Scientific Productions Development in Higher Education: The case of Peru

Abstract

The following work presents a scientometric study of the growth of scientific production in Peru compiled from the core collection Web of Science (WoS) database, the most representative database of scientific research producing disciplines for foreign and Peruvian researchers. The main objective of the research is to show the evolution of scientific production in higher education by universities and research institutions in Peru. The descriptive methodology of scientometrics allows to understand the development of literary productions and to identify their existence and evolution for their evaluation. The bibliometric study showed nine universities displayed more than 100 publications in 2020. Until February 1st, 2021, the Peruvian institutions' total production was 31,259 documents. The relevance of the research demonstrates the value of enforcing University Law 30220, which has led to a substantial increase in the scientific output of Peruvian universities and has helped the authorities in charge of these institutions to make better decisions on the implementation of policies leading to an increase in scientific output. This is the first study covering all the scientific productions indexed in Peru in WoS in all its disciplines and serves as a starting point for future research in other countries.