Background
Scientometrics is one of the most common methods of evaluating scientific activities using mathematical calculations and statistical methods to study science and its development. Scientometrics Center of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences was established in 2009.
Objectives of the Scientometrics Center
1- Study in the field of scientific research ranking of the university and its affiliated research centers
2- Evaluation of researchers (faculty members) of the university using Scientometric indicators
3- Scientific preparation for elite education
4- Reporting the scientific output of the university in different time periods
5- Evaluating the scientific research journals of the university and examining the possibility of indexing them in valid indexes including Scopus and ISI
6- Documenting the indexed articles of university researchers in international indexes
7- Defining and compiling new indicators of Scientometrics at national and international level
8- Examining the scientific status of the departments and research centers of the university
9- Evaluation of the university based on UNESCO output indicators
10- Scientific study of medical fields and the rank of the university at the national level
11- Compiling books in the field of medical information for faculty members
12- Holding workshops and scientific lectures
13- Holding scientific conferences
Research priorities
1- Studying scientific output of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
2- Comparison of scientific production of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences with other national universities
3- Studying the scientific output of faculty members and university researchers based on h, m, AR, g and ... indices
4- Evaluating the output of new medical fields such as medical informatics and neuroscience at the national level and comparison with countries in the region
5- Outlining the collaborations of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences with other national and international universities
6- Qualitative evaluation of shared electronic resources