Community pharmacy-based research in Spain (1995-2005): a bibliometric study.
- Autores: José Carlos Andrés Iglesias, Nicanor Floro Andrés Rodríguez, José Antonio Fornos Pérez
- Localización: Pharmacy Practice (Granada), ISSN-e 1886-3655, Vol. 5, Nº. 1, 2007, págs. 21-30
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
Only one study evaluated the scientific activity in community pharmacies in Spain, and it was restricted to articles published in just two journals.
Objective: To assess the scientific activity in community pharmacies in Spain through a bibliometric analysis of the original papers published during the years 1995-2005.
Methods: IPA, MEDLINE, CSIC database and the journals Seguimiento Farmacoterapéutico y Pharmaceutical Care España were used as data sources. Production indicators, consumption indicators and the impact factor (IF) as a repercussion index were analyzed.
Results: 122 articles were included in the review. The articles were published in 12 journals, 78.7% of them in Pharmaceutical Care España and Seguimiento Farmacoterapéutico. The mean number of authors per article was 4.2 (SD=2.1). The transitivity index was 71.3%. The total number of references cited in the articles was 2110. The mean number of references per article was 17.3 SD=9.3. The value of the insularity index was 57.6%. Self citation was 6.8% and the Price index was 66.5%. No impact factor was available for 6 journals.
Conclusions: Publication of articles on community pharmacy-based research in Spain has undergone an important increase in the last 5 years. The existence of authors who publish very few studies, the high insularity index and the lack of randomized, controlled trials may be considered as negative indicators in community pharmacy-based research in Spain.
