Bibliometrics applied in STEM scientific research: contribution and impact through bibliometric analysis

Bibliometrics has positioned itself as a field that provides strategic information for complex decision-making in the context of scientific research assessment and management (Torres-Salinas et al., 2012; Gingras, 2014; Waltman and Noyons, 2018). In this context, bibliometric analysis is recognized for using tools with data mining techniques under mathematical and statistical principles, granting metrics that determine productivity, impact, collaboration, among other indicators (Ball, 2018). These analyses have been recently applied in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) scientific research methodology, allowing the development of specific research fields, providing relevant information, such as leading researchers and institutions, co-authorship networks, emerging issues, among others (Blank et al., 2013; Díaz-López, Carpio, Martín-Morales, & Zamorano, 2019; Ekanayake, Shen, & Kumaraswamy, 2019; Hosseini et al., 2018; Martinez, Al-Hussein, & Ahmad, 2019; Yidong Xu et al., nd; Zhong et al., 2019). Therefore, it is necessary to evidence their contribution through the following questions: How many STEM scientific researches including bibliometric analysis are published annually? In which disciplines is it mostly applied? What is the impact of this type of publication? Is there co-authorship of librarians? Have leading institutions established bibliometric services? To address these concerns, the Web of Science database will be used to retrieve scientific research from 2010-2019, such as Articles, Reviews and Proceedings Papers that include the concept "Bibliometric Analysis" in title, abstract, or keywords, as well as publications on the subject in journals with ESI categories (Essential Science Indicators) related to STEM. The dataset will be analyzed in InCites (Clarivate Analytics) and VOSviewer (CWTS) bibliometric tools, providing indicators to discover relevant aspects and answers to questions raised