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Papers by Alireza Noruzi
Library and Information Sciences, 2024
This research explores the applicability of the long-tail theory within the context of electronic... more This research explores the applicability of the long-tail theory within the context of electronic bookstores, using the Taaghche bookstore (Taaghche.com) as the main study case. The long-tail theory posits that cultural products, especially books with low sales but wide variation, occupy the tail of the distribution, while high-selling items with limited variation are situated at the head of the distribution. The objective of this research is to demonstrate that as the tail becomes heavier, there is an increase in variation among low-sales products. Furthermore, it posits that the revenue generated from the tail could equal or even surpass the income from the head of the distribution. This research relies on quantitative data and employs an analytical survey method for analysis. The sample, drawn from the Taaghche electronic bookstore, consists of literature storybooks that are generally well-received. The data was collected in collaboration with Taaghche and subjected to statistical analysis. The results indicate that as the number of books increases, the long-tail distribution becomes a more appropriate fit. Furthermore, by identifying the point where sales rates in the head and tail are equal, the tail of the plot lengthens and approximates the 98 percent Anderson rule. This suggests that 98 percent of the books have been sold at least once a year. The results present a counter-example to the Pareto principle, which suggests that an increase in the number of available books leads to increased sales of other books. It is recommended that electronic bookstores expand their range of books, as this has a positive and direct impact on the visibility of other books. The findings clearly demonstrate that increasing the number of books not only creates a long tail in sales but also enhances the visibility of other available books, which is an intriguing observation. Generally, it can be inferred that as the number of books in an electronic bookstore increases, the findings align more closely with the long tail principle. Achieving the long tail implies an increase in the variety of books, which benefits the readership. Given today’s technological advancements and the proliferation of online communication networks and electronic bookstores, many limitations of physical bookstores, such as product storage space and accessibility, have been reduced. This development allows people worldwide, with diverse interests, tastes, and fields of study, to access electronic bookstores in the shortest possible time. Now that electronic bookstores are not constrained by physical space for book storage, it is advantageous to collaborate with publishers to expand the diversity of their books as much as possible, ensuring the satisfaction and welfare of a broader audience.
Sciences and Techniques of Information Management, 2023
The aim of this study was to identify the relationship between scientific cooperation in and cita... more The aim of this study was to identify the relationship between scientific cooperation in and citations to the international patents of the Persian Gulf countries issued in the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) database. This research was conducted with a descriptive method and a scientometric approach. The statistical population of the research consisted of 8182 patents issued in the USPTO database. In the second stage of the research, the titles of patents were searched in the Web of Science (WoS) citation database to analyze their citations. In order to obtain the number of citations from scientific documents to each patent, the title of each patent was searched in the Web of Science Core Collection in the section entitled “Cited Reference Search”. Then, the number of citations of scientific documents to patents was collected. The Microsoft Excel software was used to analyze the amount of cooperation in patent licenses. The results showed that only 841 granted patents out of 8182 patents registered in the Persian Gulf countries have been cited by scientific documents in WoS and received a total of 2496 citations. The research findings related to the number of patent licenses in the Persian Gulf countries based on the Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subjects show that the highest number of patent licenses is related to the category (G = Physics) with a number of 1717 patents; and the lowest number of patent licenses concerns to the category (D = textiles and paper) with 24 licenses. The highest number of patents is for Saudi Arabia with 5469 patents and the lowest number of patent licenses is for Iraq with 22 patents. The findings also indicated that the highest number of single inventor patents is for Saudi Arabia in the category G (Physics) with 288 patents, and the lowest number of patents based on the subject categories is for Iraq with 11 patents. Also, the highest rate of patents granted with more than one inventor is for Saudi Arabia in the subject category of chemistry and materials engineering (C) with a number of 4114 patents, and again the lowest rate of patents granted is for Iraq with a number of 11 patents. Based on the findings of the research, it can be concluded that only a small number of patents registered by the Persian Gulf countries in the USPTO database have received citations from the scientific documents indexed in the Web of Science (WoS) database. The results indicate that the highest level of patent cooperation within the Persian Gulf countries belongs to Saudi Arabia with 12583 inventors and the lowest level of patent cooperation belongs to Iraq with 30 inventors. In addition, the highest number of patent cooperation with countries outside the Persian Gulf belongs to the United States of America with 2198 inventors, England with 384 inventors, Germany with 333 inventors, Canada with 219 inventors, India with 203 inventors, and France with 171 inventors. According to the data obtained regarding the amount of citations received by single-inventor patents and multiple-inventor patents, using the Kruskal-Wallis test, the significance level of the data showed a less than five percent difference. Therefore, the difference in ranks is significant, and the test results indicate that multi-inventor patents have received more citations than single-inventor patents in subject categories.
Journal of Organizational Knowledge Management, 2023
This research aims to explain the dimensions and components of knowledge governance in the organi... more This research aims to explain the dimensions and components of knowledge governance in the organization with a systemic approach. The current research was conducted with a qualitative approach and a meta-synthesis method. In this research, 451 related scientific sources were selected from various internal and external sources in the period before 2022, using the meta-synthesis method and the use of the "Critical Appraisal Skills Program" (CASP), finally, 105 scientific documents were selected in line with the goal of the research. were evaluated and reviewed. In this regard, by applying a systemic approach and using the open coding method, relevant codes were identified and extracted into three main categories including input, process, and output. The findings of the research show that the input of the model includes the nature of organizational knowledge governance (approach, nature, and subject). In addition, the governance process of organizational knowledge includes requirements, effective factors, obstacles, and tools. The output of the obtained organizational knowledge governance model also includes functions and achievements. The topic (conceptual model of organizational knowledge governance) and the approach (system approach) of the current research have an innovative and unique aspect. The results of the present research can facilitate the implementation of knowledge governance in organizations.
Informology, 2023
Healthcare information systems aim to provide high-quality healthcare services to ensure the secu... more Healthcare information systems aim to provide high-quality healthcare services to ensure the security of patients’ health information. They can also assist in safeguarding an encyclopedia of clinical data to make more informed decisions in a private environment. However, the majority of today’s healthcare information systems are centralized and have great difficulty in providing indispensable information security and privacy, patient health records immutability, transparency, and flexibility to detect vulnerabilities and cyber invasions. The current study has explored the striking benefits and opportunities for blockchain technology in the healthcare information systems sector. It has identified the key applications that blockchain technology offers to provide indispensable information security and privacy, the immutability of patient health records, transparency, and flexibility to detect vulnerabilities and cyber invasions. Blockchain technology as a regulatory technology can enhance healthcare information services by bringing high-quality healthcare services in a crystal clear view that is decentralized, immutable, tamper-resistant, flexible, traceable, and secure. It also enables clinical professionals to effectively detect vulnerabilities and cyber invasions related to patients’ health information. The practical deployment of blockchain technology in healthcare information systems takes years of research and experience to reach fruition. In order to enable the practical deployment of blockchain technology in healthcare information systems, a series of research will need to be conducted.
Informology, 2023
The purpose of this study was to investigate the number of times the names of the top 1% authors ... more The purpose of this study was to investigate the number of times the names of the top 1% authors in the field of library and information sciences were placed in the first position of authorship and to determine the level of their excellence index in 2022 based on the number of publications and previous authorship. The present research has been done with the scientometrics approach. The statistical population of the study was the top 1% researchers in the field of library and information science (LIS) in 2022. The top 1% researchers include Vincent Larivière, Cassidy Sugimoto, Stefanie Haustein, Mike Thelwall, Nees Jan Van Eck, and Ludo Waltman and Margareta Sampson, from the Social Sciences. Each researcher's name was searched in the Web of Science Core of Clarivate to retrieve their articles, and the status of single authorship, multi-authorship, and the first and the last authorship was checked. The results of the present study showed that the top 1% researchers in LIS are more inclined to multiple authorship rather than single-authorship. They have mostly registered their names in the first and last positions of authorship. Considering the dominance of a researcher as a virtue of research contribution and responsibility, researchers should register their names in the order of authorship. According to the dominance index (DI), the first place of authorship can show the dominance and superiority of researchers. The dominance index can be used as a complement to the citation impact of researchers and can be used to identify the top 1% LIS researchers.
