Scientometrics
Masoume Kiani; Asefeh Asemi; Mozafar cheshmaeh Sohrabi; Ahmad Shabani
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An examination of the thematic process of the articles reveals the process of thematic growth and development of a scientific field over time. The knowledge map identifies concepts and connections between concepts in a scientific field, and by illustrating the internal structure of a scientific field, ...
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An examination of the thematic process of the articles reveals the process of thematic growth and development of a scientific field over time. The knowledge map identifies concepts and connections between concepts in a scientific field, and by illustrating the internal structure of a scientific field, it will help users to quickly have a clear understanding of the structure of the field by observing the concepts, relations, and distances. In this study, an attempt was made to identify the main topics (core) considered by researchers and specialists in this field by examining the thematic process of articles in this field. Also, the relationships of these concepts should be drawn in the form of thematic maps and knowledge maps. The paper aimed to provide a clear picture of the thematic relationships of articles in the field of bioinformatics in the Clarivate database. The research is an applied type that was performed through co-word analysis and social network analysis techniques. The present research community compiled all kinds of bioinformatics articles that have been indexed in the Clarivate database during the years 1975-2018. The study articles were retrieved using a keyword-based search strategy, It was designed by using a combination of keywords and phrases suggested by experts in the field of bioinformatics. Data analysis and thematic mapping of articles were performed using Ravar PreMap, BibExcel, UciNet, and NetDraw software. Drawing thematic maps of articles showed that according to the centrality indicators, issues such as Proteomics, Microarray, MicroRNA, Genomics, Gene Expression, Computational Biology, and Database are among the main topics in this field. The findings also showed that based on the calculation of the lifespan of the presence of keywords compared to the first year of presence in the articles and the last year of presence in the articles, topics such as LNCRNA, Big Data, Differentially Expressed Genes, Osteosarcoma, Next-Generation Sequencing, RNA-SEQ, Protein-Protein Interaction Network, High-Throughput Sequencing, Metagenomics and ITRAQ were identified as emerging topics. Thematic maps drawn in this field can provide researchers with a suitable model for determining research policy.
Ali Biranvand; Ahmad Shabani; Asefeh Asemi; Mozafar cheshmaeh Sohrabi
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Background and Objectives: Knowledge commercialization is a trend that a university can transfer the results of own members' research to the market to make capital. The point to be taken into account in this process is to identify and prioritize the factors contributing to the process of knowledge commercialization. ...
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Background and Objectives: Knowledge commercialization is a trend that a university can transfer the results of own members' research to the market to make capital. The point to be taken into account in this process is to identify and prioritize the factors contributing to the process of knowledge commercialization. It must be noted that identifying influential factors allows managers and decision makers to make decisions and determine commercialization policies. Accordingly, this research tries to identify and prioritize the factors affecting the commercialization of research results. Identifying the factors influencing the knowledge commercialization allows researchers and scholars to detect the possible barriers and anticipate removing them. Methodology: This research used qualitative approach and confirmatory factor analysis method to identify the items influencing knowledge commercialization in previous researches through library studies, then using Delphi method, it sought the opinions of knowledge commercialization experts about the identified factors in the University of Isfahan. The samples consisted of 262 faculty members and graduated students of Isfahan University in the academic year of 2018-19 who have commercialized the results of their research or planned to commercialize but failed and also were familiar with the process of knowledge commercialization. In this research, descriptive statistics including mean and standard deviation were run to calculate the opinions of experts on the indicators of knowledge commercialization. Furthermore, Kendall's coefficient of concordance (W) was used to determine the degree of unity in experts' opinions. Also, to prioritize the factors, Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) was used. Findings: Among the three factors under study, background factors with a weight of 0.456, content factors with a weight of 0.339, and structural factors with a weight of 0.226 ranked the first to third priorities, respectively as the factors affecting knowledge commercialization. Applying fuzzy AHP, the sub-criteria for each of the main factors were compared as a pair. Defuzzyfication results of structural sub-criteria show that the "financial and information resources" with a weight of 0.359, "hard capabilities, processes, technology, and capabilities" with a weight of 0.343, and the "networking strategic links" with a weight of 0.298 were ranked first to third, respectively. Moreover, Defuzzyfication results of the content sub-criteria show that "knowledge base and research quality" with the weight of 0.507, "soft capabilities; human and marketing skills" with a weight of 0.301, and "internal management of the organization" with the weight of 0.192 were ranked first to third, respectively. Identifying the ultimate priority of indicators affecting the knowledge commercialization with the help of pairwise comparison showed that among the indicators related to the sub-criteria of financial and information resources, the index of "providing the required financial resources" with a weight of 0.577 is the most important one. Among the indicators of strategic links, the index of "establishing strategic relations between the university and industry" with a weight of 0.564 is in the first priority. Also, of the five indicators related to the sub-criterion of hard