Investigation Related to Intellectual Capital and Scientific Production in Colombia Public Universities: A Review from Scopus

Abstract

This research aims to provide a general visualization of studies focused on the intellectual capital developed in Colombia. Firstly, detailed information on research articles on this topic was obtained from the Scopus database. Secondly, the information was analyzed using Excel through the direct comparison and analysis of graphs with references and theories related to intellectual capital. Finally, the results exposed that Colombian scientific production is associated with 32 public universities, representing 45,029 elaborate documents by 9,758 authors on three relevant topics: physics and astronomy, agricultural and biological science, and medicine. Also, the data obtained exposed that 56.61% of the institutions are above the average considering the overall public institutions. However, this behavior depends on the institution’s number of researchers and full-time teachers related to intellectual capital. Finally, the hypotheses agree with the results obtained, considering that the quantity and quantity of intellectual capital significantly influence scientific production, the size and location of the public universities of Colombia, and the national and international scientific collaboration.