Background: One of the most important criteria of the development of countries at the national and international levels is the survey of scientific productions indexed in authentic databases. This study aimed to analyze the scientific productions by Iranian researchers on gastroenterology and hepatology in the Web of Science (WOS) database. Methods: This applied study used a scientometric appr...

For the best contribution to scientific and clinical research that promotes further development in epi-leptology. The MICHAEL PRIZE is one of the most highly regarded international awards for the best contribution to scientific and clinical research promoting further developments in epileptology; it is awarded biannually and specially designed to attract younger scientists (under 45 years of ag...

Bifidobacteria are high G+C Gram positive bacteria belonging to the phylum Actinobacteria. In recent years bifidobacteria have attracted a lot of attention because of their perceived positive contribution to the functionality of the human gastro intestinal tract. For this reason, scientific research on these bacteria has been rapidly expanding, in particular in areas such as genomics, molecular...

An attempt to evaluate the importance of scientific research on Schistosomiasis in Brazil, since 1908 until now, reveals the difficulties and uncertainties of such a task, when current criteria for measuring scientific impact are employed. However, with due respect to the contribution of international research, the data originated from Brazilian research on schistosomiasis, during almost a cent...

The Award for Distinguished Scientific Applications of Psychology is presented to a person who, in the opinion of the Committee on Scientific Awards, has made distinguished theoretical or empirical advances leading to the understanding or amelioration of important practical problems. The 2016 recipients of the APA Scientific Contribution Awards were recognized by the 2015 Board of Scientific Af...

CytoJournal, with its continued contribution of scientific cytopathology literature to the public domain under open access (OA) charter, thanks its dedicated peer reviewers for devoting significant efforts, time, and resources during 2011. The abstracts of poster-platform submissions to the 59(th) Annual Scientific Meeting (November 2011) of the American Society of Cytopathology (ASC) in Baltim...