A Look at Researches in the Subject Area of Imam Riḍā (as); A Scientometric Study

Object. The main purpose of this study is to draw the scientific network map of researchs in the subject area of Imam Reza (AS) with scientometric methods.Methodology. The present study has investigated and identified the conceptual relationships between the research works published on the subject of Imam Reza (as) with a scientometric approach and using coherent analysis of words and network analysis technique. Software such as Rover Matrix, UCINET and NetDraw have been used to analyze works in this field. The research community consists of 4372 research works related to Imam Reza (AS) including 2423 books, 1305 articles and 644 dissertations. Descriptive data collected using the checklist were entered into Excel software to smooth and draw the charts. Ravromatrix software was used to draw coherent maps.Findings. Findings showed that Imam Reza International Cultural and Artistic Foundation, Astan Quds Razavi Islamic Research Foundation, and Astan Quds Razavi are active organizations in producing works with a thematic focus on Imam Reza (AS) and most of the works have been published by men. The First World Congress of Hazrat Reza (AS), Mohammad Ibn Ali Ibn Babavieh, Mohsen Sadeghi and Gholamreza Akbari Zebdi are among the most popular writers on the subject of Imam Reza (AS).