IJERPH, Vol. 15, Pages 2703: The Identification of Scientific Communities and Their Approach to Worldwide Malaria Research

IJERPH, Vol. 15, Pages 2703: The Identification of Scientific Communities and Their Approach to Worldwide Malaria Research

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph15122703

Authors: José Antonio Garrido-Cardenas Francisco Manzano-Agugliaro Lilia González-Cerón Francisco Gil-Montoya Alfredo Alcayde-Garcia Nuria Novas Concepción Mesa-Valle

It is essential to establish a pattern to detect the strengths and weaknesses of working groups publishing on malaria, to promote coordination to facilitate the eradication of the disease. Given the complexity of the scientific network of groups and institutions studying malaria, it is necessary to use a mathematical algorithm that allows us to know the real structure of research on the disease in the world. In this work, articles with the word “malaria” in the title or author keywords gathered from Elsevier Scopus database were analyzed. By means of specific software, graphs were created. The analysis of the data allowed established different scientific communities, among which two were very diverse: one formed by those groups concerned about the vector transmission and control, and another one focused on the drug resistance of the parasite. Basic, applied, and operational research to eradicate malaria is an ambitious goal of the international institutions and the scientific community. The combination of effort and the establishment of a worldwide-scientific network that allows an effective interconnection (exchange) of knowledge, infrastructure technology, collaborators, financial resources, and datasets will contribute more effectively to end the disease.

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