Scientific production and editorial dynamics in a family medicine journal: bibliometric study of original articles (2014–2023)
Keywords:
ARTÍCULO DE REVISTA; AUTORÍA EN LA PUBLICACIÓN CIENTÍFICA; BIBLIOMETRÍA; PUBLICACIONES CIENTÍFICAS Y TÉCNICAS; INDICADORES DE PRODUCCIÓN CIENTÍFICA.; JOURNAL ARTICLE; AUTHORSHIP IN SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS; BIBLIOMETRICS; SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS; SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATION INDICATORS.; ARTIGO DE REVISTA; AUTORIA NA PUBLICAÇÃO CIENTÍFICA; BIBLIOMETRIA; PUBLICAÇÕES CIENTÍFICAS E TÉCNICAS; INDICADORES DE PRODUÇÃO CIENTÍFICA.Abstract
Introduction: bibliometrics constitutes a key resource for understanding the dynamics of scientific production in different areas of knowledge.
Objective: to analyze the editorial dynamics of a family medicine journal during a decade, through a bibliometric analysis of original articles.
Methods: bibliometric study, all original articles published in the Atención Familiar journal between 2014 and 2023 were included. Annual productivity, authorship, interinstitutional collaboration, thematic, geographic and institutional origin, methodological characteristics and citation were analyzed. Descriptive statistics were performed using frequencies, percentages and average.
Results: 229 articles were analyzed. Approximately 23 articles were published per year. The average number of authors per article fluctuated between 3,5 and 4,4 and annual interinstitutional collaboration varied from 9,1 % to 66,7 %. Nearly 40 % of production focused on non-communicable chronic diseases and mental health. Mexico City and State of Mexico concentrated the majority of publications with 24,9 % and 11,4 %, respectively; 11 entities registered no publications. Cross-sectional studies predominated (79 %), and 74,7 % employed non-probabilistic sampling. In total, the articles received 2508 citations, 90,6 % in Spanish language; mainly from theses (60,3 %).
Conclusions: the bibliometric indicators analyzed (productivity, geographic origin, methodological design and thematic) show structural restrictions in family medicine research. Addressing these limitations requires strengthening methodological and research management capacities, linking studies with real health service needs, and fostering more active academic production.
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