Gonzalez F, Castro AF "Publication output in telemedicine in Spain " Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare 11 (1): 23-28 2005

[Eugene Garfield]

E-mail Addresses: francisco.gonzalez at usc.es

Title: Publication output in telemedicine in Spain

Author(s): Gonzalez F, Castro AF

Source: JOURNAL OF TELEMEDICINE AND TELECARE 11 (1): 23-28 2005

Document Type: Article     Language: English
Cited References: 9        Times Cited: 0

Abstract:
We searched the MEDLINE database for publications about telemedicine from
1966 to 2003. Only publications with a first institutional address in Spain
and from journals listed in the /CR Science Edition 2002 were included in
the study. A total of 118 publications were found. The first publication
appeared in 1988 and publication output showed a sudden increase starting
in 1995, reaching a maximum in 2002 with 21 publications. The number of
authors per publication in non-multicentre studies ranged from I to 14
(median 6.5). Most authors (79%) contributed to only a single publication;
10% of authors participated in three or more publications. Most
publications were full papers (88%). The most active Autonomous Community
in the number of publications relative to inhabitants was Galicia (0.91
publications per 100,000 inhabitants). The Community that produced the
highest absolute number of publications was Madrid (29% of the total). The
mean impact factor of the journals in which the publications appeared was
0.961. Production of telemedicine publications in Spain has followed the
same temporal course as has been observed worldwide. There is an unequal
geographical and institutional distribution of publications. The highest
production is concentrated in a few institutions and only a small number of
authors show steady research activity.

Addresses: Gonzalez F (reprint author), Univ Santiago de Compostela, Sch
Med, Dept Physiol, Santiago De Compostela, E-15782 Spain
Univ Santiago de Compostela, Sch Med, Dept Physiol, Santiago De Compostela,
E-15782 Spain
Univ Santiago de Compostela, Catedra Telemed Telefon, Santiago De
Compostela, E-15782 Spain
Univ Santiago de Compostela, Complejo Hosp, Serv Ophthalmol, Santiago De
Compostela, E-15782 Spain

E-mail Addresses: francisco.gonzalez at usc.es

Publisher: ROYAL SOC MEDICINE PRESS LTD, 1 WIMPOLE STREET, LONDON W1G 0AE,
ENGLAND
Subject Category: HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES
IDS Number: 902VR

ISSN: 1357-633X

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