Informology, 2023
Scientific diplomacy involves the use of scientific and technical collaborations to foster intern... more Scientific diplomacy involves the use of scientific and technical collaborations to foster international relations and to address global challenges. It promotes collaboration between nations through joint research and innovation projects, knowledge-sharing, and the application of scientific advancements to tackle shared issues and challenges in national and international contexts like climate change, public health crises, and technological innovation. France is a key player in international scientific organizations and agreements, emphasizing the importance of scientific and technological collaboration in addressing global issues. The primary source of data utilized in this scientometric study was the Web of Science citation database. The extracted data were recorded and analyzed using Excel software. This study shows the state of French scientific collaborations separately from each of the five continents. On the continent of America, France collaborated with 32 countries, with most scientific collaborations taking place with the United States, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, Chile, and Argentina. In Europe continent, France engaged in scientific collaborations with 49 countries, including Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Belgium, the Netherlands, etc. Similarly, in Asia continent, France fostered scientific relationships with 36 countries, consisting of China, Japan, India, and South Korea emerging as its most prominent partners. On the African continent, France also established scientific collaborations with 49 countries, especially with Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, and South Africa. Finally, in the Oceania continent, France maintained scientific ties with 8 countries, especially with Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia, Fiji, and Vanuatu. The current research shows that France has a rich tradition of engaging in science diplomacy and international collaboration, emphasizing on multilateralism and cultural influence.
Science & Technology Libraries, 2023
This study highlights the scientific legacy and impact of Dr Saeed-Ul Hassan's research on the wo... more This study highlights the scientific legacy and impact of Dr Saeed-Ul Hassan's research on the world of science. He was a remarkable researcher in the fields of scientometrics, altmetrics, artificial intelligence, and data science, as evidenced by the Eugene Garfield Awards he received for innovation in citation analysis in 2017 and 2022. Based on datasets retrieved from the Scopus database for the years 2009-2022, he collaborated with 157 researchers from 22 different nations and his research findings are published in reputable journals and conferences. In the last five years of his life, his scholarly publications and scientific impact significantly increased. His significant attention to Open Access publications and high levels of worldwide collaboration have greatly contributed to his impact in the world of science. The results of altmetric studies indicate that Dr SU Hassan's scientific publications are widely accepted by researchers on Twitter and Mendeley. The majority of individuals that tweeted and read his publications were from European and American nations. His research had the greatest impact on experts in the fields of scientometrics, computer science and social sciences, according to the classification of the readers of his research articles.
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Research on Information Science and Public Libraries, 2023
The correct selection of information sources significantly impacts the readability of the retriev... more The correct selection of information sources significantly impacts the readability of the retrieved sources in the library. On the other hand, the collection development, organization of resources, and their classification in libraries, as well as the design of efficient and user-friendly user interfaces that sufficiently support the selection of resources, require sufficient knowledge of the behavior of choosing resources by users. Based on this, the present study aimed to identify the components of book selection behavior by adolescent members of public libraries in Kermanshah Province of Iran. The current research was conducted with a qualitative approach, and the research method was qualitative content analysis. The data were collected using semi-structured interviews. The participants were adolescent members of Kermanshah Province public libraries affiliated to the Iran Public Libraries Foundation in the winter of 2021. The purposive sampling, also known as judgmental sampling, was used to select participants and continued until data saturation was reached. The qualitative content analysis method was used to analyze the findings. The analysis of the interview data led to the formation of 12 main codes and 285 sub-codes, which were classified into 5 categories and 30 concepts. The main categories were: factors related to the user (including demographic characteristics; personality and intellectual characteristics; interest; life issues and events; previous knowledge; experiences and skills; the goals of selecting a book in public libraries; time and cost spent to select; selection strategies; the process of selecting a book; measurement of credit and quality of resources; the causes of communicating with the book and reading it up to the end; reasons for not reading or half reading books); factors related to books (including apparent and physical elements; bibliographic elements; content elements; mold, language, expression and style); factors related to the library (consisting of reading programs; environmental factors; facilities and facilities; human factors); people, media, productions, occasions, programs, and lists influencing book selection (including persons; media; production of printed works; occasions and programs; lists); and barriers to book selection in public libraries (includes: library; book; person; society). The behavior of selecting information resources of adolescent members of public libraries showed the complexity and influence of this behavior by numerous factors, including individual differences, appearance and content characteristics of books, environmental factors, and library factors. The components identified in the aforementioned behavior can be used as a basis for a broad survey of users’ information resource selection behavior in physical and virtual environments and can also be used as a guide for acquisition, space creation, and service design in libraries, compilation of resources and appearance, and structural design of books by authors and publishers.
Informology, 2023
Customer engagement is the customer's involvement and connection with the brand. Most businesses ... more Customer engagement is the customer's involvement and connection with the brand. Most businesses will face serious problems in keeping customers and their loyalty and willingness to repeat purchases and recommend a service to others until this interaction is not optimally established. The objective of the current research was to measure the effects of content marketing on engaging online customers, in the field of publishing Persian printed books based on the 2PDM model. The present research was conducted using the case study research method, following a qualitative research design. The research population consists of Persian book publishing companies in the cultural and artistic fields in Tehran, among which a well-known publisher was selected by the judgmental sampling method. The observation was used to collect data from three channels including the website of the publisher, Instagram, and Telegram, using digital analytics tools (Google Analytics and Keyhole) before and after the implementation of content marketing. The results of measuring customers' online engagement metrics on the Instagram channel of the selected publisher showed that the rate of customers’ online engagement has increased by 4.61 percent compared to the previous situation. Considering a 35.8 percent increase in the number of Telegram members compared to the previous situation, a 13.2 percent increase in the average page/session, and a one-minute increase in the average session duration on the website, it can be concluded that content marketing activities have effects on customers’ online engagement in three channels: the website, Telegram, and Instagram. The insights obtained from this study can be a practical help for the realization of content marketing and the efficacy of content marketing activists in book publishing companies, especially in Persian printed book publishing, and can also help publishing specialists in optimizing the design and implementation of content marketing.
Informology, 2023
The primary objective of the current research is to compare Lotka's law of author productivity an... more The primary objective of the current research is to compare Lotka's law of author productivity and the Google Scholar i10-Index with the number of authors and their articles in the field of chemistry in Iran indexed in the Web of Science (WoS) from 2000 to 2020. This study is a descriptive-qualitative type of research that was carried out using the scientometric approach. The statistical population of the present study consisted of all Iranian articles published in the field of chemistry indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded. Some scientometric software packages were used to analyze the data with Lotka’s law and i10-index. The most prolific Iranian authors in chemistry were Mohamadreza Ganjali from the University of Tehran, Majid Heravi from Alzahra University, and Mojtaba Shamsipur from the Razi University of Kermanshah, all being acclaimed scientists in Iran. The results suggest that the validity of Lotka’s law was not confirmed in measuring Iranian authors' productivity in the field of chemistry. However, it is hard to draw a negative conclusion about the validity of Lotka’s law from a single experiment. Moreover, investigating the i10-index revealed that 85% of the Iranian authors with more than one publication have an i10-index. The results also indicated that the validity of Lotka’s law cannot be confirmed, considering the Iranian chemistry papers indexed in the WoS. Furthermore, the results imply that the i10-index closely follows the authors with over one published paper and presents a high capability application in this field as a credible index.
Informology, 2023
This tribute shows his legacy and influence in the scientific field. Materials and Methods: The p... more This tribute shows his legacy and influence in the scientific field. Materials and Methods: The present research is a scientometric analysis of all documents published by Professor Henri Dou and indexed in the Scopus database. We used the capabilities of Bibliometrix R Package, VOSviewer, and Excel software to analyze the data. Results: The publication trend of Professor Dou was a sinusoidal trend. During his scientific career, he has been able to collaborate with researchers from 11 countries, which shows his attention to the issue of science diplomacy. In addition to international collaborations, this distinguished professor has paid special attention to national collaboration and intra-organizational collaboration, so most of his scientific activities have been with French researchers and researchers at Aix-Marseille University. The subject areas of innovation, competitive intelligence, and invention analysis have been among the topics of interest of this distinguished professor. Conclusion: This study shows the scientific portrait, scientific diplomacy, and international cooperation of Professor Henri Dou with other researchers and better depicts the research fields studied by him.
