Review of Articles Published in the Field of Medical Ethics in Persian from 2017 to the End of 2022
Keywords:
Medical ethics, Scientific products, Scientometric study, Ethical research, Medical educationAbstract
Given the importance of ethics in scientific fields and the emergence of medical ethics as one of the key topics in the field of medicine, the necessity of scientometric studies for evaluating and managing research in the comprehensive scientific map of the country, this study examined articles published in the field of medical ethics in Persian from 2017 to the end of 2022. In this cross-sectional study, all articles published in the field of medical ethics in Persian from 2017 to the end of 2022 were reviewed. The SID, Magiran, Iranmedex, and NEPA databases were used to find relevant articles. The search in each of the databases was performed by searching for titles. The data were analyzed using SPSS-26. The findings of this study show that 61 articles (reviews and research) in the field of medical ethics have been indexed in Persian journals from 2017 to 2022. In 2020, the highest rate reached 26.23% of the article titles. Based on the articles retrieved in the period under review, the Medical Ethics Specialist Group, History of Medicine, and Ethics Research Center have the largest share, with each center having 7 titles (11.47%) in the production of articles. The first and responsible authors of 26 institutions were active in publishing articles in the field of medical ethics, and Islamic Azad University has the largest share in this field with 19.68% of the article titles. In the field of professional ethics, the largest share was recorded with 36.06% of the article titles. The number of authors who produced the largest number of articles was three authors, which includes 38% of the article titles, most of the article authors tend to collaborate, and only 8.20% of the articles are single authors. In general, the results of this study show that although the growth trend of Persian medical articles has been relatively continuous, the willingness of Iranian researchers to publish research achievements in domestic journals in recent years has been somewhat limited. In general, the scientific impact of Persian articles in this field is low.
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