Collaboration rate among researchers in research center of IUMS in carrying out research projects

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. 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 cheklists [planning by specialists] and analyzed in a excel database. 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. Identifying the activist majors and researchers can help other to get familiar with them and utilize their experience through scientific collaboration

[Survey of citations and authors collaboration rate of journal of research in medical sciences]

Information has a big portion in the success of every research system. Although journals are the main resources for researchers, the increasing price and number of them have made difficult duties for libraries in providing information needs. In this descriptive survey, data gathered using a check list and results were found with Bradford's law and collaboration rate formula. SPSS software was used to analyze data. 3.86 articles from 21 journals had 4915 citations; the mean for every article was 12.73. The most number of articles were on 2003. 29.53% of articles had 3 authors. Authors collaboration rate was 0.45, which means an average rate. The most cited journals were determined. Periodicals had the most use with 69.75%. Half life of books was 7.7 years, journals 6 years and dissertations 5.2 years. 90.4 of citations were ton English sources. Results showed that authors of articles in Journal of Research in Medical Sciences had the average number of collaboration rate and tend to teamwork. Also citations to periodicals follow Bradford's law