Document Type : Original Article
Authors
1 Associate professor, Anestesiology research center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
2 MSc, Medical library & Information Sciences, Vice chancellor for research and technology, shiraz university of medical sciences, Shiraz, Iran
3 MSc, Medical library & Information Sciences, Management and medical informatics school, Shiraz University of medical sciences, Shiraz, Iran
Abstract
Introduction: Evaluation of scientific output of research centers could help in recognizing active centers, plus establishing a guideline in fair distribution of budget and human resources. The goal of this study is evaluation of scientific output of research centers through identifying scientometrics indices in Scopus citation index. Methods: This study has been done in a cross-sectional descriptive survey. Data has been collected through direct observation and all indexed documents of shiraz medical university (with research center affiliation) in scopus has been surveyed by the end of 2010 and five scientometrics indices was calculated for them . Results:"Medicinal and Natural Products Chemistry" Research Center has the most number of documents (169) and citations (589). The highest h-index and g index is for "shiraz institute for cancer research" and "hematology" research center and "Medicinal and Natural Products Chemistry" Research Center (h=11, g=17). The highest R-index also is for "Hematology" Research Center” with 16 value and and highest A-index (with the value 25.75) for "Gastroenterohepatology" Research Center. The most value for m-index is for "Medicinal and Natural Products Chemistry" Research Center ( m=1.571). Conclusion: Comprehensive evaluation could be done with calculating more than one scientometric indices. also the amount value of the A-index and R-index are the same for all the research centers. These two indices increase and decrease in the same manner. Keywords: Scientometrics; Research Centers; Databases; Universities
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