Design of an innovative model for a ranking of researchers to assist the development of science in countries of the Global South: the case of Honduras

Authors

Mejía Rivera, Kevin

Contreras, Mariela

Pineda, Gracia M.

Barahona, Kenia

Romero, Ana

García Chaves, Edgardo

Durón, Reyna M.

Abstract

International rankings such as QS or SCImago expose in a limited way the scientific production of the countries from the global south. This situation complicates analysis, decision-making and the development of policies on science behavior. This work describes the construction of a ranking of Honduran researchers, based on Google Scholar, an innovation that favors the effective management of scientific resources in science emerging countries. Through an ETL (Extract-Transform-Load) process, data was integrated and processed to create a relational model using Power BI Desktop tool. The result was an interactive online board that shows information of 444 researchers with name, affiliation, research topics, number of published works, H index, citations, among others. The following steps will take the ranking to become a Central American project whose data would be collected and updated via web applications. In addition, the ranking will explore the possibility of applying natural language processing techniques for data management.