Alcaide, GG; Gomez, MC; Zurian, JCV; Benavent, RA Scientific literature by Spanish authors on the analysis of citations and impact factor in Biomedicine (1981-2005) REVISTA ESPANOLA DE DOCUMENTACION CIENTIFICA, 31 (3): 344-365 JUL-SEP 2008

[Eugene Garfield]

E-mail Address: gregorio.gonzalez at uv.es; castellano_mig at gva.es; 
juan.valderrama at uv.es; rafael.aleixandre at uv.es

Author(s): Alcaide, GG (Gonzalez Alcaide, Gregorio); Gomez, MC (Castellano 
Gomez, Miguel); Zurian, JCV (Valderrama Zurian, Juan Carlos); Benavent, RA 
(Aleixandre Benavent, Rafael) 

Title: Scientific literature by Spanish authors on the analysis of 
citations and impact factor in Biomedicine (1981-2005) 

Source: REVISTA ESPANOLA DE DOCUMENTACION CIENTIFICA, 31 (3): 344-365 JUL-
SEP 2008 

Language: Spanish 

Document Type: Article 

Author Keywords: bibliometrics; social network analysis; impact factor; 
scientific publications; biomedicine; Spain 

Keywords Plus: BIBLIOMETRIC INDICATORS; JOURNALS; QUALITY; LIMITATIONS; 
SCIENCES; INDEX 

Abstract: This paper analyses the development of Spanish research 
literature in the field of citation analysis and impact factor (IF) in 
biomedicine over the period 1981-2005. Bibliometric methods and social 
network analysis were used to examine papers indexed in the Science 
Citation Index-Expanded (SCI-Expanded), Social Sciences Citation Index 
(SSCI), MEDLINE, Indice Medico Espanol (IME) and Indice de Ciencias 
Sociales y Humanidades (ISOC) databases. 184 papers were identified, 
79.89% of which were original research articles. Only four of these papers 
had been published before the 1990s. The mid 1990s saw a remarkable 
increase in the number of papers published (8-14 papers/year) with the 
highest productivity being reached from 2002 onwards (14-25 papers/year). 
The IME and SCI-Expanded/SSCI databases were those recording the largest 
numbers of papers, both in absolute (67.93% and 40.76 respectively) and 
singularity terms (42.39% and 21.74% respectively). The detected papers 
were published in 76 Biomedical and Documentation journals (82.06% and 
15.22% respectively). The most productive authors were identified along 
with the main co-authorships and institutional collaboration networks 
operating in the field. These results are related to the importance of 
impact factor at both national and international level. 

Addresses: Conselleria Sanitat Gen, Direcc Gen Drogodependencias, 
Valencia, Spain; Univ Valencia, Inst Hist Ciencia & Documentac Lopez 
Pinero, CSIC, E-46003 Valencia, Spain 

Reprint Address: Gomez, MC, Conselleria Sanitat Gen, Direcc Gen 
Drogodependencias, Valencia, Spain. 

E-mail Address: gregorio.gonzalez at uv.es; castellano_mig at gva.es; 
juan.valderrama at uv.es; rafael.aleixandre at uv.es 

Cited Reference Count: 59 

Times Cited: 0 

Publisher: CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS 

Publisher Address: VITRUVIO 8, 28006 MADRID, SPAIN 

ISSN: 0210-0614 

29-char Source Abbrev.: REV ESP DOC CIENT 

ISO Source Abbrev.: Rev. Esp. Doc. Cient. 

Source Item Page Count: 22 

ISI Document Delivery No.: 332QA 

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