Mendez-Vasquez, RI; Sunen-Pinyol, E; Cervello, R; Cami, J Bibliometric map of Spain 1996-2004: biomedicine and health science MEDICINA CLINICA, 130 (7): 246-253 MAR 1 2008

[Eugene Garfield]

E-mail Address: jcami at prbb.org 

Author(s): Mendez-Vasquez, RI (Mendez-Vasquez, Raul Isaac); Sunen-Pinyol, 
E (Sunen-Pinyol, Eduard); Cervello, R (Cervello, Rosa); Cami, J (Cami, 
Jordi) 

Title: Bibliometric map of Spain 1996-2004: biomedicine and health science 

Source: MEDICINA CLINICA, 130 (7): 246-253 MAR 1 2008 

Language: Spanish 

Document Type: Article 

Author Keywords: bibliometrics; biomedical and health sciences research; 
research evaluation; Spain 

Keywords Plus: SPANISH SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTION; CITATION-INDEX 

Abstract: BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: The study presents the bibliometric 
analysis of the Spanish scientific output in biomedicine during 1996-2004. 
This is the last edition of a series of bibliometric studies aimed to 
characterize the Spanish scientific performance in biomedicine.

MATERIAL AND METHOD: The analysis was restricted to citable documents for 
which simple and composite bibliometric indicators were obtained at 
different aggregation levels: fields, autonomous regions, institutional 
sectors and research centres. The documents were selected according to the 
Journal Citation Reports, and were assigned to affiliation centres 
following an integer counting scheme after an exhaustive normalization of 
the affiliation addresses.

RESULTS: Compared to the period 1994-2002, research activity in 
biomedicine grew as much as Spain: 8.9% in the number of documents; 22.5% 
citations; 12.5% citation per document average and 27.2% international 
cooperation. Besides, biomedicien showed the highest citation per document 
average compared to other major fields. International cooperation in 
biomedicine (27.2%) reached the European average. The documents published 
in international cooperation account for the half of citations to 
documents in biomedicine. The number of documents and citations belonging 
to the clinic medicine subfield and to the health sector showed the 
highest growth.

CONCLUSIONS: In general, these results reproduce the tendencies described 
in prior studies. The documents in biomedicine showed a highly asymmetric 
distribution among institutional sectors, autonomous regions, scientific 
fields and research centres. The remarkably increase in the output of 
clinical medicine field and in the health sector could be the consequence 
of important science policy actions undertaken in these areas in the last 
years. 

Addresses: Parc Recerca Biomed Barcelona, Barcelona 08003, Spain; AATRM, 
Barcelona, Spain; UPF, Barcelona, Spain; Inst Municipal Invest Med, E-
08003 Barcelona, Spain 

Reprint Address: Cami, J, Parc Recerca Biomed Barcelona, Dr Aiguader 88, 
Barcelona 08003, Spain. 

Cited Reference Count: 6 

Times Cited: 0 

Publisher: EDICIONES DOYMA S A 

Publisher Address: TRAV DE GRACIA 17-21, 08021 BARCELONA, SPAIN 

ISSN: 0025-7753 


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