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Scientometric studies in various dental specialties are relatively scarce. This study aimed to conduct a bibliometric analysis of the research scholarly output of Iran regarding orthodontic-related research, based on data retrieved from the Scopus citation database using SciVal.
The SciVal platform was utilized to analyze all documents relevant to orthodontics published in Iran from January 2014 to December 2023. Key indicators examined included FWCI (Field-Weighted Citation Impact), the number of published scientific documents, the extent of international collaboration, the main topics of the articles, and the journals in which these articles were published.
The findings revealed that the number of Iran's scientific papers published in the filed of orthodontics increased by 94.4% from 2014 to 2023, accounting for 3.3% of all scholarly orthodontic articles globally. A remarkable 25.5-fold increase in the number of Q1 articles from Iran was observed in 2023 compared to 2014. However, the FWCI declined from 0.93 to 0.61. Among the articles published over the past decade, the topics of adhesives and bonding had the highest number of publications. Additionally, the number of internationally co-authored documents in 2023 showed a 2.5-fold increase compared to 2014.
Iran's scientific output in orthodontics has shown an increasing trend, indicating the potential for further growth. With meticulous planning and strategic measures, this field could be distinguished as a leading area of scientific production in the country.

Recognizing the rapid growth of AI research in medical sciences, the present study aims to examine and analyze the scientific publications of Iranian researchers in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) in medical sciences.

This applied study employed scientometric techniques and the construction of scientific collaboration networks to evaluate the scientific output of Iranian researchers in the field of AI and medical sciences. The data used in this study comprised relevant scientific publications from the WOSCC database. For data analysis, the Bibliometrix package of the R programming language and the Biblioshiny graphical interface were utilized.

The findings reveal a substantial growth in the volume of scientific publications on AI in medical sciences in Iran, particularly in recent years. The peak years of 2023 and 2024 signify a significant milestone in this field. The scientific collaboration network among Iranian researchers is dispersed, with the United States, China, and Canada having the most international collaborations with Iranian researchers. Thematic analysis revealed that fundamental topics such as “machine learning” and “deep learning” are the foundation of research in the field. Additionally, emerging topics such as “personalized medicine” and “global optimization” have recently attracted more attention.

To significantly advance AI and medical sciences in Iran, it is essential to strengthen scientific collaborations and prioritize high-impact research topics. By leveraging cutting-edge AI techniques, we can improve the quality and quantity of research output by Iranian researchers.

Scientometrics is a research field that examines and analyzes scientific trends and patterns in various scientific journals. This study aims to analyze the content of research published between 2011 and 2022 in Persian scientific journals focusing on ergonomics, to identify trends and the scientific direction in the field. 

This study collected all articles published from 2011 to 2022 in Persian journals, including “Occupational Health,” “Occupational Health and Safety,” “Occupational Health Engineering,” “Iranian Journal of Ergonomics,” “Occupational Medicine,” and “Occupational Hygiene and Health Promotion,” using a census method from the journals’ websites. 368 articles were categorized based on thematic codes developed by experts, and data were analyzed using Excel 2010.

The theme “Physiological Status and Occupational Factors” had the highest frequency (17.65%), while “Ergonomics in Small Workplaces and Services” had the lowest (0%). Approximately 55% of the published studies were centered around themes including “Physiological Status and Occupational Factors,” “Ergonomics Methodology, Methods and Techniques,” “Inspection, Monitoring, and Evaluation of Performance,” and “Characteristics of Physiology and Cognitive Processes.” The research focus in ergonomics tends to prioritize methodology and innovation over the practical application, emphasizing industrial needs over those in services and agriculture, and favoring large workplaces over small or construction sites.

The thematic framework and publication patterns can serve as valuable sources of information for educational and research planning within the field of ergonomics for universities, research centers, and related organizations; it can contribute to the scientific advancement of the field and lead to its overall improvement.

