The Iranian Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Infertility

The Iranian Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Infertility

Scientific Products of Abortion Field among the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Countries During 1973-2018

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Fatemeh Makkizadeh 1
Marzieh Rashidi Boshrabadi 2
1 Associate professor, Department of Information Science and Knowledge, School of Social Sciences, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran.
2 M.Sc. of Information Science and Knowledge, School of Social Sciences, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran.
10.22038/ijogi.2020.17074
Abstract
Introduction: Production of science is the most rational and credible index of countries' scientific rank and position. This study was performed with aim to evaluate the scientific products of the abortion field among the organization of Islamic cooperation countries.
Methods: This descriptive-analytical study was performed with scientometrics approach. By searching the Web of Science, all documents (n=4028) on abortion field was extracted from1973 to 2018. Through the Global Innovation Index, data needed to measure the development index and evaluate the scientific progress of Islamic countries were obtained. Excel software was used for data analysis.
Results: Based on the results, Turkey, Iran and Egypt ranked first to third based on the number of scientific products, frequency of citations and Hirsch index among Islamic countries. Nigeria, Kazakhstan and Iran rank first to third in terms of self-citation. Iran, Turkey and Tunisia ranked first to third in the ranking of Islamic countries on the basis of scientific progress index.
Conclusion: Iran's scientific products in the field of abortion among Islamic countries is favorable in terms of the number of scientific papers, scientific products growth, number of citations, Hirsch index and scientific progress index, but in terms of self-citation and citation per document, it requires more effort by researchers to achieve the desired position.
Keywords
Abortion
Iran
Organization of Islamic Cooperation Countries
Scientific products
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The Iranian Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Infertility
Volume 23, Issue 7
September 2020
Pages 8-21