[Analysis of bibliographic citations received by Spanish anesthesiologists for work indexed by Science Citation Index, 1988-2002].
OBJECTIVE
To analyze the international impact of articles published by authors in Spanish anesthesiology departments.


METHODS
Citable articles indexed by Science Citation Index between 1988 and 2002 and authored by members of Spanish departments of anesthesiology were considered. Citations were counted 2 years and 5 years after publication. Authors and institutions were ranked according to number of citations received. We also determined the journals Spanish anesthesiologists most often chose for publishing their work.


RESULTS
Of the 322 citable articles identified, 61.8% were cited in the 2 years following publication (total 587 citations), and 79.5% were cited within 5 years (total 1472 citations). The most frequently cited articles received 17 citations in 2 years and 45 in 5 years after publication. Articles from the Department of Anesthesiology of Hospital Clinic i Provincial of Barcelona received the largest number of citations (333 citations in 5 years). The author with the highest rate of citations received 11.57 per article. The author with the largest number of citations received 86. Anesthesia & Analgesia was the journal publishing the largest number of articles by Spanish anesthesiologists (35 articles).


CONCLUSIONS
This citation analysis shows the international impact of publications by Spanish anesthesiologists.
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Servicio de Anestesiología, Hospital Torrecárdenas, Almería. eduardofigueredo@hotmail.com
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D000776:Anesthesiology; D015706:Bibliometrics; D011643:Publishing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013030:Spain