TY - JOUR
T1 - Internationalization of researchers in Oral Pathology/Oral Medicine area from Latin America
AU - Trezena, Samuel
AU - Ribeiro e Sobral, Layane Ferreira
AU - Nascimento, João Pedro Santos
AU - Ferreira, Luiz Miguel
AU - Penã-Vega, Claudia Patrícia
AU - Rueda-Jiménez, Andrés
AU - Gilligan, Gerardo M.
AU - González-Arriagada, Wilfredo Alejandro
AU - Reiván-Ortiz, Patricia Natalí
AU - Pedraza, Ricardo Martinez
AU - Azañero, Wilson Delgado
AU - Bologna-Molina, Ronell
AU - Martelli, Daniella Reis Barbosa
AU - Martelli-Júnior, Hercílio
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2026 The Author(s).
PY - 2026
Y1 - 2026
N2 - The aim of this study was to evaluate the internationalization of researchers in Oral Pathology (OP)/Oral Medicine (OM) in Latin America (LATAM). This scientometric study was conducted with public domain data from eight countries (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, and Uruguay), collected from January to July 2025. The Scopus database was the source for collecting the variables. Student’s t test and Mann–Whitney U test were performed to analyze the mean and median citations of scientific articles classified as having international collaborations and open access (OA) publications. Binary logistic regression was performed to predict the probability of international collaboration and OA status based on citation counts. International collaborations were present in 27.4% of the publications, and 39.9% of the scientific articles were published under OA. Publications with international collaborations received significantly more citations than noncollaborative articles ( P < .001). OA showed no association with the mean/median citations. International collaboration is the main driver of scientific impact in LATAM OP/OM, while OA status shows no independent benefit for citations. The low prevalence of collaborative articles reveals structural barriers that limit regional science, suggesting that strategic networking is more critical for visibility than publication accessibility alone.
AB - The aim of this study was to evaluate the internationalization of researchers in Oral Pathology (OP)/Oral Medicine (OM) in Latin America (LATAM). This scientometric study was conducted with public domain data from eight countries (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, and Uruguay), collected from January to July 2025. The Scopus database was the source for collecting the variables. Student’s t test and Mann–Whitney U test were performed to analyze the mean and median citations of scientific articles classified as having international collaborations and open access (OA) publications. Binary logistic regression was performed to predict the probability of international collaboration and OA status based on citation counts. International collaborations were present in 27.4% of the publications, and 39.9% of the scientific articles were published under OA. Publications with international collaborations received significantly more citations than noncollaborative articles ( P < .001). OA showed no association with the mean/median citations. International collaboration is the main driver of scientific impact in LATAM OP/OM, while OA status shows no independent benefit for citations. The low prevalence of collaborative articles reveals structural barriers that limit regional science, suggesting that strategic networking is more critical for visibility than publication accessibility alone.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105046073837
U2 - 10.1016/j.oooo.2026.06.001
DO - 10.1016/j.oooo.2026.06.001
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:105046073837
SN - 2212-4403
JO - Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology
JF - Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology
ER -