Annual Scientific Report

It should be mentioned that the sum of the articles per area is
higher than the institutional total. This is because publications
resulting from collaboration between teams in two different areas
have been counted once for each area. The representation
shows that production in all the areas has been of a very high
level, and collaboration among areas has increased notoriously
compared with the previous year.
The impact factor (IF) of the journals in which publication is
made constitutes a measure or marker of the influence of the
research carried out in a given centre. This comprises statistical
data measured based on the number of times the articles
published in a certain journal are cited. Even though there are
probably many factors that are just as important or even more
important for analysing the work carried out by our researchers,
the IF is an objective piece of information that serves as a guide.
The progression of the total IF for IDIBAPS publications in recent
years is shown in the following figure. In 2010, the 846 articles
published by investigators of IDIBAPS have reached a total of
4.176,72 IF points. This means that the mean IF points per article
published by IDIBAPS during 2010 is 4,94 - a figure that implies
an important increase with respect to the 4,62 points recorded in
2009. Added to this, close to 60% of these original papers, have
appeared in journals pertaining to the upper quartile of impact
in their field. Thus, while the number of publications increases
yearly, their quality does not decrease.
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It should be commented that the number of editorials (72) and
reviews (102) has also been outstanding. This reflects the role
as opinion leaders of the members of IDIBAPS. On the other
hand, the present Report documents 47 multicentre studies, in
which the professionals of IDIBAPS have participated actively,
but without being the main signing authors of the studies. These
authors are specifically mentioned in some section or annex of
the article, forming part of the work group.
846 originals IF: 4.176,72 Mean: 4,94
102 reviews 463,24 4,54
72 editorials 441,07 6,13
23 guies 128,17 5,57
47 multicentrics studies 452,82 9,63
It should be mentioned that for the first time, the 23 clinical
guides published in 2010 in high impact factor journals have
been contemplated as an independent category. This has reduced
the number of original papers and reviews that would
have been registered if the methodology of the preceding year
had been followed. Nevertheless, this decision allows us to
underscore the importance of these documents through which
the members of the IDIBAPS leave their mark upon international
clinical practice.
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