Bibliometric characterization of scientific production at Raúl González Sánchez dental school, 2011-2015

[摘要] Introduction:bibliometric studies are tools allowing analysis of the scientific productionof institutions. Objective: characterize the bibliometric behavior of the scientific productionat the School of Dentistry in the period 2011-2015. Methods: a descriptive bibliometric study was conducted. The study universewas composed of 696 papers published in the study period and included in thecorresponding databases. The variables analyzed were publications per year,publication type, topic dealt with, place of publication, teaching categoryof the first author and productivity per author. Results: a total 696 scientific papers were published in the period,44.2 % of which dealt with clinical pathology and 18.5 % with teaching. 64.5% were original papers, 17.5 % were bibliographic reviews, 9.3 % were case reports,1.2 % were bibliographic sketches and 1.2 % were editorials. 53.4 % of the firstauthors were Associate Professors. 52.4 % of the papers had been published inscientific journals. Ten professors were the most productive with 101 papers,for 18.0 % of the total number. Conclusions: scientific production has remained at a similar level foryears. More than half the papers were published in peer-reviewed journals. Therewas a prevalence of clinical pathology and teaching subjects. Most of the paperswere original. A predominance was found of first authors with the category ofAssistant Professor. The most productive professors at the school publishedalmost one fifth of all the papers.

[学科分类] 基础医学

[关键词] descriptive bibliometric study;scientific production;School of Dentistry.