AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): The AhlulBayt (a.s.) Research Network was created by AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly in Google Scholar to introduce Shiite ulama and scholars and their scientific works in the international arena.
This research network consists of 41 profiles, each of which includes the works of Shiite ulama and scholars, the translation, edition, and printing of each work, along with the display of citations referring to the work. So far, more than 8276 works in 30 languages have been registered under these profiles.
Also, considering that Google Scholar automatically updates the citation reports of works, and the number of citations can be monitored, more than 16,000 citations to Shiite works have been recognized in this network.
In each profile, it is possible to link with the profiles of other researchers, as well as other fields of study and research. It also displays articles related to each work and all versions of it that have been indexed on the web.
Another feature of this network is the link to the virtual encyclopedia of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) School, WikiShia, and users can refer to this encyclopedia and its related entries to read more about ulama and scholars.
The implementation of this project has provided better access to Shiite sources in the field of Shiite Studies in the world arena. On the other hand, a comprehensive web-based bibliography of the works of Shiite ulama and intellectuals in different languages has been created in this network, which provides the possibility of getting to know Shiite intellectuals for researchers in the international arena. Among its other benefits is the reflection of the activities about the AhlulBayt (a.s.) in the world arena, which leads to the visibility of Shiite works, and as a result, the increase of citations to these works.
The AhlulBayt (a.s.) Research Network, is available on Google Scholar by searching the names of ulama in this database at https://scholar.google.com.
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