ART: Ibanez, The incorporation of Neurocirugia to the Journal of Citation Reports
Gretchen Whitney
gwhitney at UTK.EDU
Wed Jan 31 18:12:13 EST 2001
E-mail: M. A. Poca : 100661.2001 at compuserve.com
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TI: The incorporation of Neurocirugia to the Journal of Citation
Reports: Bibliometric analysis of the Spanish neurosurgical scientific
production
AU: Ibanez J, Sauquillo J, Poca MA, Arikan F, Rubio E
JOURNAL: NEUROCIRUGIA . 11: (5) 329-349 2000
Document type: Article Language: Spanish Cited References: 60 Times Cited:
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Abstract:
Introduction and Objectives: The Journal of Citation Reports 1998(th)
edition includes Neurocirugia for the first time within the analyzed
publications. This implies the incorporation of our journal to the most
selected group of international scientific publications and awards it with
the desired impact factor. The aims of this paper are firstly to review the
basic bibliometric concepts that govern the influence of publications and
research groups on biomedical sciences; secondly to know the present status
of the scientific production in neurosurgery and the situation of Spain in
the world and European context, analyzing its national distribution and
evolution during the last years and finally, to show the present status of
Neurocirugia, considering some aspects in order to improve its indicators in
the future.
Material and methods: A review of the neurosurgical literature in 1998 was
done as well as a follow-up of the national production between 1987-99. The
articles were distributed according to the authors geographical origin,
journals, area and type of investigation. Data were mainly obtained from
MEDLINE. The main bibliometric variables analyzed were the total number of
articles and the impact factor. The absolute data were weighted up with
demographic and economic variables in order to know the relative potential
of each country.
Results: Three thousand and twenty one articles that were published in 314
journals were localized. Following the total number of articles and the
cumulated impact factor, the main producing countries were the United
States, Japan and Germany. Spain holds the ninth position by number of
articles and the thirteenth one by impact factor. The gross domestic product
has been the weighting variable that has demonstrated a stronger correlation
with the scientific output generated by each country. By applying it, our
country descends considerably. However, the Spanish production shows a
favourable tendency during the last years, not only because of the total
number of published articles, but also for the theoretical better quality of
them.
Conclusions: Despite of the achievements during the last years, the Spanish
neurosurgery holds a lower position than the one it should according to our
country economical potential. The challenge of the forthcoming years must be
working in order to improve these indicators.
Author Keywords:
neurosurgery, bibliometry, impact factor, scientific production
KeyWords Plus:
IMPACT FACTOR, MEDICAL JOURNALS, BIOMEDICAL JOURNALS, INDEX, PUBLICATIONS,
CLINICA, SCIENCES, SPAIN
Addresses:
Univ Autonoma Barcelona, Hosp Univ Vall Hebron, Serv Neurochirurg,
Barcelona, Spain.
Publisher:
SOCIEDAD LUSO-ESPANOLA NEUROCIRUGIA, SANTANDER
IDS Number:
376DM
ISSN:
1130-1473
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