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6. SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTIVITY

▄▀ 6.1. Bibliometric analysis
The CIEN Foundation maintains a strong commit- tions, so that 44% of the articles corresponded to stu-
ment to the development of research, as well as to dies carried out in collaboration with international
generate and promote scientific knowledge in im- institutions, 52% with Spanish ones, and the remaining
proving the diagnosis and treatment of neurodege- 4%were performed exclusively by CIEN Foundation
nerative diseases both within and outside our researchers. Also noteworthy is the high proportion
borders. Translating to society and the scientific of collaborative publications with other CIBERS and
community the progress made in the knowledge research networks in the first and second quartiles
about neurological diseases in general, and about (47.37%).
Alzheimer's disease in particular, is a fundamental task.
The following table shows output indicators of pro-
The scientific production of the CIEN Foundation re- duction (number of publications), quality (publica-
searchers during 2018 has reached a total of 27 pu- tions in journals ranked within the first and second
blications, of which 25 have been published in quartile of their subject category), impact (determi-
nationally and internationally recognized scientific ned by the accumulated and average impact fac-
journals (23 original articles and two revies), one tor of the journals in which it has been published)
book and one book chapter. and degree of collaboration at national and inter-
national level.
The analysis of these publications has allowed stud-
ying, through a series of quantitative indicators, both In summary, during 2018 the CIEN Foundation rese-
the CIEN Foundation scientific activity as the pro- archers have published 25 scientific papers, of which
duction, subject, and degree of collaboration and 22 (88%) have been in journals included in the Jour-
impact of scientific publications. Through this analy- nal Citation Report (JCR), accessible through the
sis we can note, for instance, that the average im- Web of Science portal (WoS, Clarivate Analytics)
pact factor of publications within the first and and 20 (90.91%) have been published in journals ran-
second quartiles has 5.074 in 2018. ked within the first and second quartile in their cate-
gory. Considering the type of document, 92% of the
In addition, during this year the CIEN Foundation has publications in scientific journals (23) correspond to
continued its national and international collabora- original articles.

Indicators 2018

Total number of publications..................................................................................................................................27
Number of publications in scientific journals.........................................................................................................25
Total number of publications in the ISI citation index within the first and second quartile..............................20
Cumulative impact factor of publications within the first and second quartile.........................................101,49
Average impact factor of the publications of the first and second quartile..................................................5,07
Number of collaborative publications of all kinds
(CIBERNED, other national groups, international groups) within the first and second quartile............................19
Number of international collaborative publications within the first and second quartile....................................7
Number of national collaborative publications within the first and second quartile............................................12
Number of collaborative publications with other CIBERs and networks within the first and second quartile....10

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