Strategic Analysis of Collaborative Networks in Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Research for Improved Pest Management Strategies.

The fall armyworm (FAW) poses a significant global threat to food security, and economics. Timely detection is crucial, and this research explores innovative techniques like data analysis, remote sensing, satellite imagery, and AI with machine learning algorithms for predicting and managing outbreaks. Emphasizing the importance of community engagement and international collaboration, social network analysis (SNA) is employed to uncover collaborative networks in FAW management research. The study analyzes a decade of research, revealing trends, influential institutions, authors, and countries, providing insights for efficient FAW management strategies. The research highlights a growing interest in Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith and Abbott 1797) research, focusing on biological control, chemical insecticides, plant extracts, and pest resistance. Co-Citation analysis identifies key research concepts, while collaboration analysis emphasizes the contributions of actors and institutions, such as China, the USA, and Brazil, with international collaboration playing a vital role. Current research trends involve evolving resistance, insecticidal protein gene discovery, and bio-control investigations. Leveraging insights from collaborative networks is essential for formulating effective strategies to manage fall armyworm and ensure global food security. This comprehensive analysis serves as a valuable resource for researchers and stakeholders, guiding efforts to combat this pervasive agricultural pest.

Data-driven, cross-disciplinary collaboration: lessons learned at the largest academic health center in Latin America during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted global research efforts to reduce infection impact, highlighting the potential of cross-disciplinary collaboration to enhance research quality and efficiency. Methods: At the FMUSP-HC academic health system, we implemented innovative flow management routines for collecting, organizing and analyzing demographic data, COVID-related data and biological materials from over 4,500 patients with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection hospitalized from 2020 to 2022. This strategy was mainly planned in three areas: organizing a database with data from the hospitalizations; setting-up a multidisciplinary taskforce to conduct follow-up assessments after discharge; and organizing a biobank. Additionally, a COVID-19 curated collection was created within the institutional digital library of academic papers to map the research output. Results: Over the course of the experience, the possible benefits and challenges of this type of research support approach were identified and discussed, leading to a set of recommended strategies to enhance collaboration within the research institution. Demographic and clinical data from COVID-19 hospitalizations were compiled in a database including adults and a minority of children and adolescents with laboratory confirmed COVID-19, covering 2020-2022, with approximately 350 fields per patient. To date, this database has been used in 16 published studies. Additionally, we assessed 700 adults 6 to 11 months after hospitalization through comprehensive, multidisciplinary in-person evaluations; this database, comprising around 2000 fields per subject, was used in 15 publications. Furthermore, thousands of blood samples collected during the acute phase and follow-up assessments remain stored for future investigations. To date, more than 3,700 aliquots have been used in ongoing research investigating various aspects of COVID-19. Lastly, the mapping of the overall research output revealed that between 2020 and 2022 our academic system produced 1,394 scientific articles on COVID-19. Discussion: Research is a crucial component of an effective epidemic response, and the preparation process should include a well-defined plan for organizing and sharing resources. The initiatives described in the present paper were successful in our aim to foster large-scale research in our institution. Although a single model may not be appropriate for all contexts, cross-disciplinary collaboration and open data sharing should make health research systems more efficient to generate the best evidence.

Power and respect in global health research collaboration: Perspectives from research partners in the United States and the Dominican Republic.

Research partnerships between institutions in the Global North and institutions in the Global South have many potential benefits, including sharing of knowledge and resources. However, such partnerships are traditionally exploitative to varying degrees. In order to promote equity in South-North research partnerships, it is necessary to learn from the experiences of researchers collaborating internationally. This study analyzed transcripts from eleven semi-structured qualitative interviews with researchers working at Clínica de Familia La Romana, an institution in the Dominican Republic with decades of experience with research and research partnerships with institutions from the Global North. The findings of this study suggest that respect for resources invested in research, as well as for the researchers and institutions themselves, are vital components to a successful global health research partnership. These findings have implications for individual research partnerships, as well as the policies of journals and institutions providing funding that affect these partnerships.

Papel de la colaboración científica en el impacto de la investigación en salud de Cuba en el contexto de América Latina / The role of scientific collaboration in the impact of Cuban health research on the Latin American context

Con el objetivo de descubrir los patrones de colaboración científica y su impacto en los índices de citación de la investigación en salud de Cuba según áreas del conocimiento, en el período 2009-2013, se exploró Scival, la plataforma para estudios cienciométricos desarrollada por Elsevier, a partir de los datos suministrados por Scopus correspondientes a los países e indicadores seleccionados. En comparación con los países de América Latina estudiados, predominaron los bajos niveles de cooperación internacional en las áreas que constituyen el pilar del Sistema Nacional de la Salud de Cuba, la atención primaria: Medicina, Estomatología y Enfermería, así como altos porcentajes de artículos escritos con colaboración institucional, comportamientos que tienden a reducir los niveles de citación de las contribuciones nacionales en el contexto internacional. Los niveles de citación de los artículos escritos por autores cubanos con cooperación internacional en el total de las áreas del conocimiento analizadas, salvo en el caso de las neurociencias, es superior al de los elaborados con cooperación nacional e institucional y sin colaboración. La colaboración científica es una vía apropiada tanto para obtener mayores y mejores resultados en la investigación en salud como para aumentar sus niveles de citación(AU)

