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Global Histeroskopi ve Kadın İnfertilitesi Araştırmalarının Mevcut Durumu: Web of Science Tabanlı Bibliyometrik Analiz Çalışması

Abstract
 
 Aim: The aim of this study was to identify trends in the literature on hysteroscopy and female infertility and to quantitatively evaluate them using various bibliometric parameters.
 
 Material and Methods: The study data was taken from the Web of Science electronic database for this bibliometric network analysis. The network analysis and bibliometric analysis were carried out by using the Biblioshiny and VosViewer bibliometric tools.
 
 Results: A total of 1,023 documents were included in the study. The first article was published in 1977. Until 1990, the annual number of articles was irregular. The quantity of publications published annually significantly increased after 2005, peaking in 2020 and 2021 (68 and 67 articles, respectively). The included articles were published in 67 countries. Among these countries, China (n=299), the USA (n=237), Italy (n=235), and Turkey (n=156) had the highest number of publications. Especially after 2012, there has been a significant increase in Chinese publications. In addition, 10.07% of the documents had co-authors from other countries. The keywords 'hysteroscopy (frequency 422), hysterosalpingography office (frequency 65), hysteroscopy (frequency 49), and chronic endometritis (frequency 45') topped the trending topic list.
 
 Conclusion: It is notable that among international publications, Chinese publications have increased significantly, especially in the last decade. Funding support from Chinese institutions may be responsible for this

A Bibliometric Analysis of Myopia Research in East Asia in the 21st Century: The Socio-Economic Status and Quantitative Analysis.

The purpose of this study is to assess the quantity and quality of myopia related articles from 2001 to 2021 using bibliometric methods. The number of published articles and citations, the correlation analysis between gross domestic product (GDP) and annual publication number and citations was investigated. The proportion of myopia articles from East Asia accounted for 55.28% in 2021. The researchers from China published the most articles on myopia during 2001 to 2021, followed by Japan and South Korea. The annual number of articles and citations from China and South Korea showed an exponential increase with strong positive correlation with GDP. All 3 countries in East Asia are mainly researching refractive surgery, prevalence, and glaucoma, and research on children's myopia is particularly active in China, and in Japan. The researchers from East Asia published more than half of articles on myopia since 2019, in order of China, Japan, and South Korea. The annual number of articles and citations from China and South Korea showed an exponential increase with strong positive correlation with GDP whereas those from Japan did not. All 3 countries are mainly researching refractive surgery, and glaucoma, and research on children's myopia is particularly active in China, and in Japan.

Evaluation and trend of fashion design research: visualization analysis based on CiteSpace

Fashion or apparel refers to a topic discussed publicly as an indispensable discipline on a day-to-day basis, which has aroused rising attention from academic sessions over the past two decades. However, since the topic of fashion design covers knowledge in extensive ranges and considerable information, scholars have not fully grasped the research field of fashion design, and the research lacks directional guidance. To gain more insights into the existing research status and fronts in the fashion design field, this study conducts a quantitative literature analysis. The research of this study is conducted by employing CiteSpace technology to visualize and analyze 1388 articles regarding “fashion design” in the Web of Science (WOS) Core Collection. To be specific, the visualization and the analysis concentrate on the annual number of articles, author collaboration, institutional collaboration, literature citations, keywords clustering, and research trend evolution of the mentioned articles. As highlighted by this study, the effect of the US and the UK on academic research in fashion design is relatively stronger and extensive. Sustainable fashion refers to the research topic having aroused more attention since 2010, while new research topics over the past few years consist of “wearable fashion”, “transgender fashion” and “medical fashion”. The overall research trend of fashion design is developing as interdisciplinary cross research. This study systematically reviews the relevant literature, classifies the existing research status, research hotspots and frontier trends in the academic field of “fashion design”, and presents the knowledge map and information of literature for researchers in relevant fields.

Ten-Year Trends in Level of Evidence in Hand Surgery.

