The electronic databases and tools for promoting knowledge make scientific and technological development possible in the areas of health and of nursing. This bibliometric study aimed to map the indicators regarding nursing, published in 2012, in the SJR database, by the BRIC countries. These countries' production in nursing was analyzed comparatively in relation to documents, citations, h-index and international collaboration. The results show: 1,039 articles published in Brazil, nine articles published in Russia, 212 articles published in India, and 541 articles published in China, in 2012, and evidence the importance of these centers of research and of disseminating knowledge.
Nursing; Knowledge; Technology; Bibliometrics