Informology, 2023
Wiktionary is a collaborative web-based project to produce a free-content multilingual dictionary... more Wiktionary is a collaborative web-based project to produce a free-content multilingual dictionary of terms in all natural languages and in a number of artificial languages. This study aims to provide an overview of the citation rate of Wiktionary. The primary source of data utilized in this study was the Scopus database. A REFERENCE search was conducted for indexed citations in the Scopus citation index, to find citations to Wiktionary in June 2023. Bibliometrix was used to design the keyword co-occurrence network of author-supplied keywords of documents citing Wiktionary. This study determines to what extent the Wiktionary is used and cited by papers indexed in Scopus. The total number of citations to Wiktionary from 2006 was 1,766 of which the highest number of citations is 161 in the year 2017 and the lowest number of citations is five in the year 2006. Wiktionary is highly cited by the subject areas of computer science, social sciences, and arts and humanities. The analysis of the language distribution of citations to Wiktionary indicates that the authors of citing papers used Wiktionary in different languages. However, the English language was the most dominant language of citing documents with 1,642 citations (i.e., 93%). Wiktionary was cited 1,766 times in Scopus by different languages (especially English, German, and French) in different countries (especially the U.S. with 335 citations, Germany with 295 citations, and France with 122 citations) mainly by the subject areas of computer science, social sciences, and arts and humanities. The significance of Wiktionary from a citation analysis point of view goes well beyond open access and enhanced opportunities for citation in linguistics, natural language processing systems, computational linguistics, semantics, and ontology.
Scientometrics Research Journal, 2023
This study aims to analyze the retracted publications of Middle Eastern countries through citatio... more This study aims to analyze the retracted publications of Middle Eastern countries through citation analysis, lag-time between publication and retraction, and exploring the reasons for retraction. Data was gathered by the document method and analyzing data was done by bibliometric analysis. Data were collected from the core collection of the Web of Science. The research findings suggest an increasing trend in the number of retracted papers from Middle Eastern countries. Also, the results of Kendall's τ coefficient showed that the total number of publications is significantly related to the number of retracted papers. The results of the Kruskal-Wallis test showed a significant difference between the total number of citations and the four quartiles (i.e. Q1-Q4), and according to the average ranks, the journals of the first (Q1) and second (Q2) quartiles had received the highest number of total citations. Furthermore, the results of this test between quartiles and citations before and after retraction showed that there was a significant difference between different quartiles in citations after retraction, and the journals of the first (Q1) and second (Q2) quartiles received the most citations. In addition, there was a significant difference in the number of citations before retraction between different quartiles, and the highest average rank was related to the journals of the second quartile (Q2) and the first quartile (Q1), respectively. The highest number of retracted papers has been published in Bahrain. Based on the proportion of citations to each document, the highest proportion belonged to Israel. Also, the countries of Cyprus, Kuwait, Israel, and Iraq have the highest average time between publication and retraction, and Iran ranks ninth. In addition, it should be noted that the two countries of Oman and Jordan, which are ranked 14th and 15th respectively, each had only one retracted paper. In addition, the highest number of retracted papers and research misconduct was related to the field of biological sciences and biomedicine. The countries of Cyprus, Kuwait, and Israel had the longest time interval between publication and retraction. In all Middle Eastern countries, most papers were retracted due to research misconduct such as plagiarism and Redundant publication. The results show that in the present era, it should be noted that citation is not a sufficient reason for the quality of the work while using previous studies, because many citations received by the works are not valid enough. Journal editors and database administrators should take measures to prevent authoritative citations to these works. Also, examining the status of retracted papers based on citations, the time interval between publication and retraction in different subject areas showed that the highest numbers of retracted papers were related to the field of biological sciences and biomedicine. Furthermore, the longest distance between publication and retraction, the largest number of citations, and the most citations received after retraction belonged to this field. It can be seen that there are three very effective factors in spreading the negative impact of retraction papers in the field of biological sciences and biomedicine. This result means that the required time for retraction in this area is longer than in other areas, and this can have damaging consequences. The longer the lifespan of flawed research, the higher the price the scientific community must pay. It is very important to carry out detailed judgments and demand raw data and files related to data analysis in a mandatory manner, especially on issues related to public health. Using retracted papers and citing them has many adverse effects. These effects are doubled when the citations are made after retraction and the citation is made in one of the medical fields. In this regard, arrangements should be made to properly inform others about the retraction status of paper in sensitive scientific fields such as the medical field. Correspondingly, all original versions of the paper that may have been published on the journal's website, the author's resume, or social networks will be completely removed.
Cogent Social Sciences, 2023
Mega-events have always been an attractive topic for sports management academics. We used sciento... more Mega-events have always been an attractive topic for sports management academics. We used scientometric software packages to look at the studies on this topic that have been added to the Web of Science database in the last 68 years. Not only did we give an overview of the background information of the researchers, the status of their collaborations, and the countries and institutions they represented, but we also pointed out active and influential publication sources on this topic. We focused on the Olympic Games and other sports mega-events like the FIFA World Cups, as well as the environmental, tourism, economic, social, political, and cultural aspects of these events. We also made a list of the countries, ABOUT THE AUTHORS Sajad Gholampour is a sport management researcher at the Parseh iMetrics Institute located in Tehran, Iran. His research concerns various sport management topics, including sport marketing, sport event management, sport tourism, mega sport events, scientometrics, and bibliometrics. Behzad Gholampour is a sport management researcher at the Parseh iMetrics Institute located in Tehran, Iran. His research interests are in scientometrics, bibliometrics, altmetrics, information visualization, citation analysis, scientific collaboration and science mapping.
Rahyaft, 2022
Scientific productions (publications and patents), as an indicator of the activities of the scien... more Scientific productions (publications and patents), as an indicator of the activities of the scientific system, countries, organizations, and research centers, have always been the focus of policymakers and decision-makers at the national and international levels. The main purpose of this study was to study the performance of researchers supported by the Iran National Science Foundation (INSF) in the Scopus and Web of Science (WoS) databases. The present research has been done by the descriptive method and the scientometric approach. The data obtained from the research were analyzed using the HistCite, VOSviewer, and Excel software. The research population consists of scientific publications indexed in the Scopus database with a number of 10397 on June 14, 2021, and in WoS with a number of 11530 documents on May 11, 2021. The findings showed that publications supported by the INSF have an increasing trend and the main formats of scientific publications were research articles, review articles, quick access articles, litigation articles, and book chapters. Among the authors of publications and citations, Massoud Salavati with 325 documents was the most prolific author in Scopus, and Abbas Shafiei with 199 documents was the most prolific author in WoS. Analysis of articles showed that 36.32 percent of articles were published in journals of the first and second quartiles (Q 1 and Q 2), which indicated the scientific quality of the articles. The publications supported by the INSF have had the most national collaborations with the
Informology, 2022
The i10-index is one of the newest scientometric indicators used to evaluate researchers in any f... more The i10-index is one of the newest scientometric indicators used to evaluate researchers in any field of science. The present study analyzes the top ten percent of Iranian medical researchers using the i10-index in the Web of Science database. Materials and Methods: The present study is descriptive-analytical research conducted using a scientometric approach. The research population includes the top ten percent of Iranian medical researchers whose publications were indexed in the Web of Science database between 2011 and 2020. Descriptive and inferential statistics and i10-index were used to analyze the data using the HistCite and the BibExcel software. Then, the results were sorted in the Excel software. Finally, the h-index and the number of citations of all researchers were compared with their i10-index. Results: The findings show that in medical sciences, Iran ranked 23rd in the world, sixth in Asia, and first in the Middle East in Web of Science in the period 2011-2020, and the growth of scientific publications shows an upward trend. Moreover, there is a direct and positive relationship between the h-index and the i10-index of the top ten percent of medical researchers. This is confirmed with a correlation of 0.645. Also, a correlation of 0.269 shows a direct and positive relationship between the number of citations and the i10-index of the top ten percent of medical researchers. Conclusion: The results show that there is a positive and direct relationship between the h-index and the number of citations of the top ten percent of Iranian medical researchers with their i10-index.
