Resumen

SANCHO, Rosa et al. INDICATORS OF INTER-CENTER SCIENTIFIC CO-OPERATION IN LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES. INCI [online]. 2006, vol.31, n.4, pp.284-292. ISSN 0378-1844.

Indicators of scientific cooperation from 24 Latin American and Caribbean countries were obtained through the study of their mainstream publications signed by scientists from two or more institutions from Latin American countries, or outside Latin America, during the period 1999-2002, using co-authorship bibliometric analysis. Three types of cooperation, national, regional and international were established, distinguishing between bilateral and trilateral from large scientific networks of 6 or more countries. For each country, thematic areas with the largest presence were analyzed in relation to the type of co-operation and size of networks. Cooperative research work represents 65% of the total output and grows each year, particularly international cooperation; on the contrary, regional cooperation is very scarce. The most productive countries show a relatively lower international co-operation than that of countries with a smaller scientific production. The evolution of collaboration habits from 1991-1995 to 1999-2002 is analyzed.

Palabras clave : América Latina; Análisis de Co-autoría; Bibliometría; Colaboración Científica; Redes de Colaboración.