Validation, Normalization and Valuation of Research Evaluation Indicators in Medical Sciences than Other Scientific Fields

According to Differences between Medical sciences and other fields, normalization tools of their components is require in scientometric analysis, because the evaluation and comparison of them considering differences between them is not possible. The aim of the research was validation, normalization and valuation of research evaluation indicators in medical sciences than other scientific fields.

The category of this practical research was scientometrics and performed with using literature review, content analysis and survey techniques. From 424 people, a sample (n=107) of the productive researchers in the years 2008 to 2011 introduced by the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology. Researchers’ CV (by researcher made checklist) were collected and analyzed. In order to compare the scientific production and citation indicators values, the weight of each one was calculated. With using a proved questionnaire, the results were validated by researchers. SPSS19 and descriptive statistics were used for analyzing of data.

In medical sciences, foreign papers (58/185) are the dominant type between other scientific productions. Foreign papers, local papers and research projects are most in this field of science than others. The validity of results in all of the studied indicators was in high level (3/51-4/5).

Using the values and weights of this can achieve to reliable and valid amounts which can be the base of correct assessment accurate policy making.