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Beglari Beglar E, Khadem-Rezaiyan M, Moeini Nodeh M, Jarahi L. Comparing the Scientific Production in the Field of Biomedicine in Iran and Other Countries. JMIS 2024; 10 (2) :164-183
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Medical Sciences Education Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
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Objective The quality of healthcare services in countries largely depends on the amount of scientific production in medical fields. One of the most important policies of Iran has been the scientific growth. The present study aims to monitor the scientific production in various fields of biomedicine in Iran during the last two decades (1996 to 2017) and compare it with other countries.
Methods In this cross-sectional study, the mean number of published articles, the mean number of citations, and the mean number of citations per article from 1996 to 2017 for various specialized fields of biomedicine were extracted from the Scopus database and compared based on year and country. Descriptive statistics were used to describe the changes in the above mentioned indicators, and the ranking of Iran in scientific growth compared to other countries.
Results There was a growth in Iran’s scientific production in the field of biomedicine, indexed by Scopus, especially in the last ten years (2007 to 2017). In line with the growth in the mean number of published articles, the mean number of citations to Iranian articles was higher than the global mean since 2009. However, the mean number of citations per article during the study period was lower than the global mean. In terms of the mean number of citations, Iran has risen from 72nd in 1996 to 24th in 2017 at the global level. In terms of the mean number of published articles, Iran’s global ranking increased from 63rd in 1996 to 18th in 2017. In 2017, the top five subject areas in terms of mean number of citations were radiology, public health, infectious diseases, oncology and endocrinology.
Conclusion Iran’s global ranking in scientific production in the field of biomedicine has improved from 1996 to 2017. However, there is a significant weakness in the number of citations per article, which is necessary to be improved though proper policy-making.
Methods In this cross-sectional study, the mean number of published articles, the mean number of citations, and the mean number of citations per article from 1996 to 2017 for various specialized fields of biomedicine were extracted from the Scopus database and compared based on year and country. Descriptive statistics were used to describe the changes in the above mentioned indicators, and the ranking of Iran in scientific growth compared to other countries.
Results There was a growth in Iran’s scientific production in the field of biomedicine, indexed by Scopus, especially in the last ten years (2007 to 2017). In line with the growth in the mean number of published articles, the mean number of citations to Iranian articles was higher than the global mean since 2009. However, the mean number of citations per article during the study period was lower than the global mean. In terms of the mean number of citations, Iran has risen from 72nd in 1996 to 24th in 2017 at the global level. In terms of the mean number of published articles, Iran’s global ranking increased from 63rd in 1996 to 18th in 2017. In 2017, the top five subject areas in terms of mean number of citations were radiology, public health, infectious diseases, oncology and endocrinology.
Conclusion Iran’s global ranking in scientific production in the field of biomedicine has improved from 1996 to 2017. However, there is a significant weakness in the number of citations per article, which is necessary to be improved though proper policy-making.
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Received: 2024/04/16 | Accepted: 2024/06/21 | Published: 2024/07/1
Received: 2024/04/16 | Accepted: 2024/06/21 | Published: 2024/07/1
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