Scientific dynamics of open source software in Spanish-speaking countries: statistics for bibliometrics
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Open source software is gaining space, along with its culture and philosophy, it is used in some cases without realizing that it is present, as is the case with Mozilla Firefox, Chromium, the Linux operating system or its Android derivative. On the other hand, nowadays, bibliometrics is very important, since it constitutes a powerful tool that influences the deliberations made by academics or society in general on any topic discussed. In recent years, the use of open source software has developed rapidly throughout the world; however, no consolidated topics related to open source software have been found in scientific production. The objective of this study was to explore the dimensions and trends related to open source software in Spanish-speaking countries for the identification of important achievements and main research fields with reference to this topic. Calculations were made with the extracted data using the R programming language for statistical analysis, together with the Bibliometrix package to determine scientometric variables; while the bibliometric visual approach was carried out using VOSviewer. The results indicate that research related to open source software in Spanish-speaking countries has evolved in recent years. They show how the realities in scientific production are different, varied and with a multidisciplinary character, this topic being able to play a crucial role in the development of these other disciplines.
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