The purposes of this study were to analyze the trends in Oxford level of evidence (LOE), LOE of most-cited articles, and association between LOE and journal impact factor (IF) and SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) over a 10-year period (2009-2018) in 3 prominent hand surgery journals, specifically HAND, Journal of Hand Surgery (American Volume) (JHS), and Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume) (JHSE). All articles published from 2009 to 2018 in HAND, JHS, and JHSE were reviewed for assigned or available LOE. Data were pooled and analyzed for trends in LOE; relationship among IF, SJR, and LOE; and citation density. A total of 3921 total publications were tabulated from 2009 to 2018, with the majority of studies being level V (1700, 43%) and fewer studies being level I (146, 4%). Over the 10-year study period, there was no significant change in frequency of level I studies for any journal. HAND trended significantly toward higher LOE, JHS trended toward higher LOE, and JHSE trended toward decreased LOE without significance. Among all journals, the annual number of articles and the average LOE were independent significant predictors of IF and SJR. Statistically significant correlations were found between citation density and LOE for JHS and HAND. Higher quality evidence is becoming more prevalent in the hand surgery literature over the past 10 years. Annual articles, average LOE, and level I and II and level IV articles were significant predictors of increasing IF and SJR.

Research trends on Legionellosis

Aim: The aim of the study is to analyze the scientific studies about Legionellosis which published in all around the world. Material and methods: The Elsevier’s Scopus database (https://www.scopus.com/) was searched with the for bibliometric analysis method. Articles were selected only according to their valid scientific properties which accepted by scientific community with their methodologic design. The publications were analyzed according to publication years, countries, authors, institutions, funding institutions, publishing languages, themes, citations, keywords, methods, and samples. The Scopus database was filtered for document type which only the articles. The data containing the keywords “legionellosis” or “Legionella pneumophila” or “Legionella” or “Pontiac fever” in their title were retrieved till December 13, 2021. Results: In total, 8778 documents relating to Legionellosis were identified in the Scopus database till December 13, 2021. 7073 of the documents were articles. The articles were published in mainly in the discipline of medicine (n=4766, 67.38%). The first articles were published in the year 1977 and was from United States of America (USA). There were two surges in the number of publications in the years 1983 and 2013. After 1980, the annual number of articles never dropped below 100 articles per year. The USA dominated the scientific production on Legionella with the number of 2214 (31.30%) publications. The top 5 leading scientifically productive countries on Legionella literature after USA were Germany (n=8.41%), United Kingdom (7.64%), France (7.36%) and Japan (n=512, 7.23%). The publications on Legionellosis were from more than 100 countries globally. The maximum number of the citation was in the year of 1978. 1126 (15.9%) of the articles were not cited yet. Conclusion: The number of publications was high since the first reports were published, but the number of cites decreased since 2020.

Science mapping approach based review of thermal comfort studies in Indian residential buildings

PurposeScience mapping is an essential application of visualization technology widely used in safety, construction management and environmental science. The purpose of this study was to explore thermal comfort in residential buildings (TCinRB) research in India, identify research trends using a science mapping approach and provide a perspective for recommending future research in TCinRB.Design/methodology/approachThis study used the VOSviewer tool to conduct a systematic analysis of the development trend in TCinRB studies in India based on Scopus Index articles published between 2001 and 2020. The annual numbers of articles, geographical locations of studies, major research organizations and authors, and the sources of journals on TCinRB were presented based on the analysis. Then, using co-authorship analysis, the collaborations among the major research groups were reported. Furthermore, research trends on TCinRB studies were visually explored using keyword co-occurrence analysis. The emerging research topics in the TCinRB research community were discovered by analyzing the authors’ keywords.FindingsThe findings revealed that studies had been discovered to pay more attention to north-east India, vernacular architecture, Hyderabad apartments and temperature performance in the past two decades. Thermal adaptation, composite climate, evaporative cooling and clothing insulation are emerging research areas in the TCinRB domain. The findings summarized mainstream research areas based on Indian climatic zones, addressed current TCinRB research gaps and suggested future research directions.Originality/valueThis review is particularly significant because it could help researchers understand the body of knowledge in TCinRB and opens the way for future research to fill an important research gap.

