islamic world science citation center (isc) seminar october, 2010
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In the name of God,
the compassionate,
the merciful
Fereshteh Didegah
Islamic World Science Citation Center (ISC) SeminarOctober, 2010
Quantity and Quality Assessment of Research in Islamic World Universities
Session Flow
Introducti-on
Part 1 Ranking
Part 2Feature
s
The
Conclusi-on
Suggesti-ons
Two variables have been used to assess research contribution; scientific production, and its quality.
We will argue both factors, quantity and quality of the research output in the unviersities of Islamic world.
Part one: Introducing the top universities in terms of different factors including Number of Publications, Average number of citations per paper (CPP) and MNCS.
Part two: Investigating two features Funding and Collaboration among universities of Islamic world and compare them with the top universities of the world.
The data for the research were collected from WoS
during 2007 to 2009. Over the examined years, the
publications of Islmic countries were published by
approximately 1900 univesities and research institutions.
Introducti-on
Part 1 Ranking
Part 2Feature
s
The
Conclusi-on
Suggesti-ons
Session Flow
• The Top 10-Publications
• The Top 10-CPP
• The Top 10-MNCS
• The Top 10, 20, 50, 100 per Country
• The Top by Fields-Publications
Part 1
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Hac
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Ankara U
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Istan
bul Univ
Gaz
i Univ
Univ T
ehra
n Med
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Ege U
niv
Mid
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Cairo
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Iran
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The top 10 universities based on no. of publications
• The Top 10-Publications
• The Top 10-CPP
• The Top 10-MNCS
• The Top 10, 20, 50, 100 per Country
• The Top by Fields-Publications
Part 1
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2.88 2.84 2.71 2.55 2.52 2.50 2.34 2.33
Iran
Iran
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nda
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ista
n
UA
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Tur
key
Tur
key
Tur
key
Pak
ista
n
Iran
The top 10 universities based on CPP(Citation Per Paper)
• The Top 10-Publications
• The Top 10-CPP
• The Top 10-MNCS
• The Top 10, 20, 50, 100-per Country
• The Top by Fields-Publications
Part 1
Leiden UniversityCWTS
MNCS (Median Normalized Citation Score)
Developed by the Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS), Leiden University.
Calculation formula is as follows:
MNCS=
Razi U
niv
Bu Ali
Sina U
niv
Aga K
han U
niv
United A
rab E
mira
tes .
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Islam
ic Aza
d Univ
KN T
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Univ T
echnol
Suez C
anal
Univ
Gaz
iosm
anpas
a Univ
Univ Is
fahan
Fac S
ci Tunis
0.0027
0.0024
0.00210.0019
0.00180.0017 0.0017 0.0016 0.0016 0.0016
Iran
Iran
Iran
Pak
ista
n
UA
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Egy
pt
Tu
rkey
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ia
Iran
Iran
The top 10 universities based on MNCS (Alternative Crown Indicator)
• The Top 10-Publications
• The Top 10-CPP
• The Top 10-MNCS
• The Top 10, 20, 50, 100 per Country
• The Top by Fields-Publications
Part 1
Iran
Malaysia
Turkey
Egypt
The Top 10 and 20 Universities of Islamic World
The Top 50 and 100 Universities of Islamic World
Turkey Egypt Nigeria Jordan Emirates
Iran Saudi Arabia Kuwait Oman Tunisia
Malaysia Pakistan Lebanon Cameroon Uganda
• The Top 10-Publications
• The Top 10-CPP
• The Top 10-MNCS
• The Top 10, 20, 50, 100 per Country
• The Top by Fields-Publications
Part 1
Agri Sci Bio & Biochem
Com Sci
Geoscie-nce
Imm
un
ologyMat
h
Enginee
ring
Physics
Soci
al
Sci
IRAN
Sharif Univ
Univ Tehran
Univ Tehran
Univ Tehran
Univ Tehran
Univ Tehran Med
Sharif Univ
Sharif Univ
Material
Sci
Univ Tehran Med
Pharm
Univ Tehran Med
Ferdowsi Univ
Clinical Med Plant &
Animal
Science
Econ & Bus
Space Science
Mol
Biol &
Gen
Hacettepe Univ
Ankara UnivIstanbul Univ
Istanbul Univ Bilkent Univ
Istanbul Tech UnivMiddle E Tech Univ
Sabanci Univ
TURKEYEnviro
n/Ecol
Neurosci
Psych
iat/
Psych
ol
Univ Malaya
Univ Kebangsaan Microbiology
Chemistry
Multidisciplinary
Mal
aysi
aE
mir
ates
UAE Univ
Introducti-on
Part 1 Ranking
Part 2Feature
s
The
Conclusi-on
Suggesti-ons
Session Flow
Universities’ funded publications vs. unfunded ones
Universities’ collaborative publications
2 Charachteristics
We have witnessed a dramatic growth in co-production of research results.
Research collaboration enhances the quality of research.
Indeed collaboration leads paperswith more authors to be cited more often.
COLLABORATION
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2.9
6.8
The Average Number of Authors Per Paper
Top 100 Universities of Islamic Countries
Top 100 Universities of the
World
FUNDING
Research is expensive and requires adequate funding.
Research funds can be counted as important incentives for researchers to do high quality research.
Funded research have a higher impact than that of unfunded ones.
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16.84
48.23Top 100 Universities of Islamic Countries
Top 100 Universities of the
World
The Average Percentage of Funded Publications
Introducti-on
Part 1 Ranking
Part 2Feature
s
Conclusi-on
Suggesti-ons
Session Flow
The most productive and the most cited universities of islamic countries are from Iran and Turkey.
All in all, the most number of top 100 universities are Turkish, Iranian, Malaysian and Egyptian universities.
The tendency toward research collaboration is weak in Islamic world unviversities compare with top universities of the world.
The attempt toward receiving funds is not significant in universities of Islamic countries. This is while, a large percentage of publications in top universities of the world are funded by funding agencies.
Introducti-on
Part 1 Ranking
Part 2Feature
s
Conclusi-on
Suggesti-ons
Session Flow
The message of this research to scientific policy makers in Islamic countries and institutions is that persuade the researchers to work in research teams and cooperate with researchers all over the world.
Also, scientific policy makers are expected to pay more attention and endeavor to attract financial supports for carrying out research, especially vital and practical research projects in their country.
Thank you for listening
October 2010, Tehran, Iran