In order to discover the patterns of scientific collaboration and its impact on citation rates for Cuban health research by areas of knowledge from 2009 to 2013, Scival, as a platform for scientometrical studies developed by Elsevier from Scopus data, was explored regarding the chosen countries and indicators. Compared with the Latin American countries studied, low levels of international collaboration predominated in the areas that constitute the pillar of Cuban National Health System: primary care (medicine, dentistry and nursing). Also, high percentages predominated regarding articles written with institutional collaboration, a behavior that tends to reduce levels of citation of national contributions in the international context. The citation levels of articles written by Cuban authors with international cooperation in the whole number of the analyzed areas of knowledge, except for the case of neurosciences, are higher than the levels of the ones elaborated with national and institutional cooperation or without any collaboration. Scientific collaboration is an appropriate way both to obtain more and better results in health research and to increase their levels of citation(AU)

Papel de la colaboración científica en el impacto de la investigación en salud de Cuba en el contexto de América Latina / The role of scientific collaboration in the impact of Cuban health research on the Latin American context / Papel da colaboração científica no impacto da investigaçãon em saúde de Cuba no contexto de América Latina

Con el objetivo de descubrir los patrones de colaboración científica y su impacto en los índices de citación de la investigación en salud de Cuba según áreas del conocimiento, en el período 2009-2013, se exploró Scival, la plataforma para estudios cienciométricos desarrollada por Elsevier, a partir de los datos suministrados por Scopus correspondientes a los países e indicadores seleccionados. En comparación con los países de América Latina estudiados, predominaron los bajos niveles de cooperación internacional en las áreas que constituyen el pilar del Sistema Nacional de la Salud de Cuba, la atención primaria: Medicina, Estomatología y Enfermería, así como altos porcentajes de artículos escritos con colaboración institucional, comportamientos que tienden a reducir los niveles de citación de las contribuciones nacionales en el contexto internacional. Los niveles de citación de los artículos escritos por autores cubanos con cooperación internacional en el total de las áreas del conocimiento analizadas, salvo en el caso de las neurociencias, es superior al de los elaborados con cooperación nacional e institucional y sin colaboración. La colaboración científica es una vía apropiada tanto para obtener mayores y mejores resultados en la investigación en salud como para aumentar sus niveles de citación.

In order to discover the patterns of scientific collaboration and its impact on citation rates for Cuban health research by areas of knowledge from 2009 to 2013, Scival, as a platform for scientometrical studies developed by Elsevier from Scopus data, was explored regarding the chosen countries and indicators. Compared with the Latin American countries studied, low levels of international collaboration predominated in the areas that constitute the pillar of Cuban National Health System: primary care (medicine, dentistry and nursing). Also, high percentages predominated regarding articles written with institutional collaboration, a behavior that tends to reduce levels of citation of national contributions in the international context. The citation levels of articles written by Cuban authors with international cooperation in the whole number of the analyzed areas of knowledge, except for the case of neurosciences, are higher than the levels of the ones elaborated with national and institutional cooperation or without any collaboration. Scientific collaboration is an appropriate way both to obtain more and better results in health research and to increase their levels of citation.

Com o objetivo de descobrir os padrões de colaboração científica e seu impacto nos índices de citação da investigação em saúde de Cuba segundo áreas do conhecimento, no período 2009-2013, foi explorado Scival, a plataforma para estudos cienciométricos desenvolvida por Elsevier, a partir dos dados fornecidos por Scopus correspondentes aos países e indicadores escolhidos. Em comparação com os países da América Latina estudados, predominaram os baixos níveis de cooperação internacional nas áreas que constituem o alicerce do Sistema Nacional da Saúde de Cuba, a atenção primária: Medicina, Estomatologia e Enfermagem; assim como altas percentagens de artigos escritos com colaboração institucional, comportamentos que tendem a reduzir os níveis de citação das contribuições nacionais no contexto internacional. Os níveis de citação dos artigos escritos por autores cubanos com cooperação internacional no total das áreas do conhecimento analisadas, salvo as Neurociências, são superiores ao dos elaborados com cooperação nacional e institucional e sem colaboração. A colaboração científica é uma via apropriada tanto para obter maiores e melhores resultados na investigação em saúde como para aumentar seus níveis de citação.

HUMAN T-LYMPHOTROPIC VIRUS 1 (HTLV-1) AND HUMAN T-LYMPHOTROPIC VIRUS 2 (HTLV-2): GEOGRAPHICAL RESEARCH TRENDS AND COLLABORATION NETWORKS (1989-2012)

Publications are often used as a measure of research work success. Human T-lymphotropic virus (HTLV) type 1 and 2 are human retroviruses, which were discovered in the early 1980s, and it is estimated that 15-20 million people are infected worldwide. This article describes a bibliometric review and a coauthorship network analysis of literature on HTLV indexed in PubMed in a 24-year period. A total of 7,564 documents were retrieved, showing a decrease in the number of documents from 1996 to 2007. HTLV manuscripts were published in 1,074 journals. Japan and USA were the countries with the highest contribution in this field (61%) followed by France (8%). Production ranking changed when the number of publications was normalized by population (Dominican Republic and Japan), by gross domestic product (Guinea-Bissau and Gambia), and by gross national income per capita (Brazil and Japan). The present study has shed light on some of the defining features of scientific collaboration performed by HTLV research community, such as the existence of core researchers responsible for articulating the development of research in the area, facilitating wider collaborative relationships and the integration of new authors in the research groups.