Journal of Medical Council of Iran
Volume 44, Issue 3 (2026)
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Biroudian S, Jafari S, Pourgholi G, Khaji A, Sobhi S, Delpasand K. Examining the Association Between Academic Administrative Appointments and Scientific Publication Patterns Among Faculty Members: A Study at Three Iranian Medical Universities. jmciri 2026; 44 (3) :55-60
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School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
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Background: The increasing emphasis on scientific productivity and the growing role of administrative responsibilities in universities have raised important questions regarding the impact of organizational positions on the publication patterns of academic faculty members. Although several international studies have suggested a relationship between organizational authority and research productivity, sufficient evidence in Iranian medical universities remains limited. Therefore, the present study was conducted to examine the association between appointment to administrative positions and changes in the scientific publication patterns of faculty members.
Methods: This descriptive–analytical cross-sectional study was conducted using a census approach. The study population consisted of 62 faculty members from three medical universities in northern Iran who were appointed to administrative positions between 2018 and 2022. Publication data were extracted from Scopus, PubMed, Web of Science, Google Scholar, and the Iranian Medical Research Information System (Nopa). The total number of publications, as well as specialty-related and non-specialty-related articles, were compared before and after administrative appointment.
Results: The findings of the research show that, on average, the number of articles after responsibility has increased compared to the number of articles before responsibility. Also, comparing the number of related and unrelated articles before and after the responsibility shows that the number of unrelated articles has increased compared to the number of related articles.
Conclusion: The findings indicated that appointment to administrative positions was associated with an increase in the number of publications, particularly articles unrelated to the faculty members’ area of specialization. This finding may be attributed to the expansion of interdisciplinary collaborations, changes in scientific collaboration networks, or increased access to research resources. However, further analytical and longitudinal studies are needed to better explain the underlying mechanisms of this association.
Background: The increasing emphasis on scientific productivity and the growing role of administrative responsibilities in universities have raised important questions regarding the impact of organizational positions on the publication patterns of academic faculty members. Although several international studies have suggested a relationship between organizational authority and research productivity, sufficient evidence in Iranian medical universities remains limited. Therefore, the present study was conducted to examine the association between appointment to administrative positions and changes in the scientific publication patterns of faculty members.
Methods: This descriptive–analytical cross-sectional study was conducted using a census approach. The study population consisted of 62 faculty members from three medical universities in northern Iran who were appointed to administrative positions between 2018 and 2022. Publication data were extracted from Scopus, PubMed, Web of Science, Google Scholar, and the Iranian Medical Research Information System (Nopa). The total number of publications, as well as specialty-related and non-specialty-related articles, were compared before and after administrative appointment.
Results: The findings of the research show that, on average, the number of articles after responsibility has increased compared to the number of articles before responsibility. Also, comparing the number of related and unrelated articles before and after the responsibility shows that the number of unrelated articles has increased compared to the number of related articles.
Conclusion: The findings indicated that appointment to administrative positions was associated with an increase in the number of publications, particularly articles unrelated to the faculty members’ area of specialization. This finding may be attributed to the expansion of interdisciplinary collaborations, changes in scientific collaboration networks, or increased access to research resources. However, further analytical and longitudinal studies are needed to better explain the underlying mechanisms of this association.
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