Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic Of Iran

en Collaboration in research and the influential factors in Golestan University of Medical Sciences research projects (2005-2007): an academic sample from Iran Health Health Original Research Original Research Background: Number of Iranian articles published in ISI journals has increased significantly in recent years. Despite the quantitative progress, studies performed in Iran represent low collaboration in research therefore, we decided to evaluate collaboration in Golestan University of Medical Sciences (GOUMS) research projects.<o:p /> Methods: In this cross-sectional study, all GOUMS research projects that had got grants from the university between 2005-2007 were studied. Among 107 research projects included in our study, 102 projects were evaluated and checklists were completed. The researcher's questionnaire was sent to the principle investigators (n= 46) of the projects and eventually 40 questionnaires were collected.<o:p /> Results: The review of 102 research proposals shows that 10 projects (9.8%) have been performed in collaboration with other organizations. Scientific outputs in these projects have been more than projects which were confined to the university (98% compare to 68% p= 0.04). The total cost of the projects under study was a little more than 300,000 US$. In just 12 projects (11.8%) a part of the cost had been provided by organizations outside the university. About 50% of researchers declared that they had chosen their research topic based on their "personal interest". Only 1 project was performed by the demand of nongovernmental organizations and 12 researchers reported no collaboration in their activities.<o:p /> Conclusion: This study shows that collaboration in GOUMS research projects is low. Moreover, collaborations with governmental and nongovernmental organizations are trivial. The scientific outputs in collaborative research projects are much more than other projects.<o:p /> Research, Collaboration, Knowledge transfer. 101 108 http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-591&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Afsaneh Borghei of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran. 20031947532846008485 20031947532846008485 No Faculty of Medicine, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran. Mostafa Qorbani qorbani@goums.ac.ir 20031947532846008486 20031947532846008486 Yes Department of Public Health, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran & Department of Epidemiology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Aziz Rezapour rezapoor_a57@yahoo.com 20031947532846008487 20031947532846008487 No Hospital Management Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Reza Majdzadeh rezamajd@sina.tums.ac.ir 20031947532846008488 20031947532846008488 No School of Public Health, Knowledge Utilization Research Centre (KURC), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Saharnaz Nedjat nejatsan@tums.ac.ir 20031947532846008489 20031947532846008489 No School of Public Health, Knowledge Utilization Research Centre (KURC), TehranUniversity of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Hamid Asayesh asayeshpsy@gmail.com 20031947532846008490 20031947532846008490 No Qom University of Medical Science, Qom, Iran. Morteza Mansourian mansourian55@yahoo.com 20031947532846008491 20031947532846008491 No Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran. Mahdi Noroozi mnoroozei@yahoo.com 20031947532846008492 20031947532846008492 No Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Fereydoon Jahahgir 20031947532846008493 20031947532846008493 No Omolbanin Nursing Faculty, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.