Rahyaft, 2021
The purpose of this study in the first phase was to determine the relationships between the chara... more The purpose of this study in the first phase was to determine the relationships between the characteristics of the articles published by the Iranian top one percent researchers in 2020 (journal Impact Factor, and author impacts; paper, abstract, and title lengths; author affiliations, number of references, author-supplied keywords, and number of countries; access type, and funding) with the citation counts, readership counts, and altmetric attention score (AAS), which were respectively extracted from Web of Science (WoS), Mendeley and Altmetic.com. The research aim in the second phase was to demonstrate their presence in the international patents, Iranian research outputs indexed in WoS, the curriculum of their fields, profiling services, and their academic inbreeding status and collaborations patterns. The method of this applied study was descriptive in terms of purpose and scientometric in terms of approach, which was conducted based on citation analysis, altmetric and bibliometric techniques. The statistical population of the research was 12 Iranian top one percent researchers from the top one percent researchers listed on Clarivate Analytics in 2020. The findings demonstrated that the characteristics of the articles, including the number of affiliations, authors' h-index, journal impact factor, authors and references counts, and title and abstract length, have been correlated positively with their citations, AAS, and readership. In addition, articles published by authors with a higher h-index had a greater AAS and readership, and articles with longer titles had a lower AAS. However, no statistically significant correlation was found between the citation counts and the AAS with the author keywords’ counts, and paper lengths, and also between the AAS with the countries count. The access type variable did not affect the number of citations, but non-open-access articles received higher AAS and readership than open-access articles. In addition, funded articles obtained fewer citations, AAS, and readership than non-funded articles. There was no relationship between the academic inbreeding of Iranian top one percent researchers with their citations and AAS. However, there was a weak correlation between the average number of citations and AAS of the Iranian top one percent researchers. Eventually, these researchers did not have a high national impact based on the indicators of presence in the references of Iranian papers indexed in WoS and references/resources of the curriculum of their field. Just 1.5 percent of the publications of these researchers' were cited in patents, and many of them were contributed by Omid Akhavan and Nosratullah Dabir Vaziri.
Librarianship and Information Organization Studies, 2022
The purpose of the study was to investigate the extent that information organization in several c... more The purpose of the study was to investigate the extent that information organization in several children's and primary school libraries merits the quality characteristics suggested by the library professional community schools in Tehran. A systematic literature review based on the PRISMA framework and focus group interviews were carried out to explore what criteria and standards are suggested for information organization in children’s libraries. Data analysis at this stage was done through thematic analysis. Based on the findings, a checklist was designed to find out to what extent such considerations were actually observed by librarians in investigated libraries. The data gathered by a checklist were analyzed by descriptive and inferential statistics. Characteristics identified included themes and components affecting the information organization process in three sections: descriptive cataloging, analytical cataloging, and classification. In the descriptive cataloging section, in connection with the main category of standard cataloging, cataloging according to the standards and cataloging rules, and in the category of notes, inserting abstracts and table of contents and including the age group or level of education. In the analytical cataloging section, the focus was on the function and mission of the information organization; with regard to the user, the focus was on the needs, interests, and expressive characteristics of users in different age groups and educational levels; in the category of information sources, identifying topics and resource-based activities through communication with experts, sites, groups, and organizations related to children's literature, such as groups to promote reading and attention to the table of contents and images; and in the category of methods and tools for assigning topics and standards and as specific and practical keywords as possible (via Persian Subject Headings, Subject Headings for Children, thesaurus, and social labeling), creating an ontology and establishing semantic relationships between subjects, assigning more than three topics and keywords to each resource, inserting the format of the work, were suggested as a subdivision into topics as much as possible and the creation of an appropriate reference system for the uniformity of topics and keywords. With regard to classification, Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC), and with regard to supplementary methods, the separation of resources based on thematic classification and the separation of resources according to an age group or educational level was suggested. The second part of the research showed that more than half of the school libraries had used ISO through the National Library bibliography database. In the notes section, most librarians listed the appropriate age group for the book. The topics in the analytical cataloging section are devoted to items such as age group, book images, and format, CIP topics, and rarely keywords are allocated through indexing and content analysis of the book. Librarians have paid less attention to other influential components such as school functions and duties, students' interests, and so on. In the category of classification, libraries have mostly used DDC and general topics along with other symbols and methods. Insufficient attention has been paid to storing, representing, and retrieving children's information resources based on the themes and components of the identified characteristics.
Library and Information Science Research, 2022
The creation and development of smart cities require creating a suitable platform, infrastructure... more The creation and development of smart cities require creating a suitable platform, infrastructure, and capacity for the sharing and using capital and knowledge assets, including data, information, and knowledge produced by citizens, the government, and various organizations in all fields. One of the main problems and obstacles to the creation and development of smart cities is that knowledge assets of different types are distributed in different sectors or even in different regions related to stakeholders, as well as their systems and the purpose of using them. These are important ethical issues that need to be addressed by stakeholders/trustees in smart cities. The current state of active information and knowledge centers in the country, related to sharing knowledge assets, has created obstacles to the smart transformation and smartening of the above centers in data-oriented and knowledge-based smart cities. The present study, while pointing to the need for inter-organizational knowledge-sharing in smartening socio-cultural organizations, including information and knowledge centers, seeks to state the problems as the factors affecting the current state of inter-organizational knowledge sharing and the importance of identifying the underlying factors, steps, processes, methods and tools and ultimately the consequences in above centers in the context of smart cities.
The present applied study has been compiled with an analytical review approach using the documentary-library method based on the literature review and related texts in the fields of knowledge management, smart cities, and cultural development of these intelligent cities focusing on cultural institutions providing information and knowledge. In the present study, by using the documentary method, after explaining the position of information and knowledge organizations and centers in the smart city on the one hand and the necessity of inter-organizational knowledge sharing in the smart city; on the other hand, the need for inter-organizational knowledge sharing in the smartening up information and knowledge organizations and centers has been discussed.
Sharing inter-organizational knowledge and knowledge capital are the key issues in the creation and development of smart cities. Socio-cultural organizations, as the providers of information and knowledge, have an important role in the cultural development of smart cities in dimensions of people and smart life, although there is no effective interaction and coordination between these organizations, their resources, and actions. Under the management and sharing of existing assets between these organizations, re-employment in the production and use of data, information and knowledge are prevented by various organizations, reducing the costs and the ability to share knowledge assets is effectively utilized in terms of planning, decision-making, and smartening services.
Smart cities will be the result of interactions between citizens, organizations, and urban functions using data, information, knowledge, and information and communication technologies. As a result, it is necessary for all the organizations that are the source of providing services to citizens in certain areas in the city, based on a series of common data, information, and knowledge and at a common point, to make their decisions and only the result of the works of several organizations should be presented to the main beneficiaries or citizens. In this regard, smart cities as new urban ecosystems using open data, information, and knowledge as well as innovation system will lead to the integration of digital information and communication technologies, knowledge assets, and, consequently, increased responsiveness to citizens and improved quality of life. On the other hand, the ultimate goal of the smart city is to provide smart services in all areas related to urban life. Activities in the field of information and knowledge are associated with significant changes in the social and cultural structure of life and intelligent citizens and open a new arena for policymakers, including cultural organizations such as information and knowledge organizations.
Knowledge Organization, 2022
The main objective of the current review was to evaluate the research performance of Mauro Guerri... more The main objective of the current review was to evaluate the research performance of Mauro Guerrini during his profession from 2007 to 2021. Professor Mauro Guerrini is one of the most influential Italian researchers in the field of knowledge organization (i.e., cataloguing and classification). This research seeks to present his scientific image from the perspective of international bibliometric and scientometric indicators. In order to draw the scientometric portrait of Professor Guerrini, his papers indexed in the Web of Science (WoS) were examined using the VOSviewer and Bibliometrix R-Package softwares. Over the years, Professor Guerrini has focused on topics such as knowledge organization and cataloguing. He has sought to apply his knowledge to the development of Italian libraries. Although, all scientific collaborations of Professor Guerrini have been done with Italian researchers, most of them have been published in the journal JLIS.it. On the other hand, Carlo Bianchini has been one of his main collaborators during these years. He also published most of his scientific findings under the name of the University of Florence.
