title: [Bibliometric analysis of the Spanish scientific production in Infectious Diseases and Microbiology].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The bibliometric analysis of production and impact of documents by knowledge area is a quantitative and qualitative indicator of research activity in this field. The aim of this article is to determine the contribution of Spanish research institutions in Infectious Diseases and Microbiology in recent years.
  
  
  METHODS
  Documents published in the journals included in the categories "Infectious Diseases" and "Microbiology" of the Web of Science (Science Citation Index Expanded) of the ISI Web of Knowledge from the year 2000-2013 were analysed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In Infectious Diseases, Spain ranked fourth worldwide, and contributed 5.7% of the 233,771 documents published in this specialty. In Microbiology, Spain was in sixth place with a production rate of 5.8% of the 149,269 documents of this category. The Spanish production increased over the study period, both in Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, from 325 and 619 documents in 2000 to 756 and 1245 documents in 2013, with a growth rate of 131% and 45.8%, respectively. The journal with the largest number of documents published was Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica, with 8.6% and 8.2% of papers published in the categories of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, respectively, and was the result of international collaborations, especially with institutions in the United States. The "index h" was 116 and 139 in Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, placing Spain in fifth place in both categories within countries of the European Union.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In recent years, Spanish research in Infectious Diseases and Microbiology has reached a good level of production and international visibility, reaching a global leadership position.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Clínica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche, San Juan de Alicante, Alicante, España. Electronic address: jramosrincon@yahoo.es.
authors.forename: José Manuel
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Ramos
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Historia de Ciencia y Documentación, Universitat de València, Facultad de Medicina y Odontología, València, España.
authors.forename: Gregorio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: González-Alcaide
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Clínica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche, San Juan de Alicante, Alicante, España.
authors.forename: Félix
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gutiérrez
mesh_terms: D015706:Bibliometrics; D003141:Communicable Diseases; D006801:Humans; D008829:Microbiology; D010506:Periodicals as Topic / Q000639:trends*; D011643:Publishing / Q000639:trends*; D013030:Spain
keywords: Bibliometric analysis; Enfermedades infecciosas; España; Estudio bibliométrico; Infectious diseases; Microbiology; Microbiología; Producción científica; Scientific production; Spain