Contribution of Tabriz academia in research activities

Abstract

Background: Scientometric data is used in evaluating research activities and the publications indexed in known databases are one of the most frequently used tools in scientometric investigations. Methods: The number of publications from Tabriz, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences and its affiliated research centers during last two decades was investigated using the gathered data from Scopus® and the findings were discussed in comparison to the number of publications from Iran. Results: Sharp increased pattern was observed for the publications of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences which is in agreement with the increased pattern of national publications. Conclusion: The increased rate of publication number in national level was obtained for Tabriz affiliation and an increase in relative contribution of Tabriz among national publications was observed from year 2005. é 2015 The Authors.