Collaboration Rate among Researchers in Research Center of IUMS in Carrying out Research Projects

• Main Authors: Farshid Danesh, Amir Hossein Abdulmajid, Alireza Rahimi, Fatemeh Babaie
• Format: Article
• Language: fas
• Published: Vesnu Publications 2009-09-01
• Series: مدیریت اطلاعات سلامت
• Online Access: http://him.mui.ac.ir/index.php/him/article/view/122

Introduction: We face with the globalization and increasing development of communication in all aspects nowadays. As a result researchers and specialists should proceed to more communication and scientific collaboration and co- authorship, because specialists can hardly overcome all problems in research process. The main object of this paper is to identify collaboration rate among researchers in Isfahan University of medical sciences' related research center in carrying out research project during 2001-2006. Methods: In this survey, scientometric methods were used. Statistical population was all research projects and researchers and approved research centers of Isfahan University of medical science 2001-2006. The number of projects was 138 and researchers were 617 ones. Data gathered via 2 checklists (planning by specialists) and analyzed in a excel database. Results: The mean of researchers for every project is 4.47- "Mohammad Ali Nilfroosh Zadeh" with 22, "Sedighe Asghari" and "Gholam Ali Naderi" with 19 research projects had the most ones among IUMS related research centers' researchers during 2001-2006. Conclusion: Identifying the activist majors and researchers can help others to get familiar with them and utilize their experience through scientific collaboration. Keywords: Research Design; Universities; Research Personnel.