Research and Publication of Scientific Resources in Carpet Industry: Scientometric Approach with an Emphasis on the Contribution of Iran

Academic training of carpet industry specialists makes it necessary to publish valid and up-to-date scientific and educational resources in this regard. This study aims to analyze the research and publication on carpet area with analyzing the scientific publications of Science Direct database. All the resources indexed in Science Direct database including the word «carpet» in titles، abstracts or keywords were extracted، and 635 published works in this area in terms of subjects and countries of publication were examined separately. Results showed that Iran has 10 articles، and ranked 15 in the world، after the US، England، Germany، Italy، China، Australia، Canada، France، Spain، Japan، Turkey، India، the Netherlands and Sweden. The subject area of carpet، its weavering، maintenance، cleaning and hygiene with 159 Articles and a percentage of 37. 32 was in the first place. Activity index of the subject area of carpet shows that research activity had an increase in the field of carpet weavers and their health، while it shows a decrease in the subject area of carpet cleaning، maintenance، washing and hygiene، since 1990. Although Iran has a long history in carpet industry، unfortunately، in terms of scientific production is not in a proper position in the world. Regarding the findings of the present study، we suggest that the relevant authorities must support and encourage research and writing of scientific resources in the field of carpet industry.