A Survey on Scientometrics Indicators of Articles Citing to Researchers Affiliated to Iranian Type-One Universities of Medical Sciences in Web of Science Database during 2010-2014

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Mohammadreza Alibeik 1
Mohammad Kharabati-Neshin 2
1 Lecturer, Library and Information Science, Department of Library and Information Science, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2 MSc Student, Medical Library and Information Science, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
Introduction: Citation is the fundamental principle of research compilation; therefore, researchers and their organizations always try to increase their citation rates by means of attracting other researchers. This study aimed to evaluate the quality of the scientometrics indicators of the researches done in Iranian type-one universities of medical sciences.Methods: This was a descriptive study with the scientometrics approach. A full-scale method was used in this research and frequency, percentage, and mean were used to describe the data. The research population consisted of articles which cited articles from researchers in Iranian type-one universities of medical sciences on the Web of Science Database from 2010 to 2014.Results: During the years 2010 to 2014, with increase in the number of articles, the average rate of citations to the articles had increased significantly. Although the average citation per article was low, the citation rate was acceptable (between 1 to 3 percent).Conclusion: The results of this research can be useful for reducing the barriers of obscurity and citation which are the most important factors in the growth of the scientometrics indices of the articles produced by high-level researchers in medical sciences in the country.

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Health Information Management
Volume 14, Issue 4 - Serial Number 4
Autumn 2017
Pages 174-180