[Bibliometric study of the original articles published in Revista Española de Salud Púiblica (1991-2000). Part III: reference analysis]. / Estudio bibliométrico de los artículos originales de la revista española de Salud Púiblica (1991-2000). Parte tercera: analisis de las referencias bibliograficas.

BACKGROUND: The advancement of knowledge is based on the results of previously conducted research studies, which are reflected in the reference sources listed in a scientific article. This study is aimed at studying the scientific information used in the Revista Española de Salud Pública based on the references cited in the original articles published during the 1991-2000 period. METHODS: The data regarding the year and where published, document type, language and country in which published was taken from the reference sources listed in the 290 original articles published, the obsolescence, Price and isolation indexes being calculated, and the Bradford core distribution being established according to the source journals. The self-citing rate was also calculated. RESULTS: A total of 7465 references were cited in the Reference section of the 290 original articles. An average of 25.7 references were cited per article. The Price index was 40.7. The scientific articles showed an obsolescence index of 5, the books and book chapters having an index of 6. A total 50.6% of the citations were from studies published in Spanish. The isolation index of the references was 48.1. The first Bradford core is comprised of 10 journals, the first four of which are Spanish. The self-citing rate was 3.8%. CONCLUSIONS: The information consumption of the original articles published in the Revista Española de Salud Pública show parameters similar to those of other Spanish health sciences journals for those same years, and the parameters regarding which this Journal differs from other Spanish health sciences journals seem to be justified by those particular aspects unique to public health, which does not fall within the patterns inherent to the clinical disciplines.

[Bibliometric study of original articles in the Revista Española de Salud Pública (1991-2000). Part II: authors' productivity, their institutions and geographical areas]. / Estudio bibliométrico de los artículos originales de la revista Española de Salud Pública (1991-2000). Parte segunda: productividad de los autores y procedencia institucional y geográfica.

BACKGROUND: When characterizing a scientific journal from the bibliometric standpoint, it is of importance to know how many authors were involved in the studies published as well as the geographical areas where these authors are located and the type of institutions by which they are employed. The aim of this article is that of analyzing the geographical spread of these authors and the institutions by which they are employed, as well as its evolution as regards the original articles published in the Revista Española de Salud Pública throughout the 1991-2000 period. METHODS: Of the original articles published in the Revista Española de Salud Pública throughout the studied ten-year period, a calculation has been made as to the total number of authors, the number of occasional authors (authors having published solely one article), transitivity index, the ratio between the number of male and female authors, the productivity of the authors and their institutions and the spread of authors and the institutions by which they are employed by Autonomous Communities. RESULTS: Of the original articles published in the Revista Española de Salud Pública throughout the 1991-2000 period, a total of 1,052 different authors were involved, 1,000 of whom were Spanish and 52 foreigners. The ratio of male authors to female authors for the period in question was 1.29. The Autonomous Communities from which the largest number of authors came were Community of Madrid (16.3%), Andalusia (13.4%) and the Community of Valencia (12.5%). The institutions by which the authors are employed are located most often in Community of Madrid (16.5%), in Community of Valencia (11.3%) and Andalusia and Catalonia (10.5%). A total of 37.6% of the authors work at centers devoted to health care, followed by authors who work at Universities (26.3%). On calculating the spread of the type of institution by Autonomous Communities, in the Community of Madrid and in the Community of Valencia and Andalusia, the most frequent institution is that of the primary care centers (50%, 43.3% and 28.6% respectively); and in Catalonia the specialized care centers (42.9%). CONCLUSIONS: The Revista Española de Salud Pública is a scientific journal well known in the whole spanish territory and in the Latinoamerican countries. The productivity of the authors publishing in this journal, the productivity of their institutions where they work and that of Autonomous Regions where they belong to, is similar to other magazines. The productivity of the authors is greater when we look at other public health magazines or other countries.

