Bibliometric analysis of original articles of journal Enfermería Intensiva in the period 2001-2020

Abstract

Introduction: Bibliometric analysis allow the quantitative evaluation of the characteristics of a scientific publication.

Objective: To perform a bibliometric analysis of original articles in the journal Enfermería Intensiva from 2001 to 2020.

Results: The journal Enfermería Intensiva has published, between 2001 and 2020, 438 works, of which 259 are original articles (59.1%). These original articles are mostly quantitative studies (76.1%), with an average of 30.5 bibliographic references (SD 13.9), 4.9 citations (SD 1.7) in the Web of Science and Scopus repertoires, and 15,489.5 visits/downloads (median 9090 and interquartile range 4567-15,260) according to information on the magazine's website. These originals have been signed by 1345 authors, which represents a collaboration index of 5.2. 78.0% of the authors are sporadic, having published only one work. Most of the articles come from authors who work in institutionally located in hospitals and university centers, and geographically in the Communities of Madrid, Cataluña, Navarra and Andalucía.

Conclusions: There is little international, regional and institutional collaboration, producing the highest level of collaboration between authors from the same center. The journal has established itself in the panorama of scientific nursing research in Spain and shows bibliometric indicators similar or even superior to other publications in its environment.

Keywords: Análisis bibliométrico; Bibliometric analysis; Intensive care units; Publicaciones científicas; Scientific publications; Unidades de cuidados intensivos.