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. 2007 Jan;5(1):21-30.
doi: 10.4321/s1886-36552007000100004.

Community pharmacy-based research in Spain (1995-2005): A bibliometric study

José Carlos Andrés Iglesias  1 , N Floro Andrés Rodríguez  1 , José Antonio Fornos Pérez  2
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Community pharmacy-based research in Spain (1995-2005): A bibliometric study

José Carlos Andrés Iglesias et al. Pharm Pract (Granada). 2007 Jan.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Authorship; Bibliometrics; Pharmacies; Spain.

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