Visibilidad y producción científica de las Tesis Doctorales de Historia del Periodismo en las Universidades Españolas (2002-2012)

Abstract

The Doctoral Thesis constitute a very relevant document types to assess knowledge. The objective of this research is to investigate doctoral scientific production in History of Journalism in the period 2002-2012. The sample is supported by 93 PhD Thesis by frequency variables, year of defense, Department and University. The results indicate the primacy of Catalonia as the most fruitful field of research in this area; the predominance of the Department of Communication, and the prevalence of 2009 as the most productive doctoral.