The aim of this study was to determine the scientific output in international journals by Spanish dermatologists between 1997 and 2006 using PubMed.

Publications were identified with the following search query: (dermat*) and (Spain or Espagne or Espanha or Espana or Spanien), with the limit «affiliation». Articles described in PubMed as «journal articles» or «reviews» were included and those published in Spanish journals excluded.

We identified 1018 articles: 492 published between 1997 and 2001, and 526 published between 2002 and 2006. The majority were case reports (705, 69.3%), but there were also 120 reviews (11.8%). Most of the articles were published in dermatology journals with Science Citation Index impact factors (877, 86.1%), with the following representing the main ones: Contact Dermatitis (129, 12.7%), Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (115, 11.3%), and the British Journal of Dermatology (86, 8.4%). Nine institutions accounted for more than 50% of the articles published. Notable among them were the following: Hospital Universitario La Princesa in Madrid (78, 7.7%), Hospital Santa Creu i Sant Pau in Barcelona (71, 7.1%), and Hospital Clínic in Barcelona (63, 6.2%). Seven provinces produced 80% of the publications, with Madrid (257, 25.2%), Barcelona (244, 24.0%), and A Coruña (98, 9.6%) accounting for the highest proportion. Five autonomous communities accounted for 82% of the publications: Madrid (257, 25.2%), Catalonia (251, 24.7%), Galicia (116, 11.4%), the Autonomous Community of Valencia (112, 11.0%), and Andalusia (96, 9.4%).

The scientific output in international journals has remained stable over the last decade. Authors and institutions from Barcelona and Madrid continued to be the most productive.

El objetivo del estudio es conocer la producción científica en revistas internacionales de los dermatólogos españoles en la última década (1997-2006) mediante PubMed.

La estrategia para localizar los documentos ha sido: (dermat*) y (Spain or Espagne or Espanha or Espana or Spanien) en «affiliation». Hemos localizado los documentos considerados journal article or review. Los artículos de revistas españolas han sido excluidos.

Hemos identificado 1.018 documentos, con 492 en la primera mitad (1997-2001) y 526 en la segunda (2002-2006). Principalmente eran casos clínicos (705; 69,3%), pero también hubo 120 revisiones (11,8%). La mayoría de las publicaciones se han recogido en revistas de dermatología con factor de impacto (877; 86,1%), siendo las principales: Contact Dermatitis (129; 12,7%), Journal of European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (115; 11,3%) y British Journal of Dermatology (86; 8,4%). Nueve centros publicaron más del 50% de los documentos y entre ellos destacaban: Hospital Universitario La Princesa (78; 7,7%), Hospital Santa Creu i Sant Pau (71; 7,1%) y Hospital Clínic (63; 6,2%). Siete provincias produjeron el 80% de los documentos, con Madrid (257; 25,2%), Barcelona (244; 24,0%) y A Coruña (98; 9,6%) a la cabeza. El 82% de los documentos partió de cinco comunidades autónomas: Madrid (257; 25,2%), Cataluña (251; 24,7%), Galicia (116; 11,4%), Comunidad Valenciana (112; 11,0%) y Andalucía (96; 9,4%).

La evolución de la producción científica en revistas internacionales se mantiene estable a lo largo de esta última década. Además los autores y centros de Barcelona y Madrid mantienen el liderazgo.