Library and Information Sciences, 2024
This research explores the applicability of the long-tail theory within the context of electronic... more This research explores the applicability of the long-tail theory within the context of electronic bookstores, using the Taaghche bookstore (Taaghche.com) as the main study case. The long-tail theory posits that cultural products, especially books with low sales but wide variation, occupy the tail of the distribution, while high-selling items with limited variation are situated at the head of the distribution. The objective of this research is to demonstrate that as the tail becomes heavier, there is an increase in variation among low-sales products. Furthermore, it posits that the revenue generated from the tail could equal or even surpass the income from the head of the distribution. This research relies on quantitative data and employs an analytical survey method for analysis. The sample, drawn from the Taaghche electronic bookstore, consists of literature storybooks that are generally well-received. The data was collected in collaboration with Taaghche and subjected to statistical analysis. The results indicate that as the number of books increases, the long-tail distribution becomes a more appropriate fit. Furthermore, by identifying the point where sales rates in the head and tail are equal, the tail of the plot lengthens and approximates the 98 percent Anderson rule. This suggests that 98 percent of the books have been sold at least once a year. The results present a counter-example to the Pareto principle, which suggests that an increase in the number of available books leads to increased sales of other books. It is recommended that electronic bookstores expand their range of books, as this has a positive and direct impact on the visibility of other books. The findings clearly demonstrate that increasing the number of books not only creates a long tail in sales but also enhances the visibility of other available books, which is an intriguing observation. Generally, it can be inferred that as the number of books in an electronic bookstore increases, the findings align more closely with the long tail principle. Achieving the long tail implies an increase in the variety of books, which benefits the readership. Given today’s technological advancements and the proliferation of online communication networks and electronic bookstores, many limitations of physical bookstores, such as product storage space and accessibility, have been reduced. This development allows people worldwide, with diverse interests, tastes, and fields of study, to access electronic bookstores in the shortest possible time. Now that electronic bookstores are not constrained by physical space for book storage, it is advantageous to collaborate with publishers to expand the diversity of their books as much as possible, ensuring the satisfaction and welfare of a broader audience.
Sciences and Techniques of Information Management, 2023
The aim of this study was to identify the relationship between scientific cooperation in and cita... more The aim of this study was to identify the relationship between scientific cooperation in and citations to the international patents of the Persian Gulf countries issued in the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) database. This research was conducted with a descriptive method and a scientometric approach. The statistical population of the research consisted of 8182 patents issued in the USPTO database. In the second stage of the research, the titles of patents were searched in the Web of Science (WoS) citation database to analyze their citations. In order to obtain the number of citations from scientific documents to each patent, the title of each patent was searched in the Web of Science Core Collection in the section entitled “Cited Reference Search”. Then, the number of citations of scientific documents to patents was collected. The Microsoft Excel software was used to analyze the amount of cooperation in patent licenses. The results showed that only 841 granted patents out of 8182 patents registered in the Persian Gulf countries have been cited by scientific documents in WoS and received a total of 2496 citations. The research findings related to the number of patent licenses in the Persian Gulf countries based on the Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subjects show that the highest number of patent licenses is related to the category (G = Physics) with a number of 1717 patents; and the lowest number of patent licenses concerns to the category (D = textiles and paper) with 24 licenses. The highest number of patents is for Saudi Arabia with 5469 patents and the lowest number of patent licenses is for Iraq with 22 patents. The findings also indicated that the highest number of single inventor patents is for Saudi Arabia in the category G (Physics) with 288 patents, and the lowest number of patents based on the subject categories is for Iraq with 11 patents. Also, the highest rate of patents granted with more than one inventor is for Saudi Arabia in the subject category of chemistry and materials engineering (C) with a number of 4114 patents, and again the lowest rate of patents granted is for Iraq with a number of 11 patents. Based on the findings of the research, it can be concluded that only a small number of patents registered by the Persian Gulf countries in the USPTO database have received citations from the scientific documents indexed in the Web of Science (WoS) database. The results indicate that the highest level of patent cooperation within the Persian Gulf countries belongs to Saudi Arabia with 12583 inventors and the lowest level of patent cooperation belongs to Iraq with 30 inventors. In addition, the highest number of patent cooperation with countries outside the Persian Gulf belongs to the United States of America with 2198 inventors, England with 384 inventors, Germany with 333 inventors, Canada with 219 inventors, India with 203 inventors, and France with 171 inventors. According to the data obtained regarding the amount of citations received by single-inventor patents and multiple-inventor patents, using the Kruskal-Wallis test, the significance level of the data showed a less than five percent difference. Therefore, the difference in ranks is significant, and the test results indicate that multi-inventor patents have received more citations than single-inventor patents in subject categories.
Journal of Organizational Knowledge Management, 2023
This research aims to explain the dimensions and components of knowledge governance in the organi... more This research aims to explain the dimensions and components of knowledge governance in the organization with a systemic approach. The current research was conducted with a qualitative approach and a meta-synthesis method. In this research, 451 related scientific sources were selected from various internal and external sources in the period before 2022, using the meta-synthesis method and the use of the "Critical Appraisal Skills Program" (CASP), finally, 105 scientific documents were selected in line with the goal of the research. were evaluated and reviewed. In this regard, by applying a systemic approach and using the open coding method, relevant codes were identified and extracted into three main categories including input, process, and output. The findings of the research show that the input of the model includes the nature of organizational knowledge governance (approach, nature, and subject). In addition, the governance process of organizational knowledge includes requirements, effective factors, obstacles, and tools. The output of the obtained organizational knowledge governance model also includes functions and achievements. The topic (conceptual model of organizational knowledge governance) and the approach (system approach) of the current research have an innovative and unique aspect. The results of the present research can facilitate the implementation of knowledge governance in organizations.
Informology, 2023
Healthcare information systems aim to provide high-quality healthcare services to ensure the secu... more Healthcare information systems aim to provide high-quality healthcare services to ensure the security of patients’ health information. They can also assist in safeguarding an encyclopedia of clinical data to make more informed decisions in a private environment. However, the majority of today’s healthcare information systems are centralized and have great difficulty in providing indispensable information security and privacy, patient health records immutability, transparency, and flexibility to detect vulnerabilities and cyber invasions. The current study has explored the striking benefits and opportunities for blockchain technology in the healthcare information systems sector. It has identified the key applications that blockchain technology offers to provide indispensable information security and privacy, the immutability of patient health records, transparency, and flexibility to detect vulnerabilities and cyber invasions. Blockchain technology as a regulatory technology can enhance healthcare information services by bringing high-quality healthcare services in a crystal clear view that is decentralized, immutable, tamper-resistant, flexible, traceable, and secure. It also enables clinical professionals to effectively detect vulnerabilities and cyber invasions related to patients’ health information. The practical deployment of blockchain technology in healthcare information systems takes years of research and experience to reach fruition. In order to enable the practical deployment of blockchain technology in healthcare information systems, a series of research will need to be conducted.
Informology, 2023
The purpose of this study was to investigate the number of times the names of the top 1% authors ... more The purpose of this study was to investigate the number of times the names of the top 1% authors in the field of library and information sciences were placed in the first position of authorship and to determine the level of their excellence index in 2022 based on the number of publications and previous authorship. The present research has been done with the scientometrics approach. The statistical population of the study was the top 1% researchers in the field of library and information science (LIS) in 2022. The top 1% researchers include Vincent Larivière, Cassidy Sugimoto, Stefanie Haustein, Mike Thelwall, Nees Jan Van Eck, and Ludo Waltman and Margareta Sampson, from the Social Sciences. Each researcher's name was searched in the Web of Science Core of Clarivate to retrieve their articles, and the status of single authorship, multi-authorship, and the first and the last authorship was checked. The results of the present study showed that the top 1% researchers in LIS are more inclined to multiple authorship rather than single-authorship. They have mostly registered their names in the first and last positions of authorship. Considering the dominance of a researcher as a virtue of research contribution and responsibility, researchers should register their names in the order of authorship. According to the dominance index (DI), the first place of authorship can show the dominance and superiority of researchers. The dominance index can be used as a complement to the citation impact of researchers and can be used to identify the top 1% LIS researchers.
