Autorías, colaboración y patrones de citación de las revistas biomédicas editadas en España incluidas en el Journal Citation Reports (2003-2007)

Abstract

A bibliometric analysis of Spanish biomedical journals indexed in the Journal Citation Reports database between 2003 and 2007 was carried out. 12.335 papers were analysed, 86.4 % published in eleven Spanish language journals and 13.59 % published in five English language journals. The great majority of Spanish language journals are official publications of Spanish medical societies which represent for their members an important channel for scholarly communication. The Spanish language journals revealed a notable number of Spanish research groups (n = 525), 85.8 % of published papers came from health care institutions, and the prevalent type of collaboration was domestic and regional. Furthermore, the study reveals that higher levels of citation are associated with papers published by the aforementioned research groups, those having a greater degree of collaboration, and those that had at least one woman participating. On the other hand, English language journals are focused on basic research and only publish articles or reviews. Their productivity rate is lower, but they have a higher level of international participation and outstanding citation rates. 87.62 % of papers from these journals were published by researchers from academic institutions. Collaboration on the international level ranges between 16 % and 22 % of the total.