Reproduction of Sheep through Nuclear Transfer of Somatic Cells: A Bibliometric Approach
José Roberto Vazquez-Avendaño,
César Cortez-Romero,
Ángel Bravo-Vinaja,
Demetrio Alonso Ambríz-García,
Alfredo Trejo-Córdova,
María del Carmen Navarro-Maldonado
Affiliations
José Roberto Vazquez-Avendaño
Doctorado en Ciencias Biológicas y de la Salud, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Ciudad de México C.P. 3855, Mexico
César Cortez-Romero
Program in Genetic Resources and Productivity-Livestock, Campus Montecillo, Colegio de Postgraduados, Montecillo, Texcoco C.P. 56264, Mexico
Ángel Bravo-Vinaja
Program in Innovation in Natural Resources Management, Campus San Luis Potosí, Colegio de Postgraduados, Salinas de Hidalgo, San Luis Potosí C.P. 78600, Mexico
Demetrio Alonso Ambríz-García
Department of Biology of Reproduction, Division of Biological and Health Sciences, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Unidad Iztapalapa, Ciudad de México C.P. 09310, Mexico
Alfredo Trejo-Córdova
Department of Biology of Reproduction, Division of Biological and Health Sciences, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Unidad Iztapalapa, Ciudad de México C.P. 09310, Mexico
María del Carmen Navarro-Maldonado
Department of Biology of Reproduction, Division of Biological and Health Sciences, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Unidad Iztapalapa, Ciudad de México C.P. 09310, Mexico
Somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) is a reproductive biotechnology with great potential in the reproduction of different species of zootechnical interest, including sheep. This study aimed to carry out a bibliometric analysis of scientific papers published on the application of SCNT in sheep reproduction during the period 1997–2023. The search involved the Science Citation Index Expanded and Social Sciences Citation Index databases of the main collection of the Web of Sciences with different descriptors. A total of 124 scientific papers were analyzed for different bibliometric indicators using the VOSviewer software. Since 2001, the number of SCNT-related papers that have been published concerning sheep reproduction has increased and it has fluctuated in ensuing years. The main authors, research groups, institutions, countries, papers, and journals with the highest number of papers related to the application of SCNT in sheep reproduction were identified, as well as the topics that address the research papers according to the terms: somatic cell, embryo, oocyte, gene expression, SCNT, and sheep.
