activity was analyzed in order to complete the research and development trends related to the topics of this study.
FULL-TEXT https://doi.org/10.15332/978-958-8477-70-1
Author(s): Lofthy Piedad Mejía-Lora, César Augusto Acevedo-Argüello
Organization(s): Universidad Santo Tomás
Source: Colección: Estudios de Bibliometría y Vigilancia Tecnológica
Year: 2019