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

José Carlos Andrés Iglesias1★, N. Floro Andrés Rodríguez1, José Antonio Fornos Pérez2★ Corresponding author

  1. 1Community pharmacist at Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain.
  2. 2Community pharmacist at Cangas, Pontevedra, Spain.

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José Carlos Andrés Iglesias

Community pharmacist at Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain.

Volume 5, Issue 1 · pp. 21–30 · PUBLISHED 2007 · DOI:

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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.

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    Iglesias, J. C. A., Rodríguez, N. F. A., & Pérez, J. A. F. (2007). Community pharmacy-based research in Spain (1995-2005): A bibliometric study. Pharmacy Practice, 5(1), 21–30.