Producción científica en el Laboratorio Central de Líquido Cefalorraquídeo

Fundamento: El Laboratorio Central de Líquido Cefalorraquídeo arriba casi a sus 17 años de fundado, como una entidad de ciencia e innovación tecnológica que se distingue por su prolífera producción científica. Objetivo: caracterizar la producción científica investigadores y alumnos ayudantes en el Laboratorio Central de Líquido Cefalorraquídeo. Métodos: estudio bibliométrico, descriptivo, de las publicaciones científicas del Laboratorio Central de Líquido Cefalorraquídeo, adscrito a la Facultad de Ciencias Médicas Miguel Enríquez, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana. Se analizó la producción científica correspondiente al período comprendido desde abril de 2004 hasta febrero de 2020, según las bases de datos de Google Académico, Scopus y PubMed. Se obtuvieron las variables reportadas por Publish or perish versión 7 avanzada, como los índices h y sus variantes. También se hizo el análisis de redes por VOSviewer, versión 1.6.13. Resultados: se publicaron en total 426 artículos. El investigador fundador mostró un índice h (dado por Google Académico) de 20, el cual disminuyó a medida que se fueron integrando otros autores al grupo. Hubo dos autores con idéntico índice h, pero con índice g superior, o sea, que acumuló un mayor número de citas para igual número de trabajos incluidos en el índice, y el alcance h y g fue inversamente proporcional a los años de experiencia, y por tanto, al número de publicaciones de autores con índice h=1 o superior. Conclusión: La producción científica ha sido amplia, sostenible en número y demuestra lo que ha logrado el equipo con un trabajo sistemático de impacto.Background: The Central Cerebrospinal Fluid Laboratory is almost 17 years old, as an entity of science and technological innovation that is distinguished by its prolific scientific production. Objective: to characterize the scientific production of researchers and assistant students in the Central Laboratory of Cerebrospinal Fluid. Methods: bibliometric, descriptive study of the scientific publications of the Cerebrospinal Fluid Central Laboratory, attached to the Miguel Enríquez Faculty of Medical Sciences, Havana University of Medical Sciences. The scientific production from April 2004 to February 2020 was analyzed, according to the Google Scholar, Scopus and PubMed databases. The variables reported by Publish or perish version 7 advanced were obtained, such as h indices and their variants. The network analysis was also done by VOSviewer, version 1.6.13. Results: a total of 426 articles were published. The founding researcher showed an h-index (given by Google Scholar) of 20, which decreased as other authors joined the group. There were two authors with the same h-index, but with a higher g-index, that is, they accumulated a greater number of citations for the same number of works included in the index, and the h and g scope was inversely proportional to the years of experience, and therefore, to the number of publications of authors with index h = 1 or higher. Conclusion: Scientific production has been extensive, sustainable in number and shows what the team has achieved with systematic impact work

