Author/Authors :
Mohammadhassanzadeh, Hafez iran university of medical sciences - Faculty of Management and Medical Information Sciences - Department of Medical Librarianship and Information Sciences, تهران, ايران , Mohammadhassanzadeh, Hafez iran university of medical sciences - Center for Gifted and Talented Students, Medical Education and Development Center (EDC), تهران, ايران , Samadikuchaksaraei, Ali iran university of medical sciences - Cellular Molecular, and Burns Research Centers - Department of Biotechnology, تهران, ايران , Shokraneh, Farhad iran university of medical sciences - Faculty of Management and Medical Information Sciences - Department of Medical Librarianship and Information Sciences, تهران, ايران , Shokraneh, Farhad iran university of medical sciences - Center for Gifted and Talented Students, Medical Education and Development Center (EDC), تهران, ايران , Valinejad, Ali hamadan university of medical sciences - Faculty of Allied Medicine - Department of Medical Librarianship and Information Sciences, همدان, ايران , Abolghasem-Gorji, Hassan islamic azad university - Department of Health Sciences Management, Science and Research Branch, ايران , Yue, Chen Dalian University of Technology - WISE Lab, S T Ethics and S T Management, China
Abstract :
Objectives: The number of medical universities and their faculty members has significantly increased in Iran during the last 30 years. This development has led to the training of a large number of healthcare professionals. But, its effect on medical sciences productivity has not yet been fully analyzed. Here, we use a bibliometric analysis to assess the current status of Iranian medical sciences production in different subject areas. Methods: The bibliographic data of Iranian medical subjects during the years 1978 – 2008 were collected from the Sci- ence Citation Index Expanded database and analyzed according to publication number, different medical subject areas, citations and the annual Iranian mid-year population. Results: It was shown that Iranian scientists have established good collaboration with developed countries. The numbers of medical publications, even after normalization to the population size, and citations of these publications have significantly increased in recent years. It has also been shown that pharmacologic research constitutes the major theme in the Iranian medical research system and thus enjoys the highest rate of growth. Conclusion: Strengthening of the non-pharmacologic research infra-structure is advised for both basic and clinical de- partments, keeping in mind the existing successful research model of pharmacology in Iran.
Keywords :
Bibliometry , citation , Iran , medicine , production , science