КАРТОГРАФИЧЕСКОЕ ИЗОБРАЖЕНИЕ ЦИФРОВОГО НЕРАВЕНСТВА В МИРОВОМ МАССИВЕ ЖУРНАЛЬНЫХ СТАТЕЙ

In world science, there is no generalization of geographical studies of digital inequality and visualization of inequality using socio-economic maps. Therefore, the purpose of our study is such a generalization to identify the features of the use of cartographic methods in the image of digital inequality. The object of the study is a worldwide array of journal articles devoted to digital inequality. In eight bibliographic databases, using the author's semantic search algorithm, about ninety journal articles containing more than two hundred and sixty schematic maps of digital inequality have been identified. The change in the annual number of articles with a cartographic image of digital inequality published in geographical and other scientific journals around the world in the XXI century is shown. The analysis of the identified cartographies on three levels (“access”, “use”, “results”) and two combinations of levels of digital inequality, as well as synthetic indices and clusters of inequality, has been carried out. It has been found that most of the cartograms displayed digital inequality in Europe, consisted of administrative-territorial and postal divisions of the state, and the main image methods were a cartogram and a qualitative background. The examples of cartographic representation of digital inequality are given. The possibilities and limitations of cartographic methods are shown. The disadvantage of the analyzed cartographic schemes is the weak application or refusal to use other methods of cartographic imaging in cases where cartograms, qualitative backgrounds and areas are not enough to visualize the features of digital inequality. The key problems of cartographic visualization of digital inequality are identified – the “digital gap” between neighboring territories, the functional structure of inequality, the dynamics of indicators, the territorial structure of inequality, the lack of connection between levels of inequality, the display of positive and negative offline results on one cartographic chart. The necessity of cartographic representation of the future digital inequality in the transition to 5G and 6G communication networks is noted. To solve all the problems, it is proposed to use a wider set of methods of cartographic image. The results obtained can be taken into account when drawing up new schematic maps. Seven directions of further research are proposed

Fifty years of the Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics: A bibliometric review

The Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (JOBEE) celebrates its 50th year in 2021. To commemorate its 50th anniversary, this study presents a retrospect on the journal's journey since it began publishing in 1972. We find that the journal has since grown in terms of both the number of annual articles and citations. The contribution base of the journal is primarily from the United States and Europe. Collaboration and the use of experimental research have become more prevalent in the journal over the years. Regression analysis shows that the drivers for citations include article age, research type, article length, belonging to a special issue, article order in the issue, number of authors, involvement of European authors as lead authors, number of references, and number of keywords. Variables that are analyzed but do not affect citations are whether the article is a lead article, whether the lead author is from the US, the novelty of the title, title length, and abstract length.

Scientific landscape and trend analysis of keloid research: a 30-year bibliometric review.

BackgroundKeloids remain troublesome for clinicians because of the lack of standard therapy, and the underlying mechanisms are still unclear. Bibliometric analysis could be a powerful tool to comprehensively review research trends, evaluate publication performances and provide future perspectives. There is no bibliometric analysis focusing on keloid research.MethodsKeloid related publications were searched in Web of Science Core Collection from the publication year 1990 to 2019. Bibliometric data were provided on document type, annual publication number, most productive journals, publication geography, top potential authors, and highly cited articles. The distribution of single words in article titles was analyzed to evaluate the main research focuses and determine their development trends. Word cluster analysis was further performed to detect emerging trends in keloid research.ResultsThe number of annual articles increased from 24 in 1990 to 63 in 2006 and then increased sharply, reaching 139 in 2019. Dermatologic Surgery published the highest number of articles followed by Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. The USA ranked top with six publication indicators and China had a dramatic increase in the annual number of articles since 2012. Recent research hotspots include underlying pathogenetic mechanisms, keloid treatment, and therapeutic effect evaluation.DiscussionKeloids remain a research focus. Efforts will be continuously made to understand the underlying mechanism of keloid formation. Despite many treatment modalities, there is no gold standard for keloid treatment, and many efforts are being made in the exploration of new therapies. Moreover, it is foreseeable that objective measurement tools will have a higher status in the assessment of keloids and scars.

