Analysis of production and use of information in Spanish bibliometric articles

Authors

  • María Balanza Reyes Instituto de Estudios Documentales e Históricos sobre la Ciencia (Universidad de Valencia-CSIC)
  • Rafael Aleixandre Benavent Instituto de Estudios Documentales e Históricos sobre la Ciencia (Universidad de Valencia-CSIC)
  • Juan Carlos Valderrama Zurián Instituto de Estudios Documentales e Históricos sobre la Ciencia (Universidad de Valencia-CSIC)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3989/redc.1996.v19.i3.617

Keywords:

Production of information, use of information, bibliometrics

Abstract


We analyze Spanish production of papers on bibliometrics published in Spanish scientific journals and the use of information through the method of bibliographic reference analysis. Publications have been obtained from IME, ICYT and ISOC databases. The number of papers was 101 , with 1848 citations. The most important citations are to journal articles and Spanish publications, but Scientometrics is the most cited journal. Results seem to show that bibliometrics is a young discipline in our country, with an important role of classic authors. Difficulties of access to foreign bibliography produce a high use of Spanish publications. Medicine and Psychology are the most influencial disciplines.

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Published

1996-09-30

How to Cite

Balanza Reyes, M., Aleixandre Benavent, R., & Valderrama Zurián, J. C. (1996). Analysis of production and use of information in Spanish bibliometric articles. Revista Española De Documentación Científica, 19(3), 314–325. https://doi.org/10.3989/redc.1996.v19.i3.617

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Studies