A scientometric radiography of Revista Medica de Chile

In the context of a festschrift to commemorate the 125th anniversary of the Revista Medica de Chile, a ''radiography'' of the journal has been depicted using several scientometric indicators. Among the mainstream journals in the category of Medicine, General & Internal and taking into account the wide editorial coverage and the language of the publication that fulfills the need for the required social appropriation of science that the country requires, the Revista Medica de Chile portrays healthy and quite relevant. Among the articles published between 1981 and 1995, some concerning public health have reached, particularly, and impact which surpasses their mean expected citation rate.