This study aims to analyze Iran's scientific output in the field of intraocular tumors as indexed in the Web of Science (WoS) database from 1993 to 2024. We analyzed Iran’s scientific publications on intraocular tumors indexed in the WoS database between 1993 and February 2024. The extracted variables included the total number of citations each year, average citations per year (from the time of publication), journal name, year of publication, starting and ending pages of the article, issue, volume, and authors’ affiliations. A total of 200 scientific publications were extracted, comprising 115 original articles (57.5%), 40 review articles (20%), 39 case reports (19.5%), five conference abstracts (2.5%), and one letter to the editor (0.5%). The highest number of publications occurred in 2021, while the most citations were recorded in 2022. The majority of articles were published in ophthalmology journals, with "retinoblastoma" being the most frequently used keyword in the extracted publications. Notably, 72% of the articles were authored by researchers affiliated with institutions in Tehran province. Retinoblastoma emerged as the most common keyword in WoS-indexed scientific publications on intraocular tumors by Iranian authors. This trend may be attributed to the availability of treatment modalities beyond enucleation, which have contributed to increased publication activity. Additionally, we recommend the design and execution of multi-center studies on intraocular tumors in Iran to further enhance research in this field.

The present study aims to investigate the status of published documents related to the Holy, Quran, which are indexed in the Web of Science databases and to provide an overview of these studies. The present study is a descriptive-analytical and scientometric method of research on Holy Quran indexed in WoS. The data were analyzed using CiteSpace software and the authors, organizations, countries collaboration networks, and Web of Science subject categories network were plotted. Data analysis showed that the status of authors’ collaborations is not favorable and international cooperation is also associated with shortcomings. The subject categories network confirmed the entry of researchers into fields related to medicine and health in Quranic studies. The drawn networks showed the status of studies related to the Holy Quran. The results showed a relatively low number of articles in this field, much of which is due to the focus of the Web of Science on studies published in English. In addition, the pattern of writing in this area and the degree of participation of organizations and countries need fundamental changes.

Scientometrics is used to identify existing study gaps, discover the future research directions, investigate fundamental trends and implement the necessary policies in a specific field of knowledge. Considering the key role of environmental factors in the health trends and the varyingburden of diseases in the country, this study was conducted with the aim of performing scientometric analysis of the role of environmental health in the prevention and control of diseases related to environmental factors in Iran.

Bibliographic information related to scientific documents indexed in the Web of Science database until September 12, 2022, was analyzed and visualized using Citespace and Biblioshiny software.

A total of 1,212 documents were retrieved. These documents were published in 629 sources with the participation of 8,461 authors. The average publication year of the documents was 2010. The top three ranks of organizational affiliations were as follows: Tehran University of Medical Sciences (747 documents), Isfahan University of Medical Sciences (436 documents), and Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (393 documents). Iran's cooperation network with other countries indicates substantial joint researchbetween Iran and the main countries in this network. Over time, the co-occurrence network of keywords has evolved from outcomes (such as cardiovascular diseases, cancers, etc.) to environmental exposure factors, especially air pollutants, heavy metals, and food-borne pathogens factors. Risk assessment has also been a category of interest in recent years.

Scientometric analysis showed that environmental health studies in prevention and control of diseases related to environmental factors in Iran are young and still progressing. In the early years, studies were mainly focused on diseases as an outcome, while in recent years, they have focused more on exposure factors or environmental pathogens. It is suggested that the future studies based on the retrieved keywords should be more mission-oriented and the priority of solving the problems of environmental pollutants affecting people's health in the country based on the extent and scope of the problems of each province should be considered by policy makers and researchers.

A digital library is an online database that is a collection of texts, audio, images, digital documents or other digital media formats that can be accessed through the Internet.The purpose of this study is to analyze and evaluate the status of digital libraries in the Web of Science database.

In this study, the Web of Science database was used with scientometric method, bibliography and illustration. Until the end of 2023, keywords related to digital libraries are selected from the mesh (medical subject headings) and then by searching the Web of Science database, relevant global scientific publications are extracted in CSV format and using citation analysis techniques and Data analysis and visualization were done with the help of Excel and VOSviewer software.

