Table 1 Scientometric variables in the study
From: The research performance of Iranian medical academics: a National Analyses
N | Name | Definition |
|---|---|---|
1 | Total Number of publications | Total number of published Scopus-indexed articles by individuals |
2 | Total Number of citations | Total number of citations to published literature by individuals |
3 | Citation per paper | Is calculated by dividing the total number of citations by the total number of published papers |
4 | H-index | Is defined by how many h of a researcher’s publications each have at least h citations |
5 | International collaboration | Shows the number of publications in collaboration with researchers from countries other than Iran |
6 | Self-citation | Shows the share of citations done by the researchers themselves |
7 | SJR 10% (decile) | The number of articles which were published in 10% top journals based on SJR ranking |
8 | i10-Index | The number of articles with at least 10 citation based on Scopus |
9 | Quartile distribution | The number of published articles in journals in each quartile based on journal Impact Factor, CiteScore, SJR and SNIP |