According to Mehr reporter, Mohammad Reza Naqvi, at the ceremony of the 34th Research and Technology Festival of Tehran University, which was held today, Sunday, December 23, at the University of Tehran, said about the number of published articles of this university: The number of articles of the University of Tehran was the peak in 2021 in the citation database of Web O Science. After that, there is a decrease in recent years. In the citation database Scopus Similarly, the peak of articles was in 2022 and after that the number of articles decreased.
Regarding the quality of articles published in Tehran University, he said: Although in recent years, the number of articles has decreased, but the quality has been growing. So that nearly 53% of Tehran University’s articles, compared to the total publications, are in the first quarter. Publications of Tehran University have a significant contribution in the following quarters.
Director General of Policy and Research Development of Tehran University said about the ranking of this university in international ranking systems: Tehran University ranks first by far in the ISC ranking. It has dropped in the Times ranking compared to two years ago. In the Shanghai ranking system, Tehran University together with Tehran University of Medical Sciences have taken the first place in the country in the latest statistics.
He added: If we look at the rank of Tehran University in various world ranking systems, Tehran University has maintained the first rank of the country in most of the rankings.
Referring to the effective parameters in ranking, Naqvi said: quantity and quality of articles are important indicators in international rankings. Although the quality of Tehran University articles has grown in recent years, it has not been able to compensate for the drop in the number of university articles in the rankings. However, there are other ways to improve your ranking.
He stated that one of the most important factors affecting the rank college It is the development of international communication, he said: International communication, either directly or indirectly, can have a great impact on the rank of Tehran University.
This university professor stated that one of the most effective parameters in the ranking of the university is the reputation index, and continued: In some ranking systems, 20% of the total score is allocated to the reputation index, and in others, up to 40% of the total score. In this index, people are asked to complete a questionnaire and evaluate the state of the university. This assessment may be carried out by the academic community or in some cases by university employers. This index covers a high percentage of points and can be an important substitute for our lack of articles in the last few years.
Referring to the index of the university’s connection with the industry, Naqvi said: Another important indicator is the way the university is connected with the industry. We have grown very well in this area. The number of signed contracts has increased by 44% compared to the previous year and the approved credit has also increased by 67%.
Referring to the capacity to cooperate with non-resident Iranians, he said: 28 people are applying to use the capacity to cooperate with Iranians non resident have cooperated with the university. Most of the recruitment cases were in the form of alternative service abroad and there were 11 cases. Also, some of these people have cooperated in the form of studying in university courses.
Referring to the establishment of the commercialization and technology transfer office, he said: This office operates in the field of commercialization of research, protection of intellectual property (IP), guiding cooperation with industry and supporting start-up nuclei, and these activities are carried out in cooperation with Science and Technology Park.
According to this official in Tehran University; In the field of books, the growth of book printing has been significant. In the central library, activities related to access and provision of consulting services have been carried out. Also, special services for the blind have been developed and more than 6000 manuscript files have been added to the digital library. More than 15,000 manuscript images have been uploaded to the system and 777,000 thesis files have been made available.
He added: Also, access to databases including new databases, previous databases and Persian databases has been purchased.
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