Document Type : Research ŮŽ Article
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Pre-hospital emergency medical services and disaster management center, Mazandaran University of medical sciences, sari, iran
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Dr. Noorani Vesal Museum and Center for Scientific and Cultural Studies, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
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Assistant Professor of Traditional Medicine Clinical Trial Research Center, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran. Department of Traditional Medicine, School of Persian Medicine, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran
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Assistant Professor of Traditional and Complementary Medicine Research Center (TCMRC), Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran.
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Assistant Professor of Traditional and Complementary Medicine Research Center (TCMRC), Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran
10.30484/nastinfo.2025.3648.2297
Abstract
Purpose: Scientometrics is a branch of library studies that plays an important role in managing research resources, improving productivity, and improving the quality of research. With the aim of measuring and analyzing scientific research activities, this science provides the possibility of quantitative and qualitative evaluation of scientific productions, identification of research trends, determination of research priorities, and evaluation of the effectiveness of scientific policies. This study has been carried out with the aim of investigating and evaluating the scientific productions of the Islamic history of medicine in the period from 1351 AH to 1400 AH.
Method: This study is applied research conducted using quantitative content analysis. The statistical population of the study consists of 807 book titles indexed in the National Library and Archives of Iran in the subject area of medical history from 1972 to 2020.
Findings: The research findings indicate that a total of 807 books were authored by 1512 authors. In terms of gender distribution, 23.8% were female and 76.2% were male. Regarding nationality, 86.24% of the authors were Iranian and 13.76% were foreign. Yusuf Beig Babapoor, Mohammad Mahdi Isfahani, and Farid Ghasmelou were the most prolific Iranian authors, while Hakim Mohammad Said, Max Meyerhof, Ahmed Issa Bek, and Roy Porter were the most active foreign authors. Mohammad Ibrahim Zakir, Ali Akbar Velayati, and Ehsan Moghaddas were the most active translators with 31, 23, and 12 translated books, respectively. Ehsan Moghaddas and Mohammad Mahdi Isfahani were the most prolific editors with 42 and 41 edited books, respectively. The Institute for the Study of the History of Medicine, Islamic Medicine, and Complementary Medicine, with 149 books (18.46%), and Choogan Publications, with 66 books (17.8%), topped the list of domestic publishers. Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Brill, and Parthenon were the most prolific foreign publishers. The most researched topic was the correction of ancient and old medical texts, accounting for 33.45% (270 books). Tehran, with 489 titles (approximately 61%), Qom with 25 titles (3.09%), and Tabriz with 17 titles (2.10%), were the most productive cities. Among foreign cities, New York, London, Damascus, Frankfurt, and Paris had the highest share of publications. Persian with 472 titles (58.48%), Arabic with 217 titles (26.88%), and English with 58 titles (7.18%) were the most used languages in the compilation of books. Persian and Arabic were used in more than 85% of the books.
Conclusion: Based on the content analysis of scientific publications in the Medical History of the Islamic Period, it can be concluded that this research field has a significant history in the country and has focused primarily on the correction of ancient medical texts. However, to enhance the international reach of these studies, there is a need to expand publications in global languages and concentrate on novel topics such as the history of women's medicine and traditional medicine.
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