Bibliometric study on food science and technology:Scientific production in Iberian-American countries(1991–2000)

ALFARAZ, P.; CALVIÑO, A.M.

SCIENTOMETRICS

Kluwer Academic Publishers

Lugar: Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest ; Año: 2004 vol. 61 p. 89 - 102

0138-9130

This study presents a bibliometric analysis of the scientific production in the food science and technology (FST) field for the period 1991–2000, in Iberian-America (IA). Eight selected IA countries contributed 97.6% of the IA production and accounted for a 6.6% of the world production. The most frequent document type is journal article published in English. Retrieved records display characteristical authorship patterns and preferred subject areas. Spain, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina and Portugal determine the IA pattern of sources of publication. The fifty top ranked journals, 80% of which were indexed by the SCIE, encompass two-thirds of the IA production.