Аnalysis of studies presented in articles on mitigation of biomedical consequences of the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant worldwide (1986–2018)

A lack of accessible information about the demand for domestic articles on the mitigation of consequences of the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the early post-accident period necessitates referring to publications presented in international bibliographic databases, which can be a good help in planning research and preparing publications. The intention is an analysis of articles in the field of eliminating the biomedical consequences of the Chernobyl accident in the world and in Russia, indexed in the Scopus database in 1986–2018. A search query gave an array of 3929 articles in Scopus. The largest number of articles was published by authors from the USA (13.2%), Ukraine (12.6%) and Russia (12.2%). A significant number of articles were published by international authors. The average annual number of articles was (119±6) in the whole array and (15±2) in the Russian array. In the whole array, 11.5% of the articles dealt with the biomedical problems of the liquidators of the consequences of the Chernobyl accident; 12.5% – the population living in the radioactively-contaminated territories; 18.7% – neoplasms; 8.6% – medical radiation physics; 21.2% – radioecology; 12.0% – biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology. In the Russian array, these respective percentages were 19.8, 17.3, 18.1, 21.7, 18.8% and 10.2%. On average, there were 10.5 citations per article, 70% of the articles were at least once cited, self-citations made up to 17.6%, and the Hirsch index was 81. A quite high demand for articles in the field of eliminating the biomedical consequences of the Chernobyl accident has been revealed among the world scientific community. Russian scientists should form a habit of quoting articles from their colleagues more often. Some domestic magazines still have a low publishing culture. A lack of transliterated lists of references not only precludes from indexing articles in Scopus, but also interferes with citing research papers from domestic scientists, their affiliated research institutions, and Russia as a whole.

Global research on artificial intelligence-enhanced human electroencephalogram analysis

The application of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in assisting human electroencephalogram (EEG) analysis has become an active scientific field. This study aims to present a comprehensive review of the research field of AI-enhanced human EEG analysis. Using bibliometrics and topic modeling, research articles concerning AI-enhanced human EEG analysis collected from the Web of Science database during the period 2009–2018 were analyzed. After examining 2053 research articles published around the world, it was found that the annual number of articles had significantly grown from 78 to 468, with the USA and China being the most influential and prolific. The results of the keyword analysis showed that “electroencephalogram,” “brain–computer interface,” “classification,” “support vector machine,” “electroencephalography,” and “signal” were the most frequently used. The results of topic modeling and evolution analyses highlighted several important issues, including epileptic seizure detection, brain–machine interface, EEG classification, mental disorders, emotion, and alcoholism and anesthesia. The findings suggest that such visualization and analysis of the research articles could provide a comprehensive overview of the field for communities of practice and inquiry worldwide.

Visualisation of development of ecopreneurship in tourism

This paper aims to map the scientific structure of ecopreneurship in the tourism sector through a scientometric analysis. We used the VOSviewer in this paper to present the descriptive information, namely, the annual numbers of articles, source of publications, productive authors, origin countries, main research affiliations and the source publications on ecopreneurship in tourism studies. The collaborations among the main authors and countries are used for the coauthorship analysis. In addition, we adopt the co-occurrence analysis to explore the keyword distribution and research fronts on ecopreneurship in tourism sector studies. Based on the visualised analysis of keywords mapping, results show that the scientific publication of ecopreneurship in tourism sector studies can be interpreted into three broad themes, namely, business administration and ecotourism sustainopreneurship, business administration and ecotourism ruralpreneurship, and business administration and ecosystem of ecotourism entrepreneurship. Based on this analysis, future studies may explore business administration, ecotourism sustainopreneurship and ecotourism entrepreneurship.

