Abstract

ESTRADA, María; SANCHEZ TOVAR, Ligia  and  GOMEZ, Wuilman. Approach to the study the tendencies and impact of the scientific production in occupational health: A journal study. Salud de los Trabajadores [online]. 2006, vol.14, n.2, pp.69-79. ISSN 1315-0138.

An exploratory research was undertaken. The study seeks to identify some characteristics of the scientific production in occupational health, the lines of investigation with more coverage in the "Salud de los Trabajadores" Journal and its impact on post-graduate dissertations of Occupational Health and Hygiene of Workplace, Universidad de Carabobo (UC) and Servicio Autónomo Instituto de Altos Estudios "Dr. Arnoldo Gabaldon" (IAES). It was taken as reference the 79 scientific articles published in the "Salud de los Trabajadores" journal from 1993 to 2005; as well as 72 Post-graduate publications of the 118 presented during that period in Occupational Health and Hygiene of Workplace post graduate studies of the UC/IAES. It observed a constant production of 6 articles per volume. The 20,25 % of articles published belonged to work sociology and workers´ health, and only 1,26% of articles were concerned with environmental health education and social security. With regards to author’s habits of citations there were higher self-references registered during the years 2000, 2002 and 2003. With regards to the impact of the journal in post-graduate dissertations of occupational health and hygiene of workplace, it was detected that the years of higher citation of the journal were 1995, 1998 and 2005. The study reveals that there is not a constant in the citation habit of the articles of the "Salud de los Trabajadores" Journal in the studied period. It is recommended making deeper research with more scientometric indicators.

Keywords : Diffusion of knowledge; Scientific production; Occupational Health Research Tendencies; Salud de los Trabajadores" Journal.