Co-Authorship Patterns and Networks in Pharmacology and Pharmacy in Iran
<p>This study aimed at investigating scientific collaboration and analyzing co-authorship networks in pharmacology and pharmacy research studies in Iran. Data used for this scientometric study included all pharmacology and pharmacy documents of Iran, indexed in Web of Science (WOS) from 2003 t...
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| author | Maryam Shekofteh Mostafa Karimi Maryam Kazerani Farid Zayeri Forough Rahimi |
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| description | <p>This study aimed at investigating scientific collaboration and analyzing co-authorship networks in pharmacology and pharmacy research studies in Iran. Data used for this scientometric study included all pharmacology and pharmacy documents of Iran, indexed in Web of Science (WOS) from 2003 to 2014 and were analyzed using citation analysis section of WOS and Excell and SPSS. Citespace, and Gephi softwares were used for visualization and analysis of co-authorship network. The dominant co-authorship pattern was four-author pattern, with collaboration index, degree of collaboration and collaboration coefficient of 4.49, 0.96 and 0.691 respectively. The obtained density for co-authorship network and the clustering coefficient mean were 0.3 and 0.306 respectively. Despite the fact that the collaboration index in the field of pharmacology and pharmacy was much greater compared to other fields, the networks' total average density signified a great sparseness of co-authorship network. The clustering coefficient mean indicated that the network members' tendency towards forming different clusters was relatively low. There was no meaningful relationship between collaboration index and the number of productions as well as collaboration index and the citation impact. Authors indicated a greater tendency towards co-authorship. It is recommended that senior officials in scientific communities pay more attention to scientific collaboration activities, allocation of budget and appropriate facilities, and providing suitable circumstance to encourage more collaboration. It is recommended also, researchers pay more attention to constant team working with colleagues and students.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0d2ac30ffb234c44a7101b8443dfcf6d2022-12-21T23:12:37ZengRegional Information Center for Science and Technology (RICeST)International Journal of Information Science and Management2008-83022008-83102017-06-01152278Co-Authorship Patterns and Networks in Pharmacology and Pharmacy in IranMaryam Shekofteh0Mostafa Karimi1Maryam Kazerani2Farid Zayeri3Forough Rahimi4Department of Medical Library and Information Sciences, Faculty of Paramedical Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranDepartment of Medical Library and Information Sciences, Faculty of Paramedical Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranDepartment of Medical Library and Information Sciences, Faculty of Paramedical Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranDepartment of Biostatistics, Faculty of Paramedical Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranDepartment of English Language, Faculty of Paramedical Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran<p>This study aimed at investigating scientific collaboration and analyzing co-authorship networks in pharmacology and pharmacy research studies in Iran. Data used for this scientometric study included all pharmacology and pharmacy documents of Iran, indexed in Web of Science (WOS) from 2003 to 2014 and were analyzed using citation analysis section of WOS and Excell and SPSS. Citespace, and Gephi softwares were used for visualization and analysis of co-authorship network. The dominant co-authorship pattern was four-author pattern, with collaboration index, degree of collaboration and collaboration coefficient of 4.49, 0.96 and 0.691 respectively. The obtained density for co-authorship network and the clustering coefficient mean were 0.3 and 0.306 respectively. Despite the fact that the collaboration index in the field of pharmacology and pharmacy was much greater compared to other fields, the networks' total average density signified a great sparseness of co-authorship network. The clustering coefficient mean indicated that the network members' tendency towards forming different clusters was relatively low. There was no meaningful relationship between collaboration index and the number of productions as well as collaboration index and the citation impact. Authors indicated a greater tendency towards co-authorship. It is recommended that senior officials in scientific communities pay more attention to scientific collaboration activities, allocation of budget and appropriate facilities, and providing suitable circumstance to encourage more collaboration. It is recommended also, researchers pay more attention to constant team working with colleagues and students.</p>https://ijism.ricest.ac.ir/index.php/ijism/article/view/1050scientific collaborationco-authorship networkpharmacologypharmacyweb of scienceiran |
| spellingShingle | Maryam Shekofteh Mostafa Karimi Maryam Kazerani Farid Zayeri Forough Rahimi Co-Authorship Patterns and Networks in Pharmacology and Pharmacy in Iran International Journal of Information Science and Management scientific collaboration co-authorship network pharmacology pharmacy web of science iran |
| title | Co-Authorship Patterns and Networks in Pharmacology and Pharmacy in Iran |
| title_full | Co-Authorship Patterns and Networks in Pharmacology and Pharmacy in Iran |
| title_fullStr | Co-Authorship Patterns and Networks in Pharmacology and Pharmacy in Iran |
| title_full_unstemmed | Co-Authorship Patterns and Networks in Pharmacology and Pharmacy in Iran |
| title_short | Co-Authorship Patterns and Networks in Pharmacology and Pharmacy in Iran |
| title_sort | co authorship patterns and networks in pharmacology and pharmacy in iran |
| topic | scientific collaboration co-authorship network pharmacology pharmacy web of science iran |
| url | https://ijism.ricest.ac.ir/index.php/ijism/article/view/1050 |
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