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Results from the LDA and database analysis were ground-truthed with an electronic survey sent to researchers who work throughout LAC. Survey methodology is a sound assessment of ideal, individual values despite some logistical challenges (Mostert, 2018). Researchers received IRB exemption for protocol 1335782-1 which described the survey questions, consent waiver, and research methodology. The survey included 16 questions, was available in three languages (English, Spanish, and Portuguese), and took approximately 4 minutes to complete. Survey questions were about scientists’ research experience, publication history, and opinions on funding and interdisciplinarity in the field of water resources. The survey was sent to corresponding authors from 22,324 papers, a subset of the final corpus, using Qualtrics survey distribution software. The breakdown of email contacts according to language of paper were 20,332 English, 1,293 Spanish, and 699 Portuguese.