Study of co-authorship and social network index of medical domain: A case study “journal of isfahan medical school“

Abstract

Background: This study carried out to assess co-authorship network of 1298 articles published in Journal of Isfahan Medical School (JIMS) during 2010-2014 using co-authorship network analysis. Methods: The study was done by scientometrics approach and using co-authorship network analysis that assessed macro and micro indicators of the network components of 1298 articles. Ravar Matrix, UCINET and VOSviewer software were used to draw and analyze the co-authorship network. Findings: Assessment of the authors' performance proved that Nilforoushzadeh (41), Akbari (37), Farajzadegn, and Haghjooye Javanmard (24) allocated the first ranking in the productivity index, respectively. Furthermore, analysis of co-authorship network demonstrated that in betweenness centrality index, Akbari (66271.648), Salehi (31756.54) and Rouzbahani (22056.004) had a good position in the network. According to the closeness centrality, Akbari (2.109), Salehi (2.102) and Ataei (2.096) possessed the shortest distance with other nodes. Conclusion: Scientific collaboration network of the medical domain in JIMS has the features of a small world network and is in conformity with the theory of 6° separation. Additionally, the study provide a good chance for the young investigators to identify the most active and creative researchers in scientific productivity to benefit from their knowledge and experiences through the scientific collaborations. © 2016, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences(IUMS). All rights reserved.