Document Type : Original Article
Authors
1 Medical Biotechnology Research Center, School of Nursing, Midwifery and paramedicine, Guilan, University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran, Department of Medical Library and Information, School of Management and Medical Information Sciences, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran,
2 Physiology Research Center, Institute of Neuropharmacology, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman,Iran
3 Department of Medical Library and Information, School of Management and Medical Information Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The advent of social networking sites has facilitated the dissemination
of scientific research. This article aims to investigate the presence of Iranian highly cited clinicians
in social networking sites.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: This is a scientometrics study. Essential Science Indicator (ESI)
was searched for Iranian highly cited papers in clinical medicine during November–December 2015.
Then, the authors of the papers were checked and a list of authors was obtained. In the second
phase, the authors’ names were searched in the selected social networking sites (ResearchGate
[RG], Academia, Mendeley, LinkedIn). The total citations and h‑index in Scopus were also gathered.
RESULTS: Fifty‑five highly cited papers were retrieved. A total of 107 authors participated in writing
these papers. RG was the most popular (64.5%) and LinkedIn and Academia were in 2nd and
3rd places. None of the authors of highly cited papers were subscribed to Mendeley. A positive direct
relationship was observed between visibility at social networking sites with citation and h‑index rate.
A significant relationship was observed between the RG score, citations, reads indicators in RG, and
citation numbers and there was a significant relationship between the number of document indicator
in Academia and the citation numbers.
CONCLUSION: It seems putting the papers in social networking sites can influence the citation
rate. We recommend all scientists to be present at social networking sites to have better chance of
visibility and also citation.
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