Informology, 2023
Scientific diplomacy involves the use of scientific and technical collaborations to foster intern... more Scientific diplomacy involves the use of scientific and technical collaborations to foster international relations and to address global challenges. It promotes collaboration between nations through joint research and innovation projects, knowledge-sharing, and the application of scientific advancements to tackle shared issues and challenges in national and international contexts like climate change, public health crises, and technological innovation. France is a key player in international scientific organizations and agreements, emphasizing the importance of scientific and technological collaboration in addressing global issues. The primary source of data utilized in this scientometric study was the Web of Science citation database. The extracted data were recorded and analyzed using Excel software. This study shows the state of French scientific collaborations separately from each of the five continents. On the continent of America, France collaborated with 32 countries, with most scientific collaborations taking place with the United States, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, Chile, and Argentina. In Europe continent, France engaged in scientific collaborations with 49 countries, including Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Belgium, the Netherlands, etc. Similarly, in Asia continent, France fostered scientific relationships with 36 countries, consisting of China, Japan, India, and South Korea emerging as its most prominent partners. On the African continent, France also established scientific collaborations with 49 countries, especially with Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, and South Africa. Finally, in the Oceania continent, France maintained scientific ties with 8 countries, especially with Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia, Fiji, and Vanuatu. The current research shows that France has a rich tradition of engaging in science diplomacy and international collaboration, emphasizing on multilateralism and cultural influence.
Science & Technology Libraries, 2023
This study highlights the scientific legacy and impact of Dr Saeed-Ul Hassan's research on the wo... more This study highlights the scientific legacy and impact of Dr Saeed-Ul Hassan's research on the world of science. He was a remarkable researcher in the fields of scientometrics, altmetrics, artificial intelligence, and data science, as evidenced by the Eugene Garfield Awards he received for innovation in citation analysis in 2017 and 2022. Based on datasets retrieved from the Scopus database for the years 2009-2022, he collaborated with 157 researchers from 22 different nations and his research findings are published in reputable journals and conferences. In the last five years of his life, his scholarly publications and scientific impact significantly increased. His significant attention to Open Access publications and high levels of worldwide collaboration have greatly contributed to his impact in the world of science. The results of altmetric studies indicate that Dr SU Hassan's scientific publications are widely accepted by researchers on Twitter and Mendeley. The majority of individuals that tweeted and read his publications were from European and American nations. His research had the greatest impact on experts in the fields of scientometrics, computer science and social sciences, according to the classification of the readers of his research articles.
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Research on Information Science and Public Libraries, 2023
The correct selection of information sources significantly impacts the readability of the retriev... more The correct selection of information sources significantly impacts the readability of the retrieved sources in the library. On the other hand, the collection development, organization of resources, and their classification in libraries, as well as the design of efficient and user-friendly user interfaces that sufficiently support the selection of resources, require sufficient knowledge of the behavior of choosing resources by users. Based on this, the present study aimed to identify the components of book selection behavior by adolescent members of public libraries in Kermanshah Province of Iran. The current research was conducted with a qualitative approach, and the research method was qualitative content analysis. The data were collected using semi-structured interviews. The participants were adolescent members of Kermanshah Province public libraries affiliated to the Iran Public Libraries Foundation in the winter of 2021. The purposive sampling, also known as judgmental sampling, was used to select participants and continued until data saturation was reached. The qualitative content analysis method was used to analyze the findings. The analysis of the interview data led to the formation of 12 main codes and 285 sub-codes, which were classified into 5 categories and 30 concepts. The main categories were: factors related to the user (including demographic characteristics; personality and intellectual characteristics; interest; life issues and events; previous knowledge; experiences and skills; the goals of selecting a book in public libraries; time and cost spent to select; selection strategies; the process of selecting a book; measurement of credit and quality of resources; the causes of communicating with the book and reading it up to the end; reasons for not reading or half reading books); factors related to books (including apparent and physical elements; bibliographic elements; content elements; mold, language, expression and style); factors related to the library (consisting of reading programs; environmental factors; facilities and facilities; human factors); people, media, productions, occasions, programs, and lists influencing book selection (including persons; media; production of printed works; occasions and programs; lists); and barriers to book selection in public libraries (includes: library; book; person; society). The behavior of selecting information resources of adolescent members of public libraries showed the complexity and influence of this behavior by numerous factors, including individual differences, appearance and content characteristics of books, environmental factors, and library factors. The components identified in the aforementioned behavior can be used as a basis for a broad survey of users’ information resource selection behavior in physical and virtual environments and can also be used as a guide for acquisition, space creation, and service design in libraries, compilation of resources and appearance, and structural design of books by authors and publishers.
Informology, 2023
Customer engagement is the customer's involvement and connection with the brand. Most businesses ... more Customer engagement is the customer's involvement and connection with the brand. Most businesses will face serious problems in keeping customers and their loyalty and willingness to repeat purchases and recommend a service to others until this interaction is not optimally established. The objective of the current research was to measure the effects of content marketing on engaging online customers, in the field of publishing Persian printed books based on the 2PDM model. The present research was conducted using the case study research method, following a qualitative research design. The research population consists of Persian book publishing companies in the cultural and artistic fields in Tehran, among which a well-known publisher was selected by the judgmental sampling method. The observation was used to collect data from three channels including the website of the publisher, Instagram, and Telegram, using digital analytics tools (Google Analytics and Keyhole) before and after the implementation of content marketing. The results of measuring customers' online engagement metrics on the Instagram channel of the selected publisher showed that the rate of customers’ online engagement has increased by 4.61 percent compared to the previous situation. Considering a 35.8 percent increase in the number of Telegram members compared to the previous situation, a 13.2 percent increase in the average page/session, and a one-minute increase in the average session duration on the website, it can be concluded that content marketing activities have effects on customers’ online engagement in three channels: the website, Telegram, and Instagram. The insights obtained from this study can be a practical help for the realization of content marketing and the efficacy of content marketing activists in book publishing companies, especially in Persian printed book publishing, and can also help publishing specialists in optimizing the design and implementation of content marketing.
Informology, 2023
The primary objective of the current research is to compare Lotka's law of author productivity an... more The primary objective of the current research is to compare Lotka's law of author productivity and the Google Scholar i10-Index with the number of authors and their articles in the field of chemistry in Iran indexed in the Web of Science (WoS) from 2000 to 2020. This study is a descriptive-qualitative type of research that was carried out using the scientometric approach. The statistical population of the present study consisted of all Iranian articles published in the field of chemistry indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded. Some scientometric software packages were used to analyze the data with Lotka’s law and i10-index. The most prolific Iranian authors in chemistry were Mohamadreza Ganjali from the University of Tehran, Majid Heravi from Alzahra University, and Mojtaba Shamsipur from the Razi University of Kermanshah, all being acclaimed scientists in Iran. The results suggest that the validity of Lotka’s law was not confirmed in measuring Iranian authors' productivity in the field of chemistry. However, it is hard to draw a negative conclusion about the validity of Lotka’s law from a single experiment. Moreover, investigating the i10-index revealed that 85% of the Iranian authors with more than one publication have an i10-index. The results also indicated that the validity of Lotka’s law cannot be confirmed, considering the Iranian chemistry papers indexed in the WoS. Furthermore, the results imply that the i10-index closely follows the authors with over one published paper and presents a high capability application in this field as a credible index.
Informology, 2023
This tribute shows his legacy and influence in the scientific field. Materials and Methods: The p... more This tribute shows his legacy and influence in the scientific field. Materials and Methods: The present research is a scientometric analysis of all documents published by Professor Henri Dou and indexed in the Scopus database. We used the capabilities of Bibliometrix R Package, VOSviewer, and Excel software to analyze the data. Results: The publication trend of Professor Dou was a sinusoidal trend. During his scientific career, he has been able to collaborate with researchers from 11 countries, which shows his attention to the issue of science diplomacy. In addition to international collaborations, this distinguished professor has paid special attention to national collaboration and intra-organizational collaboration, so most of his scientific activities have been with French researchers and researchers at Aix-Marseille University. The subject areas of innovation, competitive intelligence, and invention analysis have been among the topics of interest of this distinguished professor. Conclusion: This study shows the scientific portrait, scientific diplomacy, and international cooperation of Professor Henri Dou with other researchers and better depicts the research fields studied by him.