Visualisation of development of ecopreneurship in tourism

This paper aims to map the scientific structure of ecopreneurship in the tourism sector through a scientometric analysis. We used the VOSviewer in this paper to present the descriptive information, namely, the annual numbers of articles, source of publications, productive authors, origin countries, main research affiliations and the source publications on ecopreneurship in tourism studies. The collaborations among the main authors and countries are used for the coauthorship analysis. In addition, we adopt the co-occurrence analysis to explore the keyword distribution and research fronts on ecopreneurship in tourism sector studies. Based on the visualised analysis of keywords mapping, results show that the scientific publication of ecopreneurship in tourism sector studies can be interpreted into three broad themes, namely, business administration and ecotourism sustainopreneurship, business administration and ecotourism ruralpreneurship, and business administration and ecosystem of ecotourism entrepreneurship. Based on this analysis, future studies may explore business administration, ecotourism sustainopreneurship and ecotourism entrepreneurship.

Transport Problems: the Regional Scientific Journal Contributing to Global Information

Brief presentation of Transport Problems scientific journal.Published since 2006, minimal number of issues per year: 4. Average annual number of articles: 65.Publisher: Silesian University of Technology, Poland. p-ISSN: 1896–0596; e-ISSN2300–861X.Topics of articles:• road transport, railway transport, air and space transport, sea and river transport;• industrial transport;• urban communication, transport issues for smart cities;• transport management in megacities, modeling of transport systems, traffic control;• bicycles, scooters and motorcycles, as means of transport;• preparing cargo, cargo forwarding and delivery, coordination of cargo handling operations;• logistics centers, integrated transport systems;• intermodal, multimodal and combined transport;• computer systems for design of vehicles;• mechanical engineering, rolling stock and vehicles’ manufacture;• technical troubleshooting of vehicles;• active and passive safety features, safety of transport systems;• traffic forecasting and regional requirements, transport statistics;• impact of safety legislation on transport;• transport automation;• transport economics;• transport and environmental problems;• impact of transport on health problems and ergonomics;• transport infrastructure;• education for transport industry;• more specific issues of transport (by agreement with the editors).The journal is included in most international reference databases, including Scopus (since 2012) and WoS (since 2016).The journal has the status of Open Access and is included in the database DOAJ. All articles are available for download in PDF format.Web-page of the journal: http://transportproblems.polsl.pl/en/default.aspx contains information on publication requirements, editorial and licensing policies, as well as the adopted review procedure are published there.

Bibliometric analysis of research on the trends in autophagy.

BackgroundAutophagy is an important mechanism to maintain homeostasis in cells. It has been linked with ageing and many currently incurable diseases, including heart disease, cancer, myopathies, neurodegeneration, and diabetes. Autophagy research is very important for identifying better treatments. This study aimed to explore the hotspots of autophagy research published from different countries, organizations, and authors.MethodsBetween 1962 and 2018, articles published about autophagy were identified in the Web of Science database. The total and annual number of articles, citations, impact factor, Hirsch (H)-index, number of article citations, productive authors, and involved journals were collected for quantitative and qualitative comparisons.ResultsFrom 1962 to 2018, 18,811 autophagy-related articles written in English were published. Most were from China (6,731). The United States dominated in citation frequency (391,030) and h-index (264). Among related journals, Autophagy published the most articles (1,388), followed by Plos One (585) and Oncotarget (392). Daniel Klionsky was the most productive author, with 171 publications. The article “LC3, a mammalian homologue of yeast Apg8p, is localized in autophagosome membranes after processing” was cited most frequently. The top-ranked keyword was “degradation” of macroautophagy.ConclusionsPublication of articles about autophagy has increased notably from 1962 to 2018, and has increased annually. The general quality of publications from China is still in need of improvement. Autophagy research has shifted gradually from basic studies to clinical studies in recent years.

Bibliometric analysis of scientific publications in rheumatology journals from China and other top-ranking countries between 2007 and 2017.

