Scientometric Study of Innovation in Sistan and Baluchestan University faculty members' collaboration network in Web of Science

A review of the scientific productions and researches conducted by faculty members in the field of innovation can better monitor the research process needed for universities' educational and research development. This research was conducted with a Scientometric approach to analyze and evaluate the scientific documents of the faculty members of Sistan and Baluchistan University in the field of innovation, indexed the Web of Science database from 1989 to 2022. In this study, 4757 papers were extracted from the Web of Science database as advanced search, and descriptive bibliometric analysis were performed. Data analysis and visualization of results were achieved using Sci2, Gephi, and R-Studio software. Findings show the upward trend in publishing documents. The highest number of papers was in 2018 with 463 articles, and the highest number of citations was in 2021, with 9689 citations. Most of publications of this university are in the form of original research articles with 4378 articles (92%). In the field of innovation, only 54 scientific articles have been indexed in the WOS database, which had the highest number of citations in 2022 with 104 cases. For more influential in international research and achieve more citations, Faculty members of Sistan and Baluchistan University should create more fruitful and comprehensive scientific productions by using more foreign colleagues in their scientific productions.