Estudio bibliométrico de los artículos originales de la revista española de salud pública (1991-2000).Parte segunda: productividad de los autores y procedencia institucional y geográfica / Bibliometric study of the original articles published in the Revista Española de Salud Pública (1991-2000). Part Two: authors, their institutions and geographical areas

Fundamento: En la caracterización de una revista científica, desde el punto de vista bibliométrico, es importante conocer cuántos autores participan en los trabajos publicados, así como la institución y ámbito geográfico de procedencia. El objetivo de este artículo es analizar la distribución del número de autores y de las instituciones donde éstos trabajan, así como su productividad, en los artículos originales publicados en la Revista Española de Salud Pública durante la década 1991-2000.Métodos: De los 290 trabajos originales publicados en la Revista Española de Salud Pública durante la década estudiada se ha calculado el número total de autores, el número de autores ocasionales, el índice de transitoriedad, la distribución de autores por género, la productividad de autores y de las instituciones según el número de trabajos y la de los autores según la Ley de Lotka, y la distribución por procedencia institucional y geográfica. Resultados: En los originales que se publicaron en la Revista Española de Salud Pública entre los años 1991 y 2000 participó un total de 1.052 autores (1.000 españoles y 52 extranjeros). La razón de sexos para el periodo estudiado es de 1,29 a favor de los hombres. Las Comunidades Autónomas que más autores aportan son Comunidad de Madrid (16,3 por ciento), Andalucía (13,4 por ciento) y Comunidad Valenciana (12,5 por ciento). Las instituciones de procedencia de los autores se encuentran ubicadas preferentemente en la Comunidad de Madrid (16,5 por ciento), Comunidad Valenciana (11,3 por ciento), y Andalucía y Cataluña (10,5 por ciento).El 37,6 por ciento de los autores trabajan en centros dedicados a la atención sanitaria, seguidos de los que trabajan en la Universidad (26,3 por ciento). Al distribuir el tipo de institución por Comunidades Autónomas, en Madrid, la Comunidad Valenciana y Andalucía la institución más frecuente son los centros de atención primaria (50 por ciento, 43,3 por ciento y 28,6 por ciento respectivamente) y en Cataluña los centros de atención especializada (42,9 por ciento). Conclusiones: La Revista Española de Salud Pública es una publicación implantada en todo el territorio nacional y en el ámbito hispanoamericano. La productividad de los autores que publican en ella, la de las instituciones donde trabajan y la de las Comunidades Autónomas de las que proceden los trabajos, es similar a la de otras revistas biomédicas españolas, y menor que cuando se estudian ámbitos temáticos y territoriales en más de una publicación (AU)

Background: When characterizing a scientific journal from the bibliometric standpoint, it is of importance to know how many authors were involved in the studies published as well as the geographical areas where these authors are located and the type of institutions by which they are employed. The aim of this article is that of analyzing the geographical spread of these authors and the institutions by which they are employed, as well as its evolution as regards the original articles published in the Revista Española de Salud Públicathroughout the 1991-2000 period. Methods: Of the original articles published in theRevista Española de Salud Pública throughout the studied ten-year period, a calculation has been made as to the total number of authors, the number of occasional authors (authors having published solely one article), transitivity index, the ratio between the number of male and female authors, the productivity of the authors and their institutions and the spread of authors and the institutions by which they are employed by Autonomous Communities. Results: Of the original articles published in the Revista Española de Salud Pública throughout the 1991-2000 period, a total of 1,052 different authors were involved, 1,000 of whom were Spanish and 52 foreigners. The ratio of male authors to female authors for the period in question was 1.29. The Autonomous Communities from which the largest number of authors came were Community of Madrid (16,3%), Andalusia (13,4%) and the Community of Valencia (12.5%). The institutions by which the authors are employed are located most often in Community of Madrid (16,5%), in Community of Valencia (11,3%) and Andalusia and Catalonia (10,5%). A total of 37.6% of the authors work at centers devoted to health care, followed by authors who work at Universities (26.3%). On calculating the spread of the type of institution by Autonomous Communities, in the Community of Madrid and in the Community of Valencia and Andalusia, the most frequent institution is that of the primary care centers (50%, 43.3% and 28.6% respectively); and in Catalonia the specialized care centers (42.9%). Conclusions: The Revista Española de Salud Pública is a scientific journal well known in the whole spanish territory and in the Latinoamerican countries. The productivity of the authors publising in this journal, the productivity of their institutions where they work and that of Autonomous Regions where they belong to, is similar to other magazines. The productivity of the authors is greater when we look at other public health magazines or other countries (AU)

Estudio bibliométrico de los artículos originales de la Revista Española de Salud Pública (1991-2000). Parte primera: indicadores generales / A bibliometric study of the original articles published in the Revista Española de Salud Pública (1991-2000). Part one

