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AVELLO MARTINEZ, Raidell; RODRIGUEZ MONTEAGUDO, Pavel  e  RODRIGUEZ MONTEAGUDO, Mabel. Number of citations on Scholar Google to educational papers published in Medisur journal from 2008-2013. Medisur [online]. 2014, vol.12, n.1, pp.130-134. ISSN 1727-897X.

Background: Medisur journal has a wide publication profile, considering papers related to: Public Health, Health Administration, Basic Sciences, Clinical Sciences, Nursing, Pedagogy, and other areas relevant to health and health services.Objective: to analyze the number of citations on Google Scholar gained by educational papers published in Medisur journal, from 2008 to October 2013.Methods: the Journal Impact Analysis option of the software Publish or Perish version 4.4.6 was used for estimating the citation indicators on Google Scholar, taking into account the range of time from 2008 to October 2013. The search was performed using the exact name of the journal: "Medisur".Results: a total of 153 articles with 860 citations were found in the period, among them, 95 citations to 26 articles on Pedagogy, accounting for the 11%. The year 2010 was particularly significant with 13 articles that received 43 citations. Sixteen point nine percent of the articles cited at least once was related to Pedagogy.Conclusions: as Medisur journal is primarily concerned with medical research, it is important to note that over 15 % of the articles that are cited at least once was related to the area of Pedagogy, which indicates the quality of these papers, since those who receive more citations are associated with quality and usefulness to the scientific community in that area of science.

Palavras-chave : research; electronic publications; impact factor.

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