A total of 67,676 documents were indexed by world researchers about the subject area of digital library in this database. The average citation per document was 14.47 and the average h-index of the retrieved publications was 113. Most of the published documents were original articles in English. University of Michigan is the most cited most productive organization and Manjunath, bs is the most cited author. The most cooperation was with the researchers of the United States of America. The keyword of digital libraries had the most repetition among the used keywords.

The results of the study showed that at the international level, the process of publishing and citing related documents and articles is the subject of digital libraries.

This study aims to monitor the scientific productions of the faculty members at Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences (HUMS) during the COVID-19 pandemic indexed by Scopus using the citation and altmetrics indexes.

This is a descriptive-analytical study using a scientometric approach in 2023. The study population consists of the articles of the HUMS faculty members during the pandemic (2020-2022) indexed by Scopus. The search was conducted using the affiliation identifier form of the Scopus database with no restrictions on the type of study. The search yielded 956 articles (152 articles related to COVID-19). Altmetrics extension was used in Google Scholar search engine to check the status of works in social networks. Bibliographic information, citations and altmetrics index of the articles were entered in Excel software and then analyzed using descriptive and analytical methods in SPSS software, version 26.

The rate of attention paid to all articles and COVID-19-related articles was 90.27% and 46%, respectively. The attention was mostly paid by capture (68.89%), social media (8.8%) and view (8.4%), according to the altmetric indicators. There was a strong and positive correlation between the citation index and the altmetrics index of the COVID-19-related articles. These articles were mostly visible on Mendeley, followed by Twitter and Facebook.

Information about the visibility of articles in different social networks along with the number of citations can lead to efficient competition among faculty members in social networks.

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.

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.

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.

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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The scientific field of Quran and health is recognized as an important aspect in the field of health by examining the relationship between Quranic concepts and mental and physical health. The present study was conducted with the aim of analyzing scientific productions in the field of Quran and health and identifying scientific ways in this field.

The study is an applied type, which was carried out using the bibliometric method with an analytical approach. All the scientific productions of researchers in the field of Quran and health were retrieved from the Scopus database on January 16, 2024 using the appropriate search strategy.

Based on the findings, 118 scientific productions have been retrieved from the Scopus database in the field of Quran and health between 1990 and 2024. Scientific productions in the field of Quran and health were mostly research articles with 78% and reviews with 12%. Malaysia with 110 documents, Iran with 105 documents and Indonesia with 45 documents had the highest participation in the scientific productions of this scientific field. Mashhad University of Medical Sciences with 16 documents and University of Malaysia with 11 documents were the most productive institutions. Thematic clusters in the scientific field of the Quran and health include the effects of the Quran on mental and physical health, nutrition, prayer and miracles of the Quran.

The results of this study have shown that this scientific field is a dynamic field with a variety of studies. The results of this study can help policy making in the future research in the field of providing appropriate orientation of scientific productions in the field of Quran and health.

Traditional medicine (TM) or complementary medicine is an old method based on culture, which has been developed in various forms of indigenous therapeutic methods in different societies. This research was conducted with the aim of analyzing the publication trend and visualizing the scientific structure of TM.

This study was carried out with a scientometric approach. The statistical population included 29,852 documents indexed in the TM field at the WoS database during the period of 2012 to 2020. The Excel and VOSviewer software were used for data analysis.

The findings showed that the scientific outputs of TM during the period studied had had an upward trend with 343,700 citations. Two universities in South Korea, namely Kyung Hee University and Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine (KIOM), had had the largest number of publications in this field. Further analysis of the data revealed that the highest levels of cooperation occurred between China and the US (565 cooperations), followed by China and Australia (253 cooperations) and China and the UK (134 cooperations). Finally Iran was found globally to have ranked fourth as regards TM publications and to be the most highly specialized country (in terms of RSI) in this field. This would necessitate more attention to appropriate scientific policy-making on the part of the responsible officials.

