Scimago international bibliometric ranking: a reality for peruvian universities

Kuong Morales M.; Kuong Morales S. · Revista Venezolana de Gerencia (2022) · DOI: 10.52080/rvgluz.27.7.28

Resumen

Scientific research has become one of the most important topics for universities, especially for Peru, with significant advances in terms of scientific production. This article aims to determine the position of the most representative universities in Peru compared to the universities of Latin America, according to the Scimago Institutional Ranking. The methodology is based on Bibliometrics, the design is quantitative with documentary analysis compiled from national and international literature. It has been obtained that within the first 10 places in the Ranking of Latin America, no Peruvian university appears; However, from position 37 onwards, the first universities appear, the first being the Cayetano Heredia University. In conclusion, it is a reality for Peruvian universities to appear in the general ranking of Latin American countries, although it is true not in the first places, but with an ascending presence, which demonstrates their investigative interest.

Instituciones: Universidad Católica de Santa María