title: Community pharmacy-based research in Spain (1995-2005): A bibliometric study.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Community pharmacist at Vigo, Pontevedra ( Spain ).
authors.forename: José Carlos
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Andrés Iglesias
authors.affiliation: Community pharmacist at Vigo, Pontevedra ( Spain ).
authors.forename: N Floro
authors.initials: NF
authors.lastname: Andrés Rodríguez
authors.affiliation: Community pharmacist at Cangas, Pontevedra ( Spain ).
authors.forename: José Antonio
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Fornos Pérez
keywords: Authorship; Bibliometrics; Pharmacies; Spain