Scientific literature on pharmacoepidemiology. Bibliometric analysis of the period 1970-1999

Authors

  • I ARREBOLA-PASCUAL Departamento de Farmacia y Tecnología Farmacéutica. Facultad de Farmacia. Universidad de Granada
  • JA GARCÍA-LÓPEZ Departamento de Farmacia y Tecnología Farmacéutica. Facultad de Farmacia. Universidad de Granada

Keywords:

Bibliometry, Databases, IPA, Pharmacoepidemiology, Scientific literature

Abstract

Objetive: The objetive of this study is to make a description of the scientific production on pharmacoepidemiology.Methods: We studied scientific literature on pharmacoepidemiology produced during the period 1970-99, using originalarticles retrieved from the IPA database.Results: The highest proportion of the 467 articles obtained originated from the United States (31.9%), and the mostcommon thematic areas were pharmacovigilance and medicinal drug use. The mean number of authors per paper was2.5 ± 1.3, with a 68.4% degree of collaboration and an 80.1% index of insularity. The distribution of authors per numberof articles published was in accordance with Lotka’s law. Most journals were published in the United Kingdom (51.4%)and the most widely-used language of publication was English (83.5%).Conclusions: Scientific research into pharmacoepidemiology presents the characteristics that correspond to a youngdiscipline, and further studies are required to analyse the methodology and complexity of such research.

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2004-06-16

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ARREBOLA-PASCUAL I, GARCÍA-LÓPEZ J. Scientific literature on pharmacoepidemiology. Bibliometric analysis of the period 1970-1999. Ars Pharm [Internet]. 2004 Jun. 16 [cited 2024 May 18];45(3):235-4. Available from: https://revistaseug.ugr.es/index.php/ars/article/view/5112

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Vol. 45 No. 3 (2004)

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