The cumulative frequency of publications in the field of traditional medicine in 2030 will be twice that in 2020. This trend would require special attention in scientific policy-making.

The purpose of organic food production is to keep human health and impose minimum damage to the environment. Regarding the need for organic food production, the aim of the current research is to analyze and investigate the scientific outputs of the organic food field, which are indexed in the Web of Science (WoS).

The present study is descriptive which was carried out, applying a scientific approach. The scientific productions in the field of organic food were extracted from WoS database and all subject areas related to organic food were investigated. The extracted data were analyzed through Bibliometrix and its graphical user interface, Biblioshiny. Bibliometrics package as well as SPSS and Excel were used.

The findings of the research state that strategic diagram is divided into four regions based on the degree of development (density index) and the degree of connection (centrality index). The first quarter represents the central and developmental topics which include organic food consumption. The second quarter of the graph depicts the special topics of this field, which include antioxidant activity, biological density factor, Listeria monocytogenes (the name of a pathogenic bacterium) and Escherichia coli (the name of a bacterium). The topics in the second area have high density and low centrality. The third quarter covers topics that have low density and centrality. These topics are emerging or declining which includes the issue of agricultural networks is the quarter. The fourth quarter represents basic topics which has low density but high centrality. This area includes food management, health quality and nutritional quality of vegetables.

The results state that researches in the field of organic food have focused on topics such as attitudes, consumption behaviors and willingness to buy organic food, as well as the quality of organic products.

Occupational safety and health is a vital issue for the society that requires the attention of researchers and authorities. Examining the published articles in this field in Iranian journals can contribute to a better understanding of the status and trends of research. In this regard, the scientometrics approach is a suitable tool for evaluating the impact and identifying the strengths and weaknesses of occupational safety research in Iran. Therefore, the aim of this study is to evaluate the research trends in the field of occupational safety in Iranian journals using the scientometrics method.

The research was conducted in a descriptive manner with a scientometrics approach. The research population included articles in the field of occupational safety published in ten relevant journals until the end of 1401(2023/3/20). Data were collected using a researcher-made checklist and analyzed using descriptive statistics and Excel and VOSviewer software.

A total of 925 articles related to occupational safety were collected. The trend of these studies has been growing in the last two decades. The journal "Occupational Health of Iran" published the most articles with 239 (25.8%). The majority of articles were in the areas of risk assessment (148 articles), occupational accidents (146 articles), and human error (97 articles). The journal "Occupational Health of Iran" also had the highest average citations.

The review showed that the subject of occupational safety is increasingly important in Iran. However, given the breadth of the topics, there is a need for a greater focus on publishing articles in this field and aligning with global standards. Suggestions such as strengthening research collaborations, supporting researchers to focus on emerging topics, and introducing occupational safety as a top priority can help improve the quantitative and qualitative aspects of the articles

Retracted articles have increased significantly in number. Orthopedic researchers should not use the results of retracted articles in their papers. The purpose of this research is to identify the reasons for citing retracted orthopedic articles by researchers.

This study was conducted with a descriptive-survey approach. Retraction Watch was used to extract the articles. For each of the articles, Google Scholar was used to identify the citing authors. Web of Science and Scopus databases were used to collect and review the scientometric indicators of the journals. Databases and journal websites were utilized to check the open-access status of the articles. A standard questionnaire was sent to the authors by email. Statistical analysis was used to investigate the relationship between the articles’ citation and open access to them.

A total of 796 articles were retrieved, showing an increase in recent years. These articles are mostly published in top quartile journals. A large number of the researchers were not aware of the retraction status of their cited articles and also did not have a strategy to check the sources of their articles. Most of the authors stated that the reviewer or editor did not give them a warning about the retracted article. The researchers declared that the article has been used in their discussion section. There was a significant relationship (p-value=0.002) between the citation frequency and access type of retracted orthopedic articles.

Authors should pay more attention to the ethical principles of research in order to prevent the spread and publication of retracted articles. Authors should not cite retracted orthopedic articles in their papers, as this is dangerous for the patients’ health.