ObjectivesRheumatology-related diseases remain a significant burden worldwide. However, little is known about the comparative status of rheumatology research between Mainland China (MC) and the world’s leading countries. The aim of this study is to compare the quantity and quality of research output in the field of rheumatology that were written by researchers from MC, the USA, the UK, the Netherlands and France.MethodsBetween 2007 and 2017, all articles published in 30 rheumatology journals were identified via Science Citation Index Expanded database. The number of total and annual articles, article types (randomized controlled trials (RCTs), reviews, case reports, clinical trials and meta-analysis), impact factor (IF), citations, h-index and articles in the high-impact journals were collected for quantity and quality comparisons. The correlation of socioeconomic factors and annual publications was also analyzed.ResultsFrom 2007 to 2017, there were 53,439 articles published in rheumatology journals, of which researchers from the USA published 13,391 articles, followed by the UK, the Netherlands, France and MC with 6,179, 4,310, 4,066 and 2,898 articles, respectively. Publications from MC represented the ninth, but the number is growing rapidly. For total and average citations, MC still lags behind the other four countries in the study. Similar trends were observed in average IF, h-index and articles in the high-impact journals. In terms of article types, the USA occupies the dominant place, except for meta-analysis. The annual numbers of articles from MC and the USA were positively correlated with gross domestic product (p < 0.05).ConclusionsThe USA has played predominant role in rheumatology research for the last 11 years. The annual number of published articles from MC has increased notably from 2007 to 2017. Although MC has made progress in the number of published articles over the past decade, it still lags far behind the highly developed countries in most bibliometric indicators. Thus, the general quality of publications from MC needs further improvement.

Bibliometric analysis of scientific publications in endocrinology and metabolism from China, Japan, and South Korea

To assess endocrinologic and metabolic research productivity in East Asia (i.e., China, Japan, and South Korea) and correlations between socioeconomic factors and endocrinologic and metabolic research productivity. Articles (except editorials, conference abstracts, letters, news, and corrections) published in 134 endocrinology and metabolism journals in 2005---2014 were screened with the Web of Science database. Total and annual numbers of articles, study designs, impact factors, citations, and articles in high-impact-factor journals were determined for China, Japan, and South Korea. Annual numbers of articles were related to socioeconomic factors for each country. In 2005---2014, there were 144,660 articles from East Asia published in endocrinology and metabolism journals: 10,190, 9470, and 3124 from Japan, China, and South Korea, respectively. Japan published the most randomized controlled trials, followed by China and South Korea, respectively. China had the most articles in high-impact-factor journals, followed by Japan and South Korea, respectively. South Korea had the highest average impact factor and number of citations. During the period studied, annual numbers of articles from China and South Korea increased remarkably (P < 0.05) but remained stable for Japan. Annual numbers of articles from China and South Korea were positively correlated with gross domestic product and expenditure on health care (P < 0.05). The increase in endocrinology and metabolism articles during 2005---2014 in China and South Korea was associated with improved socioeconomic conditions. China has made progress in scientific publication in the past decade; however, there is still room for improvement.

Bibliometric analysis of scientific publications in transplantation journals from Mainland China, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan between 2006 and 2015

ObjectivesThe aim of this study is to compare the quantity and quality of scientific publications in transplantation fields that were written by researchers from Mainland China, Japan, South Korea and...

