A comparative study of scientific collaborations in medical informatics, health information management, medical librarianship, and information sciences among Iranian research communities: A bibliometric study.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aim

Scientific collaborations play a vital role in advancing research in various disciplines, including medical informatics, health information management, medical librarianship, and information sciences. This study aims to provide an overview of Iranian researchers' scientific output in three disciplines and their collaboration networks.

Methods

The study utilized data from Scopus database and analyzed 2086 records of Iranian researchers' research outcomes over 10 years. Each article's citations were averaged to determine its impact factor. The study also reviewed the number of articles and citations in the past decade.

Results

The findings show that scientific output in the disciplines of medical informatics, health information management, medical lib

SUBMITTER: Siamian H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10411050 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature