Evolución y tendencias de la investigación en comunicación sobre epidemias y pandemias en el ámbito internacional

• Autores: Roelvis Ortiz Núñez, Yudayly Stable Rodríguez
• Localización: Revista de comunicación, ISSN 1684-0933, ISSN-e 2227-1465, Vol. 20, Nº. 1, 2021, págs. 175-196
• Idioma: español
• DOI: 10.26441/RC20.1-2021-A10
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Evolution and trends in communication research about epidemics and pandemics at the international level
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  • español

    La investigación sobre comunicación en tiempos de epidemias y pandemias constituye un factor trascendental en la prevención, tratamiento y recuperación. El estudio que se presenta analiza el comportamiento de la investigación en comunicación sobre epidemias y pandemias a través de la producción científica registrada en la base de datos Scopus. Se emplean indicadores para evaluar las tendencias generales de publicación a nivel de país, instituciones, autores, revistas y artículos. Se examinan los temas preponderantes y su evolución temporal, así como, la evolución en los grupos y frentes de investigación asociados. Los resultados muestran una tendencia al crecimiento de publicaciones con una mayor concentración en el 2020. El número de publicaciones por países, instituciones, autores y revistas es discreto, por lo que, es un área de conocimientos que requiere mayor investigación científica y colaboración internacional. Se identificaron 5 grandes grupos temáticos, principales focos emergentes de investigación, relacionados con la comunicación de salud durante epidemias, las actitudes sociales hacia la salud, la comunicación durante la influenza A H1N1 y la pandemia COVID-19 y la información epidemiológica en redes sociales. Los puntos críticos de investigación en el campo durante los 30 años registrados en la base de datos Scopus permiten inferir, que la comunicación sobre epidemias y pandemias debe convertirse en foco de la investigación en el área de comunicación de riesgos en un futuro próximo.

  • English

    Communication research in times of epidemics and pandemics is an important factor in prevention, treatment and recovery. The study presented analyzes the behavior of communication research about epidemics and pandemics through the scientific production registered in the Scopus database. Indicators are used to assess general publication trends at the country, institutional, author, journal and article level. The prevailing themes and their evolution over time are examined, as well as the evolution in the groups and associated research fronts. The results show a trend towards the growth of publications with a higher concentration in 2020. The number of publications by countries, institutions, authors and journals is discrete, therefore, it is an area of knowledge that requires greater scientific research and international collaboration. Five major thematic groups, main emerging research focuses, related to health communication during epidemics, social attitudes towards health, communication during influenza A H1N1 and the COVID-19 pandemic, and epidemiological information on social networks were identified. The critical points of research in the field during the 30 years recorded in the Scopus database allow us to infer that communication about epidemics and pandemics should become the focus of research in the area of risk communication in the near future

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