Comparison and prospect of Chinese and international cultural tourism

This article reviews 509 Chinese and international journal articles on cultural tourism from1976-2012. It compares the current situation of Chinese and international cultural tourism research based on the annual number of articles, main origin journals, constitution of authors, and distribution of case studies, research types, research fields, research theories and frameworks, and research methods. Generally speaking, Chinese and international cultural tourism research has shown an increasing trend in the past 37 years. The difference is that cultural tourism research started earlier abroad, and the number of articles has increased gradually internationally but sharply at home in recent years. The article also compares the evolution of Chinese and international cultural tourism research during three phases(1976-1989, 1990-1999, and 2000-2012). The analysis shows the following results: first, the types of study in both Chinese and international cultural tourism research were few and scattered in the twentieth century, but became abundant, diverse, and concentrated in the twenty-first century. Ethnic cultural tourism and heritage cultural tourism are the most important research types at home and abroad. The difference is that they achieved a dominant position in 1976-1989 abroad, but reached such position only in the twenty-first century in China. The secondary and auxiliary research types are not identical in China and abroad. Second, in the evolution of the cultural tourism research fields there are two booming and two declining areas domestically but five booming and two declining areas abroad. Specifically, current situation and problems of and suggestions for cultural tourism development, and sustainable development of cultural tourism are the two booming research areas in China, while theoretical considerations and regional cooperative development of cultural tourism are the two declining research areas. Hosts and guests, cultural attractions, marketing,sustainable development, and information provision of cultural tourism are the five booming research areas internationally, while current situation and problems of and suggestions for cultural tourism development, and theoretical considerations of cultural tourism are the two declining areas of research internationally. In addition, several new research fields have arisen both at home and abroad in recent years, which include cultural memory in cultural conservation, evolution of cultural tourism destinations, institutional culture in cultural tourism development, communication and management in cross-cultural tourism, and integration of cultural creativity industry and cultural tourism industry. Third, increasingly, a multitude of academic theories, frameworks, and research methods are applied in Chinese and international cultural tourism research. Academic theories and research methods applied overseas are relatively more diversified and advanced. Compared with international research,application of new theories, frameworks, and research methods in domestic research usually occured later and progressed slowly. Chinese scholars concentrate on descriptive and conceptual analysis, while overseas scholars focus on descriptive and statistics study. Application of modeling methods has been on the rise both at home and abroad in recent years. Finally, the article projects the trends of domestic cultural tourism research in the future,and proposes to switch from concentrating on theoretical research to combining theoretical research with applications, from tracking and referring international research to independent innovative research, from focusing on qualitative study to combining qualitative and quantitative studies, and from isolated research to cooperative team research.

International Cardiovascular Research Journal and Its Contribution to Iran's Scientific Growth.

International Cardiovascular Research Journal has been recently indexed in PubMed. In order to evaluate the role of this journal in global and international scientific growth, the scientific growth of cardiovascular researches in the past 13 years has been evaluated. In this way, one can compare the role of this journal in Iran and Iran’s role in the global scientific growth rate. Each year, new medical inventions and discoveries all around the world have major influences on increase of public health and decrease of treatment expenditures. It is obvious that in case the results of a study have not been published, that study has not probably been done or reached any result. Therefore, in evaluation of scientific researches, one may think that only published (and indexed) articles should be taken into account. The number of officially indexed articles in acceptable databases is considered as a manifestation of progression in any field. In the field of medical sciences, PubMed is one of the main databases in which each paper is valuable. In addition, the number of indexed papers in PubMed is considered as a good criterion for determining the progresses in medical sciences. This study aims to identify the scientific outcomes in the field of cardiovascular researches both in Iran and around the world during the past 13 years. According to the statistics, more than 32000 articles were indexed in PubMed during 2000. This figure increased to more than 54000 in 2013, showing a 69% increase during 13 years. Moreover, 11 articles from or about Iran were indexed in this field during 2000, while this measure was reported to be 550 in 2013, revealing a 5000% increase in this area. A year-to-year comparison indicates that Iran’s publications growth rate in this field has always been higher than that of the world. This implies that cardiovascular sciences have a higher rate in Iran compared to the world. Figure 1 depicts the results of an annual comparison between Iran and the world. In addition, Table 1 shows the exact values of the comparisons presented in Figure 1. Figure 1. The Annual Scientific Growth Rate in Cardiovascular Researches in Iran and the World Table 1. The Annual Number of Articles in the Field of Cardiovascular Researches (1) International Cardiovascular Research Journal is a quarterly journal indexed in PubMed which publishes about 40 articles every year. Considering this journal’s broad range of authors, it has a significant role in increasing Iran’s scientific share and can play even a more significant role in this regard in future.