Drawing and analyzing the scientific map of the scientific outputs of the faculty members of Urmia University in the Web of Science database in the period 1982-2012

Abstract

Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the status of publication, drawing the scientific structure and citation analysis of scientific products of Urmia University. Methodology: The present research has been done in terms of applied purpose and in terms of descriptive-analytical methodology with scientometric approach. The required data has been collected through the web site of Science. The research community of this research includes 5837 scientific productions of the faculty members of Urmia University, which have been indexed in the web-science database from 1982 to 2019. To answer the research questions, web-based database analysis was used, as well as Excel software, website, CRExplorer and VOSViewver. Finding: The findings indicate that the scientific production of Urmia University has had an upward trend but its growth rate has fluctuated. The average growth rate of Urmia University is 31.85%. Co-authorship indicators have shown the willingness of faculty members to collaborate in scientific production. Urmia University has the highest scientific cooperation at the national level with the Azad University and in the international arena with American universities. The level of cooperation between Urmia University and Iranian organizations is high and in contrast, scientific cooperation at the level of international organizations is low. The most busy subject areas in Urmia University are related to engineering, chemistry, agriculture, physics, veterinary medicine, materials science and computer science, respectively. Although most of the humanities disciplines are available at Urmia University, The most prolific and most cited members are professors in the field of technology and engineering.

Keywords

• bibliometric
• scientific productions. citation analysis
• wos
• urmia university