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Siamian H, Ramezani A, Foroughi Z, Faraji F. A Multidimensional Assessment of Scholarly and Societal Impact: Integrating Bibliometric, Book Citation, and Altmetric Indicators for Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences. sjmshm 2026; 8 (2) :1-11
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1- Associate Professor, Department of Health Information Technology, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Mazandaran, Iran
2- PhD in Medical library and Information Sciences, Department of Deputy of Research and Technology, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran ,ab.ramezani@behdasht.gov.ir
3- PhD in Medical library and Information Sciences, Vice Chancellery for Research & Technology, Iran Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran
4- PhD Candidate, Medical Library and Information Science, Faculty of Management and Medical Information Sciences, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
2- PhD in Medical library and Information Sciences, Department of Deputy of Research and Technology, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran ,
3- PhD in Medical library and Information Sciences, Vice Chancellery for Research & Technology, Iran Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran
4- PhD Candidate, Medical Library and Information Science, Faculty of Management and Medical Information Sciences, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
Abstract: (222 Views)
Research evaluation is increasingly moving beyond traditional citation-based metrics to incorporate alternative indicators that capture broader dimensions of scholarly and societal impact. This study evaluated the multidimensional impact of research outputs from Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences (MazUMS) using bibliometric, book-based citation, and altmetric indicators. A retrospective bibliometric and altmetric analysis was conducted on publications affiliated with MazUMS from 1997 to early 2024. Initial retrieval identified 8,173 records from Web of Science and 10,928 from Scopus. Following a three-stage data refinement process in ScientoPy v3.1.2—including within-database cleaning, cross-database DOI matching, and final deduplication—11,534 unique publications were retained for analysis. Citation metrics, citing-source characteristics, and altmetric indicators were extracted, and associations between bibliometric and altmetric measures were examined using Spearman’s rank correlation. Research output increased from two publications in 1997 to 845 publications indexed in Web of Science and 1,117 in Scopus in 2024. Articles constituted 84.9% of all publications (n = 9,788). The publications received 280,896 citations, of which 95.9% originated from journal sources, while book- and book chapter-based citations represented a smaller but distinct component of research influence. Altmetric data were available for 3,263 publications (28.3%), of which 3,025 (92.7%) received measurable online attention. Dimensions citation counts showed the strongest correlation with Scopus citation counts (ρ = 0.981, p < 0.01), followed by Mendeley readership (ρ = 0.759, p < 0.05), whereas mentions on X and in news outlets showed comparatively weak correlations. MazUMS research has demonstrated substantial growth and broad scholarly visibility over the study period. Bibliometric, book-based citation, and altmetric indicators capture complementary dimensions of research impact, and their combined use provides a more comprehensive assessment of scholarly influence, educational uptake, and broader research engagement than conventional citation metrics alone.
Keywords: Altmetrics, Retrospective Studies, Social Media, Attention, Books, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences
Type of Study: Research |
Subject:
Health Informatics
Received: 2026/02/10 | Revised: 2026/04/19 | Accepted: 2026/06/7 | Published: 2026/06/28
Received: 2026/02/10 | Revised: 2026/04/19 | Accepted: 2026/06/7 | Published: 2026/06/28
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