Bibliometry of the scientific production of a Specialization in Cardiopulmonary Physiotherapy at a Colombian public university 2009-2019

Authors

  • Esther Cecilia Wilches Luna Universidad del Valle, Colombia
  • Paola Andrea Chavarro Ortiz Universidad del Valle, Colombia
  • Víctor Hugo Arboleda Campo Universidad CES, Colombia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14482/sun.40.03.001.245

Keywords:

bibliometric, specialization in physiotherapy, publications, research

Abstract

In recent years, the specialization in cardiopulmonary physiotherapy has grown exponentially, promoting more scientific research in this field, as well as the growth and continuous improvement of degree programs.  

Objective: To describe alternative metrics for the research outputs from 2009 to 2019 of the cardiopulmonary physiotherapy specialization at a public university located in the southwestern part of Colombia. 

Materials and methods: Data for this documentary research was gathered from the institutional repository.  

Results: Sixteen of the fifty-eight research papers discovered were also publications. With four published articles, 2017 had the highest publishing rate (25 %), while 2013 (33 %) and 2014 (39 %) had the highest citation rates. 88 % of the articles were published in Spanish.  The productivity index with the highest value was 0.85, with 66 % of writers publishing only once throughout the analyzed time period.  

Conclusion: Although the results showed low scientific productivity, this study is key to the visibility of specialization and the increase of evidence in physiotherapy in the pulmonary cardiovascular area. 

Author Biographies

  • Esther Cecilia Wilches Luna, Universidad del Valle, Colombia

    Fisioterapeuta, Ph.D. Facultad de Salud Escuela de Rehabilitación Humana. Grupo de investigación Ejercicio y Salud Cardiopulmonar (GIESC), Universidad del Valle (Colombia). https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3255-7607. esther.wilches@correounivalle.edu.co.

  • Paola Andrea Chavarro Ortiz, Universidad del Valle, Colombia

    Fisioterapeuta. Estudiante de Doctorado en Salud. Msc. Facultad de Salud  Escuela de Rehabilitación Humana. Grupo de investigación Ejercicio y Salud Cardiopulmonar (GIESC). Universidad del Valle (Colombia). paola.chavarro@correounivalle.edu.co. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4437-3621.

  • Víctor Hugo Arboleda Campo, Universidad CES, Colombia

    Fisioterapeuta. Candidato a doctor en Epidemiología y Bioestadística, Universidad CES, Grupo de investigación Movimiento, Salud; Epidemiología y Bioestadística. Universidad CES (Medellín). Grupo de investigación Ejercicio y Salud Cardiopulmonar (GIESC). Universidad del Valle.. Rehabilitador Corazón y Aorta. arboleda.victor@uces.edu.co. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5620-0632.

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Published

2024-12-17

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NARRATIVE REVIEW

How to Cite

Bibliometry of the scientific production of a Specialization in Cardiopulmonary Physiotherapy at a Colombian public university 2009-2019 . (2024). SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL SALUD UNINORTE, 40(3), 1024-1040. https://doi.org/10.14482/sun.40.03.001.245

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