Contribution of Tabriz academia in research activities

Scientometric data is used in evaluating research activities and the publications indexed in known databases are one of the most frequently used tools in scientometric investigations. Methods: The number of publications from Tabriz, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences and its affiliated research centers during last two decades was investigated using the gathered data from Scopus® and the findings were discussed in comparison to the number of publications from Iran. Results: Sharp increased pattern was observed for the publications of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences which is in agreement with the increased pattern of national publications. Conclusion: The increased rate of publication number in national level was obtained for Tabriz affiliation and an increase in relative contribution of Tabriz among national publications was observed from year 2005.