Emami Zahra, Hariri Nadjla, Khamseh Mohammad Ebrahim, Nooshinfard Fatemeh
Department of Knowledge & Information Science, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
Endocrine Research Center, Institute of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Med J Islam Repub Iran. 2018 Sep 10;32:84. doi: 10.14196/mjiri.32.84. eCollection 2018.
Scientometric studies are highly important, as they provide information about scientific products worldwide and empower scientists to compare research activities in different regions. The present study was conducted to map scientific research in diabetes mellitus using scientometric analysis in Middle Eastern countries during 2003- 2007. This was an analytical study with a scientometric approach. The study population was formed by the indexed scientific results of diabetes mellitus in the Web of Science database during 2007-2013. Data were analyzed using Excel, and HistCite to map the scientific texts. A total of 6532 records were retrieved from 3926 institutions. These records belonged to 19 323 authors and were published in 1420 journals. The Journal of Diabetes Care, with 3928 citations, had the most global citation score (GCS). The Journal of Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, with 185 citations, achieved the first degree of local citation score (LCS). Most of the scientific documents produced in the Middle East belonged to Turkey (31.91%) and Iran (21.7%). Seven scientific clusters based on LCS, and 5 based on GCS existed in the scientific mapping. Topical clusters based on global and local indices showed that the prevalence of diabetes, hyperglycemia, and pregnancy outcomes, diabetic risk factors, diabetic complications and their new treatments, and glucose monitoring in Type 1 diabetes were the fields being addressed in the main articles of the clusters. Scientific production and local and global citations in diabetes research in Iran (21.7% of diabetes research in the Middle East) have elevated the country to a prominent position. Top ranking countries in diabetic research were Turkey, Iran, and Israel, respectively. Moreover, this paper quantified the studies that were done on different aspects of diabetes. The results of this study can be used by health care providers to employ the best multidisciplinary approach for managing diabetes and its complications. Also, the results can help the policy-makers and governments to determine the priorities for budget allocation based on the burden of diseases. Establishing a regional diabetes network in the Middle East can be beneficial and lead to scientific collaboration and an increase in scientific production in this field.
科学计量学研究非常重要，因为它们提供了全球科学成果的信息，并使科学家能够比较不同地区的研究活动。本研究旨在通过科学计量分析绘制2003年至2007年中东国家糖尿病领域的科学研究图谱。这是一项采用科学计量学方法的分析性研究。研究对象为2007年至2013年科学引文索引数据库中关于糖尿病的索引科学成果。使用Excel和HistCite对数据进行分析，以绘制科学文本图谱。共从3926个机构检索到6532条记录。这些记录属于19323位作者，发表在1420种期刊上。《糖尿病护理杂志》的全球被引频次最高，为3928次。《糖尿病研究与临床实践杂志》的本地被引频次达到第一等级，为185次。中东地区产出的大多数科学文献来自土耳其（31.91%）和伊朗（21.7%）。科学图谱中存在基于本地被引频次的7个科学聚类和基于全球被引频次的5个科学聚类。基于全球和本地指标的主题聚类表明，糖尿病、高血糖和妊娠结局、糖尿病危险因素、糖尿病并发症及其新疗法以及1型糖尿病的血糖监测是聚类主要文章中涉及的领域。伊朗在糖尿病研究方面的科研产出以及本地和全球被引频次（占中东地区糖尿病研究的21.7%）使其在该领域占据显著地位。糖尿病研究排名靠前的国家分别是土耳其、伊朗和以色列。此外，本文对糖尿病不同方面的研究进行了量化。本研究结果可供医疗保健提供者采用最佳多学科方法管理糖尿病及其并发症。同时，这些结果可帮助政策制定者和政府根据疾病负担确定预算分配的优先事项。在中东建立区域糖尿病网络可能有益，并有助于该领域的科学合作和科研产出的增加。
