Visualization of the Koomesh journal between 2006 and 2017: A bibliometric study

authors:

avatar Mohammad Karim Saberi , * , avatar Sepideh Sahebi , avatar Mohammad Zerehsaz

Koomesh: Vol.22, issue 1; 1-9
published online: March 01, 2020
article type: Research Article
received: December 02, 2018
accepted: August 01, 2019

how to cite: Saberi M K, Sahebi S, Zerehsaz M. Visualization of the Koomesh journal between 2006 and 2017: A bibliometric study. koomesh. 2020;22(1):e153143. 

Abstract

Introduction: The present study was conducted with the aim of analyzing the bibliometrics of Koomesh, as one of the oldest and most reputable Iranian medical journals. Materials and Methods: This study was conducted using a bibliometric method on the articles published in Koomesh during the years 2006-2017. For this purpose, through advanced search in the Scopus database, 764 papers were extracted and bibliometric and Visualization analysis was carried out using Excel and VOSviewer software. Results: The publication process of articles and citations received by Koomesh is ascending. The number of articles reached from 14 to 100 articles in 2017 and the number of citations reached from zero citations in 2006 to 289 citations in 2017. The co-authorship map of the journal’s authors showed that Raheb Ghorbani, with 88 articles and 27 links, was the most active author and had the most co-authorship. Considerably, evaluation of organizational affiliation and contributing countries in the journal articles indicated that Semnan University of Medical Sciences was ranked first with 310 organizational affiliations and authors from nine countries participated in the articles received by the journal. According to the co-occurrence map of all 5424 keywords in the articles published in Koomesh, 127 keywords, which were the most frequent keywords in three clusters, had the frequency of 10 and more than 10. The article by Abdolreza Raja;#39i Fard, Abolfazl Mohammadbeygi and Narges Mohammad Salehi, "Estimation of natural age of menopause in Iranian women: A meta-analysis study" with 20 citations was the most cited article of Komosh in Scopus database. Conclusion: This study presents a general perspective on Koomesh performance during the years 2006-2017. The findings of this study can serve as a roadmap to journalists and assist them in continuing their way.

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