A Bibliometric Study of Articles Published in the International Journal of Medical Laboratory

Ismael  Mostafavi; Somaye  Dehghani-Sanij

doi:10.18502/ijml.v11i2.17857

Ismael Mostafavi Department of Information Science and Knowledge Studies, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran
Somaye Dehghani-Sanij Department of Medical Library and Information Science, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/ijml.v11i2.17857

Keywords: Bibliometrics, Medical laboratory Journals, Periodicals as Topic, Science mapping analysis, Social network analysis

Abstract

Introduction: This study undertakes the first bibliometrics analysis of the past 10 years of the International Journal of Medical Laboratory (IJML), covering the articles published from 2014 to 2023. The study's focus is to describe the characteristics of scientific outputs by analyzing the performance and conceptual trends of IJML.

Materials and Methods: This applied study examines all articles published in the IJML journal through all its 32 issues by 2023. Keywords and authors' scientific collaboration network analysis were performed through bibliometrics and social network analysis, using Microsoft Excel, VOSviewer, and statistical software.

Results: 288 articles were published in the IJML journal, by 1315 authors from 116 universities and research institutes from 2014-2023. “Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique”, “Bacteria,” and “Neoplasms” were the most valuable body of information identified based on the keyword visualization and density maps. There was no significant relationship between title length and abstract views or fulltext downloads (p = 0.514,
p = 0.362, respectively). However, a significant correlation exists between abstract views and fulltext downloads (p = 0.0001). Statistical correlation coefficients for the top 50 organizations show a strong positive correlation among the number of authors, submissions, and acceptances (p = 0.0001).

Conclusion: The paper identified the leading trends of the IJML journal in terms of papers, authors, institutions, and keywords. There was a moderate variety according to the distribution and scope of the contents published. Analyzing the journal’s trends and current research helps policymakers foster innovation and collaboration in medical laboratory science research