Bibliometric analysis of the Spanish scientific production in Infectious Diseases and Microbiology (2014-2021)

Abstract

Introduction: The profound impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, together with other factors such as globalisation and climate change, has emphasised the growing relevance of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology.

Methods: The Spanish scientific production in both categories of the Web of Science databases over the period 2014-2021 has been analysed.

Results: 8037 documents have been identified in Infectious Diseases and 12008 documents in Microbiology (6th most productive country worldwide in both cases, with growth rates of 41% and 46.2%, respectively). Both areas present a high degree of international collaboration (45-48% of the documents) and between 45-66% of the documents have been published in journals of excellence (first quartile) according to the rankings of the Journal Citation Reports.

Conclusions: Spain is in a prominent position worldwide in both areas, with an outstanding scientific production in journals of high visibility and impact.

Keywords: Bibliometric study; Enfermedades infecciosas; España; Estudio bibliométrico; Infectious diseases; Microbiology; Microbiología; Producción científica; Scientific production; Spain.