Scientometric study on AI-based medical sciences in Iran

Background: In recent decades, there has been a significant increase in the use of Artificial Intelligence(AI) in the field of health and medicine. This trend has captured the attention of researchersworldwide. The objective of this article is to explore the current state of research on AI-basedmedical sciences in Iran.Methods: This scientometric study on scientific publications related to AI-based medical sciencesin Iran were carried out through the review in Pubmed till November ۲, ۲۰۲۲. In this regard, thenumber of articles, and international collaboration, and the frequently used terms were assessedand mapped by Bibliometrix R package.Results: ۶۹۲ documents about AI-based medical sciences by Iran indexed in Pubmed have increasingtrend steadily. The majority of documents was original and review articles. The mostcollaborative country was USA, Canada and China. Thematic map analysis showed, theme suchas “Algorithms”, ‘’Humans’ and “computational\ biology/methods”, are well developed and capableof structuring the research field. Themes such as “Artificial intelligence” and “environmentalmonitoring” are the basics and are very important for the field’s development. Themessuch as “molecular models” and “clinical competence” have developed internal bonds but still ofmarginal contribution to the development. The themes, “Social Media” and “water” appears tobe emerging.Conclusion: The scientific publication of AI-based medical sciences in Iran are growing andprogressing, and this area include wide research areas. The results of this study can be useful forresearch policy makers and researchers in order to determine the priorities and research decisions.

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Scientific Publications ، Scientometrics ، Artificial Intelligence ، Medical