capabilities, the index of "creating a center / institution of commercialization" with a weight of 0.245 is the first priority. Among the four indicators of internal management, the index of "strengthening and promoting the culture of commercialization at universities" with a weight of 0.307 is the first priority. Furthermore, a pair comparison of the innovative infrastructure sub-criteria revealed that the "communication infrastructure" index with a weight of 0.429 is the first priority. The fuzzy values related to the sub-criteria of the political and legal environment confirm that the index of "commercial support laws and regulations" with a weight of 0.548 is the first priority. Among the four indicators related to the sub-criteria of "technical, economic and market environment", the index of "market needs and demand for research results" is in the first priority. Discussion: One of the obstacles to knowledge commercialization at the University of Isfahan is the lack of communication infrastructure to organize the results of academic research and provide it to related industries for exploitation. Lack of knowledge about academic researchers and the needs of the industrial sector as well as inability to communicate effectively with the industrial sector are the factors that lead to a failure in the knowledge commercialization. Obviously, the connection between university and industry will be effective in conveying the results of academic research. On the other hand, lack of information network for registering ideas, patent and research results in the Deputy of Research and communication with industry at the University of Isfahan has caused the owners of ideas and inventors to face a bulk of obstacles to transfer research results or register their ideas. The lack of supportive policies in the field of intellectual property ownership is also of the concerns in this respect. Because the lack of guarantee in the protection of intellectual property rights lead to the transfer of academic research results through the bases other than the academic ones and the role of universities in this regard be overlooked. Given the existence and occurrence of such problems, it seems necessary to design and use the information system for registering and transferring inventions by considering the laws of intellectual property owners at the University of Isfahan.
Saeedeh Khalilian; Asefeh Asemi
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Background and Objectives: The purpose of the study was the possibility of using an expert system decision based on the MCDM techniques to help in the retrieval and selection of resource information in IRANDOC. The main problem of the current study was that end-users do not have the same knowledge ...
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Background and Objectives: The purpose of the study was the possibility of using an expert system decision based on the MCDM techniques to help in the retrieval and selection of resource information in IRANDOC. The main problem of the current study was that end-users do not have the same knowledge and experience in familiarizing them with databases and subject-specific skills. Also, users are faced with Persian language problems and errors instructions for information retrieval. On the other hand, the large amount of information retrieved will cause confusion and waste of time for users. Therefore, the best solution is to use a decision making system. This research attempted to feasibility of using the decision-making expert sub-system in the IRANDOC database. Methodology: In this research was used a descriptive-survey method. To collect data, a researcher-made questionnaire was used in part of the research. In the first stage, scientific literature were reviewed and were identified the criteria for assessing and selecting information resources in IRANDOC. Then expert opinions were received about the identified criteria and were finalized them. In the next step, these criteria were placed in the questionnaire to evaluate them. The questionnaire was sent electronically to PhD students in the field of Knowledge and Information Science in Iran. They were asked to score points from 1 to 9 based on a two-by-one preferential judgment. The number 9 had the highest score and the number 1 had the lowest score. Next, an open interview was conducted with the seniors of IRANDOC database to answer the last sub-question of the research. The researcher called on IRANDOC experts to use the experience of technical experts and to use their ideas and ideas. First, the explanations given on the subject under study. Then they were asked about the possibility of joining the expert sub-system to retrieve information resources with a fuzzy approach on IRANDOC. Finally, the data was analyzed by AHP method & Excel software was used for the calculation, drawing charts and graphs. Findings: It is found that Ranking Criterions Based on AHP method as follows: up to date the Prefer 0.196429, Documentary the Prefer 0.173154, Output status the Prefer 0.1164145 & Value and quality of resources the Prefer 0.0270342 was respectively in First to fourth Priority Also Specialist database was predicted possible the link decision based on fuzzy MCDM techniques to help in the retrieval and selection of resource information. There are certain criteria for choosing printed information sources that are responsible for making decisions based on these criteria. There are some differences in the selection of Internet and digital information resources. The easy dissemination of information and the large amount of information resources in information systems has created a variety and access to information for users. IRANDOC also has a web-based information system. Many Persian science information resources are available through the Web. Users are confronted with a lot of problems in IRANDOC when they retrieve information resources related to their information needs. They need to the intelligent tools that help them retrieve and select the information resources. In this research, the criteria were identified and prioritized based on the MCDM fuzzy technique. According to the findings, these criteria were categorized into four categories: the value and quality of information resources; the status of the output of information resources; the timeliness of information resources; and the documentation of information resources. They were measured and prioritized with AHP technique. The findings showed that the availability of information resources was first priority given the results