Systematic reviews and meta-analyses are the most reliable sources of evidence in evidence-based practice. Analyzing the scientometric and authorship features of these articles at the national level can provide useful information for various decision-makers. This study aimed to investigate the scientometric and authorship characteristics of Iran’s systematic review and meta-analysis articles indexed in Scopus.

The current research was conducted using a scientometric approach. The research population includes 9579 systematic review and meta-analysis articles published between 2011 and 2021, and Iran is the affiliated country of at least one of the authors. The quantitative and qualitative growth process of articles as well as the authorship characteristics are examined in this research, among other things.

Review of 9579 articles indicate an increasing trend in the publication, with the highest number of articles (2565) being published in 2021. The thematic analysis shows that the majority of articles are related to the field of Medicine, with 7112 articles, followed by Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology with 1433 articles. The highest H-index, 68, refers to the year 2018 and the highest percentage of articles included in the Hirsch Index horizon refers to the year 2011. The highest average number of citations per article is 146.44, observed in 2012, while the lowest is 4.62, reported in 2021. The highest average number of citations in relation to the age of the articles was 9735/34 in 2020, whereas the minimum was 279 in 2011.Calculating the percentage of articles above the H-index horizontal line based on total articles of each year, along with the average citation per article, shows a decreasing trend with slight fluctuations. On the other hand, there is a growing trend when considering the number of citations in relation to the age of the articles. The lowest average author count (5.48) is linked to 2011, whereas the highest count (12) is related to 2012. The first and the corresponding author of more than 91% of the articles was from Iran. In conducting the examined articles, researchers from the United States collaborated the most (12.05%) with researchers from Iran. University of Tehran, as the authors' affiliated organization, has contributed the most to the examined articles (27.81%). The Iranian Journal of Public Health has published the most of the examined articles (36/1%).

The articles under investigation show an increasing trend of growth, yet further research is needed to assess their qualitative trend. Given the rising significance of evidence-based practice, the stakeholders need to ensure the maintenance of the quantitative growth trend and the enhancement of the qualitative growth of these articles.

This study aimed to determine the position of Iran in terms of scientific publications in Immunology and Microbiology, and also to identify the general status of science production and the patterns of publishing in the world, the Middle East, and Iran, analyze Iran scientific collaboration with the Middle East and the world, and explore the relationship between these indicators.

The study population contained 30622 Middle Eastern publications in Immunology and Microbiology from 2009 to 2018. Positioning the countries and exploring the relations of indicators, the exploratory factor analysis, and the correlation matrix were conducted using Scival.

According to the findings Iran, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia were among the most powerful countries in the region in terms of publication, citation, regional, international, and overall scientific collaboration. As for regional positioning, the citations had the highest weight comparing to other indicators. Iran have the first rank in the indices of scientific production and citations with 43.63% and 33.76% respectively, third rank in the regional cooperation index with 43.63%, second rank in the extra-regional cooperation index with 23.56%, and also second rank in the total cooperation index with 22.12%.

The indicators were strongly connected togather; however, the citations and international scientific collaborations displayed the strongest amongst others. Despite Iran’s prominent position in both fields, the quality of the publication was lower than the regional and global average. This identified the most powerful and weak countries in the region in regards to scientific capacities in Immunology and Microbiology. Moreover, it reckoned that there was a strong relation between citations and scientific production in contrast with others.

 Scientific articles are the tools which are being considered as the output of organizations. The current research investigates the performance and evaluation of scientific articles published in Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research (ACECR) based on two citation databases WOS and Scopus between 2001 and 2023.

 The study is descriptive-analytical one in which Scientometrics analysis was applied. The research community in this article were scientific articles that Acecr researchers indexed until the time of conducting the research in WOS and Scopus databases. Excel, Bibexcel, and VOSviewer software were used for data analysis.

