pmc-status-qastatus 0 pmc-status-live yes pmc-status-embargo no pmc-status-released yes pmc-prop-open-access yes pmc-prop-olf no pmc-prop-manuscript no pmc-prop-legally-suppressed no pmc-prop-has-pdf yes pmc-prop-has-supplement no pmc-prop-pdf-only no pmc-prop-suppress-copyright no pmc-prop-is-real-version no pmc-prop-is-scanned-article no pmc-prop-preprint no pmc-prop-in-epmc yes pmc-license-ref CC BY-NC-SA During the past two decades, Iran has witnessed a positive trend in output of medical research.[ 1 ] The impact of such productivity has been reflected on the rate of citations of researchers from other countries.[ 2 ] However, citations are used as indicators to evaluate scientific impact or influence, self-citations are often considered problematic.[ 3 4 ] Alt
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