with a preference of 0.196429. Then documentary information resources with 0.173154 preferences of 0.1164145 and the value and quality of the information source with 0.0270342 preference were placed in the second, third and fourth priorities, respectively. Discussion:It was concluded that according to the criteria studied, "timeliness of information resources" has a role in data retrieval. Subsequently, the criteria for documenting, the status of output, and then the value and quality of information resources in selecting and retrieving information resources are prioritized. According to the findings of the research, 10 sub criteria were selected for information retrieval. These ten criteria include credibility of the information resources, the reliability of the information resource, the quality of the information retrieved, the type of retrieved information format, the availability of full text information resources, the language of the information resources, the type of information retrieved (book, article, etc.).The date of publication / release date of information resources, information resources, statistics of citation reports of information resources. In prioritizing these criteria using the AHP technique, the "update of information source" ranked first in the "source of information source" in the second place and the "statistics of citation reports of the source of information" ranked third. It was concluded that the most important factor in selecting of information resource in information retrieval is the up-to-date resource. Perhaps the reason for this conclusion is that today information has become a fundamental human need. The advancement of human civilization depends on the use of information at a convenient time and place. Researchers are trying to access the new and up-to-date information of the world and be able to compete with their rivals. They are always looking for the latest information resources. Therefore, it is imperative that the databases provide users with the facilities and the best resources available to users. IRANDOC can use an expert system for retrieve and select information resources. To achieve this aim, it should go a long way in to join an expert ideal system.
Mahboobeh Shokohian; Asefeh Asemi; Ahmad Shabani
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Purpose:The main purpose of the study was to identify the teenagers' need from the public libraries' services and resources under supervision IPLFMethodology: This study was a descriptive-survey and the research population contained teenager's members in the public libraries. Random sampling method was ...
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Purpose:The main purpose of the study was to identify the teenagers' need from the public libraries' services and resources under supervision IPLFMethodology: This study was a descriptive-survey and the research population contained teenager's members in the public libraries. Random sampling method was used. A researcher-made questionnaire formed the major instrument for data gathering. Finding: The findings show that first preference and most using LR were Educational Extra Books and the last preference is Indexed Journals Database. first priority of teenagers' use of the LS belongs to the Lending services and the last priority belongs to extra services. the first priority meeting teenagers' need by the LR is for Educational Extra Books and the last priority is for Indexed Journals Database. the first priority teenagers’ answers to the question of how much their needs are met by the LS is for Lending Services and the last priority is for Familiarity to Library service. first priority of the problems of teenagers in using the library is for lack of knowledge about new resources and the last priority is for lack of providing training programs to get familiar to the library. finally The most favorite topic for teenagers is technology.Conclusion: comparing the results of the questionnaires with the adolescents' needs, recognize that libraries under IPLF are almost successful in meeting the needs of the customers based on their priorities. Also we can conclude that public libraries have been successful in lending services but couldn’t meet other needs of the public services.
Asefeh Asemi; Parisa Shafiei Alavijeh
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Purpose :The main objective of this study is to identify and Comparison the writer features of content management systems of conferences,at the national and international level. Methodlogy:In order has been used of the methods of analyzing system(web-based survey),oral interview (interview whit some ...
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Purpose :The main objective of this study is to identify and Comparison the writer features of content management systems of conferences,at the national and international level. Methodlogy:In order has been used of the methods of analyzing system(web-based survey),oral interview (interview whit some of experts,including authors and jury proceedings in international conferences,manager and secretary of the conference systems, professor of information science and management),seeing the conference website and various parts of the system,an available movies and slides,documentary and library studies methods including study guides, educational menus and all existing evidence, empirical and practical study.Finally for measurig the available facilities in selected samples and comparing them was used from descriptive method(Descriptive statistics,frequency tables, bar and radar charts whit using SPSS and Excel software).The population of the study was conferences management system in national and international level.The samples of the study consisted of three national conference management system(Yekta web,Negar and Adak systems)and three international system(ASME, Conftool and OCS systems). Findings:The findings show that in the among international system,Conftool and ASME systems in terms of what the writer has goned the highest score.In the national systems,Negar system of Fraznet corporate in the part of the writer of the Congress was the highest score in terms of facilities. Results:Finally researchers concluded that the investigated systems are little difference , they have all have the capabilities of the standard systems. Also Negar conference management System,has little difference with those of conferences international management systems.These findings can help in the design,development,purchase,or use the new conference management systems
