Only one
study evaluated the scientific activity in community pharmacies
in Spain, and it was restricted to articles published in just
two journals.
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.
