ESTUDIOS BIBLIOMÉTRICOS COMO LÍNEA DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN LAS CIENCIAS BIOMÉDICAS: UNA APROXIMACIÓN PARA EL PREGRADO

Bibliometrics is a branch of the Scientometrics that permits the study of the scientific activity. The original article is their unit analysis. The interest in this area is based in their implications on decision making and Knowledge Management. Because it suggests research in topics poorly studied or evaluates others. Bibliometrics also evaluates scientific production of researchers, institutions and countries. In this article we realize a brief review of the bibliometric research lines, mathematical principles and basis of methodology to perform this kind of research.The aim is