Bihdād (Feb 2018)
Scientific Production of Iran in the Field of Occupational and Professional Health and Determined Its Level in the Word during 2000-2016
Abstract
Introduction: The status and role of each country in scientific outputs in specific fields may indicate the potential and its performance in promoting and improving that particular issue. This study aimed to investigate Iranian scientific production in the field of Occupational and Professional Health and determine its level in Region and the World. Methods: This is Survey-Descriptive study with Scientometrics approach. Population study includes 1787 scientific articles and papers in the field of Occupational and Professional health which published and indexed in Scopus database during 2000-2016. We use SPSS, NodeXL and VOSviewer to analysis data and design graphs. Findings: Finding shows that Iranian scientific outputs in the field of Occupational and Professional Health increase from 3 in 2000 to 266 in 2016 and have 34% growth every year. Also we fended that Tehran University of Medical Science and United States as the most important center and co-worker in publishing scientific production. Conclusion Although Iranian scientific production in the recent years have an acceptable increasing, but totally Iranian place of scientific production in the field of Occupational and Professional Health were not suitable in the world. Also the quality of published articles was in medium level. Making policy and Tacking good decision related to growth of quality and quantity of scientific papers by increasing level of scientific collaboration and use all internal potential seems necessary.