Informology, 2023
Wiktionary is a collaborative web-based project to produce a free-content multilingual dictionary... more Wiktionary is a collaborative web-based project to produce a free-content multilingual dictionary of terms in all natural languages and in a number of artificial languages. This study aims to provide an overview of the citation rate of Wiktionary. The primary source of data utilized in this study was the Scopus database. A REFERENCE search was conducted for indexed citations in the Scopus citation index, to find citations to Wiktionary in June 2023. Bibliometrix was used to design the keyword co-occurrence network of author-supplied keywords of documents citing Wiktionary. This study determines to what extent the Wiktionary is used and cited by papers indexed in Scopus. The total number of citations to Wiktionary from 2006 was 1,766 of which the highest number of citations is 161 in the year 2017 and the lowest number of citations is five in the year 2006. Wiktionary is highly cited by the subject areas of computer science, social sciences, and arts and humanities. The analysis of the language distribution of citations to Wiktionary indicates that the authors of citing papers used Wiktionary in different languages. However, the English language was the most dominant language of citing documents with 1,642 citations (i.e., 93%). Wiktionary was cited 1,766 times in Scopus by different languages (especially English, German, and French) in different countries (especially the U.S. with 335 citations, Germany with 295 citations, and France with 122 citations) mainly by the subject areas of computer science, social sciences, and arts and humanities. The significance of Wiktionary from a citation analysis point of view goes well beyond open access and enhanced opportunities for citation in linguistics, natural language processing systems, computational linguistics, semantics, and ontology.
Scientometrics Research Journal, 2023
This study aims to analyze the retracted publications of Middle Eastern countries through citatio... more This study aims to analyze the retracted publications of Middle Eastern countries through citation analysis, lag-time between publication and retraction, and exploring the reasons for retraction. Data was gathered by the document method and analyzing data was done by bibliometric analysis. Data were collected from the core collection of the Web of Science. The research findings suggest an increasing trend in the number of retracted papers from Middle Eastern countries. Also, the results of Kendall's τ coefficient showed that the total number of publications is significantly related to the number of retracted papers. The results of the Kruskal-Wallis test showed a significant difference between the total number of citations and the four quartiles (i.e. Q1-Q4), and according to the average ranks, the journals of the first (Q1) and second (Q2) quartiles had received the highest number of total citations. Furthermore, the results of this test between quartiles and citations before and after retraction showed that there was a significant difference between different quartiles in citations after retraction, and the journals of the first (Q1) and second (Q2) quartiles received the most citations. In addition, there was a significant difference in the number of citations before retraction between different quartiles, and the highest average rank was related to the journals of the second quartile (Q2) and the first quartile (Q1), respectively. The highest number of retracted papers has been published in Bahrain. Based on the proportion of citations to each document, the highest proportion belonged to Israel. Also, the countries of Cyprus, Kuwait, Israel, and Iraq have the highest average time between publication and retraction, and Iran ranks ninth. In addition, it should be noted that the two countries of Oman and Jordan, which are ranked 14th and 15th respectively, each had only one retracted paper. In addition, the highest number of retracted papers and research misconduct was related to the field of biological sciences and biomedicine. The countries of Cyprus, Kuwait, and Israel had the longest time interval between publication and retraction. In all Middle Eastern countries, most papers were retracted due to research misconduct such as plagiarism and Redundant publication. The results show that in the present era, it should be noted that citation is not a sufficient reason for the quality of the work while using previous studies, because many citations received by the works are not valid enough. Journal editors and database administrators should take measures to prevent authoritative citations to these works. Also, examining the status of retracted papers based on citations, the time interval between publication and retraction in different subject areas showed that the highest numbers of retracted papers were related to the field of biological sciences and biomedicine. Furthermore, the longest distance between publication and retraction, the largest number of citations, and the most citations received after retraction belonged to this field. It can be seen that there are three very effective factors in spreading the negative impact of retraction papers in the field of biological sciences and biomedicine. This result means that the required time for retraction in this area is longer than in other areas, and this can have damaging consequences. The longer the lifespan of flawed research, the higher the price the scientific community must pay. It is very important to carry out detailed judgments and demand raw data and files related to data analysis in a mandatory manner, especially on issues related to public health. Using retracted papers and citing them has many adverse effects. These effects are doubled when the citations are made after retraction and the citation is made in one of the medical fields. In this regard, arrangements should be made to properly inform others about the retraction status of paper in sensitive scientific fields such as the medical field. Correspondingly, all original versions of the paper that may have been published on the journal's website, the author's resume, or social networks will be completely removed.
Cogent Social Sciences, 2023
Mega-events have always been an attractive topic for sports management academics. We used sciento... more Mega-events have always been an attractive topic for sports management academics. We used scientometric software packages to look at the studies on this topic that have been added to the Web of Science database in the last 68 years. Not only did we give an overview of the background information of the researchers, the status of their collaborations, and the countries and institutions they represented, but we also pointed out active and influential publication sources on this topic. We focused on the Olympic Games and other sports mega-events like the FIFA World Cups, as well as the environmental, tourism, economic, social, political, and cultural aspects of these events. We also made a list of the countries, ABOUT THE AUTHORS Sajad Gholampour is a sport management researcher at the Parseh iMetrics Institute located in Tehran, Iran. His research concerns various sport management topics, including sport marketing, sport event management, sport tourism, mega sport events, scientometrics, and bibliometrics. Behzad Gholampour is a sport management researcher at the Parseh iMetrics Institute located in Tehran, Iran. His research interests are in scientometrics, bibliometrics, altmetrics, information visualization, citation analysis, scientific collaboration and science mapping.
Rahyaft, 2022
Scientific productions (publications and patents), as an indicator of the activities of the scien... more Scientific productions (publications and patents), as an indicator of the activities of the scientific system, countries, organizations, and research centers, have always been the focus of policymakers and decision-makers at the national and international levels. The main purpose of this study was to study the performance of researchers supported by the Iran National Science Foundation (INSF) in the Scopus and Web of Science (WoS) databases. The present research has been done by the descriptive method and the scientometric approach. The data obtained from the research were analyzed using the HistCite, VOSviewer, and Excel software. The research population consists of scientific publications indexed in the Scopus database with a number of 10397 on June 14, 2021, and in WoS with a number of 11530 documents on May 11, 2021. The findings showed that publications supported by the INSF have an increasing trend and the main formats of scientific publications were research articles, review articles, quick access articles, litigation articles, and book chapters. Among the authors of publications and citations, Massoud Salavati with 325 documents was the most prolific author in Scopus, and Abbas Shafiei with 199 documents was the most prolific author in WoS. Analysis of articles showed that 36.32 percent of articles were published in journals of the first and second quartiles (Q 1 and Q 2), which indicated the scientific quality of the articles. The publications supported by the INSF have had the most national collaborations with the
Informology, 2022
The i10-index is one of the newest scientometric indicators used to evaluate researchers in any f... more The i10-index is one of the newest scientometric indicators used to evaluate researchers in any field of science. The present study analyzes the top ten percent of Iranian medical researchers using the i10-index in the Web of Science database. Materials and Methods: The present study is descriptive-analytical research conducted using a scientometric approach. The research population includes the top ten percent of Iranian medical researchers whose publications were indexed in the Web of Science database between 2011 and 2020. Descriptive and inferential statistics and i10-index were used to analyze the data using the HistCite and the BibExcel software. Then, the results were sorted in the Excel software. Finally, the h-index and the number of citations of all researchers were compared with their i10-index. Results: The findings show that in medical sciences, Iran ranked 23rd in the world, sixth in Asia, and first in the Middle East in Web of Science in the period 2011-2020, and the growth of scientific publications shows an upward trend. Moreover, there is a direct and positive relationship between the h-index and the i10-index of the top ten percent of medical researchers. This is confirmed with a correlation of 0.645. Also, a correlation of 0.269 shows a direct and positive relationship between the number of citations and the i10-index of the top ten percent of medical researchers. Conclusion: The results show that there is a positive and direct relationship between the h-index and the number of citations of the top ten percent of Iranian medical researchers with their i10-index.
