Showing 5 results for Shahbodaghi
Azam Shahbodaghi, Shadi Asadzandi, Maryam Shekofteh, Farid Zayeri, Mostafa Rezaei Tavirani,
Volume 10, Issue 4 (9-2016)
Abstract
Background and Aim: Heterogeneous insertion of Organizational affiliations can cause loss of ranking points in the national and international levels. So, we decided to investigate the different affiliations of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences in scientific publications that indexed in Web of Science and their effect on the result of research activities evaluation in the year 2012.
Materials and Methods: Methodology of this study is bibliometric approach with descriptive survey. The study included 1139 scientific production of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences that indexed in Web of Science in the first one in April 2011 to April 2012.
Results: 1139 articles indexed in the Web of Science, 94/38% in the evaluation of the research activities of the ministry of health have been scored and 5/61% failed. Among the unsuccessful papers 1/01%, had been inserted affiliation incorrectly. One-sample t-test showed that the mean score of 1/01% has no significant statistical impact on the total average rating of products indexed in Web of Science.
Conclusion: Investigation showed that standard insertion of affiliation has impact on enterprise University Ranked and University status at the international level.
Azam Shahbodaghi , Arezoo Farhadi , Maryam Shekofteh , Manoochehr Karami,
Volume 11, Issue 2 (7-2017)
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Background and Aim: In the recent years the number of science research health journals has increased in Iran. These journals should be based on the standards and criteria required in international indexing database. The aim of this study was to determine the adaptation rate of structural requirements on the Iranian medical journals with the criteria of indexing based on Scopus indexing database.
Materials and Methods: This study was a descriptive-applied study done using bibliometric methods. The statistical population was all of the science research journals in health ministry on 2014. The data collection tool was the inventory control extracted from Scopus database. The data was collected and analyzed by SPSS20 software and descriptive statistics methods.
Results: The results showed that more than half of the biomedical journals were not based on the international editing statements and also, participation of the members of international editing committee was very low. The mean of international editing committee members was 83.3% and all of them were in Iran besides, participation of non Iranian authors was very low in these journals, with a participation rate of only 5.79%.
Conclusion: The Iranian medical journals did not follow the expected criteria in Scopus indexing database in a satisfaction level. Adaptation to the expected criteria can facilitate the entering and indexing procedures for these health journals in Scopus indexing database.
Azam Shahbodaghi, Maryam Shekofteh, ,
Volume 17, Issue 6 (2-2024)
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Background and Aim: 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.
Materials and Methods: 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.
Results: 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%).
Conclusion: 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.
Zohreh Ehteshami, Azam Shahbodaghi, Mohammad Javad Mansourzadeh,
Volume 18, Issue 5 (11-2024)
Abstract
Background and Aim: An efficient data librarian equipped with the necessary competencies and capabilities is one of the most crucial elements in managing research data. The aim of this study is to identify the expected competencies and capabilities for data librarians in research data management according Harvard Biomedical Data Life Cycle.
Materials and Methods: This study is a scoping review, utilizing the Harvard Biomedical Data Lifecycle model to systematically present the findings. To retrieve relevant literature, a search strategy was employed using related keywords in databases such as Scopus, PubMed, Web of Science, Google scholar and other reputable domestic databases, over the past five years. The research population comprised original research articles published in Persian and English that addressed the expected skills and capabilities for data librarians in managing research data.
Results: Out of 5064 documents found, 196 were selected for full-text review. After reviewing the full texts, 17 studies were included in the research. In total, 92 competencies and capabilities were identified across 23 processes within the 7 stages of the Harvard Biomedical Data Lifecycle: 16 in the first stage, 16 in the second stage, 7 in the third stage, 15 in the fourth and fifth stages, 12 in the sixth stage, 8 in the seventh stage, and 18 general competencies and capabilities. According to the findings, the most studies focused on the competencies and capabilities required for the second stage, “Collection and Creation,” while the fewest studies addressed the seventh stage, “Publish and Reuse.” No studies mentioned competencies and capabilities for the processes “Image Management” in the third stage and “Preprints and Publishing” in the seventh stage.
Conclusion: The results of this study indicate that among the various stages of the data lifecycle, the “Collection and Creation” stage received the most attention. Additionally, data librarians should possess not only specialized and professional skills but also general competencies and capabilities. It is recommended that the findings of this research be considered for designing short-term and long-term educational programs to train data librarians for research data managenet.
Fatemeh Abbasi Ghaletaki, Maryam Kazerani, Azam Shahbodaghi,
Volume 19, Issue 1 (4-2025)
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Background and Aim: Hospital library services are among the basic infrastructures for promoting e-health readiness. This study evaluated the components of e-health readiness in hospital libraries in Isfahan.
Materials and Methods: This is an applied-descriptive survey. The statistical population is 10 government hospital libraries in Isfahan city. The questionnaire completers are the managers of the aforementioned libraries. The research tool is a researcher-made questionnaire that was prepared by a deep and comprehensive review of related literature. The 61-question questionnaire is based on the Likert scale and has four sections: learning readiness (R1), core readiness (R2), social readiness (R3), and technology readiness (R4). To determine the content validity of the questionnaire, the opinions of professors, specialists, and experts were used and its validity was confirmed. Its reliability was confirmed using Cronbach’s alpha of 0.83. Descriptive statistics were used to examine the data.
Results: Isfahan government hospital libraries are in a good state in terms of learning readiness with a score of 3.77. They were in a moderate state in terms of core readiness with a score of 3.49. Social readiness with a score of 2.47 and technology readiness with a score of 2.48 were reported as poor state. “Literacy level of technology and services related to health care” component with a score of 2.9 from the core readiness, “reimbursement policies” component with a score of 1 from the social readiness, “resources training” component with a score of 1.8 from the learning readiness, and “organization access to ICT education” component with a score of 1.35 from the technology readiness were identified as weak components. In general, all government hospital libraries in Isfahan are in a moderate state in terms of e-health readiness.
Conclusion: Hospital libraries face various challenges in joining the e-health category, including a lack of readiness in the technology sector. The lack of appropriate policies for implementing e-health in libraries, lack of users’ skills in using information and communication technology, users’ ignorance of the e-health services needed in the library, lack of professional human resources, and lack of e-health-related training for users are some of the weaknesses of hospital libraries in the e-health readiness sector.
