Document Type : Original Article
Authors
1 Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering & Management Systems, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran.
2 Assistant Professor, Department of Information Technology Engineering, Payame Noor University (PNU), Tehran, Iran.
Abstract
Introduction: Asthma is a health hazard for all societies. Scientific research on asthma can make a significant contribution to offering new therapeutic approaches to improve patients’ conditions. The aim of this study is to examine the structure of Iranian researchers’ co-authorship network in the field of asthma.
Methods: The study was conducted in three stages. In the first stage, PubMed-indexed articles published by Iranian researchers in the field of asthma between 2015 and 2025 were collected. In the second stage, the co-authorship network was drawn based on the extracted information. In the third stage, both macro- and micro-level indicators were used to analyze the authors’ co-authorship networks. NetworkX and Gephi were utilized for analysis.
Results: The results indicate a density of 0.01002, a clustering coefficient of 0.916, a modularity of 0.735, and a network diameter of 14. Based on micro-level indicators, Masjedi had the highest degree centrality and Katz centrality. Masjedi and Mahdaviani had the highest betweenness centrality, Ansarian had the highest eigenvector centrality.
Conclusion: The low density, high clustering coefficient, and high modularity suggest that within this dispersed network, researchers in small, interconnected groups collaborate with one another.
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