the aim of this study was to provide research and collaboration overview of iranian research efforts in the field of traditional medicine during 2010 - 2014 .
this is a bibliometric study using the scopus database as data source , using search affiliation address relevant to traditional medicine and iran as the search strategy .
subject and geographical overlay maps were also applied to visualize the network activities of the iranian authors .
highly cited articles ( citations > 10 ) were further explored to highlight the impact of research domains more specifically .
about 3,683 articles were published by iranian authors in scopus database . the compound annual growth rate of iranian publications was 0.14% during 2010 - 2014 .
tehran university of medical sciences ( 932 articles ) , shiraz university of medical sciences ( 404 articles ) and tabriz islamic medical university ( 391 articles ) , were the leading institutions in the field of traditional medicine .
medicinal plants ( 72% ) , digestive system s disease ( 21% ) , basics of traditional medicine ( 13% ) , mental disorders ( 8% ) were the major research topics .
united states ( 7% ) , netherlands ( 3% ) , and canada ( 2.6% ) were the most important collaborators of iranian authors .
iranian research efforts in the field of traditional medicine have been increased slightly over the last years . yet , joint multi - disciplinary collaborations are needed to cover inadequately described areas of traditional medicine in the country .
 background : the aim of this study was to provide research and collaboration overview of iranian research efforts in the field of traditional medicine during 2010-2014.methods:this is a bibliometric study using the scopus database as data source , using search affiliation address relevant to traditional medicine and iran as the search strategy . subject and geographical overlay maps were also applied to visualize the network activities of the iranian authors . 
 highly cited articles ( citations > 10 ) were further explored to highlight the impact of research domains more specifically.results:about 3,683 articles were published by iranian authors in scopus database . 
 the compound annual growth rate of iranian publications was 0.14% during 2010 - 2014 . 
 tehran university of medical sciences ( 932 articles ) , shiraz university of medical sciences ( 404 articles ) and tabriz islamic medical university ( 391 articles ) , were the leading institutions in the field of traditional medicine . 
 medicinal plants ( 72% ) , digestive system s disease ( 21% ) , basics of traditional medicine ( 13% ) , mental disorders ( 8% ) were the major research topics . 
 united states ( 7% ) , netherlands ( 3% ) , and canada ( 2.6% ) were the most important collaborators of iranian authors.conclusion:iranian research efforts in the field of traditional medicine have been increased slightly over the last years . yet , joint multi - disciplinary collaborations are needed to cover inadequately described areas of traditional medicine in the country . 
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