Successful cases of Latin American health biotechnology investment.

<p>The expectation of HBT in Latin American countries is not only to generate economic benefits but also to solve local health problems.</p

Number of publications in health biotechnology per million inhabitants, 2001–2015.

<p>Source: WOS data and United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs data [<a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0191267#pone.0191267.ref052" target="_blank">52</a>,<a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0191267#pone.0191267.ref071" target="_blank">71</a>].</p

Keywords used to search WOS for health biotechnology.

<p>Keywords used to search WOS for health biotechnology.</p

Subfields of health biotechnology in the 2001–2015 period with specialization indices > 1.

<p>Subfields of health biotechnology in the 2001–2015 period with specialization indices > 1.</p

Relative citations ratio of Latin American countries and other developing countries in health biotechnology, 2001–2015.

<p>Relative citations ratio of Latin American countries and other developing countries in health biotechnology, 2001–2015.</p

Number of papers in health biotechnology by selected countries, 2001–2015.

<p>Source: WOS data [<a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0191267#pone.0191267.ref052" target="_blank">52</a>].</p

Top 55 publishers in health biotechnology, 2001–2015.

<p>Logarithm scale. Source: WOS data [<a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0191267#pone.0191267.ref052" target="_blank">52</a>].</p

Average relative citations of Latin American countries and other selected countries in health biotechnology, 2001–2015.

<p>Source: WOS data [<a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0191267#pone.0191267.ref052" target="_blank">52</a>].</p

Rate of international collaboration in health biotechnology, 2001–2015.

<p>Source: WOS data [<a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0191267#pone.0191267.ref052" target="_blank">52</a>].</p

Rate of domestic collaboration in health biotechnology, 2001–2015.

<p>Source: WOS data [<a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0191267#pone.0191267.ref052" target="_blank">52</a>].</p