 The findings illustrated that the number of articles on Acecr in Web of Science is equal to 5272 and in the Scopus database is equal to 9091. The number of articles on Acecr is increasing in both databases. The average number of citations for each document of Acecr articles in the Web of Science database is 16.49 and, in the Scopus, database is 9.56. Also, there is a correlation between the bibliometric indices of ACECR scientific articles in two databases with a value of 0.0935.

 Quantitative and qualitative indicators of Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research articles in WOS and Scopus databases have a positive correlation with each other.

The main purpose of the current paper is the Scientometric analysis of scientific productions in sports science based on the articles indexed in the Web of Science during the years 2012-2022.

In terms of type and nature, the current research is an applied one in which scientific techniques and indicators are used. The statistical population of this research includes all the articles indexed in Web of Science in the 10-year period of 2012-2022 in sports sciences. VOSviewer software was used to draw the co-authorship network of organizations, the density map of countries and the co-occurrence of words.

The results stated that the highest and lowest scientific productions in the focused area were in 2021 and 2012, respectively. According to the data obtained from the VOSviewer software, there are 36 nodes and 335 links in the map. The topics of "higher education", "sports science", "performance", and "physical training" were identified as the topic clusters of the field based on the clustering of high-frequency words. The countries of Spain and Australia have more density in articles than Italy, Germany, Turkey and republic of China (p<0.01). The cluster analysis of the co-authorship network of countries in the field of sports sciences states that the network consists of 5 distinct clusters.

The convergence of various words such as "exercise", "education" and "sports" in drawing the scientific map illustrates the importance and necessity of the awareness in researchers interested in the topic, who can introduce the best author, country and organizations and also draw a proper picture and insight of the process and content of this field.

 It is essential to monitor and analyze the contents, themes, and statistical features of articles published in scientific journals. This study aimed for a quantitative analysis of articles published in the Journal of Information Processing and Management in the 2009-2022 period.

 The study is a scientometric research. The research population consisted of 729 scientific and research articles published in the Journal of Research Information Processing and Management from 2009 to 2022. The necessary information was collected by reviewing each document and the data was analyzed using Excel.

 The most frequent articles were from 2011 (86 articles), the highest academic rank was Assistant Professor (546 individuals), and the highest contribution went to the University of Tehran (208 authors). Moreover, the most popular area of research was information processing (279 articles). According to the findings, 77% of the articles were applied research, marking it as the leading research type. Overall, 99% of the retrieved articles used a cross-sectional approach.

 The findings illustrated that research topics in the Journal of Information Processing and Management were not affected by temporal restrictions and the majority of the articles focused on information processing.

Co-citation and word co-occurrence analysis can help to identify key articles in any subject area. Therefore, the purpose of the current paper is to identify the thematic orientation in the co-citation and co-occurrence network of prominent articles in water pollution field in the world.

The current research is applied in terms of purpose, and descriptive in terms of type, which was carried out using co-citation and word co-occurrence analysis. In order to better understand the research conducted in water pollution and draw a scientific map of this field, all the published articles (28095 docs) were retrieved in the Web of Science database from 2011 to 2022 in August 20, 2023. Citespace software was used to analyze and draw co-citation maps and VOSviewer was used to analyze and draw word co-occurrence maps in water pollution articles.

Generally, there exists 245 co-citation link between 101 documents in the co-citation network of articles. The top articles in water pollution field in the above-mentioned time period formed 12 thematic clusters. The results of co-referencing documents in water pollution state the formation of the most important cluster (cluster 0) in 2014 in drinking water, removing arsenic, groundwater pollution. The largest number of clusters (5 clusters out of the total number of 12 clusters) was formed in the period of 2017-2019. The word co-occurrence results stated that cluster number 1 with 65 members and the topic of different methods of wastewater treatment is the most important one discussed in the articles. The terms "water pollution", "adsorption", "water quality" have the highest frequency of co-occurrence compared to other terms with 2177, 2136, 945 respectively.

Different clusters were formed in this research, most of which focus on removing pollution in water in different ways using the latest methods. These results can be an effective step in saving the time and money of officials in forming necessary policies.