Post-independence health research productivity in Portuguese-speaking African countries
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Resumo: | Funding Information: L. G. was partially supported by the Foundation for Science and Technology, Portugal, through projects UIDB/Multi/04413/2020 and UIDP/Multi/04413/2020 (GHTM), UIDB/00006/2020 and UIDP/00006/2020 (CEAUL) and I. C. was partially supported by the Foundation for Science and Technology, Portugal, through projects UIDB/Multi/04413/2020 and UIDP/Multi/04413/2020 (GHTM). Publisher Copyright: © 2024 The Authors |
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Post-independence health research productivity in Portuguese-speaking African countriesA bibliometric analysis of 43 years of research and higher education in MozambiqueBibliometricHealth science researchHigher education institutionsMozambiquePALOPProductivityGeneralSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-beingFunding Information: L. G. was partially supported by the Foundation for Science and Technology, Portugal, through projects UIDB/Multi/04413/2020 and UIDP/Multi/04413/2020 (GHTM), UIDB/00006/2020 and UIDP/00006/2020 (CEAUL) and I. C. was partially supported by the Foundation for Science and Technology, Portugal, through projects UIDB/Multi/04413/2020 and UIDP/Multi/04413/2020 (GHTM). Publisher Copyright: © 2024 The AuthorsBackground: Africa has a high double burden of infectious and non-communicable diseases underscoring the critical need for robust scientific research. However, it is also associated with low scientific research productivity. Mozambique, which gained independence in 1975, serves as a poignant example. However, there remains a notable scarcity of evidence evaluating the country's trajectory in scientific and academic development. This study aims to evaluate 43 years of health-related scientific knowledge production through bibliometric analysis, focusing on key indicators. Additionally, it seeks to characterize the higher education institutions within the country. Methods: The data was retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection using an advanced search tool with Boolean research strategies, covering the period from 1976 to 2022 for all PALOP and 1976 to 2019 for Mozambique. To map Mozambican higher institutions, information was sourced from the Ministry of Science Technology and Higher Education database. Descriptive statistics were employed to summarize the findings, while the VOSviewer program version 1.6.19 was utilized to visualize distance-based bibliometric networks, focusing on co-authorship among institutions and keyword co-occurrence. Results: Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP) contribute 2.5 % (10,933 out of 442,309) to Africa's total scientific output, with Mozambique leading at 63.6 % (6,951 publications) followed by Angola at 16.6 % (1,811 publications). All PALOP countries experienced decreased scientific productivity during the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic. In Mozambique, over 70 % (1,710 out of 2,380) of health-related publications from 2011 to 2019 were concentrated in this period. Key journals for health sciences include PLOS ONE, Malaria Journal, and Tropical Medicine & International Health, focusing on HIV, malaria, and tuberculosis. Higher education institutions in Mozambique show regional disparities, with 67.9 % in the South and only 8.9 % in the North, indicating significant inequality in their distribution across the country. Conclusion: This study highlights Mozambique's significant progress in health research productivity over 43 years, establishing it as a leader among PALOP countries. The substantial increase in publications, particularly after 2008, underscores the nation's growing research capacity and commitment to addressing critical health challenges such as HIV, malaria, and tuberculosis. However, regional disparities in higher education access and limited research contributions from private universities remain high in Mozambique.Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical (IHMT)Population health, policies and services (PPS)Global Health and Tropical Medicine (GHTM)RUNChissaque, AssucênioGuimarães, EsperançaLimaymanta, Cesar H.Conjo, CarolinaSebastião Capece, Bettencourt PretoGonçalves, Luziade Deus, NilsaCraveiro, Isabel2024-10-03T22:27:09Z2024-08-152024-08-15T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10362/172975eng2405-8440PURE: 100640691https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e35767info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP)instname:FCCN, serviços digitais da FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologiainstacron:RCAAP2024-10-07T01:41:39Zoai:run.unl.pt:10362/172975Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireinfo@rcaap.ptopendoar:https://opendoar.ac.uk/repository/71602025-05-28T18:55:30.057913Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP) - FCCN, serviços digitais da FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologiafalse |
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Post-independence health research productivity in Portuguese-speaking African countries A bibliometric analysis of 43 years of research and higher education in Mozambique |
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Post-independence health research productivity in Portuguese-speaking African countries |
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Post-independence health research productivity in Portuguese-speaking African countries Chissaque, Assucênio Bibliometric Health science research Higher education institutions Mozambique PALOP Productivity General SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being |
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Post-independence health research productivity in Portuguese-speaking African countries |
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Post-independence health research productivity in Portuguese-speaking African countries |
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Post-independence health research productivity in Portuguese-speaking African countries |
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Post-independence health research productivity in Portuguese-speaking African countries |
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Chissaque, Assucênio |
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Chissaque, Assucênio Guimarães, Esperança Limaymanta, Cesar H. Conjo, Carolina Sebastião Capece, Bettencourt Preto Gonçalves, Luzia de Deus, Nilsa Craveiro, Isabel |
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Guimarães, Esperança Limaymanta, Cesar H. Conjo, Carolina Sebastião Capece, Bettencourt Preto Gonçalves, Luzia de Deus, Nilsa Craveiro, Isabel |
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Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical (IHMT) Population health, policies and services (PPS) Global Health and Tropical Medicine (GHTM) RUN |
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Chissaque, Assucênio Guimarães, Esperança Limaymanta, Cesar H. Conjo, Carolina Sebastião Capece, Bettencourt Preto Gonçalves, Luzia de Deus, Nilsa Craveiro, Isabel |
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Bibliometric Health science research Higher education institutions Mozambique PALOP Productivity General SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being |
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Bibliometric Health science research Higher education institutions Mozambique PALOP Productivity General SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being |
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Funding Information: L. G. was partially supported by the Foundation for Science and Technology, Portugal, through projects UIDB/Multi/04413/2020 and UIDP/Multi/04413/2020 (GHTM), UIDB/00006/2020 and UIDP/00006/2020 (CEAUL) and I. C. was partially supported by the Foundation for Science and Technology, Portugal, through projects UIDB/Multi/04413/2020 and UIDP/Multi/04413/2020 (GHTM). Publisher Copyright: © 2024 The Authors |
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