Mapping co-authorship network and scientific collaborative coefficient of Iranian researchers in the field of aerospace in the Science Citation Index to 2014

This study is set to map co-authorship network and scientific collaborative coefficient of Iranian researchers in aerospace science in the Science Citation Index till 2014. Scientometric methods were used to do the study and the following software applied for data analysis: HistCite, VOSviewer, Pajek, UCI net, and Excel. Out of 2501 articles in aerospace sciences were found in the Science Citation Index with affiliation to Iranian universities and institutions. Results showed that 67.45 percent of the articles were written with collaboration at the national level, 32.55 percent at regional level and 4.42 percent of the articles were written with collaboration at the international level. Top Iranian universities and institutions were Sharif University of Technology, Shiraz University, Tehran University and the Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences, respectively. Maximum of research productions was produced with the United State of the America. Analysis of collaborative coefficient showed collaborations with countries such as the United Kingdom, Italy, German and France. Mean of collaborative coefficient was 0.43 during the research. Authors’ typology showed 88 percent of articles were written by two authors and 16.39 percent of the articles were written by three authors.