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Mousavi Chalak A, Riahi A. STUDY OF SCIENTIFIC OUTPUTS AND DETERMINED REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVEL OF ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN IN THE FIELD OF DIABETES DURING TWO LAST DECADES. ijdld 2018; 17 (5) :214-224
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1- Department of Knowledge and Information Science, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran
2- Iran Public Library Foundation, Sari, Iran , ariahi1986@gmail.com
2- Iran Public Library Foundation, Sari, Iran , ariahi1986@gmail.com
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Background: Determine of position and role of each country on scientific production in different subject areas shows level of capacity and performance of the country to help and improve this subject area. The aim of this study is to quantitative and qualitative examine of scientific production of Islamic Republic of Iran in the field of Diabetes and determine its regional and international position.
Methods: This is Survey-Descriptive Study and use Scientometrics approach. Statistical populations include 2291 scientific articles and papers which have been published by Iranian authors in the field of Diabetes in Scopus Database during 2 last decades. We used SPSS, NodeXL and VOSviewer to draw graphs and analysis data.
Results: Findings show that Iranian scientific outputs in the field of Diabetes increased from 5 in 1996 to 299 in 2015. Tehran University of Medical Science, United States and Dr Freedom Azizi Respectively founded as the most important producer Center, Partner country and high producer Author. Also place of Islamic Republic of Iran upgraded in the period study and stay on second position in region and twenty first position in the word.
Conclusion: Although Iranian scientific production in the field of Diabetes have been increased in a quantitative factors, but share of the Islamic Republic of Iran among all world production in the field of diabetes was so low. Also most of scientific papers and articles published in internal journals which haven’t good and high quality. Making planning and tacking decision by Medical Universities and Government of Health seems necessary to increase number of researches in diabetes and promote quality and quantity of scientific papers.
Methods: This is Survey-Descriptive Study and use Scientometrics approach. Statistical populations include 2291 scientific articles and papers which have been published by Iranian authors in the field of Diabetes in Scopus Database during 2 last decades. We used SPSS, NodeXL and VOSviewer to draw graphs and analysis data.
Results: Findings show that Iranian scientific outputs in the field of Diabetes increased from 5 in 1996 to 299 in 2015. Tehran University of Medical Science, United States and Dr Freedom Azizi Respectively founded as the most important producer Center, Partner country and high producer Author. Also place of Islamic Republic of Iran upgraded in the period study and stay on second position in region and twenty first position in the word.
Conclusion: Although Iranian scientific production in the field of Diabetes have been increased in a quantitative factors, but share of the Islamic Republic of Iran among all world production in the field of diabetes was so low. Also most of scientific papers and articles published in internal journals which haven’t good and high quality. Making planning and tacking decision by Medical Universities and Government of Health seems necessary to increase number of researches in diabetes and promote quality and quantity of scientific papers.
Keywords: Scientific Production, Scientific Articles, Diabetes, Scientometrics, Iran, Scopus Database
Received: 2018/10/13 | Accepted: 2018/10/13 | Published: 2018/10/13
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