Producción científica en el Laboratorio Central de Líquido Cefalorraquídeo

Fundamento: El Laboratorio Central de Líquido Cefalorraquídeo arriba casi a sus 17 años de fundado, como una entidad de ciencia e innovación tecnológica que se distingue por su prolífera producción científica. Objetivo: caracterizar la producción científica investigadores y alumnos ayudantes en el Laboratorio Central de Líquido Cefalorraquídeo. Métodos: estudio bibliométrico, descriptivo, de las publicaciones científicas del Laboratorio Central de Líquido Cefalorraquídeo, adscrito a la Facultad de Ciencias Médicas Miguel Enríquez, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana. Se analizó la producción científica correspondiente al período comprendido desde abril de 2004 hasta febrero de 2020, según las bases de datos de Google Académico, Scopus y PubMed. Se obtuvieron las variables reportadas por Publish or perish versión 7 avanzada, como los índices h y sus variantes. También se hizo el análisis de redes por VOSviewer, versión 1.6.13. Resultados: se publicaron en total 426 artículos. El investigador fundador mostró un índice h (dado por Google Académico) de 20, el cual disminuyó a medida que se fueron integrando otros autores al grupo. Hubo dos autores con idéntico índice h, pero con índice g superior, o sea, que acumuló un mayor número de citas para igual número de trabajos incluidos en el índice, y el alcance h y g fue inversamente proporcional a los años de experiencia, y por tanto, al número de publicaciones de autores con índice h=1 o superior. Conclusión: La producción científica ha sido amplia, sostenible en número y demuestra lo que ha logrado el equipo con un trabajo sistemático de impacto.Background: The Central Cerebrospinal Fluid Laboratory is almost 17 years old, as an entity of science and technological innovation that is distinguished by its prolific scientific production. Objective: to characterize the scientific production of researchers and assistant students in the Central Laboratory of Cerebrospinal Fluid. Methods: bibliometric, descriptive study of the scientific publications of the Cerebrospinal Fluid Central Laboratory, attached to the Miguel Enríquez Faculty of Medical Sciences, Havana University of Medical Sciences. The scientific production from April 2004 to February 2020 was analyzed, according to the Google Scholar, Scopus and PubMed databases. The variables reported by Publish or perish version 7 advanced were obtained, such as h indices and their variants. The network analysis was also done by VOSviewer, version 1.6.13. Results: a total of 426 articles were published. The founding researcher showed an h-index (given by Google Scholar) of 20, which decreased as other authors joined the group. There were two authors with the same h-index, but with a higher g-index, that is, they accumulated a greater number of citations for the same number of works included in the index, and the h and g scope was inversely proportional to the years of experience, and therefore, to the number of publications of authors with index h = 1 or higher. Conclusion: Scientific production has been extensive, sustainable in number and shows what the team has achieved with systematic impact work

Brazilian Flora 2020: Leveraging the power of a collaborative scientific network

International audienceThe shortage of reliable primary taxonomic data limits the description of biological taxa and the understanding of biodiversity patterns and processes, complicating biogeographical, ecological, and evolutionary studies. This deficit creates a significant taxonomic impediment to biodiversity research and conservation planning. The taxonomic impediment and the biodiversity crisis are widely recognized, highlighting the urgent need for reliable taxonomic data. Over the past decade, numerous countries worldwide have devoted considerable effort to Target 1 of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (GSPC), which called for the preparation of a working list of all known plant species by 2010 and an online world Flora by 2020. Brazil is a megadiverse country, home to more of the world's known plant species than any other country. Despite that, Flora Brasiliensis, concluded in 1906, was the last comprehensive treatment of the Brazilian flora. The lack of accurate estimates of the number of species of algae, fungi, and plants occurring in Brazil contributes to the prevailing taxonomic impediment and delays progress towards the GSPC targets. Over the past 12 years, a legion of taxonomists motivated to meet Target 1 of the GSPC, worked together to gather and integrate knowledge on the algal, plant, and fungal diversity of Brazil. Overall, a team of about 980 taxonomists joined efforts in a highly collaborative project that used cybertaxonomy to prepare an updated Flora of Brazil, showing the power of scientific collaboration to reach ambitious goals. This paper presents an overview of the Brazilian Flora 2020 and provides taxonomic and spatial updates on the algae, fungi, and plants found in one of the world's most biodiverse countries. We further identify collection gaps and summarize future goals that extend beyond 2020. Our results show that Brazil is home to 46,975 native species of algae, fungi, and plants, of which 19,669 are endemic to the country. The data compiled to date suggests that the Atlantic Rainforest might be the most diverse Brazilian domain for all plant groups except gymnosperms, which are most diverse in the Amazon. However, scientific knowledge of Brazilian diversity is still unequally distributed, with the Atlantic Rainforest and the Cerrado being the most intensively sampled and studied biomes in the country. In times of “scientific reductionism”, with botanical and mycological sciences suffering pervasive depreciation in recent decades, the first online Flora of Brazil 2020 significantly enhanced the quality and quantity of taxonomic data available for algae, fungi, and plants from Brazil. This project also made all the information freely available online, providing a firm foundation for future research and for the management, conservation, and sustainable use of the Brazilian funga and flora