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Twelve Years of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Publications in Mexico

Twelve Years of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Publications in Mexico
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Edgar Lau Záyago | Stacey Frederick | Guillermo Foladori

Abstract: Mexico is the second country in Latin America regarding Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Research and Development, according to various indicators. Nanoscience and Nanotechnologies are viewed as strategic areas in government policy since 2001. In the last few decades, important policy changes in Science and Technology (S&T) have been implemented with an aim to integrate the business sector with government scientific research. This article reviews information from the Web of Science relevant to articles on nanoscience and nanotechnology stretching back 12 years and explains the changes in S&T policy. The information uncovered leads to three conclusions: the participation of the business sector is negligible; there is a significant concentration of scientific production among a very few institutions; and the country is essentially divided geographically, with scientific production concentrated in the center and north of the country. The article appears in a 2014 issue of the Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 16(1), Article 2193.

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