Iran among World Top 20 Countries Based On the Number of Scientific Publications

30 January 2019 | 00:00 Code : 1132 News Important News
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According to the latest information extracted from Essential Science Indicators (ESI), Iranian researchers in 2018 ranked first among 57 Islamic countries and ranked 18th in the world in publishing articles for the first time.

By Office of Public Relations and International Cooperation, RICeST, Shiraz, Iran

Iranian Scientists’ 1st rank among Muslim nations in 2018 top articles

Updated by OISC, January 30, 2019

According to the latest information extracted from Essential Science Indicators (ESI), Iranian researchers in 2018 ranked first among 57 Islamic countries and ranked 18th in the world in publishing articles for the first time.

ESI database is one of Clarivate Analytics subsystems that provides important, authoritative and detailed information on the top countries, subject areas, scientists, magazines and organizations based on the number of articles and it could provide citations.

Top articles are considered as a qualitative index in world science products. Also, in terms of quantity and production of science, the latest data from WOS showed that the Iranian researchers continue to have more than 51,000 scientific papers and contributed about 2 percent of the world’s 16th-largest scientific publications by the end of 2018. Iranian scholars also have published more than 20 percent of the scientific papers in Region.

Measurement and assessment of science is a fact that has known internationally. The main reason for such a study is that science and its progress can always promote health, well-being and progress of various aspects of human society. Awareness of the latest rank and position of countries in the region as well as the world can help design and formulate strategic planning and policy makers.

 


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