Content analysis of scientific research articles in rural management in Iran (Study time range of )the 1390s

Rural management is one of the most important components of achieving sustainable development at the national level, which will not be possible without the use of capable and efficient management practices; therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate published scientific research articles related to rural management in Iran during the years 1390 to 1398. For this purpose, all articles published during these years in terms of gender, number of authors, expertise and scientific rank of authors, thematic trends and quarterly, study areas, research methods, sampling method and collected information were studied. The statistical population of the study was all articles published during the years 1390 to 1398, which includes 66 articles. The method used in this paper is content analysis and the information is collected in a library. The data is calculated by Excel software and the results are displayed schematically. The results show that about 17% of the authors are women and 83% are men. The most specialized of the authors is the field of rural planning and the scientific rank of assistant professor has the highest frequency. The state university has the highest rate of dependence, with the highest number of authors, about 86.81 percent, contributing to an article. In most articles, the quantitative research method has been used and the descrip� tive-analytical research method has the highest frequency. Also, the questionnaire method has been used to collect more .information