Scientific output of Shahrekord university of medical sciences (Iran) in ISI database from 1993 to the end of 2011 according to scientometric indicators

The recognition and the evaluation of a country’s research status are essential for the country’s research planners and policymakers as well as researchers within that country. Nowadays، the study of the quantity of scientific output (especially research articles and papers) is one of the most important factors in research and generation of science. The Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) database is presented by the ISI scientific information center، which is considered an important center in Scientometrics Studies. This study aims to look into the scientific output of Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences (IR Iran) ’ researchers until the end of 2011 using data taken from the science citation index، Web of Science (WOS). The research was application-descriptive. The data were gathered from the internet or from the WOS center. Using different spelling methods of Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences from 1993 to 2011 in the search engine of the center under the heading of SCIE، an extensive search was carried out. The data gathered from this search were entered in the Histcite software. Descriptive statistics، percentages and some scientometric regulations were used to analyze the data. The total number of documents by researchers in the Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences in the science citation index up until the end of 2011 was 142، which were published in 89 different magazines. The total number of references made to these articles was 352، with an average of 2. 48 references to each article and the h-index of the university was 9. The total number of documents by researchers in Shahrekord University of medical sciences in this database increased from 1 document in 2000 to 45 documents in 2011 and the total number of citations made to university articles increased from 1 document in 2004 to 93 documents in 2011. The biggest portion of scientific production was related to general practitioners with 22 records (15. 5%). Scientific output in the Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences has had an ascending trend and the rise in the number of references made to these articles show that the quality has also improved.