Fundamento: Desde hace tiempo la mayor parte de las comunicaciones de los resultados de las investigaciones se difunden mediante revistas científicas, por lo que los estudios bibliométricos son una herramienta fundamental para caracterizarlas y evaluarlas. El objetivo de este trabajo es estudiar los indicadores generales bibliométricos de la Revista Española de Salud Pública partiendo de los artículos originales publicados en ella durante la década 1991-2000. Métodos: De los trabajos originales publicados en la Revista Española de Salud Pública durante la década mencionada, se han calculado: número de trabajos originales, índice de colaboración, índice de productividad, distribución geográfica y materia principal. Resultados: Entre 1991 y 2000 se publicaron 290 originales (52,3 por ciento), de un total de 555 trabajos, siendo la media de 29 originales/año. El índice de colaboración en el período estudiado es de 4,5. Las Comunidades Autónomas que más originales han publicado son Comunidad de Madrid (20,7 por ciento), Comunidad Valenciana (16,4 por ciento), Andalucía (16,1 por ciento) y Cataluña (10,0 por ciento). Entre todas las materias destaca la relativa a 'Enfermedades infecciosas y parasitarias' (86 originales), seguida de 'Atención primaria de salud' (34) y 'Contaminación ambiental' (21).Conclusiones: En términos generales, la Revista Española de Salud Pública se mantiene dentro de los indicadores bibliométricos de otras revistas, tanto españolas como extranjeras. Aunque las enfermedades transmisibles no son en la actualidad la causa principal de mortalidad, siguen siendo la materia principal más frecuentemente estudiada (AU)

Background: For some time, the most of reports have been being disseminated by way of scientific journals, bibliometric studies therefore being fundamental to the characterization and evaluation thereof. The purpose of this study is that of characterizing the Revista Española de Salud Pública based on the original articles published therein throughout the 1991-2000 period. Methods: Original articles published in the Revista Española de Salud Pública throughout the 1991-2000 period, all inclusive. A study has been made of the following variables: number of original articles, collaboration index or number of signing authors per study, productivity index, geographical spread and main subject. Results: Throughout the 1991-2000 period, 290 original studies (52.3%) of a total of 555 studies were published. The number of originals averaged 29 originals /year A 4.5 degree of collaboration was found to exist for this journal (number signing authors/number originals) for the period under study. The annual of originals by Autonomous Community reveals in the Autonomous Community of Madrid (20.7%), Autonomous Community of Valencia (16.4%), Andalusia (16.1%) and Catalunya (10.0%) have published studies every year throughout the ten-year period under study. The most prevalent subject of all was that related to "Communicable disease" (86 originals), Primary Health Care" (34) and "Environmental poluttion" (21). Conclusions: Generally speaking, it apparently follows that the Revista Española de Salud Pública continues to fall within the output-related indicators of other Spanish and foreign journals and that it has also evolved in keeping with the trend proper of scientific output in the biomedical field. Although "Communicable diseases" are not the main cause of mortality, they continue being the main subject more frecuently studied (AU)

[Bibliometric study of the original articles published in the Revista Española de Salud Pública (1991-2000). I. General indicators]. / Estudio bibliométrico de los artículos originales de la Revista Española de Salud Pública (1991-2000). Parte Primera: indicadores generales.

BACKGROUND: For some time, the most of reports have been being disseminated by way of scientific journals, bibliometric studies therefore being fundamental to the characterization and evaluation thereof. The purpose of this study is that of characterizing the Revista Española de Salud Pública based on the original articles published therein throughout the 1991-2000 period. METHODS: Original articles published in the Revista Española de Salud Pública throughout the 1991-2000 period, all inclusive. A study has been made of the following variables: number of original articles, collaboration index or number of signing authors per study, productivity index, geographical spread and main subject. RESULTS: Throughout the 1991-2000 period, 290 original studies (52.3%) of a total of 555 studies were published. The number of originals averaged 29 originals/year A 4.5 degree of collaboration was found to exist for this journal (number signing authors/number originals) for the period under study. The annual of originals by Autonomous Community reveals in the Autonomous Community of Madrid (20.7%), Autonomous Community of Valencia (16.4%), Andalusia (16.1%) and Catalunya (10.0%) have published studies every year throughout the ten-year period under study. The most prevalent subject of all was that related to "Communicable disease" (86 originals), Primary Health Care" (34) and "Environmental pollution" (21). CONCLUSIONS: Generally speaking, it apparently follows that the Revista Española de Salud Pública continues to fall within the output-related indicators of other Spanish and foreign journals and that it has also evolved in keeping with the trend proper of scientific output in the biomedical field. Although "Communicable diseases" are not the main cause of mortality, they continue being the main subject more frequently studied.