Abstract
Scientific production of professors of Psychology at Spanish Universities in journals included in Web of Sciences database. The present study analyzes the scientific production of Spanish Psychology throughout records of articles in journals included in Web of Science database of University Professors (Catedráticos de Universidad —CU— and Profesores Titulares de Universidad —PTU—) from the academic areas of Psychology in Spain. A descriptive study of document analysis was carried out, and used as units of analysis: records of articles in the Web of Science database, CU and PTU, Psychology's academic areas in Spain, and the public Spanish universities in which a Psychology Bachelor is offered. The results show that: the professors with the higher production, who represent 5% overall, contribute with 30% out of the total of articles found; differences in the production, depending on the academic areas, are found, in this way while Psychobiology has an average of 15,73 articles per professor, Developmental and Educational Psychology has an average of 1,51; weighted by professor's number, the universities of Oviedo, Rovira i Virgili and Granada have the superior production; the temporary evolution shows a great increase that begins at the end of the eighties, which becomes stable since the 2000; finally an important trend to publish in journals printed in English was identified, nevertheless, 20% of the found records were published in Psicothema.
