Document Type : Original Article
Authors
1 Associate Professor of department of educational science, Yadegare Imam Khomeini (RAH) Share Rey branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
2 Assistant professor of information science and epistemology, Allameh Tabatabai University, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
The aim of the research is to draw the scientific networks of Imam Riḍā (as) researches, which have been identified with the scientometric approach and by using the co-occurrence analysis of words and the network analysis technique to the conceptual relationships of the research works. To analyze the articles, books and theses in this field, River Matrix, UCINET and NetDraw software were used. The statistical community of the research has formed 4372 research works related to Imam Riḍā (as) including 2423 books, 1305 articles and 644 theses. Rover Matrix software was used to draw co-occurrence maps. The findings showed that Imam Riḍā (as) International Cultural and Artistic Foundation, Āstān Quds Razavi Islamic Research Foundation and Āstān Quds Razavi are organizations active in producing works with the theme of Imam Riḍā (AS) and most of the works were published by men. The authors of the first world congress of Imam Riḍā (as), Muhammad bin Ali ibn Babwayh, and Mohsen Sadeghi are among the most popular writers on the topic of Imam Riḍā (as). Ansari Publications, General Department of Culture and Islamic Guidance of Central Province and Payam Noor University are among the most popular organizations and institutions in publishing works with the highest level of degree centrality. Also, topics with the title: Imam, Ahl al-Bayt, Pilgrim House, and Razavi's Āstān Quds are among the most popular topics. The results of the research indicate the participation of 3814 authors, 1238 universities or institutions in the publication of 12936 works. The low cooperation of scientific research institutions of religious fields such as seminaries and the low participation of students in the production and publication of research works needs serious attention. The field of Persian language and literature has the most participation in the production of works about Imam Riḍā (as).
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