Webometric analysis of Iranian universities of medical sciences

Farzaneh Aminpour (), Payam Kabiri, Zahra Otroj and Abbas Ali Keshtkar
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Farzaneh Aminpour: Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
Payam Kabiri: Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
Zahra Otroj: Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
Abbas Ali Keshtkar: Golestan University of Medical Sciences

Scientometrics, 2009, vol. 80, issue 1, No 14, 253-264

Abstract: Abstract Introduction There are many researches have been conducted on webometrics, especially the impacts of websites on each other and the web impact factor. However, there are few studies focusing on the websites of Iranian universities. This study analyzed the websites of Iranian universities of medical sciences according to the webometric indicators. Method and materials In a cross-sectional study, the number of web pages, inlinks, external inlinks and also the overall and absolute web impact factors for Iranian universities of medical sciences with active exclusive websites were calculated and compared using AltaVista search engine. Finally, the websites were ranked based on these webometric indicators. Results The results showed that the website of Tehran university of medical sciences with 49,300 web pages and 9860 inlinks was ranked first for the size and number of inlinks, while its impact factor was ranked 38th. Rafsanjan UMS with 15 web pages and 211 links had the highest rank for the web impact factor among Iranian universities of medical sciences. Discussions and conclusions The study revealed that Iranian universities of medical sciences did not have much impact on the web and were not well known internationally. The major reason relies on linguistic barriers. Some of them also suffer from technical problems in their web design.

Date: 2009
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