Lourdes Castello Cogollos

Lourdes Castello Cogollos is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Information and Documentation, Faculty of Communication and Documentation, University of Murcia. She holds a PhD from the Universitat de València (2016), focusing on sociometric analysis of sociology doctoral theses in Spain (1976–2013). Her research interests center on bibliometrics, scientific collaboration networks, drug addiction research, and information science methodologies.

Her work integrates quantitative analysis of scientific production, funding impacts, and gender disparities in research. Notable areas include evaluating government-funded drug research outcomes, analyzing global trends in pediatric obesity and radiology, and studying open science practices in academia. She is affiliated with the Information Technology research group and contributes to projects on addiction epidemiology, food science, and health policy.

Her publications span over two decades, emphasizing methodological rigor in bibliometric studies and interdisciplinary approaches. Key themes include scientific collaboration dynamics, drug policy evaluation, and the societal implications of emerging research topics like cannabis legalization.

Lourdes’ research is funded by Spanish National Plan grants on Drugs and other institutional initiatives. She has advised doctoral theses in sociology and actively participates in academic networks analyzing scientific impact metrics across disciplines.