Brunei Publications in the Science Citation Index Expanded (1973-2016): Bibliometrics and comparison with other tropical countries / Publicaciones de Brunei en el Science Citation Index Expanded (1973-2016): Bibliometría y comparación con otros países tropicales

Abstract Brunei is a small tropical country -located in Southeast Asia- for which there are no previous bibliometric studies. Here we analyze papers published by Brunei scientists from 1973 to 2016 in the Science Citation Index Expanded and compare results with other tropical countries. We identified 1 547 publications and 11 document types. The most productive categories were ecology, multidisciplinary geosciences, inorganic and nuclear chemistry, and environmental sciences. Singapore Medical Journal published most of these papers, and the three most productive institutions were Universiti Brunei Darussalam, RIPAS Hospital, and Universiti Teknologi Brunei. UK and Malaysia were the most frequent collaborating countries. M.A. Ali from the Universiti Brunei Darussalam was the most prolific author and a Brunei independent article written by C.K. Morley from the Universiti Brunei Darussalam in 2002 had the highest number of citations of the whole period and the highest number in 2016. The tropical countries of Central America and Asia have a few similarities but also important differences, and both are highly heterogeneous in scientific organization and productivity. Rev. Biol. Trop. 66(3): 1090-1100. Epub 2018 September 01.

Resumen Brunei es un pequeño país tropical del sudeste asiático, sobre el cual no hay estudios bibliométricos. Aquí analizamos los artículos publicados por científicos de Brunei de 1973 a 2016 y comparamos los resultados con otros países tropicales. Examinamos los documentos del Science Citation Index Expanded en la colección principal del Web of Science. Hallamos 1 547 publicaciones de Brunei con 11 tipos de documentos, donde las categorías más productivas fueron ecología, geociencias multidisciplinarias, química inorgánica y nuclear, y ciencias ambientales. Singapore Medical Journal publicó la mayoría, y las tres instituciones más productivas fueron: Universiti Brunei Darussalam, RIPAS Hospital y Universiti Teknologi Brunei. Reino Unido y Malasia fueron los países que más colaboraron con Brunei. M.A. Ali de la Universidad Brunei Darussalam fue el autor más prolífico. El mayor número total de citas, y el mayor número de citas en 2016, correspondieron a un artículo exclusivamente de Brunei, escrito por C. K. Morley de la Universiti Brunei Darussalam en 2002. Los países tropicales de América Central y Asia tienen algunas similitudes pero también diferencias importantes, siendo heterogéneos en su organización científica y productividad.

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