Visibility and impact of the scientific production on cranial nerve teaching and learning published in Scopus

Abstract

Introduction: The study of the nervous system can be challenging for students in the basic cycle of medical sciences. This study is specifically focused on the teaching-learning process of the cranial nerves. Objective: The aim of this study is to describe the visibility and impact of scientific production related to the teaching-learning process of the cranial nerves in Scopus. Method: A bibliometric analysis of articles on the teaching-learning process of the cranial nerves published between 2017 and 2021 in the Scopus database was carried out. Production, visibility, and impact variables were analyzed, including the number of documents, number of citations, and weighted citation impact. Results: A total of 64 articles were published, with the highest production in 2019 (25%; n = 16). The articles received a total of 282 citations, with 30.6% of them corresponding to 2017. The highest weighted citation impact value was reported in 2017 (1.3). Collaborative international articles accounted for 13.3%, while single authorship represented 7.2%. National collaboration works had a higher average citation per publication (4.9; n = 163) and a better weighted citation impact index (1.14). Conclusions: The study found a low scientific production on the teaching-learning of the cranial nerves, with a decreasing trend and a predominance of multiple authorship, mainly national and institutional. The impact index of publications was found to be low based on their citations.