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A Bibliometric Analysis of Research in Psychopharmacology by Psychology Departments (1987–2007)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 January 2013

Enrique F. Portillo-Salido
Enrique F. Portillo-Salido*
Affiliation:
ESTEVE, Departamento de Farmacología (Spain)
*
Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Enrique F. Portillo-Salido. ESTEVE, Departamento de Farmacología. Avda. Virgen de Montserrat, 221. 0841 Barcelona. (Spain). E-mail: eportillo@esteve.es
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Abstract

From the very outset of scientific Psychology, psychologists have shown interest for drugs and their effects on behavior. This has given rise to numerous contributions, mostly in the form of Psychopharmacology publications. The aim of this study was to quantitatively evaluate these contributions and compare them with other academic disciplines related to Psychopharmacology. Using the PubMed database, we retrieved information about articles from 15 journals included in the Pharmacology and Pharmacy category of the Journal Citation Reports database for a 21-year period (1987 to 2007). There were 37540 articles which about 52% were represented by 3 journals. About 70% of psychology publications were represented by 2 of these journals. Psychology departments accounted for the 11% of the published papers, which places Psychology third behind Psychiatry and Pharmacology, which contributed to 22.69 and 13% respectively. Psychology contributed to the greatest number of studies in 3 journals, second in 3 and third in 8. This report represents the first effort to explore the contribution of academic Psychology to the multidisciplinary science of psychopharmacology. Although leaders of production of psychopharmacology research were from Psychiatry and Pharmacology, Psychology departments are an important source of studies and thus of knowledge in the field of Psychopharmacology

Desde los mismos inicios de la Psicología científica los psicólogos han mostrado interés por los fármacos y el efecto de éstos sobre la conducta. Esto ha dado lugar a numerosas aportaciones, principalmente en forma de publicaciones de Psicofarmacología. El objetivo de este estudio fue evaluar cuantitativamente estas aportaciones y compararlas con las de otras disciplinas académicas relacionadas con la Psicofarmacología. Usando la base de datos PubMed se extrajo información sobre artículos publicados en 15 revistas incluidas en la categoría de Farmacología y Farmacia de la base de datos Journal Citation Reports durante un período de 21 años (1987-2007). Hubo 37.540 artículos de los cuales alrededor del 52% se publicaron en 3 revistas. El 70 % de las publicaciones de psicología se publicaron en 2 de estas revistas. Psicología, con el 11% de los artículos publicados, fue la tercera detrás de Psiquiatría y Farmacología, que contribuyeron con el 22,69 y el 13% respectivamente. Psicología contribuyó con el mayor número de estudios en 3 revistas, fue la segunda en 3 y la tercera en 8. Este estudio representa un primer intento por explorar la contribución de la Psicología académica a la ciencia multidisciplinar de la psicofarmacología. Aunque los líderes de producción en investigación psicofarmacológica fueron Psiquiatría y Farmacología, los departamentos de Psicología son una importante fuente de estudios y por tanto de conocimiento en el campo de la Psicofarmacología.

Keywords

psychologypsychiatrypharmacologypsychopharmacologyscientific journalsbibliometric studypsicologíapsiquiatríafarmacologíapsicofarmacologíarevistas científicasestudio bibliométrico
Type
Research Article
Information
The Spanish Journal of Psychology , Volume 13 , Issue 1 , May 2010 , pp. 503 - 515
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2010

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