Bibliometry: an input for the scientific writing in Engineering

Abstract

The paper aims to analyze the research lines in the field of engineering established in the 2019-2025 Strategic Plan of the Engineering Research Institute (INII, by its acronym in Spanish) of the University of Costa Rica (UCR by its acronym in Spanish), through the application of mathematical and statistical models to the indexed scientific production in Elsevier Scopus, in order to strategically guide scientific production. The article evidences a case study about the technological innovation of the process for the research of world scientific production of papers and congresses in specific areas of the engineering. The methodology was developed in four stages: 1. Application of a semi-structured interview, 2. Study of the scientific results in the Elsevier Scopus database, 3. Statistical visualization of results, and 4. Bibliometric analyses of the results. The results of the study show who are the researchers who publish the most in world knowledge networks about: creation of a versatile systems to understand and control objects, process control, validation with experimental equipment, reference materials, impact assessment on real time, sustainable infrastructure, wave measurement and use of renewable resources. A main conclusion is that the bibliometric study at the INII contributed to efficiently orient the actions to analyze, produce and disseminate scientific articles and participate in international congresses.