Exploring the Evolution of Gastronomic Diversity in Ecuador: A Study on the Impact of Migration on Ecuadorian Cuisine

Abstract

A documentary review was carried out on the production and publication of research papers related to the study of the variables Gastronomic Diversity and Migration. The purpose of the bibliometric analysis proposed in this document was to know the main characteristics of the volume of publications registered in the Scopus database during the period 2018-2022, achieving the identification of 74 publications in total. The information provided by this platform was organized through graphs and figures, categorizing the information by Year of Publication, Country of Origin, Area of Knowledge and Type of Publication. Once these characteristics have been described, the position of different authors on the proposed topic is referenced through a qualitative analysis. Among the main findings made through this research, it is found that Spain, with 12 publications, was the country with the highest scientific production registered in the name of authors affiliated with institutions in that country. The Area of Knowledge that made the greatest contribution to the construction of bibliographic material related to the study of Gastronomic Diversity and Migration  was Biological Sciences and Agriculture with 34 published documents, and the Type of Publication that was most used during the period indicated above was the Journal Article, which represents 86% of the total scientific production.