Rahyaft, 2021
The purpose of this study in the first phase was to determine the relationships between the chara... more The purpose of this study in the first phase was to determine the relationships between the characteristics of the articles published by the Iranian top one percent researchers in 2020 (journal Impact Factor, and author impacts; paper, abstract, and title lengths; author affiliations, number of references, author-supplied keywords, and number of countries; access type, and funding) with the citation counts, readership counts, and altmetric attention score (AAS), which were respectively extracted from Web of Science (WoS), Mendeley and Altmetic.com. The research aim in the second phase was to demonstrate their presence in the international patents, Iranian research outputs indexed in WoS, the curriculum of their fields, profiling services, and their academic inbreeding status and collaborations patterns. The method of this applied study was descriptive in terms of purpose and scientometric in terms of approach, which was conducted based on citation analysis, altmetric and bibliometric techniques. The statistical population of the research was 12 Iranian top one percent researchers from the top one percent researchers listed on Clarivate Analytics in 2020. The findings demonstrated that the characteristics of the articles, including the number of affiliations, authors' h-index, journal impact factor, authors and references counts, and title and abstract length, have been correlated positively with their citations, AAS, and readership. In addition, articles published by authors with a higher h-index had a greater AAS and readership, and articles with longer titles had a lower AAS. However, no statistically significant correlation was found between the citation counts and the AAS with the author keywords’ counts, and paper lengths, and also between the AAS with the countries count. The access type variable did not affect the number of citations, but non-open-access articles received higher AAS and readership than open-access articles. In addition, funded articles obtained fewer citations, AAS, and readership than non-funded articles. There was no relationship between the academic inbreeding of Iranian top one percent researchers with their citations and AAS. However, there was a weak correlation between the average number of citations and AAS of the Iranian top one percent researchers. Eventually, these researchers did not have a high national impact based on the indicators of presence in the references of Iranian papers indexed in WoS and references/resources of the curriculum of their field. Just 1.5 percent of the publications of these researchers' were cited in patents, and many of them were contributed by Omid Akhavan and Nosratullah Dabir Vaziri.
Librarianship and Information Organization Studies, 2022
The purpose of the study was to investigate the extent that information organization in several c... more The purpose of the study was to investigate the extent that information organization in several children's and primary school libraries merits the quality characteristics suggested by the library professional community schools in Tehran. A systematic literature review based on the PRISMA framework and focus group interviews were carried out to explore what criteria and standards are suggested for information organization in children’s libraries. Data analysis at this stage was done through thematic analysis. Based on the findings, a checklist was designed to find out to what extent such considerations were actually observed by librarians in investigated libraries. The data gathered by a checklist were analyzed by descriptive and inferential statistics. Characteristics identified included themes and components affecting the information organization process in three sections: descriptive cataloging, analytical cataloging, and classification. In the descriptive cataloging section, in connection with the main category of standard cataloging, cataloging according to the standards and cataloging rules, and in the category of notes, inserting abstracts and table of contents and including the age group or level of education. In the analytical cataloging section, the focus was on the function and mission of the information organization; with regard to the user, the focus was on the needs, interests, and expressive characteristics of users in different age groups and educational levels; in the category of information sources, identifying topics and resource-based activities through communication with experts, sites, groups, and organizations related to children's literature, such as groups to promote reading and attention to the table of contents and images; and in the category of methods and tools for assigning topics and standards and as specific and practical keywords as possible (via Persian Subject Headings, Subject Headings for Children, thesaurus, and social labeling), creating an ontology and establishing semantic relationships between subjects, assigning more than three topics and keywords to each resource, inserting the format of the work, were suggested as a subdivision into topics as much as possible and the creation of an appropriate reference system for the uniformity of topics and keywords. With regard to classification, Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC), and with regard to supplementary methods, the separation of resources based on thematic classification and the separation of resources according to an age group or educational level was suggested. The second part of the research showed that more than half of the school libraries had used ISO through the National Library bibliography database. In the notes section, most librarians listed the appropriate age group for the book. The topics in the analytical cataloging section are devoted to items such as age group, book images, and format, CIP topics, and rarely keywords are allocated through indexing and content analysis of the book. Librarians have paid less attention to other influential components such as school functions and duties, students' interests, and so on. In the category of classification, libraries have mostly used DDC and general topics along with other symbols and methods. Insufficient attention has been paid to storing, representing, and retrieving children's information resources based on the themes and components of the identified characteristics.
Library and Information Science Research, 2022
The creation and development of smart cities require creating a suitable platform, infrastructure... more The creation and development of smart cities require creating a suitable platform, infrastructure, and capacity for the sharing and using capital and knowledge assets, including data, information, and knowledge produced by citizens, the government, and various organizations in all fields. One of the main problems and obstacles to the creation and development of smart cities is that knowledge assets of different types are distributed in different sectors or even in different regions related to stakeholders, as well as their systems and the purpose of using them. These are important ethical issues that need to be addressed by stakeholders/trustees in smart cities. The current state of active information and knowledge centers in the country, related to sharing knowledge assets, has created obstacles to the smart transformation and smartening of the above centers in data-oriented and knowledge-based smart cities. The present study, while pointing to the need for inter-organizational knowledge-sharing in smartening socio-cultural organizations, including information and knowledge centers, seeks to state the problems as the factors affecting the current state of inter-organizational knowledge sharing and the importance of identifying the underlying factors, steps, processes, methods and tools and ultimately the consequences in above centers in the context of smart cities.
The present applied study has been compiled with an analytical review approach using the documentary-library method based on the literature review and related texts in the fields of knowledge management, smart cities, and cultural development of these intelligent cities focusing on cultural institutions providing information and knowledge. In the present study, by using the documentary method, after explaining the position of information and knowledge organizations and centers in the smart city on the one hand and the necessity of inter-organizational knowledge sharing in the smart city; on the other hand, the need for inter-organizational knowledge sharing in the smartening up information and knowledge organizations and centers has been discussed.
Sharing inter-organizational knowledge and knowledge capital are the key issues in the creation and development of smart cities. Socio-cultural organizations, as the providers of information and knowledge, have an important role in the cultural development of smart cities in dimensions of people and smart life, although there is no effective interaction and coordination between these organizations, their resources, and actions. Under the management and sharing of existing assets between these organizations, re-employment in the production and use of data, information and knowledge are prevented by various organizations, reducing the costs and the ability to share knowledge assets is effectively utilized in terms of planning, decision-making, and smartening services.
Smart cities will be the result of interactions between citizens, organizations, and urban functions using data, information, knowledge, and information and communication technologies. As a result, it is necessary for all the organizations that are the source of providing services to citizens in certain areas in the city, based on a series of common data, information, and knowledge and at a common point, to make their decisions and only the result of the works of several organizations should be presented to the main beneficiaries or citizens. In this regard, smart cities as new urban ecosystems using open data, information, and knowledge as well as innovation system will lead to the integration of digital information and communication technologies, knowledge assets, and, consequently, increased responsiveness to citizens and improved quality of life. On the other hand, the ultimate goal of the smart city is to provide smart services in all areas related to urban life. Activities in the field of information and knowledge are associated with significant changes in the social and cultural structure of life and intelligent citizens and open a new arena for policymakers, including cultural organizations such as information and knowledge organizations.
Knowledge Organization, 2022
The main objective of the current review was to evaluate the research performance of Mauro Guerri... more The main objective of the current review was to evaluate the research performance of Mauro Guerrini during his profession from 2007 to 2021. Professor Mauro Guerrini is one of the most influential Italian researchers in the field of knowledge organization (i.e., cataloguing and classification). This research seeks to present his scientific image from the perspective of international bibliometric and scientometric indicators. In order to draw the scientometric portrait of Professor Guerrini, his papers indexed in the Web of Science (WoS) were examined using the VOSviewer and Bibliometrix R-Package softwares. Over the years, Professor Guerrini has focused on topics such as knowledge organization and cataloguing. He has sought to apply his knowledge to the development of Italian libraries. Although, all scientific collaborations of Professor Guerrini have been done with Italian researchers, most of them have been published in the journal JLIS.it. On the other hand, Carlo Bianchini has been one of his main collaborators during these years. He also published most of his scientific findings under the name of the University of Florence.