Amrollah Shamsi

Amrollah Shamsi

Medical Library & Information Science Researcher

CRDC, The Persian Gulf Martyrs Hospital
Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran

Bushehr, Iran

About Me

Amrollah Shamsi

I am a Medical Library and Information Science researcher with a focus on interdisciplinary studies. My research spans across librarianship, artificial intelligence, research ethics, gender studies, and public health.

Former CEO of Risha and current Chief Executive Officer of Rafiar, I have founded Rafiar to advance research and innovation in the field of library and information science. My work has been published in numerous reputable international journals.

Research Interests

Librarianship

Advancing modern library practices and information management systems in medical and academic contexts.

Artificial Intelligence

Exploring AI applications in library science, information retrieval, and academic publishing.

Research Ethics

Investigating ethical considerations in scholarly communication and publication practices.

Gender Studies

Analyzing gender disparities in academic publishing and research participation across disciplines.

Public Health

Applying information science principles to public health research and knowledge dissemination.

Interdisciplinary Research

Bridging multiple disciplines to address complex information science challenges in healthcare.

Selected Publications

Evaluating AI Text Detection Tools for Distinguishing Human-Written from AI-Generated Abstracts in Persian-Language Journals of Library and Information Science

A Shamsi, Maryam Wang, Ting, Amraei, Raju Narayanaswamy Vasantha
2026
Acta Informatica Pragensia
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The 100 most cited articles in artificial intelligence in library and information science: A Bibliometric Approach

Amrollah Shamsi, Ting Wang, Brady Lund
2025
IJISM
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Predatory journals in dermatology: a bibliometric review

Amrollah Shamsi, Ting Wang, Narayanaswamy Vasantha Raju, Arezoo Ghamgosar, Golbarg Mahdizadeh Davani, Mohammad Javad Mansourzadeh
2024
Online Information Review
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Author gender and citation categorization: a study of high-impact medical journals

Paul Sebo & Amrollah Shamsi
2023
Scientometrics
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Barriers to scholarly publishing among library and information science researchers: International perspectives

Brady D Lund, Ting Wang, Amrollah Shamsi, Jamilu Abdullahi, et al
2023
Information Development
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A grey zone for bibliometrics: publications indexed in Web of Science as anonymous

Amrollah Shamsi, Rafaela Carolina Silva, Ting Wang, N Vasantha Raju, Karen Santos-d'Amorim
2022
Scientometrics
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Gender disparities among highly cited researchers in biomedicine, 2014-2020

Amrollah Shamsi, Brady Lund, Mohammad Javad Mansourzadeh
2022
JAMA Network Open
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Sharing of Retracted COVID-19 articles: An altmetric study

Amrollah Shamsi, Brady Lund, Shohreh SeyyedHosseini
2022
Journal of the Medical Library Association
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The black crow of science and its impact: analyzing Sci-Hub use with Google Trends

Emad Behboudi, Amrollah Shamsi, Gema Bueno de la Fuente
2021
Library Hi Tech
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Women Authorship in Library and Information Science Journals from 1981-2020: Is Equitable Representation Being Attained?

Brady Lund, Amrollah Shamsi
2021
Journal of Information Science
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