Quality and Quantity of Research Publications by Iranian Neurosurgeons: A Scopus-Based Bibliometric Analysis of the 21st Century

Zahra Ramezani, Mohsen Hajiqasemi, Behnaz Nikoubin, Vali Baigi, Soheil Pourheidar, Zohre Hashemabadi, Aidin Shahilooy, Shireen Shams Ardekani, Tina Alinia, Fatemeh Shahrahmani, Homayoon Khaledian, Emad Hossein Raoufi, Mohammad Mirahmadi Eraghi, Ali Haghighi, Mohammad Hassan Bagheri, Shiva Sareh, Maryam Mohammadi, Seyed Javad Kazemi, James S. Harrop, Martin M. Mortazavi, Alireza Ghaedamini, Negin Safari Dehnavi, Vafa Rahimi-Movaghar

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DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2026.125479
Published: 2026-11
Container: World Neurosurgery
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@article{allodium:10.1016/j.wneu.2026.125479,
  title = {Quality and Quantity of Research Publications by Iranian Neurosurgeons: A Scopus-Based Bibliometric Analysis of the 21st Century},
  author = {Zahra Ramezani and Mohsen Hajiqasemi and Behnaz Nikoubin and Vali Baigi and Soheil Pourheidar and Zohre Hashemabadi and Aidin Shahilooy and Shireen Shams Ardekani and Tina Alinia and Fatemeh Shahrahmani and Homayoon Khaledian and Emad Hossein Raoufi and Mohammad Mirahmadi Eraghi and Ali Haghighi and Mohammad Hassan Bagheri and Shiva Sareh and Maryam Mohammadi and Seyed Javad Kazemi and James S. Harrop and Martin M. Mortazavi and Alireza Ghaedamini and Negin Safari Dehnavi and Vafa Rahimi-Movaghar},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {World Neurosurgery},
  doi = {10.1016/j.wneu.2026.125479},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2026.125479}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Quality and Quantity of Research Publications by Iranian Neurosurgeons: A Scopus-Based Bibliometric Analysis of the 21st Century
AU  - Zahra Ramezani
AU  - Mohsen Hajiqasemi
AU  - Behnaz Nikoubin
AU  - Vali Baigi
AU  - Soheil Pourheidar
AU  - Zohre Hashemabadi
AU  - Aidin Shahilooy
AU  - Shireen Shams Ardekani
AU  - Tina Alinia
AU  - Fatemeh Shahrahmani
AU  - Homayoon Khaledian
AU  - Emad Hossein Raoufi
AU  - Mohammad Mirahmadi Eraghi
AU  - Ali Haghighi
AU  - Mohammad Hassan Bagheri
AU  - Shiva Sareh
AU  - Maryam Mohammadi
AU  - Seyed Javad Kazemi
AU  - James S. Harrop
AU  - Martin M. Mortazavi
AU  - Alireza Ghaedamini
AU  - Negin Safari Dehnavi
AU  - Vafa Rahimi-Movaghar
PY  - 2026
JO  - World Neurosurgery
DO  - 10.1016/j.wneu.2026.125479
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Ramezani, Z., Hajiqasemi, M., Nikoubin, B., Baigi, V., Pourheidar, S., Hashemabadi, Z., Shahilooy, A., Ardekani, S. S., Alinia, T., Shahrahmani, F., Khaledian, H., Raoufi, E. H., Eraghi, M. M., Haghighi, A., Bagheri, M. H., Sareh, S., Mohammadi, M., Kazemi, S. J., Harrop, J. S., Mortazavi, M. M., Ghaedamini, A., Dehnavi, N. S., & Rahimi-Movaghar, V. (2026). Quality and Quantity of Research Publications by Iranian Neurosurgeons: A Scopus-Based Bibliometric Analysis of the 21st Century. World Neurosurgery. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2026.125479

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