Spatial-Temporal Evolution of Scientific Production about Genetically Modified Maize

Alberto Santillán-Fernández, Yolanda Salinas-Moreno, José René Valdez-Lazalde and Santiago Pereira-Lorenzo
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Alberto Santillán-Fernández: Catedrático-Conacyt, Colegio de Postgraduados Campus Campeche, Champotón 24450, Campeche, Mexico
Yolanda Salinas-Moreno: Department of Genetic, Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, Agrícolas y Pecuarias, Campus Altos de Jalisco, Tepatitlán de Morelos 47600, Jalisco, Mexico
José René Valdez-Lazalde: Department of Forestry, Colegio de Postgraduados Campus Montecillo, Texcoco 56230, Estado de México, Mexico
Santiago Pereira-Lorenzo: Department of Plant Production and Engineering Projects, Escuela Politécnica Superior, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, 27002 Lugo, Spain

Agriculture, 2021, vol. 11, issue 3, 1-14

Abstract: Maize is the grain cereal that is the basis of human and animal diets in Mexico and Latin America; it constitutes an essential crop for global food security. The objective of this study was to analyze the spatial–temporal evolution of scientific production on the theme of GMO maize, through a bibliometric analysis of the texts available in the main editorial houses (Elsevier, Scopus, and Springer), open access journal articles database (Conricyt, Scielo, Redalyc, Latindex, Claryvate Analytics, Periodica, and DOAJ), and freely accessible web search engine Google Scholar, to determine the factors that influence the impact of the studies. From 1991 to 2019, 917 texts were found whose spatial–temporal evolution showed a linear growth that concentrated in Latin America (58.56%). The low impact (measured by the number of bibliographic citations) of scientific studies developed in countries of Latin America was related to their publication in journals edited in their own countries and in Spanish, which restricts the constructive criticism of peer review. For the case of Mexico, a spatial discrepancy was also found between research centers and production areas, which limits the transference of technology; and no specialized author in theme of GMO maize was found; the researchers responded to “scientific trends” in agreement with the agrarian policies of the time.

Keywords: Zea mays L.; academic endogamy; scientific article; scientific trends (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q17 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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