Evolution Of Scientific Production In Engineering In Latin America

Abstract

This paper describes the performance of 13 Latin American countries regarding scientific production in the area of engineering for the period 2010 to 2019. Through a quantitative descriptive analysis, data collected from the public databases of Scimago SJR and the World Bank are analyzed. Two groups of countries are identified, where Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Chile, and Argentina, register 50% of the publications.